Faced with the growing power of this movement, companies and their executives take a dim view of this parallel society. They see the sect as a threat, attracting workers and undermining the economic order they dominate. In response, several companies secretly join forces to form the Coalition of Free Traders. They employ bounty hunters to capture Satoshians outside the citadels and recover the accumulated bitcoin, injecting them into the declining markets.

Feeling threatened, the Cult of Bitcoin begins to form its own militia, the Guardians of the Chain, made up of mercenaries and digital warriors ready to do anything to defend the ideals of bitcoin. They infiltrate rival companies, using cyber-attacks to destabilize the Coalition's financial networks and infrastructures. The Guardians also launch “forced requisition” operations, recovering valuable assets by “expunging” the digital accounts of those they deem unworthy of owning cryptocurrencies.

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