Quote from: Vincom on April 10, 2024, 10:43:38 PM

Quote from: barto123 on April 10, 2024, 10:08:43 PM

Between chain analytics companies, BlackRock, Saylor, centralized exchanges/government approval, demonizing/de-listing of privacy coins & wallets....etc, one has to wonder...has Bitcoin been infiltrated by global elite?

There is clearly a global agenda to gain control of populations, through every possible means. IMO, you have to very ignorant at this point to think otherwise.

Is Bitcoin really freedom money?

I used to worry about this too, when BTC was flowing into the accounts of whales in this market instead of becoming a means of payment or an asset for everyone. This could really affect the level of market manipulation in the future, when the majority of the circulating supply is already in the hands of the wealthy and allows them to pump/dump to create volatility and maximize profits. I don't like this at all, I don't want to be just a small fish in the waves created by whales.

However, BTC belongs to everyone, meaning everyone has the right to buy, own and use BTC, including large organizations with billions of dollars in assets. We cannot prevent them from doing so, just as they cannot prevent us from buying or moving BTC. I think this is part of a free market and it is up to us, including small investors and whales, to shape the future of BTC together.

Right now, I don't know what the future of BTC will be, maybe it will become a global reserve asset, or just a financial instrument similar to stocks in the hands of whales.

They can't stop us buying BTC (yet) & vice versa, however I'm not talking about the supply of coins & who owns what.

I'm talking about their tentacles reaching far & wide within the Bitcoin ecosystem. they own mining companies, exchanges, wallets etc. then you have the largest interface on top pushing their digital surveillance agenda - government. They are pushing bitcoin to be bagged & tagged. Yes, they can't control the network as a whole. However, they can use government to control everything around it. They can use the threat of violence (law) & extortion (taxes) to control the people who use it. They can restrict undesirable people from using the internet when the CBDC/digital ID's come online. It may be very hard to use the internet if you don't wish to comply.

To me, it looks like Bitcoin is becoming a government approved coin. Sure the media will throw lots of stories out to make you believe Bitcoiners are radical etc. That we're going against the system - but are we really?

They do fear Bitcoiners who take custody of their coins & use privacy best practice. These type of people are making real change. The trend I'm noticing though - a lot are using Monero to make transactions instead. These types of Bitcoiners understand there's no freedom without privacy. As things get more dystopian, I think others will realize this too.