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Re: In 2013, the average US income was 286 BTC
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darkangel11
on 19/10/2019, 16:19:36 UTC
In 1st quarter of 2013, the price of bitcoin was $135 so if it was over 286BTC, the calculation would be 286BTC * $135 = $38,610 approx. But the ending price for that year increased to $700.

While for 2018, the bottom was $3,300 and the calculation is 8.4BTC * $3,300 = $27,720 approx. I don't understand the metrics and price range that the chart took if there's a specific price that he has used as basis. And as for 2023 predictions, due to that chart the price of bitcoin obviously increased so what if around 2-4BTC?
Why would they use the minimum price of bitcoin during that year? Surely they would have used the average price.

They probably did and we can more or less calculate what price they chose.

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Quick Summary: According to U.S. Census Bureau data from 2018, the latest release, the median household income was $63,179

If the result was 8.4 BTC then the price must have been 7500 USD, which is fair because in 2018 the price was between ~17k USD and ~3,5k which makes it average at about 7k USD.

I have to add that the average income of 63k usd is a household income, not the income per capita, which makes a huge difference. For me personally even a household income of over 60k USD per year is an enormous amount of money. Even if I were to live with my parents with my wife and all 4 of us would chip in for a single household income, we wouldn't be able to reach 60k USD  Roll Eyes