Loki is not a character in the cinematographic universe of Marvel, or of the HQ Marvel. He is a god from Norse mythology. Among the various mythologies of different civilizations, he is the god of trickery, mischief, but also of unconventional strategies, he is also linked to magic and can take any form you like.
He does not belong to the Aesir, true sons of Odin, or belonging to Asgard - a mythical place where mortals who died in combat were greeted with celebration - although he lives with them.
Its exploits in Norse mythology suggest that it is a symbol of evil, treacherous, and unreliable - although evil, for Viking culture, came from Hella, whence it is also the root of the word HELL: hell, in contemporary times;
In the peomas in which he is quoted, his antics often cause short-term problems for the Aesir, but the Aesir often benefit, in the end, from Loki's antics.
This adds another dimension to Loki's achievements: has he set up a ruse, or a strategy to benefit those who rely on him?
He is among the most complex figures in Norse mythology precisely because of this duality.
He has a great sense of strategy and uses his skills for his own interests, involving intrigue and complex lies.
His origin not Aesir, but from the giants, makes his relationship with the other gods troubled. According to Norse legends he would lead an army in Ragnarok.
However, according to the same mythology, he is respected by Thor - his brother in battle.
It is he who retrieves Thor's hammer, the Mjölnir, stolen by the giants during a fight, and that Thor, at the height of his arrogance, was the calculations of battle.
It is also he who obtains some of the gods' most precious artifacts: Odin's own spear Gungnir, Sif's golden hair and Freyr's magical ship Skidbladnir.
These references come from the Edda in verse, compiled in the 13th century from traditional sources.
In the prose Edda and the Heimskringla, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.
He also appears in Rune Poems, Poetry of the Scalds, and Scandinavian folklore.
There are theories that connect the character with air or fire, and that he may be the same figure as the god Lóðurr, one of Odin's brothers.
With all these elements, Loki, from the Marvel universe, actually does almost the same things (watch the infinite jewels saga and watch Loki's behavior!) but with a contemporaneity that mirrors the actual human being.
In the series aimed at him, the full dimension of his antics is demonstrated. Plus a surprising first season finale worthy of the late Stan Lee.
Disney has done well to buy Marvel - although many who read it will want to differ, as they did in talking about the same thing that happened with Star Wars. Disney has eternalized Marvel and, just like in Star Wars, the commercial side of Disney has licensed and given global reach to all movie characters.
Loki, very well played by Tom Hiddleston, is shown, quite literally, in all his faces, contradictions, emotions and strategies.
This god remembers the best and worst of human beings, in terms of confusion and the ability to get around them. It also iconizes people's current capacity for exaggerated and mediatic self-centeredness.
These tricks, stratagems and confusion are also the synthesis of what is happening with the cryptocurrency system: a division of those who see only one way, trying to destroy others and others, who understand that the ramifications of cryptocurrencies are healthy and good for the strengthening of the system as a whole.
To those who have put bitcoin and ethereum on a pillar and are worshiping and deifying those gods who, like loki, also cause confusion for their own benefit but who, in the end, benefit everyone.
To those who say that one must flee from them, because Alcoin's divergence is the salvation and the future of cryptocurrencies.
Fact that as long as they hear Hella disguised as Loki in the cryptocurrency system or, for the Christian view: as long as the deceivers of hell are dragging mortals into their furnaces, the cryptocurrency system will be doomed to marginality.
Loki, finally, is an anti-hero with biases for good, even if crookedly, than for evil.
Cryptocurrencies have, in fact, this same spirit: when cryptocurrency "sages" "guess" where it is going or what will happen, constantly - as in the last week the fall of the ethereum - cryptocurrencies tend to surprise.
The problem is that, unlike Loki, a myth, cryptocurrencies' mood swings almost always lead to losses.
Loki works, for his success, in human duplicity, in the arrogance of others and in the propensity of man to always think he is right.
So, dear reader, how many times Loki blew tempting gains in your ear, only to show that they were just illusions?
Finally, like all mythology, narrated gods are usually mirrors of real human thought or behaviors demonstrated by iconic characters to teach moral lessons!
It's always good, when walking through the world of cryptocurrencies, to observe how much Loki deceives, especially in the manipulations of tokens and hidden fees.
Loki may be fantasy, but his tricks and deceptions, at least in cryptocurrencies, are always present!
