The Gospel of Satoshi
Religious Parallels in the Bitcoin Phenomenon
By Jon Freeman
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A New Digital Faith
Bitcoin isn’t just money.
Behind the technology lies something deeper: belief. Its structure, origin, and community echo the architecture of religion. This whitepaper distills the core spiritual parallels behind the Bitcoin phenomenon.
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Key Ideas
Scripture in Code
Bitcoin’s blockchain is an immutable ledger—a sacred text of the digital age. It permits interpretation, but not revision.
The Messianic Founder
Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin’s anonymous creator, disappeared after releasing the whitepaper—mirroring a divine figure who initiates a movement and vanishes.
The Genesis Block
The first block embeds a critique of traditional finance—Bitcoin’s origin myth. Its unspendable reward is a symbolic act of sacrifice.
Evangelism and Faith
Bitcoiners “HODL” through volatility, preaching through podcasts, forums, and conferences. This is belief-driven adoption, not just speculation.
Forks as Schisms
Like religions, Bitcoin has experienced schisms—ideological splits such as Bitcoin Cash.
Decentralization as Salvation
Bitcoin promises freedom from centralized systems. It is a spiritual movement for the age of code.
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