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The comparison between crypto and the internet's rise is apt. Both witnessed initial pronouncements of being "the future". While the internet undeniably exploded in the 2000s^[1], its true impact came when everyday services like texting and news searches emerged, solidifying its position as the present. Crypto, like the early internet, faces a similar trajectory.

Fast forward from "Crypto is the future" narratives of 2017, and we see significant progress:

• Dozens of companies accept Bitcoin payments^[2].
• Investment funds have BTC Spot ETF products, major corporations hold Bitcoin^[3].
• Governments are exploring Bitcoin, with El Salvador even adopting it as legal tender^[4].

These developments arguably surpass the level of internet adoption in the early 2000s. This begs the question: Are we already in the "crypto era"?

Instead of framing crypto as solely "the future", perhaps it's more accurate to say it's "becoming increasingly present". It's no longer a futuristic concept but a budding reality actively influencing various sectors.

And you, what do you think, please share your views:

• Do you think we have reached the crypto era?
• You think crypto is the future, or crypto is the present?
• If crypto is the future, when will that future come?

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References:
[1] Internet vs Crypto Adoption: How Do Their Adoption Curves Compare? (https://www.banklesstimes.com/internet-vs-crypto-adoption/)
[2] Who Accepts Bitcoin as Payment? (https://99bitcoins.com/bitcoin/who-accepts/)
[3] Bitcoin Treasuries (https://buybitcoinworldwide.com/treasuries/)
[4] El Salvador Just Became The First Country To Accept Bitcoin As Legal Tender (https://www.npr.org/2021/09/07/1034838909/bitcoin-el-salvador-legal-tender-official-currency-cryptocurrency)

We are now in the middle of the crypto Era. Before 2017 it was beginning of crypto Era and the crypto revolution attract the attention of investors,traders and many other from all over the world. Hence Blockchain is open for all and everyone can start their projects here so many devolpers worked on it. In this way the limited crypto idea become more wider and NFTS,Metaverse start the new ERA. Gaming is now also changed to crypto friendly and in these 3 years so many gaming project launched which offer high quality gaming. Crypto offer world wide trading without limitations. crypto is for both present and future but I think its full potential has not yet realized. Full realization depends upon the adoption, technological advancement. It will tooks some times for widespread of crypto and Maybe we have to wait longer but still crypto have got some advance realization.

Then it means we are still early in the cryptocurrency market.
Having enough knowledge and well-informed in cryptocurrency right now will help the community to grow by sharing our knowledge to others and create the future using our present knowledges.

I think crypto is for now as well as the future, and for now I think crypto is still very early and progress in the future is starting to show a lot of signs that it will be much better than now.
Crypto has become a solution to several problems that are still difficult to solve, regarding whether in the future it will be adopted en masse throughout the world, only time will tell. But the signs are already visible and some countries are starting to try using cryptocurrencies as their legal payment option, and other positive signs will continue as time goes by. So that is a possibility
that the future of crypto will be much better.

Certainly I think we have reached the cryptocurrency era. Because we have started using almost everything through cryptocurrency, starting from the internet, we have everything now in our hands, then we can easily say that we have reached the cryptocurrency era. Also I think crypto has both present and future we are currently investing in crypto currency of course for future good plans. If there was no future for cryptocurrencies then we would never have invested in cryptocurrencies for the future, we are investing in cryptocurrencies because there is a future.

1. Well, it can't be said that crypto is the future in the sense that it is completely useless at the moment because that wouldn't be true. The level of adoption it has right now is already insane and it's increasing over time.

2. I believe it's both. It has captured the present already but it will most probably have a bigger impact in the future when the adoption and demand increases even more, and there will be more usabilities for cryptocurrencies and stuff.

3. Nothing can be said about that, it can be after a few years, a few decades, or maybe more than that. We can't know what kind of hurdles this industry might have to face in the future, but it will prevail some day, for sure.

1. I do not think that the crypto era has started as only a handful of countries and their citizens are in the cryptocurrencies. It will take another 10 years time for the crypto era to start and grow.

2. Yes, it is the future and the way things are changing in the present helps the crypto adoption in the future.
3. I cannot envision the future but I can say we will see a gradual increase in crypto adoption and lot more companies will be venturing into the crypto sphere for their own benefits.

Now we are at the beginning of the crypto era, and this field is considered completely new, and the changes that are occurring now are just small steps in view of the importance that it will have in the future.
 I believe that this is not the present, but rather the beginning of the past, and many changes will occur in the future.
 The happy thing here is that the one who try to invest before or now,  will not regret it, as the field is growing rapidly and positively, and the value of digital currencies is growing every day.

