Bitcoin Adoption Crushing Internet's Early Growth - My Take

2014 (BTC) vs. 1990 (Internet): Both crawled out the gate, but Bitcoin had a pulse from day one.

2019 (BTC) ~ 1995 (Internet): Hit that 100M user mark, though I was sure we'd hit it sooner. The damn regulators slowed everything.

2021 (BTC) vs. 1997 (Internet): Bitcoin blasted past 200M users while the internet was still figuring out dial-up. I remember trading during this explosion - my phone never stopped buzzing.

2024 Milestone: 400 million of us now! I've watched Bitcoin outrun the internet's adoption curve with my own eyes. We're witnessing history that most people still don't understand.

Look, I've been in crypto since my friends called it "magic internet money." The growth isn't just numbers - it's real people voting with their wallets against broken systems. When I started, I had to wire money to sketchy overseas accounts just to buy some satoshis. Now my grandmother asks about Bitcoin over Sunday dinner.

What these charts don't show is the blood, sweat and tears. The nights staying up watching red candles. The friends who thought I'd joined a cult. The trading platforms that vanished overnight with people's funds.

BlackRock claims we're 20% ahead of internet adoption, but they're late to the party. We didn't need their permission or their ETFs, though they'll certainly juice the numbers.

The comparison isn't perfect. The internet didn't threaten central banks. Bitcoin does. That's why the growth, despite everything thrown against it, is so damn impressive.

How many technologies double their user base while governments actively fight against them? That's not adoption - that's revolution.