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Ben Griffiths
Ben Griffiths
Brisbane, Australia

I built this site after years of sharing the same podcasts, videos, and books with anyone who asked me about Bitcoin. This is all of it, in one place.

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1Why Bitcoin?
2Basics
3Performance
4Institutional
4.5Break
5Adoption
6CBDCs
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Why Bitcoin?
The Big Picture

Before you can understand Bitcoin, you need to understand the problem it was built to solve. This step explores the broken monetary system, the patterns of every "Bitcoin crash," and why the smartest money in the world is paying attention.

~30–45 min reading + videos

The Money Problem

In 1971, President Nixon ended the gold standard. Since then, every major currency has been backed by nothing but government promises. The data on this page shows what happened next. Purchasing power collapsed. Debt exploded. Housing became unaffordable. Pensions became unsustainable. This isn't conspiracy. It's maths.

Interactive Data
WTF Happened in 1971?
The most powerful collection of charts showing the moment everything changed. See the before-and-after of leaving the gold standard.
Live Visualisation
Fiat Leak
Watch fiat currency flow into Bitcoin in real-time. A mesmerising visual that makes the monetary shift tangible.
Data Dashboard
Truflation
Real-time independent inflation data. Compare what governments say inflation is versus what it actually is.

The Crash Pattern

Bitcoin has been declared dead over 470 times. Every single time, it recovered and went higher. This isn't hope. It's a 15-year pattern.

Every "crash" in context
$31$2
Then → $1,100
$1,100$170
Then → $19,700
$19,700$3,200
Then → $69,000
$69,000$15,500
Then → $108,000+
Archive
Bitcoin Obituaries
Every time a major publication declared Bitcoin dead. 470+ obituaries and counting.

The Bigger Picture

These aren't just Bitcoin problems. They're symptoms of a system reaching the end of its cycle. Ray Dalio's animated documentary explains why empires rise and fall in predictable patterns, and why we're deep in one of those transitions right now.

The Broken Financial System
Understanding Bitcoin: A Comprehensive Guide
What is the Problem?
What is the Problem?
Understanding the Federal Reserve
Understanding the Federal Reserve
Inflation Explained
Inflation Explained
Ray Dalio - Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order
Ray Dalio — Changing World Order
Book / Theory
The Fourth Turning
Neil Howe's theory that history moves in 80-year cycles of crisis and renewal. We're in a Fourth Turning right now. Understanding the pattern changes everything.

Worth Reading

Threads and posts worth your time. These load directly from X/Twitter so you can watch videos and read threads without leaving the page.

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