Crypto is like a parable which has many meaning to different people. To you it might be that crypto is now and not the future but to some it is the future and not now, but to me I see it as just the beginning because it is just bearly 16years of existence. what would be the fate of cryptocurrency when it is 50years ahead? Think about the value of bitcoin, etherium, BNB, Solana, ADA, pokadot and other altcoins, what will be there value then? I know some altcoin has a short life spam no doubt and I can not say much about them but let me single handedly pick out Bitcoin and etherium. What do you think of there price in 50years time?

Correct, it's gonna take more time as we are just looking at the numbers in tes of crypto users but there are still majority of people who haven't used it ever and what will define success of crypto is not the value of maret capitalisation but rather the adoption ratio, let's say it's worth huge but majority of them are accumulated by big corporates then it doesn't make any sense as it won't be of any good to us if major uses are industry player but rather it should be ordinary people like you and me and we can call it as era of Crypto when it's widely used by average people.

1. My opinion is that we are getting closer to the crypto era. Although cryptocurrencies are gaining recognition worldwide, I believe we haven’t fully arrived yet. Bitcoin and other altcoins are not universally accepted as true digital currencies. I would consider it the crypto era when, for instance, I can walk into any store in any country and pay for my purchases using cryptocurrency, and they readily accept it.

2. Yes, I do believe that crypto is the currency of the future, but we’re not quite there yet.

3. No one knows exactly when it will happen, but I hope we’ll witness it. In the meantime, we can pass down this knowledge to our children and family members.

The problem revolves around the story of how it is applied in common life. I like the way OP talks about the internet and must admit the fact that the process of a new product being applied requires adaptation.

Looking at the internet, we have truly amazing changes, but we also know that it is important but not everyone needs it and can use it. And with crypto being a product created from the internet, there are similar steps, I'm not sure the current and future views will be the same, and don't want to deny OP's entire point, but I'm not sure about the future. The future is that everything will follow the scenario of crypto being widely used, but that problem is entirely possible as there is more and more widespread adoption.

It still is and it and it just so happens that we're living in the process of crypto becoming a big thing and future doesn't really arrive, it's like tomorrow, we will always look forward to it. Also, it's a bit bad if you think about it that this is it, I don't want to believe that this is the peak and that's why I believe that it's still the future. And crypto is still young in terms of legacy to the mankind, bitcoin being the first one is only 15 years old and so far, the impact that it's made is not yet that big in terms of global scale. Maybe if we set some sort of goal for ourselves and consider that as the future, then maybe we can legitimately call that it's the present and not the future anymore.

It's no doubt crypto is already a huge thing and is being widely used as utility, investment, trading, merchant payment, NFT and many more. So, yes it's a thing of the present. But the reason why most people claim crypto to be the future is the potential market and use cases it has. Crypto and crypto adoption is still in very early phase, I don't have an exact percentage but larger group of population are away of crypto reach and there are many financial and non-financial sectors that could adopt crypto to drastically ease how they works. To be dramatic, crypto be the precursor for the new world order.

what do you mean by the crypto era when lots of people use crypto in their daily transactions? if that's what you mean then we are still far from that era because it is hindered by government regulations. currently we can only enjoy crypto trading and it seems that the government only allows crypto to be traded, not used as a means of payment for everyday use.


i think that crypto is the present, because if it is the future that means cryptocurrency is just an idea without any real implementation that people can use for their transactions or trading.

The future of cryptocurrency is in the hands of the present adoptors whatever we do with it today will have a lot of influence about it tomorrow. Which is why we as present day adoptors need to critically be equiped with the knowledge about cryptocurrency so we can make informed decisions regarding these digital assets so that people in the society can feel and observe the impact of the digital currency to our financial life which will therefore attract new more flux of adoptors in the future.

The internet today was already there before the 2000s but not many had interest or use for it, with a few users but as new service to it emerges it usecase also increased and today the internet is something we can't do without, same I hope will be for cryptocurrency as more services like nft's, bitcoin spot etf, gaming projects and now ethereum spot etf is pushing for approval, all of these are a pathway tonzhe future of cryptocurrency.

We're in the crypto era and this means that everything is now digitalized and even money. It's at the right time because of the evolution of things together with its innovation, it is on its era and it's the present and the future. We all believe that Bitcoin is the future and that's one debate in the past. We've been told that it's the future of money, yes future money in the sense that it is the actual money that we're going to use as-is as an investment too. It has got a lot of use but most likely it is the future investment, asset and a store of value.

