Bitcoin Adoption If We Speak Elite’s Language – Bitcoin Magazine
This is an opinion editorial by Cam Randell, a Bitcoiner who believes that Bitcoin is the key technology in the quest for privacy.
It’s hard to admit, since many of the core values of Bitcoin are libertarian and anti-government, but someone needs to start trying to get more countries to adopt Bitcoin. For Bitcoin, it is not necessarily necessary for its existence, but it is definitely worth the effort, because of how useful it would be to have governments that encourage Bitcoin use through favorable regulation.
This is what JAN3 aims to do. Samson Mow is the CEO and he is on a mission to orange pill politicians around the world to help them build their own Bitcoin standard. It may sound like a contradiction, but when you think about it carefully, it is wise to consider that the State can be a cruel enemy, so it is better to win them over to our cause.
Clarity versus doubt
As with all major issues regarding Bitcoin, there are many questions. In fact, this goal is an entirely new undertaking. There is no tutorial on how to build these things. There are no examples in history. This is a project that is innovative in itself.
So… how do we do this? How do we convince global leaders? How do we show them that Bitcoin is truly a revolutionary tool and that starting their own Bitcoin lane can bring profit and prosperity to their economies?
Maybe one recent announcement from JAN3, can help us bring some clarity to this.
At the Baltic Honey Badger this year, in Riga, Latvia, Mow announced that Prince Philip of Serbia has joined the company as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). He will help continue the mission that Mow and his company started in El Salvador.
So why is this important? Commenting on the announcement, Adam Back, a well-known cypherpunk and also the CEO of Blockstream, one of the most prominent companies in the Bitcoin industry, said that this is something he imagined for himself… But why? I think it’s because a prince speaks the language of the elites. Is not just a group of niche geeks trying to do something; this is someone who is part of your same group.
Link to embedded Adam Back tweet above.
Having a Bitcoiner do this job would be wonderful, but if it just so happens that this Bitcoiner is also the Prince of Serbia, the mission may be far more likely to be accomplished.
But don’t take this the wrong way. This is not a way to perpetuate the elites and their power, but a way to create a movement towards the conquest of many of the global leaders by speaking their own language and answering the questions they must have in terms they can understand. Again: It’s harder if you’re a shadowy super coder rather than part of the pre-established royals.
These are the first steps in a strategy that could lead to the next El Salvador or Lugano.
This is a guest post by Cam Randell. Opinions expressed are entirely their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of BTC, Inc. or Bitcoin Magazine.
