> I think it’s hilarious that you think your wire was slow because of the geographical distance the message had to travel (“halfway across the world”) as opposed to the fact that it had to travel across jurisdictions with different laws

Condescending straw man here.

Being able to use BTC to do this, routing around the various jurisdictional settlement layers, is a huge practical improvement.

Those 7 days don't make society better, they're a drag on the economy and the wallets of anyone who doesn't have access to quicker mechanisms.