DeepSeek Delivers Deep Losses

Everyone and their mother was talking about DeepSeek AI yesterday, and honestly, for good reason—this story is wild.

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DeepSeek Delivers Deep Losses

Everyone and their mother was talking about DeepSeek AI yesterday, and honestly, for good reason—this story is wild. I’m not about to act like an AI guru who can dissect every technical detail or explain why life as we know it has changed forever. What I can do, however, is connect this development to a bigger picture that I actually understand—and, of course, tie it back to Bitcoin.

Here’s the quick rundown of why everyone is buzzing about DeepSeek AI and why markets are losing their collective minds. DeepSeek is a China-based company now emerging as a serious rival to OpenAI and Google in the AI race. Yesterday, it officially dethroned ChatGPT in the Apple App Store, becoming the most downloaded free app. I haven’t tested the app myself, but the word on the street is that it’s just as good—if not better—than ChatGPT.

And here’s the part that has everyone’s jaws on the floor: DeepSeek was reportedly built for just $5.6 million. Let that sink in. In the U.S., it’s been widely assumed that cutting-edge AI development requires tens, if not hundreds, of billions of dollars. DeepSeek’s success is not only disruptive but it is also completely reshaping assumptions about the cost of success in the AI space.

I want to steer this conversation to a book that many Bitcoiners hold in high regard: The Price of Tomorrow, by my friend Jeff Booth. Released in January 2020, it was a bold and forward-thinking commentary on the deflationary impact of technology. What makes its timing extraordinary is how it predates so many seismic events: the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve’s money printing frenzy, the 2020 Bitcoin halving, and the ongoing AI revolution. Booth’s insights feel even more prescient today.

“Technology is a deflationary force so great that, in the end, nothing we do will stop it.” — Jeff Booth

Booth argues that our inflation-reliant economic system is fundamentally unsustainable. While governments and central banks depend on inflation to drive growth, technological advancements are an unstoppable deflationary force working in direct opposition to this model. While the idea of a debt-fueled economy is widely accepted, the deflationary pressure from tech isn’t as intuitive—until you really think about it. Once understood, it’s impossible to ignore.

Deflationary technologies are everywhere. Smartphones grow more powerful and affordable over time. They consolidate multiple devices into one, with largely free apps. Streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime deliver more value than traditional cable at a fraction of the cost. Booth extends this logic to automation, artificial intelligence, and renewable energy—all of which reduce costs, boost productivity, and make goods and services more abundant, driving prices down. He warns that our relentless money printing will only exacerbate inequality and lead to social instability. His proposed solution? Embrace deflation by shifting to a sound, decentralized monetary system like Bitcoin.

Here are two standout quotes from Booth’s book:

“The majority of the deflation is still in front of us—driven by technology advancing at an exponential rate. If it ‘only’ took $185 trillion of debt over the last twenty years to fight the deflation and drive growth, then it might take that number again, but this time over the next thirty-six or so months. And eighteen months after that, a further $370 trillion.”

“Our economic systems were not built for a world driven by technology where prices keep falling. They were built for a pre-technology era when labour and capital were inextricably linked, an era that counted on growth and inflation, an era where we made money from scarcity and inefficiency. That era is over. But we keep on pretending that those economic systems still work.”

DeepSeek’s breakthrough yesterday epitomizes Booth’s thesis. A Chinese company competing with OpenAI and Google for a fraction of the cost is a