The Hidden Cost of Inflation and How You Can Be Paid in Bitcoin in Australia

How do you get paid in Bitcoin in Australia, and why might it be the best defence against inflation far worse than the official figures suggest? Adam Poulton, CEO of Get Paid in Bitcoin, joins Honest Money to explain how Australians can receive part of their wages in Bitcoin into self-custody, and why he calls CPI “a CP lie”.

Adam breaks down why real inflation measured by the money supply runs closer to 8 to 10 percent a year, how house prices track money printing rather than CPI, and what that does to your wages, savings, and chance of ever buying a home. He also shares how Get Paid in Bitcoin works with payroll systems like Xero, why he was banned by a major bank for life, and why no change of government can outrun money printing.

🎙️ EPISODE SUMMARY

Adam and Anja discuss getting paid in Bitcoin in Australia, real inflation, debanking, and why political fixes fall short. They also dig into why ⁨Dave Hughes⁩ and ⁨Karl Stefanovic⁩ feel so close to landing on Bitcoin as the solution.

The conversation moves from how Get Paid in Bitcoin works, including its Xero payroll integration and self-custody by default, to why the gap between CPI and real inflation leaves workers falling behind every year. Adam explains how M3 money supply has grown around 8 to 10 percent a year for decades, and how that reshapes wages, retirement, and everyday life.

The episode also covers Adam’s lifetime ban from a major bank, the debanking wave hitting Bitcoiners and business owners, the friction on cash withdrawals, the tobacco-tax Laffer curve, and why Adam believes Bitcoin, not a change of government, is the real escape from a broken monetary system.

🔑 KEY TAKEAWAYS

Get Paid in Bitcoin lets Australians receive wages in Bitcoin, into self-custody

It integrates with payroll systems like Xero for easy employer setup

Official CPI badly understates what Australians actually lose to inflation each year

Real inflation measured by money supply runs closer to 8 to 10 percent a year

House prices track the growth in money supply, not the official CPI figure