How long until Bitcoin goes Mainstream
Below is a video from Andreas Antonopoulos  
Revolutions in money
Gold replaced with fiat
Gold was replaced with with paper money backing the gold. It was a radical idea and people were very hesitant to accept paper money over gold. It took over 400 years for it to be widely deployed and accepted.
Credit Cards
The next revolution was credit cards. Again merchants were hesitant to accept this over cash. It added extra fee's to transactions and the merchant wasn't always sure they would be getting the money. Added to that the proper infrastructure needed to be in place (phone lines, internet etc.) It took about 50 years for credit cards to be widely accepted.
Digital Cryptocurrencies
This is the next revolution in money. Andreas predicts the adoption rate will be much quicker as the infrastructure (internet) is already in place. His prediction is 15-20 years before it is accepted as the new standard.
About Andreas
Andreas M. Antonopoulos is a technologist and serial entrepreneur who has become one of the most well-known and well-respected figures in bitcoin. He is the author of two books: “Mastering Bitcoin”, published by O’Reilly Media and considered the best technical guide to bitcoin and “The Internet of Money”, a book about why bitcoin matters.
You can learn more about Andreas on his website.
How long do you think it will take before digital currencies completely take over? As in you pay your rent, buy your groceries and get paid all in digital assets?
15-20 years does seem like a long time but in reality things move very slow - especially in the financial world.
I am interested in hearing your thoughts.
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Thanks it's all @originalworks
This was a good video of Andreas . Best to get crypto's now before the rest of the world wakes up
Agreed!
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