You can say this after the mass adoption. I think we are still in the early stages of the crypto era and there is still time to be a pioneer in the journey. Crypto is the future of our financial system even if the government don't want to embrace it as a currency. It helps us tokenize our assets, which will open a wide range of investment opportunities for the masses. It is not for the wealthiest any more because we can invest in multimillion-dollar projects with every dollar we have.

Compared to a few years back I'd say that Bitcoin has made a significant progress in it's adoption as an investment asset, this is a milestone compared to how people were so skeptical of it when it was first created. Having said this i still think that it has not reached its full potential to be called a crypto or Bitcoin era, because the adoption still have a long way to go, many countries have not adopted it as a legal tender and most people that holds Bitcoin today are mainly for investment purposes, not for transaction payments which will can drive it's adoption faster. I'm however positive that in a couple of decades from now, that Bitcoin can be a household name, nations and people will hodle it for investment and payment purposes.

We’re still in the adoption era, and it’s not crypto era yet since many are still not familiar with it.
Crypto is the present and the future, I believe soon every country will accept crypto as a legal currency, and that is the start of Crypto era. We have to be more patience now and focus more on getting more good crypto, soon this market will be used by everyone, it’s hard to tell when but for sure it will happen.

If most people agreeing that we have reached the crypto era, then yes we are in the era of crypto as something trending and known all over the world or at least is new to them. It’s the huge adoption by all people as a better alternative than banking system. We are living the creation and development of crypto day by day and it’s becoming better with more countries and people adopting it as an essential or even initial method for their transaction and daily expenses.

Personally, the crypto is both as we are here using it and gave it a value for it benefits, there will be more development and upgrades in the future.
The future of crypto is something we won’t feel, living the crypto era is what makes it special and useful, investment or transactions.

I have to disagree with you about we not been in the crypto era yet I think we are in the era but only at the early stages of it. It doesn’t have to get a global recognition or been used by everyone before it can be called its era. I believe at least one out of 10 people either use, own or know about bitcoin currently and that’s how it is called the era. After the coronavirus pandemic which exploded the use of bitcoin I think we grew right into the era that time.

As for the future, just like the way the internet world is evolving that is how bitcoin will be. It is a thing of the future and also of now, its advantages are what will make it stay beyond time until something better can come and take away its adoption. As long the fiat monetary system still persists there will be more reasons to dive into bitcoin more

I think crypto is the present and it is the future also for the bigger investors let's defend both statements:

As far as the present is considered it has become one of the largest growing platforms for online transfer of funds nowadays, Governments are now paying attention to it and they're trying to legalise it officially due to increased usage and demand so it's the present.

Now as far as the future is considered it's becoming a centre of interest for investors because of the hype that Bitcoin and some other altcoins got in the previous years it has benefitted people with millions or even billions of dollars so the craze of getting huge profits on investments makes its future proof.

I agree with this statement, I think it is quite good and we should be considering the situation to be growing a lot better. Right now Bitcoin is the present, I would not call it crypto is the present because those are not the same thing. Alts still have a million miles to go, and that is why I think they are the future, maybe not even the future as well, so we should be careful about them and not really consider them equally big.

But, if we are talking about bitcoin itself, then we could think that we are going to consider bitcoin as the present since there are so many things are happening at the same time. This is why bitcoin is our current present and that means we should be considering how prominent it is already in peoples lives.

In deed is more like a prophecy come true that knowledge will increase, and when light shines darkness disappears.
The world are becoming more digitalize in all ramifications, cryptocurrency is the future we are seeing today it has given us that financial freedom, based on decentralized network, interestingly what we are about to enjoy in the future will be far greater than what are seeing today and I will likely say it is the present as well as the future.

In every aspect of the crypto age, certain masses adapt to the system in droves after each halving. Although each individual's expectations from the crypto market are different, as a result, most people are now more aware of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies than before. Of course, many people still need to adopt it. In fact, we can say that we are in the first age of the crypto age. As usage and adoption increases, the era will move forward.

The BTC halving is definitely not a trigger for interest in cryptocurrencies in general. Even in this cycle, it was the anticipation of the ETF (not even the adoption itself) that was more decisive. Mass adoption should be aimed at using cryptocurrencies in everyday life, but at the moment cryptocurrencies are more used for investing or speculative trading. Now we will wait for the update of the ETH chain and the launch of new L2's with ZK-rollups, which should further add fuel to the fight for a larger TPS and therefore TVL.

