Quote from: worldtraveller321 on May 19, 2025, 09:32:11 PM

a way for individuals to hold and transfer value without government oversight or interference.

Nah. It doesn't have to be the government because Bitcoin was created as a means to hold assets and transfer payments without the trust of a third party (which could be anyone that's not involved in the transaction process).

Quote from: worldtraveller321 on May 19, 2025, 09:32:11 PM

Its roots lie in libertarian ideals, appealing to anyone skeptical of state power — left, right, or neither. But today, a strange new political narrative has taken shape: has Bitcoin become the darling of the right wing?

It depends on your personal understanding and usage of Bitcoin.
We have some people who use Bitcoin as an asset, and we have some who use it as currency. If you see Bitcoin as your right wing, so be it, but no one can ignore the fact that it's a true liberating digital asset.

Quote from: worldtraveller321 on May 19, 2025, 09:32:11 PM

Prominent right-wing figures like Donald Trump and Canada’s Pierre Poilievre have loudly embraced Bitcoin, often tying it to populist ideas of “freedom” from government control and anti-central bank rhetoric. Trump has even begun promoting his own crypto-themed NFTs and memecoins. In the U.S. and abroad, Bitcoin is increasingly framed as a political tool by conservative movements — especially those leaning toward the radical right — to push back against what they claim are overreaches by the state and globalist institutions.

People intend to create a FUD or misinformation about something they don't understand its potential or wish it varnish but waxing stronger.
You said it yourself that Bitcoin was unfairly blamed as a political tool for conservative.
Out of curiosity. Do you use AI to generate this content?

People like Trump sees the potential and the chance presented by crypto at all and decided to use it for their own selfish gain and I don't see any reason why Bitcoin should be blame or tarnish for that because this is not the first time we will see influenced/powerful people using something to enrich themselves.