When I used to say that Bitcoin would eventually take over the global economy, people laughed me out of the room. Now, all I get is a nervous chuckle. The shift is undeniable; times are changing. Everything is going digital, automated, or AI integrated. In that context, pristine digital money isn’t just a luxury anymore…it’s becoming an obvious necessity.

In just one cycle, Bitcoin has made a leap from the Wild West to the mainstream; a transformation so dramatic that most people barely noticed. One day, they’ll wake up and ask themselves, Where did all the risk go?

While the real world feels increasingly chaotic, the digital landscape seems to be coalescing around Bitcoin. It’s no longer the outsider. It’s now at the grown up table, and people still haven’t realized it might be next in line for the throne.

When I first discovered Bitcoin, it still felt like a middle finger to TradFi. Maybe it still is, but now that legacy finance has joined the party, and often seems to be laughing the loudest; it’s hard to know how to feel. I don’t think the dream has been coopted, but I also don’t know if letting TradFi survive unchanged is the best outcome.

Some things are inevitable. That doesn’t mean they’ll be accepted in real time. Most people only embrace inevitability once it’s already behind them.