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Realizing this future requires human effort: building, experimenting, and unshackling from centralizing influences—both human and technological. It involves educating users, supporting open-source development, and resisting censorship and narrative control from entrenched corporate and developer factions.
Conclusion: A New Era of Monetary Freedom
Bitcoin’s journey illustrates both the potential and the perils of revolutionary technology. If wielded responsibly, it can catalyze a new era of sound money, personal sovereignty, and economic prosperity. But if left to a small clique of gatekeepers, it risks becoming just another tool of control—solidifying the very corruption it was meant to overcome.