The span of this chart is much shorter than my usual #history #timeline but it's still worth posting.
Probably the best you could have hoped for from legacy finance a few years ago, when #gold was constantly called a barbarous relic.
The one thing that would motivate 50%+ of my normie friends to download a Nostr client and activate a wallet would be a streamed football match viewable behind a #zapwall ⚡
Take note @Fanfares Start planning for the next world cup.
The huge ad spend by Revolut and N26 in EU airports is telling. Neo-banks know what's up.
The chinese experience with e-cny was clear: the govt-only wallet failed but the forced integration (with profit and info sharing) with Alipay and WeChatPay worked.
Similarly in Nigeria with the e-Naira.
The Eurocrats have learned the lesson and will partner up with banking apps that already have sufficient market penetration. You will get a digital ID and digital euros, whether you like it or not.
Social credit is the next step.