Axel

“This technology goes around blockades and government restrictions, it allows you to move value without trusting anyone, it connects you to the world, and it allows you to empower yourself and do things that are otherwise impossible,” he said.”
― Alex Gladstein, Check Your Financial Privilege

“A large populace held in check by a small but powerful force is quite a common situation in our universe. And we know the major conditions wherein this large populace may turn upon its keepers— “One: When they find a leader. This is the most volatile threat to the powerful; they must retain control of leaders. “Two: When the populace recognizes its chains. Keep the populace blind and unquestioning. “Three: When the populace perceives a hope of escape from bondage. They must never even believe that escape is possible!”
― Frank Herbert, Children of Dune

“Let me issue and control a nation’s money, and I care not who writes the laws. — Amschel Rothschild”
― Erik Cason, Cryptosovereignty: The Encrypted Political Philosophy of Bitcoin

“is essentially to deny agency, to say we would all lie, cheat, and steal, all of the time, if only we knew for sure we would get away with it. Rather, we restrain from theft, destruction, and breach of contract because we respect the agency of others.”
― Allen Farrington, Bitcoin Is Venice: Essays on the Past and Future of Capitalism