It can go into the billions, but it will be really hard and take a long time.
The community really has to get involved, even just simply mentioning Nem to others on other website would help a lot. Just mentioning for awareness, not advising people to buy into it, since it will be looked at as someone trying to sell you something for their own benefit and cause a lot or resentment.
But the community has to get behind it, including mentioning Nem in their Bitcoin talk signature. I see a lot of stakeholders, and many of them don't have a Nem signature.
I agree with everything your saying except it taking a long time. I really think it will happen fast. Im not saying this because I want to get rich quick, don't get me wrong that would be nice, but I think people are going to want NEM. There's a ton of investors always looking for the next big thing. What is the next big thing?
Serious investors are looking for innovation, this coin im thinking will have that innovation. So we will see them going big on NEM early, because they will see that it DOES have a future. Early on I believe the perception will be that NEM will be here to stay. So they will, like you, see NEM gaining in vaule over time. Their "job" is to invest before it does.
I also think you're right on the money that its going to take hard work, commitment, and all of us coming together. But I think this will happen as well.
What I do think will take awhile is spreading it to the masses. I also agree with others who have brought up that to do so will take us hiring professionals. When it cones to this, we will have the money to do so. And when we do this, and investors see us doing this, they will buy even more NEM.
We will win over the crypto community quickly because of the superiority of NEM, and the promotional efforts of t he community, but going mainstream will be an uphill battle.
Will we make it that far? Will we get the attention of the masses? I do know that NEM has the potential to reach the top of that mountain!