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U-P-G-R-A-Y-E-D-D · 6d
I think it was an organic development out of the 90's cypherpunk movement and the financial powers just adapted their plans to accommodate it. Same with Ethereum etc. The ability to mint magic interne...
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It's certainly possible it was organic, or it was Controller-seeded or at least Controller-green-lit at inception. I wasn't there so all I can do is speculate.

If it was organic, they certainly did a great job of capturing it and using it to their advantage so kudos to them.
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U-P-G-R-A-Y-E-D-D · 6d
Many of the brightest minds work in finance as that's where the money is. A couple of the smartest guys I know got poached by Wall St firms to be quants.
Central Command · 6d
Bitcoin is the original vision for Paypal. It should be no surprise where it came from; Y Combinator is solely responsible for the internet as we know it. It's the "proof of work" needed to convince global leaders to adopt their infrastructure. "Their infrastructure" because YC/VC capital con...