The Overton Window And Bitcoin

As Bitcoin moves into its adolescence, many people from all walks of life, from all across the world may be pondering the question: Is Bitcoin mainstream? Is it in the process of becoming mainstream? Or is it something that may never become mainstream?

The answer to this question will likely have profound effects on how governments around the world behave toward Bitcoin in its teenage years.

The reason that public perception plays a large role in how governments behave toward a certain topic is related to a concept called the Overton window.

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