What you're missing is that it costs the same $2.00 to transfer $1T-worth of bitcoin. Try that with anything else that offers final settlement. The base Bitcoi

What you're missing is that it costs the same $2.00 to transfer $1T-worth of bitcoin. Try that with anything else that offers final settlement. The base Bitcoin layer/network is optimised for storing large amounts of value for long periods of time. The price doesn't care if you're using it to buy a $5 coffee. It cares that businesses and countries use it as their reserve asset.