We have reached the crypto era and my reason been that crypto is no longer a new world in the technological world again. You don’t have to mention it more than two times and no one not knowing what you’re referring to or what you’re talking about. Crypto era is here and will continue till the future.


Crypto is both. We have already seen how it has transgressed to where it is today and cannot be disregarded for how far it has come. So many have embraced it now and will continue to grow in adoption up to the future and beyond. It has come to stay and I don’t see it coming to an extinct anytime soon.

None of us will be steadily milking the system if we didn't follow the right footsteps, probably from our colleagues or from these crypto influences. It's difficult to believed how most of these people stack gigantic profits and looking on the other hand, finding out most people are suffering from heavy losses, it's just congested. We watching closely how the market will operates. There's enough time to sit down and study cryptocurrency, I never gets tired because the space is broad and there's a whole lot of information to bagged from the space.

When the internet was first  created, it was even published in the new papers that it can't stand for long, but look at what it has accomplished over the years. Those who predicted the downfall of the internet would be in serious shock by now what the internet has become. I think this is the same thing that will happen to the crypto network. Now it might look rejected, but I bet in few years from now the crypto network would be adored, especially Bitcoin due to the limited supply it would be treated as gold rather than a medium for p2p transactions.

It is true that although BTC has become widely accepted and has become a global topic, the majority of Altcoins still do not receive attention. I think Altcoins need more time to develop and purify themselves so that the largest projects can be mass adopted and bring real value to life.

After all, BTC is a cryptocurrency, we may be in the early stages of the crypto era: crypto is seen as a method of money transfer, payment and reserve asset.

We have reached crypto era but not peak yet, there are still many things being cooked out there like regulations and ETF approval, the thing with ETF approval in the US is that other country will also most likely to follow since other countries usually watching steps that the US took and then just go on following it because you know it can be used to bootstrap the regulation I guess but i guess you got the gist of it.
eventually many countries will approve bitcoin as an investment then other crypto. currency in general which is altcoin also follows.
then it will be truly crypto era when everywhere its being approved as a means of investment, but seriously though the technology that cryptocurrency uses in general that is the blockchain technology usually is so underutilized.
they usually can help various sector such as to prove authenticity of goods and so on, can't wait for the bigger companies to finally realizes it and then implement the technology towards their company.
it will be serious help towards many of their products, the blockchain technology is versatile.

The world can now be seen in the hands of people, after the era of Java and Symbian, when Android came into the hands of people, I think the development of the crypto currency world started in a big way. People of all countries of the world are now touched by technology. The popularity of cryptocurrency has started, personally I think we have reached the era of crypto currency but it will take some more time. I think cryptocurrencies are here to stay and will be here in the future. I'm not a future fortune teller, we can only guess what crypto will do in the future. I invest here because I have hope for crypto in the future.

anyone who invests in crypto and believes in crypto will of course support crypto thinking for the future. but still, everything depends on future adoption. Crypto has proven to the market that it can survive for quite a long time. they build communities and markets that continue to experience growth. It cannot be denied that the influence of technological developments is very important. and in the future, we are all optimistic that crypto will become a market that is more considered as one of the world's financial sectors.

Not only crypto but web3 in general. Blockchains have been the subject of a lot of interest of many. I believe that despite many technological advancements, this is not yet the maximum potential crypto can reach.


Both, of course. Personally when I say “crypto is the future” I mean that crypto will be here and it is meant to stay even in the future. It is not yet our new normal because not everyone knows crypto yet let alone uses it.


Who knows? But I think it will be very soon maybe 5-10 years. [/list]

Crypto landscape is present or future it depends how you perceive it, it is already a substantial part of the present, with so many digital currencies being used as method payment for goods and services for local as well as overseas transactions. Predicting when it will be fully integrated in financial system, will depend on technological advancements for seamless usability ,regulatory frameworks and pace of global adoption.[/list]

In our country, we are not allowed to use crypto for payments, the government is afraid that they will lose control of the economy, but accumulating and trading crypto has become popular. Most people use USDT money transfer services without knowing about blockchain technology. The agents of this service all use fiat-USDT-fiat to serve users.

BTC and crypto were also mentioned on national television, everyone realized the potential of this market, similar to the stock and real estate markets. I truly believe we are in the crypto era.

