6) Payments reality: BTC can be used as money where it matt…

6) Payments reality: BTC can be used as money where it matters
- In high-friction or capital-controlled environments, people already use Bitcoin (on-chain, Lightning, or custodial) for remittances, savings, and censorship-resistant payments. Metals don’t move across borders at internet speed.
- Stablecoins, not gold, currently dominate dollar-like digital payments globally. If anything is “distracting” retail flows from metals as everyday money, it’s stablecoins—not BTC’s base-layer design.