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Remarkably, the Bitcoin network has processed $43 trillion in transactions since 2021, with 75% of this activity occurring within the last three years. When compared to Visa’s annual transaction volume (~$10 trillion), Bitcoin’s throughput of approximately $30 trillion over three years underscores its growing utility as a transactional network—despite having no centralized management or CEO.
This surge in on-chain activity signifies an underlying shift to a trustless, permissionless financial system capable of handling massive volume, which further advocates for Bitcoin’s role as a global settlement layer.