As right now BTC is more of a store of value. The value of it is not high enough to be able to use mainstream for the global market as the money system. For all markets to be based on.
Bitcoin market cap is bigger than many companies, a little bit bigger or smaller than Silver. It's not small even Bitcoin is only 15 years old and was born in 2009.
https://companiesmarketcap.com/assets-by-market-cap/If you have a time traveling machine to go back to years like 2009 or 2010, I am sure you will choose Bitcoin, not gold for your investment because since 2009, Bitcoin has best ROI compares to gold, US 10-year bond.
https://casebitcoin.com/charts