Ever thought about what the actual total amount of money in the world really is? I was digging into this the other day and the numbers are pretty wild.

So physically speaking, all the coins and banknotes combined? Around $6.6 trillion. That's already a massive number, but here's where it gets interesting. When you factor in bank deposits, liquid assets, and everything sitting in accounts globally, we're talking tens of trillions. The broader money supply measure pushes it way higher.

But then there's the real kicker. Once you add investments, derivatives, and the entire crypto market? You're looking at over 1.2 quadrillion dollars. Yeah, that's quadrillion with a Q. The gap between physical money and the total value of financial instruments is absolutely insane.

And this is what gets me thinking—with approximately $37 trillion in actual circulating currency globally, what's our real share of this total amount of money in the world? Like, how much of this wealth actually flows down to regular people versus being locked in institutional hands?

Crypto keeps getting brought up in these conversations, and honestly, when you see the total amount of money in circulation globally, you start understanding why decentralized finance keeps gaining traction. It's about access to a piece of that pie.

Worth thinking about. What's your take on where your wealth sits in this massive total amount of money ecosystem? 🤔