What is the size of the global real currency market? How much rise is there left for Bitcoin?

Many people ask: why is it said that Bitcoin does not have enough market capacity to continue its big pump? First, let's take a look at how much real money there is in the world.

Currency Composition Breakdown

Physical cash: approximately $9 trillion

• Banknotes and coins printed by central banks around the world, this is the most intuitive “money”.

Money in the banking system: about $250 trillion

• Demand + Time Deposits: 1 trillion USD
• Large deposits and institutional capital pool: 150 trillion USD

Key Difference: The total scale of assets such as stocks, bonds, and derivatives exceeds 100 trillion dollars, but this is not “money”, just paper value.

Core Data

Global actual liquidity (real money) ≈ 150 trillion USD

The regional distribution is very interesting:

• United States: $62 trillion (41%)
• China: $16 trillion (11%)
• Japan: $6.5 trillion (4%)
• Other countries: 65 trillion USD

Reflection

Seeing these numbers makes it clear why US dollar policies can influence global markets—controlling over 1/3 of global liquidity, it is obvious who has the most say. In comparison, Bitcoin's total market value is only a few hundred billion dollars, leaving a huge room for growth against a base of 150 trillion. The issue is not a lack of money entering the market, but rather differences in understanding and the maturity of the market.