"I can't buy anything with Bitcoin." I get it. We're early. Hardly anyone prices in BTC yet because fiat still has 100 years of network inertia. But here's what you're missing: unit of account is the last function money adopts, not the first. Money evolves in stages, not all at once: Phase 1: Collectible Bitcoin becomes interesting. People accumulate it because it's scarce, novel, and smells like freedom. Phase 2: Store of Value Bitcoin becomes undeniable. The 21M cap hits differently once you realize the Fed printed 40% of all dollars in 24 months. People stop trading it and start hoarding it. Phase 3: Medium of Exchange Bitcoin becomes functional. Lightning Network enables instant, borderless, near-zero-fee payments. El Salvador adopts it. Strike, Cash App, and River start routing real commerce. Phase 4: Unit of Account Bitcoin becomes inevitable. Enough people hold it that merchants stop asking "how many dollars?" and start asking "how many sats?" We're in Phase 2.5 right now. But let's talk about real-world usage, because you clearly haven't been paying attention: • El Salvador: Legal tender. You can buy groceries, pay taxes, and settle debts in BTC. McDonald's takes Lightning payments. • Lightning Network: Already processing millions of transactions. Strike lets you send sats to anyone, anywhere, instantly. No bank. No Swift. No permission. • US Retailers: Home Depot, Whole Foods, GameStop, and thousands of merchants accept BTC through Flexa, BitPay, and BTCPay Server. • Global Remittances: Migrant workers are using Bitcoin to send money home without Western Union taking 8% off the top. • Peer-to-Peer Commerce: Bisq, Paxful, LocalBitcoins. People are buying cars, houses, and freelance services in BTC every single day. • Corporate Treasuries: Strategy, Tesla, Block, MicroStrategy. And yes, you're right. It's hard to use Bitcoin everywhere right now. Good. That means you're still early. Every revolutionary network starts clunky: • The internet in 1995? Dial-up screeching and 10-minute page loads. • Email in 1998? "Why would I use this instead of a fax?" • Smartphones in 2007? "I'm fine with my BlackBerry." Bitcoin in 2025 is awkward, unfinished, and mathematically inevitable. The network is growing. Lightning is scaling. Adoption is accelerating. Give it time. Or don't. Your choice. But don't confuse "I can't spend it at Target" with "Bitcoin doesn't work." Bitcoin works. You're just not ready for what it's replacing yet.

Name & Symbol: River ($RIVER)
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