The Transition Between Fiat And Bitcoin
Bitcoin is going to overtake fiat — and bitcoiners can make choices to best facilitate this transition.One World, Two Systems: Why Bitcoin And Fiat Must Learn To Live TogetherTwo competing economic systems eye each other warily across the ideological divide. One is based on complete state control and surveillance of its citizens; the other celebrates personal and financial freedom. The world holds its breath and hopes their mutual hostility does not turn into outright conflict.No, this isn’t the Cold War: it’s the battle for supremacy between fiat and bitcoin. And as we know from the last....
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