We've become accustomed to wealth being concentrated in ports, banks, oil or industrial centres. Thanks to Bitcoin we're seeing a change to that norm.
Now a random teenager in nations like Vietnam, Argentina and Lebanon can access the same monetary asset as wall street.
For about the first time, what we're witnessing is, financial inclusion not based on permission from local institutions. A borderless asset weakens the monopoly of financial dominant regions.
Are we set to see one of the most disruptive redistributions of financial opportunity in modern history?
A teenager from Vietnam, or most citizens in developing nations for that matter, is far more likely to fall victim to a crypto scam than to ever become a Bitcoin millionaire. That is just what the well-known statistics show.
However, the rise of cryptocurrency has certainly minted new billionaires—specifically exchange founders and project developers. A good number of them have already received prison sentences, and some have even finished serving their time.
So, let's look at the bigger picture. Has Bitcoin actually made the world a better place?
I immediately think of the energy crises in developing countries, massive frauds, and North Korean hackers who have stolen enough funds to directly finance their nuclear missile programs.
The icing on the cake is Donald Trump’s return to power, heavily backed by the pockets of crypto magnates. And I won’t even bring up his family's own crypto ventures.