Recently, I started thinking about something that sounds simple but is mind-blowing: how much money is really in the world. And the answer makes you think.

According to the latest estimates, we're talking about approximately 37 trillion dollars circulating out there. That includes everything, from the bills you carry in your pocket to the numbers you see in your bank account. But here’s the interesting part: if you only count physical coins and bills, the figure drops to about 6.6 trillion dollars. The rest is spread across bank deposits and liquid assets.

Now, when you start including investments, derivatives, and cryptocurrencies, the numbers get even crazier. Just in those alternative assets, we surpass 1.2 trillion dollars. Think about it for a second: all the wealth that exists in cryptocurrencies is just a fraction of the total money circulating in the world.

What really fascinates me is another question: how much money in the world is specifically destined for us, for ordinary people. Because, of course, those 37 trillion are distributed in a completely unequal way. Some have heaps, others almost nothing. And in the middle of all this, Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies represent just a small percentage of that global pie.

It’s a good reminder of why it matters to think about where your money is really at and what you invest in. Because in a world where so much wealth is circulating, the question isn’t just how much money is in the world, but where yours is.