“Opportunity Cost” Tool Aims to Shift Economic Thinking to Bitcoin Standard
Truth for the Commoner (TFTC), a media group advocating for Bitcoin and sound money principles, has released a new browser extension called “Opportunity Cost”. This tool allows users to view prices of products and services in Bitcoin (BTC) or satoshis (sats) alongside traditional fiat currencies—encouraging a shift toward Bitcoin-based economic calculation.
“Distorted fiat signals have broken rational decision-making,” said TFTC’s founder.
The open-source browser extension comes with no revenue model and has been designed with three primary goals:
- Promote low time preference behavior
- Encourage Bitcoin adoption
- Help business owners calculate revenue in BTC
Redefining Opportunity Cost in the Fiat Era
The founder of TFTC argues that fiat monetary policies, such as interest rate manipulation and money printing, have eroded the traditional concept of opportunity cost. In contrast, Bitcoin offers a consistent and sound economic benchmark by reintroducing a meaningful hurdle rate — the minimum return investors require to justify an investment.
“Bitcoin enables individuals to truly weigh the opportunity cost of spending,” the developer stated.
By comparing fiat prices to Bitcoin equivalents, users can assess whether it’s worth spending their BTC or saving it as a long-term store of value. This aligns with Bitcoin’s deflationary model and encourages more deliberate consumption habits.
Bitcoin Standard Becoming a Reality
The browser extension is part of a growing suite of Bitcoin-based financial tools. From browser extensions to BTC-backed loans, the infrastructure is expanding to support a Bitcoin standard, where prices, savings, and lending markets are denominated in BTC.
Companies are increasingly using Bitcoin as a treasury reserve, protecting value against inflation.
Services like Bitcoin-backed loans now allow holders to leverage BTC for real estate, vehicles, or capital investment without selling their assets. These options reduce reliance on depreciating fiat reserves and enable wealth preservation through a fixed-supply asset.
A Future Framed in Satoshis
As adoption continues to rise, more consumers and businesses will interact with tools like “Opportunity Cost” that normalize viewing the world through a Bitcoin lens. This transition represents more than just a tech upgrade—it’s a reimagining of global finance rooted in scarcity, transparency, and digital sovereignty.