If adoption continues at this pace, what does the bitcoin future look like in 10 or 20 years?
We will likely see a three-phase evolution:
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Store of Value: Bitcoin replaces gold as the primary way humans store wealth.
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Medium of Exchange: As volatility drops, people start spending it directly using Layer 2 networks like Lightning.
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Unit of Account: Prices of goods and services might eventually be listed in satoshis, not dollars.
It sounds crazy today, but so did the idea of “sending a letter by computer” in 1990.
The world is slowly waking up to the fact that fiat money is fundamentally broken by inflation. As that realization spreads, the bitcoin future becomes inevitable. We are moving from a system based on debt (fiat) to a system based on equity (Bitcoin).