I just started thinking about something that sounds basic but is pretty crazy when you visualize it: how much money is really in the world.

The numbers are overwhelming. We're talking about approximately $37 trillion if we count everything: physical money in circulation, bank deposits, liquid assets. But here’s where it gets interesting, the money in the form of investments, derivatives, and cryptocurrencies adds up to more than $1.2 trillion. And if we only look at the physical coins and bills circulating around, it’s about $6.6 trillion.

The truth is, how much money is in the world is a question that changes depending on how you measure it. If you expand the money supply measure to include deposits and liquid assets, the number jumps to tens of trillions. It’s almost impossible to process.

But what really makes me reflect is another question: what is our share of all this money in the world? Because looking at these numbers, most of the world’s population controls a microscopic fraction of that wealth.

That’s exactly why many of us are paying attention to Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. It’s not just speculation; it’s questioning how the monetary systems really work and whether there are alternatives that give us more control over our capital. The macro landscape is complex, but our individual decisions about where we place our money remain the most important.