Core Philosophy - The industry emphasizes individual control and freedom, originating from the cypherpunk movement [1] - The industry aims to prevent centralized control by financial institutions [1] Key Principle - The industry advocates for users to manage their own cryptographic keys [1]

RT sudo rm -rf --no-preserve-root / (@pcaversaccio)oh boy we've come a long way. Exactly ten years ago, we lit a beacon against the darkness of surveillance and control. But Ethereum was never just code - it was a clear declaration: that individuals deserve _sovereignty_ over their money, their identity, and the systems they rely on.Ethereum's mission was, is, and will never be about speculation. It's about fucking resistance. It's about building systems no ruler can censor, no corporation can own, and no a ...

I think it’s exactly that…These are OG cypherpunks that believed in anonymous, peer to peer exchange of capitalThe original thesis for bitcoin itself.IMO that entire thesis is gone now that big banks, public companies, and ETFs are the heavy buyers of this asset.It’s not the same message, it’s not the same idea, and to many of them, it’s past what it was originally presented as.Not saying that’s a bad thing just saying what the original white paper was vs what it is playing out as, it’s slowly becoming the ...