Crypto-Cats & Quantum Quatloos: The Year 2043

By 2043, cryptocurrency has fragmented into a bizarre zoo of niche digital currencies, from “MemeCoin 3.0” (still inexplicably popular) to “Quantum Quatloos” secured by near-impenetrable quantum blockchain technology. Meanwhile, the original Bitcoin has become a highly-prized digital antique, traded mostly by eccentric collectors and museums, alongside NFTs of long-forgotten internet memes and the original source code for Doge.