The code itself stays static unless someone edits it — and those edits only matter if the fork becomes dominant.
If the code remains static unless developers edit it, then how can the system be self-improving?
If we are talking about Darwinian "survival of the fittest" for forks, then yeah, Bitcoin and many altcoins fit that description. But that doesnt mean they are "self-improving systems." There is no magical self-improvement happening beyond human developers building, and users choosing.
Most crypto projects evolve accidentally through community decisions. The Grand Plan is different — it's a self-refining strategy, not just a coin.
It actively tests and evolves its own growth methods (message variants, forks, utility incentives), using memetic and behavioral feedback loops. So while the code stays static, the system itself is designed to improve — not just wait for developers or hype.
Think of it as:
Bitcoin = passive evolution
The Grand Plan = engineered recursive evolution