Recently, I started thinking about a pretty simple question that few ask: how much money is really in the world? And the answer is more interesting than it seems.

The reality is that if you add up all the physical cash that exists in bills and coins, we're talking about around 9 trillion dollars. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. When you include money in bank accounts, large deposits, and investment funds, the figure jumps to approximately 150 trillion dollars in real money circulating through the system.

What caught my attention the most is how it’s distributed. The United States dominates with nearly 62 trillion dollars, which accounts for almost half of the global total. Then comes China with about 16 trillion and Japan closing the top 3 with 6.5 trillion. When you see these numbers, you understand the power dynamics behind global finance.

And here’s the interesting part for those who say there’s no money for Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies to keep growing. Think about it: if there are 150 trillion dollars in real money in the world, how much does the crypto market represent? It’s almost insignificant in comparison. That means there’s massive room for this sector to continue expanding. It’s not that there’s no money; it’s that most people haven’t yet moved into digital assets.

Of course, you have to be careful not to confuse real money with asset valuations. When they talk about over a quintillion in global financial assets (stocks, bonds, derivatives), that’s no longer cash, those are numbers on a screen. The real money, the one you can touch or that’s in your account, is roughly those 150 trillion dollars.

So next time someone tells you there’s no money for cryptocurrencies to grow, show them these numbers. The real question isn’t if there’s money, but when the market will decide it’s time to reallocate a part of those 150 trillion toward new digital assets.