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Gloria opens by emphasizing her role as a Bitcoin Core maintainer, a position of influence often misunderstood. She asserts that her power is primarily technical and transparent: she can submit code changes, but these are subject to rigorous checks within a highly decentralized community. She clarifies that no single individual can unilaterally implement protocol changes—everything is publicly verifiable, and community consensus acts as a safeguard against malicious alterations.