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While acknowledging Bitcoin's market volatility, Antonopoulos advised investors to focus on acquiring skills rather than speculative picks. Mastering blockchain technology, programming, cryptography, and understanding decentralized architectures is an enduring investment—skills that cannot be stolen, devalued, or turned obsolete.
He cautioned against viewing Bitcoin as a quick route to wealth, urging that its true value lies in fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, and personal sovereignty.
The Political and Regulatory Frontier
He acknowledged that technology has always been political—citing the myth of Prometheus as an analogy—asserting that Bitcoin is similar to fire stolen from the gods—an empowering force that cannot be censored or controlled once in public hands.