260 billion dollars in institutional Bitcoin earns nothing. That's 3 million BTC spread across exchange-traded funds, corporate treasuries, and government reserves. More capital than Portugal's GDP sitting static, producing zero return. Not because institutions lack interest in yield, but because they lack the infrastructure to deploy

For over a decade, Bitcoin has been framed as digital gold. A static store of value meant to sit in cold storage and appreciate. That narrative captured mainstream attention and drove institutional adoption, but it also constrained how people thought about Bitcoin's potential. What they didn’t realize