The Metaphysics of Bitcoin
At the surface, Bitcoin appears to be a form of cryptocurrency, a new technology of money impacting the financial world.
Deeper down, Bitcoin begins to appear as a radical mirror for reality, with its design syncing with the design of the universe.
This is where it takes on a highly spiritual essence and starts to feel incredibly profound. Why?
Because the universal structure of truth has always been the same, and we have now created a form of money to match it.
Thus, an exploration into Bitcoin is an exploration into truth.
If the above statement were true, Bitcoin’s metaphysics would line up with the metaphysics of the universe. The fundamental nature of Bitcoin would mirror the fundamental nature of reality.
Here are the metaphysics of Bitcoin:
1. Truth Cannot Be Faked
In Bitcoin, everything runs on verifiable proof, which is Bitcoin’s version of truth. Within the dimension of Bitcoin, you can’t fake mining a block. You can’t fake the spending of energy. You can’t fake having keys to BTC. You can’t fake consensus. Only verifiable proof is accepted.
In order to successfully mine a block within Bitcoin, you must present verifiable proof that you have exerted the proper amount of energy. If you do so, you have presented “proof-of-work,” and you receive your rightful rewards.
Compare this to the real world. Imagine trying to fake that you can bench press 225 pounds. It is not possible. The only way to bench press 225 pounds is by presenting “proof-of-work” to reality, in the form of exerting energy to gain the muscle to be able to do so. You cannot fake the energy exertion required to bench 225, and you cannot fake the energy exertion required to mine a Bitcoin block. Both forms of energy exertion are ways of presenting truth to reality.
Reality is all proof-of-work. A tree needs “proof-of-work” in the form of a seed, soil, sun, etc in order to present itself as a truthful tree. No proof-of-work, no tree. Look around you, it’s all proof-of-work. Truth cannot be faked. Bitcoin perfectly aligns with this metaphysical truth.
Now, think about the lack of proof-of-work seen in today’s world, particularly politically. Think about how the fiat system allows money to be created without any real proof-of-work—no energy, no effort, no cost—they can type a few numbers into a computer and create trillions of dollars. The world (especially the political sphere) runs on that system. There is a fundamental dissonance with the universe in today’s fiat world. I wonder why it’s so broken?
2. Time is Sacred, Ordered, and Unstoppable
Time is sacred. In Bitcoin and in life (in the 3D), time moves forward. You can’t rewind it. You can’t pause it. You can’t fast-forward.
Each moment builds on the last.
In Bitcoin, each block is a reflection of reality unfolding. Transactions are happening, miners are exerting energy, blocks are forming. Each block is built one moment at a time, in order, unstoppably moving forward. This is how the protocol runs.
Bitcoin is time, perfectly reflecting the universal arrow of time in a new monetary dimension in cyberspace.
3. Individual Sovereignty is Real, But Relational
Bitcoin allows you to be a sovereign node, but it only works when nodes agree on the truth.
This mirrors the human paradox: you are an individual, and you have your own sovereignty, but you still need community. Chastising the others in your community is a surefire way to see your own individual sovereignty falter, just like turning against the Bitcoin network is a surefire way to have your sovereign node fail.
Bitcoin is not only built on cooperation, it incentivizes it. If you find consensus with your community, you reap the benefits of the strength and power of the whole network, just like reality.
4. Decentralization = Multiplicity Without Chaos
Within Bitcoin, there is no one ruler. No center. It is entirely decentralized. Yet order emerges from the protocol itself.
This mirrors nature. There is no one governor, other than nature itself, yet nature finds perfect order.
Both nature and Bitcoin reflect reality: truth arises from alignment, not authority.
5. Energy Is the Currency
Energy is the fundamental denominator of all things. Bitcoin is the first monetary system that respects this.
Your money is a reflection of your time and energy. Because Bitcoin has a fixed supply of 21 million bitcoins, whenever you store your time and energy in BTC, your time and energy are ensured to never be debased or devalued by inflation. That is a full honoring of your energy.
Fiat acts like value can be printed out of thin air. It’s like no energy for energy, or no value for value. Bitcoin requires energy for energy, or value for value. One system reflects an illusion based on decree and central authority, the other reflects reality.
The universe trades in energy. Energy is the universal exchange rate. Stars exploding, life forming, neurons firing, energy is constantly being exchanged in a mathematically-aligned way. It’s how nature works, it’s how the body works, it’s how truth works.
And for the first time in human history, it’s how money works.
Bitcoin is a new monetary dimension that is in complete metaphysical alignment with the universe. It is a full reflection of truth. This is why it’s so significant. This is why it’s the best performing asset of all-time, and will continue to be. This is why it’s so spiritually profound. This is why it’s an infinite rabbit hole.
As the great Satoshi Nakamoto once said,
“The proof-of-work speaks for itself.”
Such a wonderful read. Made my day 🖖