042 Pincer Movement

Published: April 9, 2019, midnight

Out of distrust in centralised financial systems, came Bitcoin. And from Bitcoin, blockchains. In the future, what if blockchains are used for something other than their original intent? Could a solution to a debt crisis, an idea born to democratise citizens control of their assets, be used as a system of control? With the public long gone, is this why the big players are interested in cryptocurrencies?