I remember that years ago people were eagerly waiting for their financial independence. It was like they were awakened from something and suddenly wanted that freedom. This was even before Bitcoin, at a time when people started hunting for opportunities to make money online.
There was huge ambition in this, and it’s ironic that Bitcoin brought that independence. Independence to transact in a truly decentralized manner—but that didn’t last. Yes, it didn’t last as the same goals Bitcoin brought to life by the genius Satoshi: peer-to-peer electronic cash system; years later it became something different.
The white paper is clear on one aspect that is important to financial independence: “no banks needed for people to transact.” But the same people who fought for their financial independence are the ones giving banks and financial institutions the ability to control people’s funds using ETFs and other centralized custodial services.
It seems they gave up their will to transact freely and gave these institutions the right to control their fate. Bitcoin (BTC) is today hijacked, and people who hold it aren’t cypherpunks anymore—they are Wall Street folks. BTC has become a huge speculation vehicle, and people don’t use it anymore, except for investment or emergencies, when they “can” accept paying those exorbitant fees.
Of course, the ones who are blind about BTC won’t agree with anything I mention here. They will make themselves dumb when they aren’t. The cypherpunk movement ended a long time ago in the BTC community, and now it relies on Bitcoin Cash (BCH). Yes, you heard it well.
No matter what BTC maximalists can say about BCH, it keeps following the Satoshi Nakamoto path: a coin to be used, accessible to all, without impediments caused by fees or anything else. Satoshi’s dream was giving people the power to transact freely, cheaply, and peer-to-peer anywhere in the world. This way, they could create decentralized economies based on BCH, which keeps money within that specific local community.
BCH stands for freedom—to use your money whenever you see fit, non-custodial, cheap, and to get all your payments completed instantly.
Closing Statement
Freedom is not something you ask for—it’s something you claim. BCH represents that claim. It is money without masters, a system without gatekeepers, and a tool for people who refuse to be controlled by banks, governments, or middlemen. If we value liberty, we must use it, share it, and build with it every day. Because the only true financial independence is the one you hold in your own hands.
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