Bitcoin White Paper Turns 18 as Small Businesses Still Bear the Cost of Bank Bailouts
Key Highlights: The Federal Reserve’s balance sheet swelled from $0.9 trillion in September 2008 to $9.0 trillion in April 2022, accompanied by a historic 26.8% surge in M2 money supply growth in February 2021. Federal debt net interest climbed to $1.05 trillion in fiscal 2026, outpacing the nation’s $965 billion national defense expenditure. Small businesses ...