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Despite strong interest among individuals and some early believers within large organizations, widespread institutional adoption faces inertia rooted in career risk, entrenched legacy systems, and regulatory complexities. Small firms and individual investors are quicker to integrate Bitcoin, while giants like Apple or Google are hampered by bureaucratic and cultural barriers to significant change.
Alden notes notable exceptions, like MicroStrategy and Fidelity, where top-level leadership embraced Bitcoin early. Nevertheless, the tipping point hinges on a majority within large institutions—an incremental process of consensus-building. As more policymakers, regulators, and corporate executives recognize Bitcoin’s potential, its adoption will accelerate.