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After the Anchor

What happens to money when the anchor is cut.

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If you held it as cash

In Aug 1971, one Big Mac cost $0.65.

That same $0.65, held as cash, can buy 0.11 Big Macs today — 89% of its purchasing power, lost to inflation.

If you held it as bitcoin

Bitcoin did not exist yet.
The first block was mined on January 3, 2009. Drag forward.

○ BTC $78,100 cached