Bitcoin offers its users many advantages, but perhaps the most important one is an unprecedented level of freedom. And that freedom comes in many different ways: financial freedom from not having to rely on existing infrastructure, for sure, but also the mental freedom of being in control of your own funds and technology. Banks and financial institutions have been slowly weaving a cocoon, tying people into using their services without any alternatives. And for most consumers, that works perfectly fine, as they are more than happy to stick to what they know. After all, if the system isn’t broken, why try to fix it, right? But bitcoin does offer a viable alternative. But in order to achieve true financial freedom, a critical mass of bitcoin adoption first must be achieved.