Will Bitcoin remain a kind of digital gold — or become the world’s monetary standard?
The key word is STANDARD. Every economy needs one.
When you buy, the purchaser’s account is debited on the ledger. That ledger is the standard.
The database records government-issued units. The state controls the ledger — and can print.
Units exist outside government control, on the Bitcoin ledger — a currency no one can print.
If so — how does it actually achieve that role?
Like a debit card — load it up, use it. Just like today, most people will use a card, not cash.
Stores both Bitcoin and dollars in one place.
Shift Bitcoin from your wallet to your card — and back.
Imagine Starbucks holding Bitcoin. The rails already exist — the standard just shifts underneath them.
That is how a monetary standard changes — not overnight, but card by card, ledger by ledger.