A technology and financial revolution is well underway. A grassroot movement that started in the obscure corners of the interwebs. 12 years in; getting bigger, stronger and more resilient by the day. It’s pushed forward by the people; word of mouth and outside the public media eyes. It’s invisible. It doesn’t have a physical form. It only lives on the internet. That’s where it was born and that’s where it grew up to challenge the status quo.
There is no central figure or leader that its fate is pinned on. In fact individuals don’t matter; many have risen to the top just to be slaughtered by the community later on. Losing their way. Marginalia of history. Bitcoin lives on. Getting stronger and more widespread throughout the world.
It’s a unique revolution. It’s peaceful. Undermining the basic principles our financial system is based upon. It provides an exit of the archaic structures, a valve for disenfranchised, the unbanked, the disappointed, everyone who does not belong to the magic 1-percent. Those who benefit from easy money and are first in line when free money is handed out; enjoying the cantillon effect at full force. No, this is not for them. This time the have nots where first.
Not an equal playing field by any means but the odds are better than ever before. Getting in early before the majority knows and understands. The chance is for the visionary, the crazy ones, the odd balls who don’t mind going against the mainstream. They stick it out when setbacks strike, when the legacy shows its ugly face and icy wind blows in your face. Hanging in tight! Hodl on!
And it’s not only a revolution of the banking and financial system. It’s a technology revolution too. Using cryptography to secure the network and combining different disciplines of information technology to create something completely new. Unique and clever combination. Bitcoin is standing on the shoulders of giants. Decades of advances to reach the pinnacle. In a digital world internet native technology was inevitable. An idea conceived on the interweb.
Touching the financial and technology realms makes it so hard for the majority to grasp and too easy to dismiss for most. A fad. An irregularity of history. Tulips they say. Yet another bubble they say. They are wrong. Missing a once in a lifetime opportunity. As Satoshi said, better get some in case it catches on.
A small initial investment is all you could lose. The potential gains are magnificent and frankly unreal. 10 beggar was a 80s stock investors dream. 10x the mantra of silicon valley in the 2000s. 10x your 10 beggar and you see a glimpse of the fabulous riches that could await you. We came for the technology but stayed for the gains. What will you do? Getting off zero seems prudent. The upside outweighing the risk. Satoshi had a vision and it has outlived its creator. What can it become? Come on the ride and let’s find out together.