Can Bitcoin truly maintain its apolitical, neutral status in a world that seems to be getting more fragmented? Or will it inevitably get drawn into geopolitical battles, even if it's just by association?
Curious to hear the community's thoughts on this complex topic. Is neutrality its biggest strength, or its biggest challenge in the coming years?
I think Yes, because major countries have already started regulating Bitcoin, and that adds weight to the idea that it can’t be banned globally. One country might be against it, but another will embrace it. Bitcoin has already proven its usefulness as some nations have even used it to bypass financial restrictions. And the fact that it's still stable despite news of wars between countries says a lot about its resilience.
This isn’t an asset that can be controlled by just one powerful nation, its strength comes from being decentralized, with interest and support coming from all over the world. As long as many people and institutions have a stake in Bitcoin, its foundation remains solid, and there’s little reason to worry about its long-term future.
What would have become the fears of many people around the globe about bitcoin getting to lose it's apolitical (nonpartisan) phenomenon is if there was a living figure existing as an owner. I think that Satoshi Nakamoto has thought of a lot of situations that may interfere with the decentralisation and the potential of bitcoin as a digital currency, hence his disappearance, leaving the coin to no single entity but to a decentralised ecosystem.