New assets monetise in stages. 1) Store-of-value (volatile, increasing value) 2) Unit-of-account, and medium-of-exchange once it has absorbed most value and s

New assets monetise in stages. 1) Store-of-value (volatile, increasing value) 2) Unit-of-account, and medium-of-exchange once it has absorbed most value and so more stable in value, and people have sold all their lesser money into the market leaving them with only their harder money. See Gresham's and the Thier's Laws