Bitcoin and the Uncoiling Spring: Defunding the State by Changing the Money.

We stand at a pivotal moment in history. For the first time, we have a viable exit. We can build a parallel economy, a new financial infrastructure that is open, neutral, and resistant to censorship.

Governments don’t run on power. They run on money.

This statement feels counterintuitive. We are taught that power flows from the ballot box, the barrel of a gun, or the consent of the governed. We see the pageantry of elections, the authority of law enforcement, and the gravitas of judicial chambers as the very architecture of the State. But these are m…