Now that we understand what money is, what inflation does, and how much 1 BTC is worth, it’s time to focus on something simple yet often overlooked: how the market cap of a coin defines its price.
Everything in this universe operates on supply and demand. Even galaxies follow this principle: what isn’t useful is pushed away by gravity. Things need to serve a purpose to continue existing; otherwise, they vanish. A perfect example is body hair. Have you noticed people losing body hair over time? That’s evolution happening right before your eyes. We no longer need thick chest hair for survival, so it’s fading away.
I frequently come across price predictions from so-called “famous specialists” and everyday believers. It’s not uncommon to hear people claim that Bitcoin will hit $1,000,000, but is that even possible?
Like stocks, cryptocurrencies are tied to their market capitalization. Bitcoin currently has around 19.5 million tokens in circulation. For #BTC to reach $100,000, its market cap would need to grow to $1.95 trillion USD—almost double its current size. To achieve this, Bitcoin would need to regain the market dominance it’s lost to coins like Ethereum and Binance Coin (BNB). And that gets increasingly difficult as new players, such as #Solana and #XRP, continue to emerge.
Speaking of #XRP, it’s another frequent target for wild price predictions. Some claim #XRP could hit $1,000. But let’s break it down. Unlike Bitcoin’s 19.5 million tokens, XRP has a circulating supply of 53 billion tokens. This sheer abundance naturally reduces its value compared to Bitcoin. For XRP to reach $1,000, its market cap would have to balloon to $53 trillion USD.
To put that into perspective:
• The world’s GDP in 2023 is $105 trillion USD.
• The U.S. national debt is around $33 trillion USD.
• Apple, one of the most valuable companies on Earth, has a market cap of only $2.7 trillion USD.
• The entire U.S. stock market is valued at approximately $45 trillion USD.
As you can see, it’s virtually impossible—at least within natural economic limits—for coins to achieve such astronomical prices. There simply isn’t enough wealth in the world to support these valuations.
So the next time someone throws around bold price predictions, ask them, “Where the heck is all that money supposed to come from, Mr. Guru?”
Understanding how market cap works should be enough to keep you out of meme coins. These are often schemes designed to take your money. When you see price predictions for meme coins, remember: they are all lies. Meme coins have no inherent value or real use. There’s no reason smart money would flow into a meme coin unless the goal is to take money from retail investors chasing the dream of easy profits.
The same logic applies to “play-to-earn” games. In order to pay you, the money must come from somewhere. You need to ask yourself: “If I put my money into this game, someone else will profit from my investment. So for me to profit, new people must keep joining. Isn’t that exactly how pyramid schemes operate?”
Let’s take a look at $NEIRO :
• Unrealistic Returns: The promised returns don’t make sense. With no real utility, the coin has no intrinsic value.
• Ponzi-Like Structure: For some people to profit, others have to buy in. If no new buyers come, the whole thing collapses.
• Lack of Transparency: There is no available information on who is behind #NEIRO—no team, no administration, and no clarity on how the investments are managed.
• Withdrawal Issues: There are already reports of people being unable to withdraw their money.
• No Regulation: #NEIRO operates without any regulatory oversight, leaving investors exposed to significant risk.
• Aggressive Marketing: They push a sense of urgency—“buy now or miss out on huge returns.” This is typical of schemes on the verge of collapse. Some early investors may profit, but they are used as bait to lure new buyers. If they don’t cash out quickly, they will lose too.
In our next article, we’ll dive into a topic you’re sure to find intriguing: crypto market manipulation. I’ll explain how whales and institutional investors manipulate the market to cheat you out of your money. Don’t miss it—be sure to follow and share my posts. By building a more informed community, we can foster greater stability and trustworthiness in the crypto space.

I hope you took the time to read the first part, or you will be kinda lost…
At the end of the day, 1 BTC is worth 1 BTC, but that value is still tied to its price in USD—right now, around $58k. The key to stabilizing both the economy and Bitcoin’s price is to move away from the gold standard entirely. If the gold market weren’t so tightly controlled to prevent inflation (since it’s where the 1% store their wealth), we’d see a flood of gold, and its value would crash. But what if governments switched to a Bitcoin standard instead? Rather than Bitcoin being worth $58k, governments would have to produce $58k worth of goods and services to afford 1 BTC before printing more money.
And here’s were btc has the edge over gold: gold is mintable. You can dig up more of it from the ground. And if we overmine gold, it would flood the market and collapse the global economy. That’s why we have to look at alternatives like Bitcoin, which is capped in supply and can’t just be “dug up” to infinity.
Take Venezuela, for example. It holds the largest untapped gold reserves in the world and more oil than the entire Middle East, yet its people are starving, and there’s little resource exploration happening. Why? You may call me crazy, but the reason is the same as why Pollock’s paintings are worth millions. It’s all about controlling the narrative and the market. Venezuela poses a threat to the global economy because if it were to flood the market with its resources, it would destabilize the value systems that protect the wealthy. Relaying on gold is too much trouble.
For decades, the U.S. has maintained its economic dominance by strategically outmaneuvering (or outright eliminating) its competitors. Germany made great cars, Japan excelled in electronics, Saudi Arabia had oil, Iraq had oil… and then they got a few F-22's sending them democracy. Someone should warn Hong Kong—they’re sitting on valuable microchip technology, and history is just about to repeat itself.
