Hi FlyingFuck, Silk Road uses a 24 hour moving average to calculate the value of Bitcoin on the site. This helps protects against Bitcoin volatility and constant price swings; for the latest value that Silk Road is using you can either put an item in your cart and look at the total (e.g. $1,275.06 at $107.3281 per Bitcoin) or visit mtgoxlive.com/orders The vast majority of vendors price their listings in USD - this means that their value stays the same, but their cost in Bitcoin will vary depending on the price of Bitcoin at any given time. I would recommend that you go to your Account, click "account settings" in the box on the right hand side of the page, check "display prices in dollars" and then click "Update profile". The site is much easier to use this way as you can view all prices in USD. Regarding hedging, this is an entirely separate concept and is explained in detail in the Buyer's Guide here: http://dkn255hz262ypmii.onion/wiki/index.php?title=Buyer%27s_Guide#Escrow_hedge Libertas