How bitcoin is viewed

As bitcoin started to attract political parties, regulators, and speculative investors, bitcoin's narrative as a tool for change was replaced by bitcoin as a kind of crypto-credit card.

• Within the broader movement, bitcoin is seen as a tool with potentially transformative effects on retail payment and asset management.
• It is also considered a get-rich-quick scheme with some financial privacy.
• Some see bitcoin as the ultimate alternative to the global banking system.