If not even gold can be trusted, wtf should I do with my money, you say? Make sure to like this post and hit follow. I’ll be posting the third part soon, where I dive into one of the key things that move markets: price predictions—and why they’re always wrong.
And if you still doubt me, check out #xrp price.
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In my last article, we talked about how money itself doesn’t have any real value—it’s just a piece of colored paper. Much like Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, what gives money value is perception—it’s the belief in it that matters. In the case of fiat currency, it’s our faith in the government that backs it.
Now, let’s talk about value versus price. Take, for example, the infamous Jackson Pollock paintings. Why is a splatter of paint on canvas worth millions? Well, it wasn’t always seen that way. It’s a lesser-known fact that the CIA, during the Cold War, played a role in promoting Pollock and other abstract expressionists as symbols of free expression and American cultural superiority. By manipulating cultural perception, they inflated the "value" of these works, even though their intrinsic worth—paint on canvas—remained the same.
This brings us back to Bitcoin. Right now, 1 #BTC is worth around $58,000 USD. But why? Much like Pollock’s paintings, its price is determined by what people believe it’s worth. As long as people have faith in its potential, it holds value. But if tomorrow that belief wavers, the price could plummet.
Now imagine if the U.S. government printed $3 trillion and bought up Bitcoin. At first, the price would skyrocket due to demand. But then, inflation would take hold, and the value of the dollar would collapse. The price tag on Bitcoin might still read $58,000, but its real-world value would be diminished, much like how a piece of art's price doesn’t always reflect its true worth.
After Bitcoin’s price surges due to the influx of $3 trillion, hyperinflation kicks in. You’ll see price tags changing several times a day as the dollar loses value rapidly. While Bitcoin’s price might still be $58,000, the purchasing power behind that value plummets—it can no longer buy what it once could.
This is where the key problem lies: Bitcoin, or any currency for that matter, cannot be truly independent as long as it’s tethered to fiat currencies like the dollar. To break free, Bitcoin needs to be tied directly to production, similar to how gold was once linked to the value of money. For any currency to hold real value, it must be backed—or at least indexed—by some tangible system.
The U.S. dollar, for example, is backed by the government’s ability to generate revenue from taxes. The government essentially takes a portion of the country’s production (in the form of taxes) and redistributes it into the economy. But when too much of the economy is taxed, production slows down, leading to public and private debt. People and governments take out loans to stay afloat, and without proper capital management, that debt snowballs out of control, creating the very inflation Bitcoin aims to escape from.
Here’s the real issue with loaned money: most of it isn’t even real. Banks use a system called fractional reserve banking, which means they only have to keep a small portion of deposits on hand. Back in the day, that could be as low as 10%. So, if a bank had $300,000 in reserves, it could lend out up to $3 million. The money they loan It’s basically created out of thin air.
The problem is, this loaned money isn’t tied to anything real—there’s no actual production behind it. It’s just numbers in a system, which lead to inflation because there’s more money chasing the same goods. When the money supply increases without a corresponding increase in production, prices go up, and your purchasing power goes down.
This wasn’t always the case. Before the 20th century, currencies were backed by the gold standard. If the government wanted to print money, they had to back it with gold, which acted as a natural limit on how much money could circulate. This system kept inflation in check because governments couldn’t just print money whenever they wanted—they had to buy gold first. It was like a safeguard.
But in the 1920s, things started to change. Governments realized that using tax money to buy gold was slowing down their ability to spend on things like public projects or services. It was easier to print money without worrying about having gold to back it up. So, they moved away from the gold standard, and by 1929, things came to a head. The stock market crash wasn’t just about printing money—it was a combination of factors like over-speculation and credit—but abandoning the gold standard allowed more unchecked money to flow, which ignited the chaos.
Once the gold standard was gone for good, there was no stopping governments from printing more and more money. And that’s when inflation became a bigger problem, one we’re still dealing with today.
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Before we can even talk crypto, we need to get something straight: what the hell is money? Those colorful bills or numbers in your bank account aren’t valuable on their own—they’re just placeholders for something bigger: the value you create.
Money didn’t always exist. People used to barter—trade one good for another. But what happens when you produce something like pencils? You can’t eat pencils, right? So now you’re stuck wandering around, looking for someone who has rice but also wants pencils. Not exactly convenient.
That’s where money steps in. It’s a tool to simplify things, a stand-in for the value you’ve produced. Instead of finding the perfect bartering partner, you’re handed this universal promise: a note that says, "Hey, you made something valuable. You can exchange this for whatever you need."
The Real Value of Money
Here’s the deal though: money only works because it’s tied to production. If no one’s making anything, money loses value—and fast. That’s where inflation comes in.
Picture this: you work in a pencil factory, making one solid pencil. It’s worth something. Now imagine the government comes along, snaps your pencil in half, and declares each half is now a full pencil. Suddenly, there are twice as many pencils, but they’re worth less. Everyone has pencils, but no one wants them anymore. That’s inflation—more money or goods floating around, but less value behind them.
Tying This to Crypto
This is why people are drawn to crypto. Bitcoin, for example, has a fixed supply. No one can "snap it in half" to make more of it. That built-in scarcity makes it resistant to inflation, which is something traditional currencies can’t always promise.
So, considering all this, how much is btc really worth?
Ready for the next step? Let’s dive into how much 1 #BTC is worth in the next lesson.