Think about El Salvador. They made Bitcoin legal tender last year, and it's been a mess. The price crashed, people lost savings, and most businesses still don't accept it. That's not replacing money—that's a failed experiment.
Volatility alone kills it for daily use. You can't price a loaf of bread in something that swings 10% in a day. And transactions? Bitcoin averages 10 minutes or more. Visa does thousands per second. For coffee, that's not practical.
Regulation is another wall. Governments won't give up control over monetary policy, taxes, or anti-money laundering. Crypto's whole appeal is being outside that system, which means it'll always face pushback.
I get the appeal—decentralization, no banks. But for everyday buying and selling, traditional money works because it's stable, fast, and backed by trust we all share. Crypto just isn't there.
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