Why is it so hard for ordinary people to own 1 Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is like a limited edition of gold, with only 21 million coins in total worldwide, but the reality is even harsher: nearly 20 million coins have already been mined, of which at least 3 million have permanently 'disappeared' due to lost passwords or long-term dormancy. The remaining amount that can actually be bought and sold is only about 16 million coins, and there are only 1.1 million coins left to be mined, with increasing difficulty as time goes on.
What’s even more heartbreaking is that most of these Bitcoins are controlled by a few people: the inventor Satoshi Nakamoto alone holds over a million coins, and the top ten billionaires, large companies, and even various governments have hoarded nearly half of the total supply. Calculating it out, only about 6 million coins are left for the 8 billion people in the world, which means more than 1,300 people are competing for 1 coin.
Data shows that fewer than 840,000 accounts hold a complete 1 Bitcoin, while 90% of people have less than 0.1 Bitcoin in their wallets.
What should ordinary people do if they can’t afford a whole coin? Actually, Bitcoin can be divided into 'fractional gold'! 1 coin = 100 million 'Satoshis' (the smallest unit), if you spend a few hundred yuan each month to buy 0.003 coins, in ten years you will have saved up 0.36 coins. It may not seem like much now, but as Bitcoin becomes increasingly rare (with production cut in half every four years), these fragments may be worth more than whole gold bars in the future.
Instead of being troubled by 'not being able to afford 1 coin', it’s better to get on board early. Even if you only save a few 'Bitcoin fragments', it’s still a key to unlock future wealth for yourself—after all, this asset cannot be inflated, so the sooner you accumulate, the more peace of mind you will have.