We often compare crypto to Internet, and believe that with growing acceptance, crypto is the inevitable future. However, I remember that in the past people also said that "Internet is the future", meaning that in the future, using internet is inevitable. I think Internet became really popular in 2000s
[1], and services on the internet started to become popular like texting or searching for news. At that time, we knew that "Internet is the present"!
A few years ago, especially since 2017, we were saying that “Crypto is the future”. Now, dozens of companies accept BTC payments
[2], large companies store BTC, investment funds have BTC Spot ETF products, governments store BTC
[3], BTC is accepted officially received in El Salvador
[4]… All this is even bigger than what happened with Internet in 2000s.
So I think, we should ignore the concept of "Crypto is the future", we should say that "Crypto is the present".
And you, what do you think, please share your views:
- Do you think we have reached the crypto era?
- You think crypto is the future, or crypto is the present?
- If crypto is the future, when will that future come?
References:[1]
Internet vs Crypto Adoption: How Do Their Adoption Curves Compare?[2]
Who Accepts Bitcoin as Payment?[3]
Bitcoin Treasuries[4]
El Salvador Just Became The First Country To Accept Bitcoin As Legal Tender
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