Every year crypto always brings up new things such as trends with new innovations and so on, so to enjoy the present we have to enjoy the development process from time to time to reach a future where crypto becomes something very perfect. where later crypto can be useful and is always used by various groups every day in various things such as trading, investment, games, work, technology and so on

As I see it, we can now use crypto for many practical purposes such as: transferring money, paying collaborators globally, rewarding users (Brave, CosTV, Mind), rewarding users. play (GameFi, MoveFi), save (Earn & Stake), avoid local currency devaluation (storing USDT), tip (BTC) and more in countries that accept BTC like El Salvador.

If we are really interested, we can see that crypto is coming into our lives, parliamentarians also talk about crypto to gain support and votes. As I said: crypto is the present!

Yeah, I prefer to say that too, crypto is already here and making moves. But still, it has a long way to go.

1. Hard to say, we don't know if crypto will remain niche for enthusiasts and companies as it is now. But we might be in it now.
2. It's the present, but has a lot of potential in the future.
3. Acceptance. Understanding by regular people what crypto is, that it's not just magical internet money or some online cash for criminals.

lol , instead of arguing in Future or Present Why not assume it both? that Bitcoin is for Future and also for Present depending on how you treat them and what is you main goal to achieve .

I respect this thread but for me this is not debatable because we as bitcoin users and investors knows what is better for our funds and for our uses .

By the time the whole world is familiar with crypto in their various countries then the present of crypto has come, because there are still some countries of the world who don't see crypto like the way we are seeing it as an opportunity that can help a country to eliminate delay in transaction. Once all the countries of the world accepted crypto in their various countries, it will be easy for their government to make it legal tender where citizens can purchase goods and services and pay with crypto at the end without making use of fiat money. Now that many government have seen how far the movement of crypto has been to got to this present position, show that it will be favourable than this in the future and it will make those that accepted it to enjoy the benefits of crypto.

I think we are currently in an era of transition from traditional finance to blockchain finance or DeFi. In 2016 - 2017 we can say that crypto is the technology of the future. But it's been 8 years since then. The era has changed very quickly. Currently, crypto has entered every aspect of life. And that is also accompanied by the rapid development of AI technology. I think crypto and AI will be our future.

I agree, the crypto era has begun and is present now, and will grow even stronger, bringing more value in the future!

I just want to discuss with everyone the popularity of crypto in the economy, in popular culture and in serious areas like politics to see that we are already in the crypto era. I know that it won't have a direct impact on anyone's account balance, but it could help investors take this market more seriously.

I truly believe that AI is already present, because we are using AI on a regular basis, even if it's just searching for information on Google. Blockchain technology is the future because we understand it but cannot widely apply it at present. Crypto has perhaps outgrown blockchain technology and has become a part of the global financial market.

1. Yes, we have not just reached but were getting immersed in the crypto era and you can tell this is true because a lot of people know or have heard the term “cryptocurrency”.
2. Crypto isn’t really the present because adoption still has a long way to go, but I’m not sure if it’s so distant to call it the future, so I’d say crypto is between the present and the future.
 

I think we are now in the crypto era because since 2017 until now crypto has developed very rapidly. This can be seen from investors whose investment in crypto continues to increase and many new innovations are starting to emerge. and for me personally crypto is the present and the future.

Crypto is still a fast growing sector and has lots of development, but I won't quite call it a present cause its still facing a large scale if mass adoption not just bitcoin but other alternative coins, people are loving the idea of self custody and owning a money that the government or banks can't inflate like local currency.

The truth we are in a very early era of crypt o acceptance and most people are here for profits, no matter the amount of companies that use crypto, fait is still for more used in many cases especially daily transactions.

So crypto IMO is still a future stuff and woudl have better usage in the future than now.

This also depends on the level of exposure to crypto in life and how each person evaluates the situation. Maybe the value of crypto will only be fully realized in the future but I think we have entered the first phase of crypto. US presidential candidates talk about crypto, BlackRock CEO talks about crypto, celebrities talk about crypto - I cannot deny the existence of crypto in the present.

Maybe crypto has not yet created enough value to replace traditional banking services and all interactions with crypto still only stop at buying and selling to make a profit from the price increase of tokens, but I believe that in the next few years, with the advent of clear legal frameworks, crypto will have a direct and huge impact on our society!

Without a doubt the upcoming decade is going to be key for the development of this market, I believe that further growth during that time is a given, but what we need is for more people to use cryptocurrencies as currencies and not only as assets to invest and earn money.

