Exit Velocity

Bread below recent September levels can still leave the old grocery budget behind. The Receipt EP25 follows one pound of white bread through four dated observations, separates a slower inflation rate from a lower price level, and connects household purchasing power to monetary rules and Bitcoin.

Includes an illustrative household calculation, a dated M2 snapshot, a Bitcoin/satoshi conversion, and three editorial questions. Research locked October 14, 2026; this is not a live release-day market quote.

00:00 Opening — The Receipt
01:17 The Receipt — one pound, four Septembers
08:19 The Zoom Out — the dated monetary snapshot
10:39 The Exit — the monetary question
15:38 Off the Receipt — is a lower price good news?
18:54 Closing — keep the dates on the receipt

Written edition: https://exitvelocitybtc.substack.com

Sources:
BLS bread average price: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/APU0000702111
Federal Reserve M2: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M2SL
Coinbase Bitcoin observation: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CBBTCUSD
Bitcoin monetary rules: https://bitcoin.org/en/faq
Bitcoin risks and responsibilities: https://bitcoin.org/en/you-need-to-know

Average price comparisons are not a quality-adjusted CPI inflation measure. Household quantities and work-time examples are illustrative. Bitcoin’s limited supply does not guarantee purchasing power.

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