I just reviewed some data that are quite revealing about how much money is actually in the world, and honestly, it changes your perspective on many things.

Look, most people think that physical money is what matters, but the reality is very different. We have around $9 trillion in cash circulating (bills and coins you see in your pocket), but that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

The interesting part comes when you talk about real money in bank accounts and deposits. This is where the number explodes: we’re talking about approximately $100 to $150 trillion in deposits and funds. That’s the real money of the world moving the global economy.

Now, when you add up all the money in the world (cash plus non-cash), we reach nearly $150 trillion. But here’s what really matters: the distribution is completely unequal. The United States controls almost $62 trillion, China around $16 trillion, and Japan is third with $6.5 trillion. That is, a single nation controls almost half of the entire monetary wealth of the planet.

Of course, there are more than a quintillion dollars in global financial assets (stocks, bonds, derivatives), but that’s no longer real money; those are valuations. The difference is crucial.

This is why, when you hear someone say that “there’s no money for Bitcoin to grow,” they simply don’t understand the magnitude of the numbers we’re dealing with. There’s plenty of money. The real question is where it flows.