Inflation Tracker

Your money is losing value.
Every single year.

Central banks call it monetary policy. We call it what it is — the gradual erosion of your purchasing power. See exactly how much your currency has lost, and what Bitcoin would have done instead.

Bitcoin — Live Price
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While your currency loses purchasing power year after year, Bitcoin's fixed supply of 21 million means it cannot be inflated away.
The Calculator
Using verified historical data
Bitcoin return calculated using live price as of 29 March 2026. S&P 500 and inflation data through end of 2025. 2026 inflation data not yet available.
Started with
$10,000
in 2009
Fiat today
$6.5K
35.3% purchasing power
S&P 500 (end of 2025)
$104.9K
+949% return
Bitcoin today
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$10,000 saved in 2009 — to 29 March 2026
$104.9K$78.6K$52.4K$26.2K$6.5K
2009Today
Bitcoin (live)
S&P 500 (end 2025)
USD purchasing power
Purchasing Power Since 2005
10090807060
20052010201520202025
Purchasing power of 100 USD in 2005. Today it buys what 60 USD bought in 2005.
Why This Matters

When money stops being a store of value, everything else becomes one.

The S&P 500 was designed as an investment vehicle — a way to own productive businesses and share in their growth. But as inflation quietly erodes the purchasing power of cash, millions of people have been forced to use it as a savings account just to keep up. The same is true for real estate. People buy properties not because they need them, but because they can't afford to hold cash. The result? Housing prices are pushed beyond reach for those who simply need a home. This is what happens when money loses its most fundamental property — the ability to store value. Innovation and investment should always happen. But they should be driven by opportunity, not by the desperation to outrun inflation. Bitcoin fixes this. With a fixed supply of 21 million, it restores what money was always supposed to be — a reliable store of value that doesn't erode. Better money for the 21st century.

Savings accounts lose to inflation
In most countries, savings account interest rates are lower than inflation — meaning holding cash guarantees a loss in real terms.
S&P 500 used as a savings tool
People invest in equities not just for growth, but to preserve purchasing power — a function money should fulfil on its own.
Real estate as a store of value
When money loses value, hard assets like property become stores of wealth — pricing out those who simply need a home.
Bitcoin restores monetary sanity
A fixed supply of 21 million means Bitcoin cannot be inflated. It is the first truly scarce digital asset — and the best money humanity has ever created.

Inflation data sourced live from the World Bank API (indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG). Bitcoin price sourced live from CoinGecko — return calculated from Jan 1 of selected start year to today's live price. Historical Bitcoin start prices sourced from public market data. S&P 500 annual total returns include dividends through end of 2025. 2026 inflation and S&P 500 data not yet available. This tool is for educational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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