โOnly the government obtains its revenue through coercion and violence, that is, by the direct threat of confiscation or imprisonment if payment is not made. This coercive levy is taxation.โ
โ Murray Rothbard
โก A solo miner just found a Bitcoin block!
๐ #939,724 | ๐ฐ 3.17 BTC | ๐งฎ 3,815 txs
๐ 2026-03-07 15:44:12 UTC
๐ Block #1 today from this miner
For most of history, three things were controlled:
Money.
Speech.
And the flow of value between people.
Kings controlled it.
States controlled it.
Banks and corporations inherited it.
Then something unexpected happened.
A quiet rebellion of protocols.
Bitcoin removed rulers from money.
Nostr removes rulers from speech.
Lightning removes friction from value.
No throne to seize.
No headquarters to raid.
No switch to turn off.
Just mathematics.
Open networks.
And individuals choosing freedom.
The old world was built on permission.
The new one is built on protocols.
And itโs already running.
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They can print money.
They can censor platforms.
They can manipulate narratives.
But they cannot stop:
Bitcoin.
Nostr.
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Freedom by design.