Reed on Nostr: Apathy is the biggest threat to Bitcoin. If no one cares about any of the cypherpunk ...
Apathy is the biggest threat to Bitcoin. If no one cares about any of the cypherpunk and sound money ethos from which it was born, Bitcoin will be co-opted; it's rules will be changed and it's immutability will be called into question.
Maybe this takes 4 generations, maybe 8 or 16, but it will be an ever present threat to Bitcoin that we, the people, will need to remain vigilant to protect.
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