In this episode, Nik hosts Stefan Rust, founder of Truflation, in a conversation about how inflation is tracked and why current methods fall short. Stefan breaks down the outdated systems used by governments and introduces Truflation’s approach: real-time data collection from millions of items to reflect what people actually experience. They discuss how decentralization and AI are changing the way we view inflation, the role of sentiment analysis in understanding economic trends, and what these shifts mean for macro investors. They leave us with a bold conclusion: in a world of rapid innovation, it’s time to move beyond government metrics and embrace a decentralized future for economic transparency.

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