Bitcoin has really come a long way since 2008, and it’s pretty impressive to see how it’s evolved. While some countries are still hesitant to fully accept it, I think that’s mostly due to concerns about their own currencies losing value. But personally, I see Bitcoin as a long-term play, and while there’s definitely risk involved, the idea of a decentralized currency is pretty powerful.
Not just the time of its existence but its value have grown a lot. We also need to give credits for our selves because if without us, it is not possible for BTC to reach those. We only need to be patience about the countries that doesn't accept it yet and if we look at the others, they slowly joined the bandwagon. Right that one reason of them to not accept BTC is due to currency concerns but apart from that, I think they are only worrying about the scams and frauds that can occur, so we must not totally blame or get angry with them.
The way technology is advancing, it’s not hard to imagine Bitcoin becoming more mainstream in the future, even if it’ll take some time. For now, I think it’s all about how people and markets continue to adapt to it.
BTC is not new but I'm not saying it will get left behind as I'm also a supporter of it. No bias but it is still functional or useful and will always be, no matter what advanced technology came up.