Three Major Speculations on Bitcoin in the Next Decade
Scenario 1: Digital Gold (10% of the global gold market value by 2030 → single price of $500,000);
Scenario 2: Payment Network (Widespread adoption of Layer 2 leads to daily transaction volume exceeding Visa);
Scenario 3: Regulatory Strangulation (Global ban leads to value dropping to zero).
The most likely path is to become a hybrid store of value/settlement asset, but it must overcome technological bottlenecks and regulatory uncertainties.