However it will take some time for the mentality of people to change, but we have time, it is not as if governments will suddenly change their policies and stop printing money, making the use of cryptocurrencies as a way to store and use your wealth incredibly attractive.

I think that we're passed the crypto early era, perhaps somewhere in the mid era, but I don't think that crypto has achieved it's full potentials yet to be called the present, because it hasn't gotten the required adoption that it deserves. Until a reputable crypto like Bitcoin can be used to make payment for a bottle of soft drink or ice cream on the road side, then it can't be called present, so for me it's somewhere in the near future. Although I'm very optimistic that we're going to get there, when more individuals, companies and countries will adopt Bitcoin, and use it for p2p, not just for investment and trading purposes.

We have already had El Salvador as a successful experiment of the BTC strategy, other governments can also refer to and apply it to their countries in the most reasonable way, especially small countries and countries that do not yet have an advantage in gold reserves or do not have many resources. BTC will be able to bring them revenue from tourism and foreign investment. Wide acceptance will help the crypto era explode!

However, we also do not forget that a few governments may behave in an extreme and unwise manner, such as the story involving the Nigerian government and Binance  ::)

• Can governments crack down on crypto? (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5488810.0)

Yes of course but it is bitcoin, Bitcoin is the present and the future for me, though people still don't believe that Bitcoin is the asset for the present and the future, for now I already know that there is know other digital asset that surpass bitcoin unless we will see that in the future, though there are few coins that are also appreciating in price but the truth remains that if Bitcoin is been divided into many times one of the portion will still surpass the highest appreciative altcoin in the market, so I personally see the future of digital money in the future.

First, despite a lot of people using bitcoin there is still not really much adaptation
from other people. So I believe as long as there has not been yet any adaptation and implementation by the government we might never say that crypto is what is in now

It is being taught in schools but I’m so scared of the risks it comes with it if everyone knew you participate in crypto

I think we are still far from improving bitcoin beyond so this is why for me it is the future although we do have sneak peak of what is about to come. It’s hard to say when will that future be.

We don't need to keep arguing about the future and what it would bring to us because we can always get want from want if we are ready and now it's the now for Bitcoin dominating the market. I am not always interested in what some persons have to say about the crypto market because I know most people don't even want to to have the funds to invest in the market.
If we know how to go about it, we should always be ready to invest in the market so we can keep making profits.

This is actually misleading statement. Most of companies that are said to be accepting bitcoin / crypto don't even see that crypto. They accept payments via third party service that converts it to money before it gets to that company. Only thing that makes it more handy to crypto people is that they don't have to convert it to money themselves. But in many cases they do need to reveal their ID while purchasing something and it gets linked to the wallet / transaction they made.

And difference to internet is that back when internet was just in the beginning, it benefited students and scholars as they were able to be connected instantly. That was revolutionary. Coders were very interested about everything related to that. These days every coder that i occasionally ask about blockchain, smart contracts and web3.0 are mainly laughing at the idea. They see the meme worth of it, but not any practical applications that couldn't be done with local databases faster and cheaper.

Who knows where this is going, but i still see some crypto believers talking about "it's not about the cryptocurrency, it's about the blockchain and the tech" or even more hilarious "lose the cryptocurrency and leave the tech". And seeing those people praising the tech without understanding the point of incentives makes me believe that adoption (what ever that means) isn't even close. Because buyers/speculators don't understand anything about the tech. It's all just meme money. And that's ok to me.

Well, whether cryptocurrencies, specifically Bitcoin, will become a part of the digital money evolution in the future or not is unsure, but I'm sure that cryptocurrencies will stay investment assets for a very long time because they are volatile by nature and when an asset has a volatile value, they are more often used for trades so that the trader can earn some money and they are rarely used as a currency.
So there is no denying the fact that cryptocurrencies are the future, but in that future, it is not guaranteed that they will be used as a currency as well, there are high chances for that to happen, but nothing guaranteed.

I think this is the beginning of the crypto era: businesses will still accept USD, but they have allowed customers to use their crypto instead of having to sell crypto, which means crypto has been legalized. This is a big step forward because in many countries, using crypto for payments is illegal.

The application of blockchain technology has been tested with IBM's hyper-blockchains and received positive feedback from businesses. I think more testing will be needed to understand the real-world value of this technology. For me, right now it is still just a medium for easy cross-border transfer of USDT.

Blockchain is the platform, crypto is the energy that drives the platform. Without crypto, values cannot be transferred and blockchain cannot be maintained. Satoshi used this mechanism for Bitcoin from the early days, but many people still refuse to understand this simple thing.

