Recently, I started thinking about how much money there really is in the world, and the answer is more fascinating than it seems. Most people have no idea about these figures.

Let's start with the basics. Physical cash (bills and coins) amounts to barely $9 trillion. It sounds like a lot, but when you see the full picture, it's almost nothing. The real money in bank accounts and deposits is where the action is: about $100 trillion in regular money and deposits, plus another $150 trillion in large deposits and investments. So, the total amount of money in the world in real terms is approximately $150 trillion.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. The United States controls nearly $62 trillion of that $150 trillion. China follows with $16 trillion, and Japan is third with $6.5 trillion. Almost half of the world's money is in the hands of a single country. That explains many things about how the system works.

And of course, people always say there’s not enough money for Bitcoin to keep growing. But when you see how much money there is in the world and how it’s distributed, you realize that argument makes no sense. There’s plenty of money. The real question is where that money will flow in the coming years.

All global financial assets (stocks, bonds, derivatives) exceed one quintillion dollars, but that’s no longer real money; it’s valuations. Tangible money remains that $150 trillion. When you understand who controls most of that money, you understand who’s really moving the global chessboard.