Bitcoin as a Tool for a Green Revolution!
In 2017, the Bitcoin community went through a major struggle over the optimal size of mined blocks. Although the technical details of the “Forking Wars” are beyond the scope of this discussion, I can say that the community ultimately decided to adopt smaller block sizes to keep its control decentralized. This decision could become a turning point in the action to stop global pollution and potentially end the current war around Bitcoin’s brand image as a legitimate currency… Or a fake, unreliable, fiat money wanna-be, once and for all.
Stepping Away from the Herd
Bitcoin is a globally accessible, digital financial asset. It’s the only completely secure one in its category. And it’s the only truly independent asset with no CEO, no boards, no nationality. It’s a mathematical algorhythm that does what it’s supposed to do no matter what the context, the politics or the expectations are. It’s magic!
Yet, it’s been striving to prove its worth as a safe investment since its inception. This is the brand strategy of almost all businesses in investment category: safety and stability. Due to its complex technology understood by only a few developers, a rocky price history and the cutthroat competition of the “safe investing” category, Bitcoin hasn’t looked very safe for investors who rely on trade volumes, stock prices, and influencer opinion.
The Economic Report of the U.S. President released this March even portrayed it as an unreliable asset favored by criminals. Despite its whopping 1000X returns for investors, Bitcoin is still considered a fringe asset and most advisors recommend only a 5% allocation for diversification.
Nevertheless, as a futurist, a children’s advocate, and brand strategist who cares about the future, I believe that Bitcoin is an essential tool we need to nourish and protect. So, I did a little brainstorming that I’ll share here.
Does the Earth need Saving?
Earth, is not doing well today. Microplastic particles are now discovered in every human organ checked. The average person has 200 or so toxic chemicals flowing in his/her bloodstream at any given time. Together, these two problems alone are enough to kill our immune system cells 3 times faster than normal. They trigger a low grade systemic autoimmune activation all over our organism, including in the brain.
A known outcome of systemic inflammation is lethargy and foggy brain. When these exposures last long enough, and without the appropriate discharge of the toxicity they bring, most of us develop diseases like Alzheimer’s, various cancers, diabetes or heart diseases which make it even harder to take risks and get excited about new technologies like Bitcoin.
Looking at the chart above, you can see that people in their 40’s and 50’s today grew up in a relatively cool, “normal” Earth. Things are expected to change for those born today; unless we do something about it.
The climate change isn’t just about changing of the weather due to the pollution caused by greenhouse gasses. It’s threatening to trigger many toxic cycles we can’t even imagine today. For example, as climate warms, pests are getting larger, they’re more active and reproducing more. This is likely going to lead to more use of pesticides globally and when that reaches underground waterways, we’ll have much more toxic water sources than we do today. This will increase the percentage of toxicity in our blood, which will have health consequences.
By 2030, we expect things on Earth to start becoming much more unpleasant than the sporadic extreme events we have today. So, our goal is to reduce methane and CO2 pollution in the atmosphere by half by 2030. This is possible with global collaboration, coordination and leadership of scientists, not politicians (with all due respect). We also want to replace plastics completely with alternatives by 2027 and figure out the best way to gather and dispose of decomposing plastics by 2025.
A lot of work, very short time? Yes. Because it’s such an important cause and heavy lifting that must be done, we can’t mind borders, dictatorships, ignorance, greed or politics when tackling this existential problem. We can’t give the power to solve the problems to a group of ivy league researchers and wait, either. Solutions can come from anyone, anywhere. So we must stay open to our brothers and sisters around the world in this special project.
Can we Trust Bitcoin?
To the uninitiated, Bitcoin’s erratic price fluctuations may seem like a risky gamble. Without understanding the economic turmoil caused by the government shutdown and FED rate hikes in 2022, they may not appreciate how Bitcoin weathered the political and economic storm, which is a testament to its stability even in the face of crisis.
Those who are unfamiliar with the transparency of blockchain may not realize that criminals can be easily traced there. This reality not only debunks theories about criminal activity going unnoticed on the Bitcoin network, it also offers a solution to prevent theft during times of environmental crises. Even when all hell breaks loose and billions of people get displaced at the same time, unsure of how they will access their money, how they will use it to build a new life for themselves.
Its stability, and security are nothing compared to the true potential of Bitcoin to unite humanity and promote a sustainable future for Life on Earth.
As Einstein famously said, “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
With its distinctive approach, unlike anything we have seen before, Bitcoin provides a new way of thinking about wealth and investment, one that is not based solely on chance, following the price or suggestions of influencers.
Let’s Talk about VALUE for a Green Future
Bitcoin can be the financial instrument where rewards for preventing an apocalyptic world can flow to people around the world instantly. For example, carbon credit can be paid in real time, thanks to Bitcoin and the lightning network. Imagine the motivating power of seeing the atmospheric carbon decrease and your bank account increase! Countries with the most pollution or pollutants might have industries that thrive on these pollution reduction efforts.
Scientists and engineers everywhere can be supported, transactions can be made instantly without dealing with inefficiencies of Fiat. Because the Bitcoin network is parallel to normal financial markets, getting a special status for climate work related exchanges shouldn’t be as difficult.
Why not Another Digital Currency?
Sure, there are many other digital currencies that can be used for instant payments around the world. Bitcoin is the only one that’s independent of any nation’s or organization’s ownership and bias. It’s decentralized, meaning, small blocks of ownership are scattered around the world and major decisions emerge bottom-up, from managers of these blocks, rather than get pushed top-down from heads of central banks as happens with fiat. Bitcoin is also the only asset out there without a founder or a CEO. So, it can’t be easily manipulated, it’s owner can’t be threatened, bribed or forced into doing things biased for one person or group.
In a world stressed with resource scarcity, having unbiased global monetary systems will be helpful. Even today, we’re feeling the pangs of not having enough resources for industrial growth. Countries go to war over grain, water and oil… So, if we’re to unite without resentment and hatred around a cause to improve life, we need an unbiased channel for resource allocation, like Bitcoin.
Bitcoin is also a great vehicle for international celebration of the beautiful Earth we inhabit today! It can be used for travel and trade without any concern about exchange fees, loss of time or simple inconvenience of searching for exchange stores in the middle of areas without many other tourists.
Bitcoin is not just any asset or currency. It’s a safeguard for the future of Life on Earth. It’s about the light of Love that goes into building great things as a united world. I believe it to be one of the few gifts of God to help us through a difficult time in human history. Calling it an “asset” is nothing but an understatement of the millenia. The moment we stop trying to make Bitcoin something it’s not, when we stop confining it to stock exchanges and start using it’s true power to help us reward those who clean the Earth, the everyday investor will start seeing Bitcoin without the cloud of misunderstandings that surround it today. When more people get to know Bitcoin, more people will Love it!
