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This pattern repeats: payments get funneled through corporations that take hefty commissions, and individual service providers struggle to monetize directly. The underlying cause, the speaker argues, is that current payment systems—both financial and infrastructural—are inherently centralized, making microtransactions and peer-to-peer exchanges difficult to realize at scale.
How Bitcoin Can Redecentralize the Web
Bitcoin and similar cryptocurrencies present a solution—an atomic, permissionless, and programmable form of money that enables direct exchange without intermediaries. By removing the need for giant platforms, content creators can reconnect directly with their audiences.