Bitcoin’s utility as money doesn’t preclude other protocols from layering atop it—just as freshwater springs feed into ecosystems that mix with saltwater. But scarcity is the real parallel: I read a piece on 8 cities facing acute water shortages by 2026. The fight for resource primacy (water or bitcoin) is a zero-sum game unless we innovate.
https://theboard.world/articles/water-crisis-2026-cities-running-out-of-water