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Bitcoin Nation Strategies: Cooperation
Bitcoin will emerge as the resource over which nations engage in fierce competition to increase their share of the pie. Similar to gold and oil in the past but a lot more cutthroat due to Bitcoin’s absolute finite supply.
National power will be equated to Bitcoin holdings and because no country is able to control Bitcoin, nations will compete with each other to increase their holdings. It will be a zero-sum game in which one nation will increase its Bitcoin at the cost of another nation.
One way nations will do this is via cooperation. These are the cooperation strategies I see nations engage in in the future:
1. Strategic Alliances for Joint Bitcoin Investments
Nations increase their Bitcoin reserves by forming coalitions to pool resources and jointly invest in Bitcoin mining or other Bitcoin infrastructure. Smaller nations, for example, could band together to share the risks and rewards of investing in Bitcoin infrastructure. By combining their strengths, these countries can compete with large nations in increasing their share of the Bitcoin pie.
2. Trade Agreements for Bitcoin Transactions
Nations can also accumulate Bitcoin by incorporating it into bilateral or multilateral trade agreements. By allowing Bitcoin to be used as a medium of exchange in international trade, nations not only bypass the nation-state control of fiat currencies but also increase their Bitcoin by providing the world goods and services.
3. Technology Sharing for Bitcoin Mining
Bitcoin mining relies on energy consumption and technological efficiency. By collaborating on more energy-efficient Bitcoin mining technologies, countries can reduce costs and increase their Bitcoin production. Sharing technical expertise and cheap energy resources and technologies can give cooperating nations a significant advantage in the Bitcoin mining space.
4. Bitcoin-Based Citizenship or Residency Programs
Another strategy is for nations to offer Bitcoin-based citizenship or residency programs. Countries could grant citizenship or residency to individuals who invest a certain amount in Bitcoin and Bitcoin-related industries. This approach will attract wealthy individuals and investors seeking tax-friendly jurisdictions or nations with favourable Bitcoin regulations, boosting Bitcoin inflows
This strategy ties Bitcoin accumulation to immigration policies, creating a mutually beneficial mechanism where nations attract global talent and capital and individuals gain legal residency in a Bitcoin-friendly nation.
5. Bitcoin-Based Global Resource Cartels
Nations could also form global monopolies that control the raw materials needed for Bitcoin mining, such as rare earth minerals used in mining hardware production. By monopolising these resources, cooperating nations will make it more difficult for others to scale their Bitcoin mining operations, giving the cartel members a competitive edge.
6. Smart Contracts for Sovereign Bitcoin Reserves
Another strategy would be for nations to use smart contracts to manage their diplomatic agreements. These contracts could be programmed to automatically execute Bitcoin transactions from their reserves if specific conditions are met (or not met), such as the fulfilment of trade agreements, defence pacts or non-aggression agreements. This will create trust between nations by making their actions more predictable.
It will also make international cooperation a lot more efficient and make obsolete the money-wasting bureaucracies attached to global institutions.
Cooperation is the Peaceful way for Nations to Increase their Bitcoin
As Bitcoin becomes the primary resource nations compete over, cooperation strategies will start to enter the scene. These are peaceful strategies that nations will use to increase their Bitcoin holding compared to competing nations.
Since it is impossible to conquer a nation’ Bitcoin reserves (like was the case with gold), cooperation might be the most rational way to increase a nation’s Bitcoin.
This would shift the paradigm from competition through war towards competition through cooperation, trade and producing value to the world.
Bitcoin will emerge as the resource over which nations engage in fierce competition to increase their share of the pie. Similar to gold and oil in the past but a lot more cutthroat due to Bitcoin’s absolute finite supply.
National power will be equated to Bitcoin holdings and because no country is able to control Bitcoin, nations will compete with each other to increase their holdings. It will be a zero-sum game in which one nation will increase its Bitcoin at the cost of another nation.
One way nations will do this is via cooperation. These are the cooperation strategies I see nations engage in in the future:
1. Strategic Alliances for Joint Bitcoin Investments
Nations increase their Bitcoin reserves by forming coalitions to pool resources and jointly invest in Bitcoin mining or other Bitcoin infrastructure. Smaller nations, for example, could band together to share the risks and rewards of investing in Bitcoin infrastructure. By combining their strengths, these countries can compete with large nations in increasing their share of the Bitcoin pie.
2. Trade Agreements for Bitcoin Transactions
Nations can also accumulate Bitcoin by incorporating it into bilateral or multilateral trade agreements. By allowing Bitcoin to be used as a medium of exchange in international trade, nations not only bypass the nation-state control of fiat currencies but also increase their Bitcoin by providing the world goods and services.
3. Technology Sharing for Bitcoin Mining
Bitcoin mining relies on energy consumption and technological efficiency. By collaborating on more energy-efficient Bitcoin mining technologies, countries can reduce costs and increase their Bitcoin production. Sharing technical expertise and cheap energy resources and technologies can give cooperating nations a significant advantage in the Bitcoin mining space.
4. Bitcoin-Based Citizenship or Residency Programs
Another strategy is for nations to offer Bitcoin-based citizenship or residency programs. Countries could grant citizenship or residency to individuals who invest a certain amount in Bitcoin and Bitcoin-related industries. This approach will attract wealthy individuals and investors seeking tax-friendly jurisdictions or nations with favourable Bitcoin regulations, boosting Bitcoin inflows
This strategy ties Bitcoin accumulation to immigration policies, creating a mutually beneficial mechanism where nations attract global talent and capital and individuals gain legal residency in a Bitcoin-friendly nation.
5. Bitcoin-Based Global Resource Cartels
Nations could also form global monopolies that control the raw materials needed for Bitcoin mining, such as rare earth minerals used in mining hardware production. By monopolising these resources, cooperating nations will make it more difficult for others to scale their Bitcoin mining operations, giving the cartel members a competitive edge.
6. Smart Contracts for Sovereign Bitcoin Reserves
Another strategy would be for nations to use smart contracts to manage their diplomatic agreements. These contracts could be programmed to automatically execute Bitcoin transactions from their reserves if specific conditions are met (or not met), such as the fulfilment of trade agreements, defence pacts or non-aggression agreements. This will create trust between nations by making their actions more predictable.
It will also make international cooperation a lot more efficient and make obsolete the money-wasting bureaucracies attached to global institutions.
Cooperation is the Peaceful way for Nations to Increase their Bitcoin
As Bitcoin becomes the primary resource nations compete over, cooperation strategies will start to enter the scene. These are peaceful strategies that nations will use to increase their Bitcoin holding compared to competing nations.
Since it is impossible to conquer a nation’ Bitcoin reserves (like was the case with gold), cooperation might be the most rational way to increase a nation’s Bitcoin.
This would shift the paradigm from competition through war towards competition through cooperation, trade and producing value to the world.