Return to Roots

Thoughts on the new narrative

“I've been working on a new electronic cash system that's fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted third party.”—Satoshi Nakamoto

Bitcoin is no longer a dream. It’s real.

ETFs trade it.

Governments hoard it.

Loans lean on it.

They call it "gold 2.0." But it’s lost something. It was built to be spent. Not just stacked. This is about bringing it back. Making it cash again. We’ll walk through where it stands, what’s gone wrong, and why moving it matters.

The Shift

Bitcoin’s big now.

Wall Street bets on it through ETFs.

Nations pile it up like treasure.

Banks craft products around it.

It’s got clout. But that clout’s a chain. Satoshi didn’t dream of vaults. He wrote of cash. Free. Peer-to-peer. We’ve drifted.

It’s a storehouse now, not a stream.

“Wall Street works hard to make sure we focus on growing our net worth, but is that truly our goal? Is “more and more” really the answer, or are you being tricked into being a consumer who asks the wrong questions?”—Christopher Manske, Outsmart the Money Magicians

The Fight Over Size

There was a war once. The Blocksize Wars. Some said make the blocks big. More trades, more reach. Others said keep them small.

Stay free, stay ours.

Small won. Freedom held. But the cost was scale. Bitcoin chokes on big crowds. It can’t flow fast yet. That’s the hurdle. We need it to move.

The Big Players

Institutions jumped in. BlackRock. Governments too. It’s a badge for Bitcoin. More eyes, more hands, more trust. The price rises. Cash pours in. But there’s a shadow.

BlackRock’s no villain.

Just a hunter. They’ve played this game forever. They can rattle the market. Drop the price. Scoop it up. Small fry lose out. Whales get fat.

Then the world stage.

The dollar’s a club. Sanctions swing it. Bitcoin could be next. Nations might trade it. Twist it. Fight with it. Prices jump. Crash. You’re stuck holding ash. Freedom slips.

Big players lift Bitcoin. But they could cage it. That’s not the plan.

Who Holds It

Numbers don’t lie.

Crypto’s in 5% of hands globally. Bitcoin’s half that. Tiny reach. And the split: 67% sits with us. Not them. Not yet. That’s the chance. We decide what it becomes. Not the suits.

Back to the Start

Jack Dorsey gets it.

He wants Bitcoin in Signal. Privacy plus cash. No gatekeepers. NOSTR too—pay the maker, skip the platform. Straight. Clean.

Proton Mail built a wallet. Easy. New folks can grab it, hold it, use it. That’s the spark. Tools for the rest of us.

But there’s a snag.

People say, "Save Bitcoin, spend dollars." It feels right. Protect the pile. It’s not.

Dollars need permission. Banks pull strings. Bitcoin doesn’t. Anyone can send it. No nod required.

Hoarding it while burning dollars props up the old way. Bitcoin’s here to snap that. It’s not just a safe. It’s money. It’s got to roll.

The Gold Trap

They call it "digital gold."

A bunker for wealth. It’s true enough. Scarce. Solid. But that’s not the whole tale. It was made to trade. To pulse. Not to sit.

Old economics says it: good money needs motion. Save some, spend some. Lock it up, it’s a ghost. Let it flow, it breathes.

The Fix

Bitcoin’s alive when it’s useful. Not just buried. We can steer it. Make it cash again.

Scale it up. Lightning Network was a shot. Quick. Cheap. More deals done. It’s rough, but it’s something.

Spend it. Buy a beer. Tip a writer. Settle a debt. Each move grows the web. Dollars fuel the past. Bitcoin builds tomorrow.

It’s not finished. It’s not just a prize. It’s a tool. Let it run.

Money moves

It has to.

Bitcoin was forged for trade. Not to rust. Austrian minds carved that truth. Saving sits still. Using strides forward.

Hoarding chokes it. Bitcoin craves air. Craves hands swapping. Not cold vaults.

Time cuts deep. Clutch it too long, it fades. Spend it, it burns bright.

Scarcity’s a start. Gold flowed. Bitcoin must too. Each trade shouts. Each hold whispers.

Save if you dare. But hear this: Bitcoin thrives when it runs. Not when it dreams.

"Money is different... since the only use of money is for exchange and reckoning."—Murray N Rothbard

The Call

Bitcoin started as cash. Free. Ours. No masters. We’ve let it drift. A trophy now. A pawn for the big.

It’s not over. We’ve got the bulk. We can use it. Spend it. Shape it.

Move Bitcoin. Cut the ropes. Forge what’s next.

This is Bitcoin’s story.

From a wild idea to a tamed asset. But it’s not done. It’s ours to turn back. To make it flow. To keep it free. Think on it. Act on it. That’s the way.

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