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Bitcoin creates a sovereign collective that transcends nation‑states, imposing law above the state.
  • Bitcoin’s protocol is immutable and enforced by cryptography, limiting any government’s ability to override it.
  • This creates a “government of governments” where the code itself is the highest authority, similar to law above state.
  • The network provides a universal, permissionless layer for value transfer, identity, and contracts.
  • By operating beyond borders, Bitcoin offers a global, neutral monetary system that can replace the dollar’s role.
  • The shift to a sovereign collective could reshape geopolitics, reducing the power of traditional states.
Balaji SrinivasanThe Peter McCormack Show01:00:01

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Bitcoin is a government of governments, a smart contract that constrains even a king. Balaji Srinivasan
It's a sovereign collective, law above state. Balaji Srinivasan

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