Yeah that's a very good point that you raised I think so that blockchains have to work on technology and they have to to come up with a good usage option so that people can get benefit of using them over other transaction networks.
when the benefit will be provided in the transaction and fees will be lower than companies will start to adopt  cryptocurrency directly because people will be more interested into using cryptocurrency for payments then any other option.

Blockchains like Etherium, SOL ,Layer2 chains and Bitcoin have done it  that's why they are more in demand than any other coin. Now the layer 2 Technology has been raised in the blockchains like Etherium and Sol working on them so they are being advanced in every field. Trying to regulate what they have done into the past so that's a good sign and it will be a bright future of Cryptocurrency in nearby if they focus on what they are doing right now.

It is not difficult to think of the potential applications of crypto to achieve positive results for the economy, however, the acceptance and management of them is much more complicated, governments are also studying the legal frameworks for crypto, I hope we will not have to wait too long to use crypto widely. Currently, we can transfer USDT globally in seconds and at a very low cost, that is the beginning of the crypto era.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Layer-2 are all serving the needs within the closed crypto market rather than the irreplaceable needs of humans. Only a small fraction of the transactions are actually valuable in storing assets or transferring money, this may soon change in the future when blockchain technology will be applied more effectively, crypto will be used for more practical purposes in life.

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It is because of the innovation that people are saying cryptocurrency is the future and not because of the population. Cryptocurrency has not changed much things in the present because they are some reason why cryptocurrency was created has not been achieved so once those reasons are achieved then the present and the future of Bitcoin has been achieved. Therefore cryptocurrency is for the future because there are many things to do with cryptocurrency in the future. And cryptocurrency is one of the innovation that will change the world economic system to good one.

When cryptocurrency is fully utilize then online stores will be more than offline stores but foe now we don't have much online cryptocurrency food items stores in fact in my location there is non.

Rome wasn't built in a day! Crypto is the same. We can recognize the potential of crypto, but widespread and deep adoption in the economy requires more effort to gain users and business acceptance. I have read many WhitePapers of the most potential projects in 2017, but most of them have only completed 10% of their planned roadmap, even the largest blockchains like Polkadot, Cardano or Tron also have extremely limited value for real user needs.

BTC is going deeper into the economy, but most ALTS coins are still just an asset for trading to create profit from price differences. The Crypto era has begun, but we still have a long way to go to see crypto become widely used and revolutionize our economy. The challenges are great, but the rewards are sweet.

I actually see crypto as a digital asset and future digital investment tool that makes it easier for everyone to invest. I agree that crypto is the future because in the future digitalization will be even more massive and develop rapidly. As for crypto that applies concepts such as AI, games, or the metaverse it is part of innovation in crypto.

      Yes, we are in the crypto era in this era. I believe what you told us. And I also know that there are many communities that live in this era because their source is cryptocurrency. In my experience, it is somehow getting just the right profit in crypto via trading.

And I also see that cryptocurrency is more helpful to people who are looking for an opportunity to solve a financial problem. Though I'm experiencing it little by little somehow,.

I rarely consider the status of an asset based on whether it is traded and makes a profit for the trader. I think an asset is more valuable when it can solve other problems in the best way that other assets cannot. Traders can choose to trade forex or gold instead of crypto, but money transferers cannot transfer gold across borders as easily as when using crypto...

And more importantly and clearly: in countries with severe inflation, crypto is not only an investment tool, crypto is the only way for people to protect their assets. The crypto era is really here, when there are millions of people who really need it!

Currently competition in making money is getting tighter and this has resulted in more and more people becoming aware of the importance of investment. Meanwhile, digital developments are currently increasingly rapid and these two things have resulted in digital or crypto investments becoming increasingly well known to the public. crypto is the future and in the future crypto investments will become increasingly popular.

As you said, I really hope that one day we will be able to use crypto as conveniently as we are using digital currency in bank accounts through mobile applications today. Chai App of Terra once brought such an experience to users in Korea, although it was just a scam by Do Kwon, it helped us imagine the scenario for the future when it is deployed by a truly reputable project in this market.

I see that we are still early adopters in the crypto world, we have many advantages over the majority of others. Our job is to continue to believe in and support crypto!

Perhaps crypto is making a lot of changes in our society today with it's growth in adoption but I don't see it as a ground that it will be adopted to the point of being as easy as fiat, crypto could make all of its progress but it can not stand the positions of fiat.
Although we the users can only increase it's potentials by adopting it the more and supporting it's progress but be rest assured that crypto wouldn't take the place of fiat in this current generation, because of it's little flaws.

