We’re Already Living in an Era of Superbitcoinization, According to former Coinbase CTO
According to entrepreneur and former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan, the world is already deep into what he calls “superbitcoinization”—a silent yet powerful collapse of the U.S. dollar’s value when measured against Bitcoin (BTC), even without traditional hyperinflation.
Balaji proposes a new concept: superinflation, defined as 5% monthly inflation, which sits between the typical 2% annual target and the 50% monthly threshold of hyperinflation. By that measure, he argues, Bitcoin has already revealed a dramatic long-term devaluation of the dollar.
“BTC is up >110,000,000x since Oct 12, 2009,” Balaji wrote, referring to the first known USD/BTC trade—5,050 BTC for $5.02. As of May 21, 2025, Bitcoin hit an all-time high of $109,767.52.
Over the course of 187 months, that price increase reflects a monthly compounding rate of 10.41%—meaning the U.S. dollar has effectively lost 10.41% of its value per month relative to BTC over the last 15+ years.
“That hits the 5% target we defined for superinflation. So yes, hyperinflation hasn’t hit yet. But superinflation against Bitcoin is already here,” he stated.
Balaji argues this trend reflects a historical shift: the gradual collapse of fiat purchasing power against the hardest form of money—Bitcoin. Though invisible to most today, he believes future historians will view the transition from dollars to BTC as a critical inflection point.
With just “one more order of magnitude to go” in his view, Balaji suggests we may soon move from early signals to full realization of a Bitcoin-denominated world.
Kosta Gushterov
Reporter at Coindoo
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