A question many people ask themselves: what is the actual size of the global money market? Here is the breakdown:
**Physical money (banknotes and coins): Only $9 trillion. Yes, that’s right, it’s the smallest part.
Money in circulation:
Bank deposits + cash in accounts: approximately $100 trillion
Large deposits, funds, investments: approximately $150 trillion
The key difference: Then there are financial assets (stocks, bonds, derivatives, cryptocurrencies) that exceed 1 quintillion dollars. But that’s not real money; these are paper valuations.
The real money in the world ≈ $150 trillion
Who controls what?
🇺🇸 United States: approximately $62 trillion (41% of the total)
🇨🇳 China: approximately $16 trillion
🇯🇵 Japan: approximately $6.5 trillion
The conclusion: When you see these figures, you understand why the US dollar remains the world’s reserve currency. And you understand why people who say “there’s no money for Bitcoin to grow” simply don’t see the full picture. There’s enough liquidity floating in the system to revolutionize several markets at once.
The real question is: where will that money flow in the coming years?
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💰 How much real money exists in the world? The answer will surprise those who say "there's no money for Bitcoin"
A question many people ask themselves: what is the actual size of the global money market? Here is the breakdown:
**Physical money (banknotes and coins): Only $9 trillion. Yes, that’s right, it’s the smallest part.
Money in circulation:
The key difference: Then there are financial assets (stocks, bonds, derivatives, cryptocurrencies) that exceed 1 quintillion dollars. But that’s not real money; these are paper valuations.
The real money in the world ≈ $150 trillion
Who controls what?
The conclusion: When you see these figures, you understand why the US dollar remains the world’s reserve currency. And you understand why people who say “there’s no money for Bitcoin to grow” simply don’t see the full picture. There’s enough liquidity floating in the system to revolutionize several markets at once.
The real question is: where will that money flow in the coming years?