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Have you ever stopped to think about how much money is really in the world?
It's a question many in the crypto community ask when they hear that "there isn't enough money for Bitcoin to keep growing."
Well, I have some interesting news for you.
The reality is that the amount of money in the world is much more than most people imagine.
Let's start with the basics: physical cash, those bills and coins you see in your wallet, amounts to about 9 trillion dollars.
Yes, just 9 trillion in real money circulating.
But here’s where it gets interesting.
If we add up the money in bank accounts and regular deposits, we're talking about around 100 trillion dollars.
And if we include large deposits, institutional funds, and other financial reserves, the figure rises to approximately 150 trillion dollars.
That is the real money that exists in the world.
What’s fascinating is seeing how it’s distributed.
The United States leads overwhelmingly with nearly 62 trillion dollars, basically almost half of all the real money on the planet.
China follows with around 16 trillion, and Japan ranks third with 6.5 trillion.
When you look at how much money is in the world and how it’s concentrated, you start to understand the structure of global financial power.
Now, if we talk about all financial assets (stocks, bonds, derivatives, and others), we surpass a quintillion dollars.
But that’s no longer real money; those are valuations.
The difference is crucial.
Thinking about it, the amount of money in the world in real terms remains an astronomical number that most people don’t process correctly.
150 trillion dollars is enough for Bitcoin and the rest of the crypto ecosystem to continue expanding without issues.
Those who say there isn’t enough money for Bitcoin to grow simply haven’t seen these figures.
The question isn’t whether there’s money, but how much more will flow into digital assets in the coming years.