Bitcoin was born in the ashes of the 2008 global financial crisis—a direct challenge to central banks, fiat money, and non-transparent systems of control. It was literally the money of misfits, visionaries and hackers who believed in freedom through code. Fast forward to today, financial institutions are offering Bitcoin ETFs, governments are buying and hodling Bitcoin, corporate treasuries are stacking sats, and regulators are cautiously stepping in.

So here is the tension, has Bitcoin’s revolutionary edge been delayed by its growing acceptance? Or is this just the next phase of the resistance, one where Bitcoin quietly penetrates the system from within and then bending it towards something better?

What do you all think please?

Does mainstream adoption compromise Bitcoin’s fundamental values and principles?

Is this integration necessary to bring about real change?

Can Bitcoin remain radical if it becomes the new financial standard?


Please drop your thoughts. Curious to see where the plebs, the OGs, and the new blood stand on this one.