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The Tragedy and Potential of Bitcoin: A Reflection on Its True Purpose and the Hijacking of a Revolutionary Technology
The Promise of Bitcoin: An Emancipationist Monastery of Money
Bitcoin emerged as a beacon of hope in the long saga of monetary history—a technological revolution meant to free the world from the corrupt grip of government-controlled fiat systems. Born in 2008 with Satoshi Nakamoto’s whitepaper titled "Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System", the code was rooted in a simple yet profound vision: to create digital money that operated outside the reach of centralized authorities, trusted third parties, or government manipulation.