Bitcoin: Our Only Hope To Separate Money From State
In a world where power structures seem endlessly intertwined, Bitcoin offers an alternate pathway.Discussion around Bitcoin for years relegated it to being a bubble, tulipmania or some Ponzi scheme, but now even disbelievers likely acknowledge that Bitcoin is here to stay. What they may not realize is that beneath the veneer of charlatans, gamblers and grifters is a movement slowly making progress towards a grand vision of the future. A future where money is the medium of a flourishing society rather than an oppressive arm of the state. Since the odds of Bitcoin collapsing in on itself....
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