Since inception of human memory, time had an invisible leak. You worked. You saved. Someone else issued the money and held the custody. They decided what your time was worth. Then, quietly, something new appeared. For the first time in history, you can store your time in money no one else can print and no one else can hold for you. It’s the first time humans can keep the full value of their hours without permission. Self custody is time. store it?
For 300 years the pattern repeated Central banks fund wars Wars reshape borders Debt replaces gold Institutions enforce the currency Finance absorbs industry Asset managers absorb finance Tech absorbs behavior Bank of England β†’ Federal Reserve β†’ Bretton Woods β†’ IMF β†’ Wall Street β†’ Index funds β†’ Surveillance era Then in 2010, for the first time in history, money appeared that you can hold without a bank, a state, or an institution. That is the historical break. Every system before required you to trust someone to hold your wealth. Bitcoin lets you opt out. A peaceful boycott of a 300 year monetary pattern. Self custody is the only protest available.