Anyways highlighting from your point, we are already in the crypto era as an investment but not as a currency for a regular use like the fiat.

In my opinion, Bitcoin is the present and the future. Bitcoin is very promising because technology in crypto is developing over time, and of course we all also continue to develop following technological developments. And without us realizing it, the development of bitcoin is now increasingly widespread and many people are adopting it, so that bitcoin has become a valuable asset. Of course in the future bitcoin will become a scarce asset.

If we look at developments over time, what I know was that initially it was a digital currency for us to transact with. However, now more and more features are being presented in various ways, such as crypto coins or tokens. Of course this is the reason why bitcoin is the future. Therefore, the increasing development of the times and variations of crypto in this world will indirectly create a new world. So there will be a world where everything is digital, maybe one day bitcoin can become a means of transactions throughout the world.

The answer is of course yes. We entered the crypto hype in 2017 when BTC rose to $10k. Then in 2021 when many crypto projects in big cap hit their ATH including Bitcoin. And now in 2024 I think we have truly entered the crypto era. Many world companies have entered crypto and of course they have huge amounts of money and I am sure we will enter a super bull run season in 2024 - 2025.

The crypto era may have started when BTC was born, but we can only confirm it when crypto is no longer just a new and risky market or crypto is just a tool for criminals. Currently, BTC has been accepted as an asset in major countries, crypto is also mentioned by celebrities and becomes a part of national elections. The growth in capitalization is also important and is one of the criteria to show the maturity of this market, but to me capitalization is not as important as reputation. The crypto era is confirmed when no one can deny the existence and value of crypto in the economy and society.

[1].I'd say we're in a transitional phase. Crypto is gaining widespread attention and adoption, demonstrating its potential to shape the future of finance and technology. We're not yet in a full-fledged "crypto era" where crypto is integrated seamlessly into everyday life, but we're definitely beyond early-adopter stages.
[2].I believe crypto is both the future and the present. It holds immense potential for reshaping financial systems, enabling new forms of ownership, and facilitating decentralized transactions. However, it’s also already making its mark with growing acceptance and practical use cases.
[3].Predicting the timeline is difficult. Mass adoption will depend on factors like:

• Regulation: Clear, supportive regulations will foster trust and mainstream use.
• Scalability and Energy Efficiency: Crypto networks need to handle larger transaction volumes at lower costs and with a reduced environmental footprint.
• User-friendliness: Simplifying crypto interactions is key for widespread adoption.

The full potential of crypto might take years or even a decade to fully realize.

Just being recognized as an investment tool is already a huge progress at the moment. because in this way, crypto is increasingly known to the wider community and many large companies have adopted blockchain technology.

Don't expect crypto to replace fiat currency quickly. because it requires confidence and a strong mentality. for example, the country of El Salvador has become controversial because it uses bitcoin as a legal means of payment in its country.

Of the 195 countries in the world, currently only 1 country uses crypto, especially Bitcoin, as legal payment in its country. So in my opinion, now is still the era where we are getting to know crypto more deeply. and was created for a better future, both in terms of technology, as well as in terms of unifying digital finance.

this is crypto era in term of investment indeed the investment made to crypto is huuge right now if compared to back then the growth is astonishing to be honest, growing form market cap below $1 billion to right now dominating the investment market.
but to be honest though its gonna be great if the technology underlying crypto in general can be more taken advantage of i mean this technology is good that its so versatile it has so many use case out there.
by then it will be great future for crypto having real use case as well as utilized for investment heavily, the fact that there are many companies out there willing to diversify their portfolio in crpyto could only means that cryptocurrency in general for investment is just that good.
there are many people pessimistic about it indeed but it won't be a road block that gonna hold crypto from being the best investment out there.

I used to think like you: we are in a transition period, but transition means that we have already started entering the crypto era, it's just that we have not yet reached the stage of widespread adoption. Currently, BTC is being mentioned everywhere: state media, presidential candidates, members of parliament, financial news channels, the largest asset management funds in the world... For me, this is the crypto era.

Of the 3 issues you mentioned, Regulation is being improved and progressing positively, Scalability and Energy Efficiency have been conquered thanks to Lightning Network, User-friendliness is the biggest problem because crypto is still something that is difficult for the majority of people to access. I think once this is solved, we will see crypto become more widely used.