i think it's 50:50
maybe yes maybe no
bitcoin has the value to transfer money anywhere
but to become a reserve currency of the world i think bitcoin can't
because bitcoin is not scalable
i can't imagine people all over the world having to queue for transaction confirmation
7 to 16 transactions per second are not enough for worldwide adoption
Yes. Bitcoin needs to scale urgently if it wants to become a worldwide currency. While it's decentralized and highly unlikely to become the world's reserve currency, it could become a second alternative to fiat currencies for years to come. It will depend on how popular and widely used it will be around the world. At its current state, it's useless for handling transactions of all the world's inhabitants.
However, with the Lightning Network, I believe that Bitcoin could reach many people worldwide, without limitations. Depending on its technical aspects, it would allow Bitcoin to infinitely scale to millions of TPS without adding stress to the main network. Another thing that needs to happen would be the widespread adoption of the internet worldwide. Since some countries lack internet access, it'll be impossible for Bitcoin to be used there. This is one of the many things Bitcoin would need to address, to become a worldwide currency which is scalable, and most of all, unstoppable.
With good effort and dedication from the dev team, and the community, Bitcoin could become a solid reserve currency for all cryptocurrencies in existence to date. Just my thoughts
