Quote from: OroroMunroe on Today at 01:48:07 PM

More than mildly, it annoys us that we have the tools to be truly sovereign and yet we continue to submit our ourselves, and our bitcoin, to centralised authorities. "Privacy is necessary for an open society in the electronic age"; yet KYC is demanded before we can trade."Not your keys, not your coins"; yet millions of bitcoin sit in the vaults of custodial exchanges and wallets.

For monetary liberty to be widespread it must be part of the social contract. We must come together to deploy decentralised systems that maintain Bitcoin's promise of sovereignty. These tools already exist and they are improving.

It's possible and advised not to store BTC on exchanges for a long time, so having your keys and your bitcoins is not that hard. Moreover, KYC is not required everywhere, so one can choose a place where it's not enforced. Regarding Bitcoin as a sovereign, I haven't heard this one before. I've read the article now, and I think it's fair that Bitcoin should be treated with no less respect that dollar has. However, I am not sure whether sovereignty is the correct word here. Perhaps what you're talking about is covered by decentralization and, maybe, independence. But this world is built on collaborations and interconnections, so Bitcoin should not stand aside, not willing to compromise even a bit.