Some say Bitcoin is too difficult to understand, and blockchain technology is overwhelming. Ordinary people cannot grasp concepts like hashing algorithms, proof of work, and private/public keys, so they dismiss it all as a bubble, a scam, or hype.
But what I want to say is: you may not understand blockchain, but you cannot be unaware of the civilizational revolution that Bitcoin represents.
Because of Bitcoin, it has never been just 'technological innovation'; it is a reconstruction of value consensus, a challenge to the entire financial system, trust mechanisms, and power distribution methods. For the first time in hundreds of years, it allows a group of people who do not know each other to reach consensus, trade freely, and store value without the participation of a central authority.
The significance of this matter is far deeper than 'how much the price has risen'.
Bitcoin challenges our understanding of 'money'.
We have been accustomed since childhood to view money as paper currency, bank deposits, and government-issued items. But the truth is, the essence of this 'fiat currency' is merely a consensus backed by state violence, and it can be abused, devalued, frozen, or censored at any time.
Bitcoin completely overturns all of this. It is a form of currency that is decentralized, immutable, globally accepted, and has a fixed supply. It tells us: 'The trust in currency does not need to be supported by power, but can be established through mathematics and transparent consensus.'
This is not an upgrade of financial tools; it is a transfer of power structures.
Bitcoin reshapes our reliance on 'trust'.
In the past, we relied on banks, states, and credit rating agencies. Due to information asymmetry and system opacity, we were forced to 'trust those in power'. This is also why financial crises, bank failures, and capital controls keep recurring—once power is monopolized, it is easily abused.
Bitcoin is completely transparent, open-source, and public. It does not require you to trust its 'CEO', because it has none. It does not need you to trust any central authority because the rules are written in code, and no one can alter them.
It is a 'trustless' system that allows everyone to control their own assets without relying on intermediaries.
It is not only currency but also a sovereign tool of the information age.
In this era where data is controlled, funds are restricted, and speech is censored, Bitcoin serves as a safe haven in the digital age. You can store it in your mind (mnemonic), cross borders, transfer funds without censorship, and your assets will not be frozen.
For people in countries with oppressive regimes, hyperinflation, or war, Bitcoin is not just an 'investment', but a tool for survival, a symbol of freedom.
You may not understand every line of code in blockchain, but you must understand: Bitcoin is not a technological trend; it is a civilizational revolution about 'who should control wealth sovereignty'.
It may not be everything about the future, but it could be the most important starting point of the future.
