Entire generation growing up with crypto (Ethereum, Bitcoin) as means of exchange will have near-zero switching cost.

Entire generation growing up with crypto (Ethereum, Bitcoin) as means of exchange will have near-zero switching cost. | there's a whole class of people growing up where the US dollar is not their means of exchange and there's something that's very big. Their switching cost to crypto will be near zero. They won't have any issues at all doing that. So there's something very big happening at the at the generational level

there's a whole class of people growing up where the US dollar is not their means of exchange and there's something that's very big. Their switching cost to crypto will be near zero. They won't have any issues at all doing that. So there's something very big happening at the at the generational level

Generational crypto adoption — stablecoin usage 2020-2026 validates direction; switching cost to Bitcoin/Ethereum still nonzero.

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      "label": "Stablecoin transaction volume exceeds $28T annual",
      "source": "Chainalysis 2025/2026: adjusted stablecoin volume reached $28T in 2025 with 133% CAGR since 2023; projected $719T by 2035",
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      "label": "First major retailer accepts crypto/stablecoin >50% of digital purchases in any market",
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