Why is racism incompatible with cryptocurrencies and blockchain?

If there is one ideology that goes against that of blockchain, it is that of racism.

I wanted to talk about this because a minor controversy has surfaced regarding tweets deemed "racist" by the founder of the Audius project. Cooper Turley wrote of his regrets about these tweets, which date back to his adolescence, and explained that he has changed since then.

This made me want to write about it because from time to time I see certain projects appearing supported and created by people who claim to be far-right (in France, or elsewhere in the world, I am not going to give by name of course).

I wanted to clarify certain things (as much as I can), here, in an unpretentious article.

I was somewhat surprised to see these biographies of entrepreneurs at first, because blockchain and related projects are generally considered apolitical. Why? Well, do I need to remind you that Bitcoin has roots in anarchist and/or cypherpunk ideology ? It's true that, in reality, all political parties can claim Bitcoin as their own, given how much it fits into the broad spectrum of different ideologies.

It is not insignificant that governments have feared its use for a long time. Do you remember the bans on its use in this or that country which fell like cleavers in the void... States sought to destroy bitcoin before resigning themselves and seeing it as an asset, as shown by use of digital state currencies currently being developed in several countries around the world…)

In short, that's the first reason. Trivial. Obvious.

The second reason why Politics and Cryptocurrency are a bad combination is more subtle.

It is due to the fact that decentralization indirectly implies internationalization.

Let me explain.

The blockchain is based on the network system (therefore interconnected). To simplify, this involves people or computers being interconnected to form a network.

The idea of ​​Bitcoin was to create an economic system for all of humanity, without geographical distinction and even less nationality. Whether you're mustachioed, white, black or Chinese, protocol doesn't care. I am very serious. And, to be honest with you, we would be more concerned about the color of your underwear, because at least that gives us some funny information to sink our teeth into.

This tells you the importance of your nationality…

Do not take this for a far-fetched utopia of right-thinking people. This is pure pragmatism. It's even purely mathematical. Either the blockchain is global or it doesn't exist.

If Bitcoin for example was only used in one country, then it would lose its strength and be subject to its political power, for example. I could add that the biggest crypto projects were thought up and designed by developers from all over the world and the crypto universe would be very poor if the projects were nationalist or nationalized.

It is because Bitcoin has been used by all citizens around the world that it has grown to such an extent. There would not be as many followers, validators, and all these evangelists who, like religious people, had to travel the world...

Note: In response to the Cooper Turley controversy, I believe we must accept mistakes, especially when we are young. A person who acknowledges their errors has already done what needed to be done, and we should refrain from judging. Personally, I greatly appreciate Cooper Turley 's writings and thoughts , which offer truly in-depth reflections on blockchain (and I encourage you to read them if you enjoy this type of content).