I don't really follow the numbers and would be leaving that to better analysts on the chain, but there is no doubt a staggering amount of money that moves in the crypto space each and every day.

The total market cap is put at $2 Trillion by Coinmarketcap which is an eye watering amount of money. What is even crazier is when you realize that the space is still only a decade old and is going through several stages of maturation.

We are still in the process of building projects that would revolutionize not just the chain, but the way we do things. Fortunately, while we do that, there appears to be a lot of money being thrown around. Unfortunately, while we do that, there appears to be a lot of money being thrown around.

The blockchain is literally the only space where free money (through airdrops) is handed out to people as an incentive to participate in a project. You certainly wouldn't get this in the mainstream investment space, and this free money is merely a reflection of how much people are willing to stir the waters in the chain.

A lot of wealth has also been created, and perhaps because of its early development and volatility, the blockchain remains one of the fastest ways for the average person to achieve true financial freedom with the right investments. That said, the space is filled with a lot of projects and not a lot of them feel right.

They may make you a lot of money, but many of the projects we have today are pump and dump schemes that aren't really built for any other purpose. They have no apparent use case value or vision but the value which stakeholders assign to them by virtue of their investments.

You would think that this kind of investment will not attract many people, but that doesn't quite follow. It is apparent that many people just want to make quick profits and are less concerned about the future of blockchain technology, at least for now.

Money to The Right Places

With so much money moving around, one would think that a project like Hive with revolutionary potential and obvious proof of value would be an easy sell to investors. Unfortunately, it hasn't been but has been a rather slow climb up the ladder of progress.

As much as I want Hive to moon, I do tend to look at possible reasons why the chain may not be as big as we all want it yet.

The primary reason is motivation, and greed is a big motivating factor. Hive unfortunately doesn't promise overnight wealth and that isn't appealing to the average person who knows little about crypto other than stories of people making huge sums of money.

In time though people would come to seek out more than instant wealth on the crypto space, and projects like Hive will shine for sure. Before we get to that level though, we can keep positioning ourselves as privileged members of a potential goldmine.