Bitcoin Is The Hills
The hills once provided a check on the overreaches of state-making. Today, Bitcoin provides that check.This is an opinion editorial by Captain Sidd, a finance writer and explorer of Bitcoin culture.I’ve spent most of the last three years living in the mountainous region of Northern Thailand. Nestled in the hills all around the valleys live “hill tribes” with names like the Akha, Hmong and Lahu. Each has their own traditional dress, unique language and local foods. To many of us living in the valley cities — especially foreigners like myself from far-flung places — these hill tribes seem....
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