Gold has traditionally played the role of a conservative and uncorrelated investment vehicle, but that is starting to be seriously challenged by Bitcoin.
The debate around the next change to Bitcoin is focused almost entirely on covenants. Having already implemented numerous covenants, Liquid presents a great learning opportunity in that discussion.
It has been fifteen years since the original Bitcoin white paper was published on the cryptography mailing list. Those fifteen years have been a wild ride of progress and new ideas.
When and if the government cracks down on Bitcoiners and free speech, having a resilient social layer can make all of the difference between thriving and unable to function in society.
Despite many jurisdictions with uncertain or disapproving legal stances, African Bitcoin users seem to have much more freedom to experiment and build than Americans.