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A significant focus of the interview is Bitcoin’s potential to challenge the unchecked monopoly on violence held by nation-states. Kas discusses how technological development, especially in cryptography and energy use, historically fueled the escalation of warfare—from the Gatling gun to nuclear arms—and how Bitcoin’s cryptographic resilience offers a tool for resistance.
He conceptualizes Bitcoin as a "metaphysical other," an entity that refuses to be fully known or controlled, empowering individuals with sovereignty over their wealth. This, Kas argues, creates a new “rebel territory” that can subvert state-controlled violence and potentially diminish the scale of conflict globally.