How Bitcoin and Blockchain Will Change the World

#decentralization #bitcoin #cryptocurrency Have questions? Book a call, and talk to Brett today: https://clarity.fm/brettcenkus If you'd like to read the article that prompted this video, take a look: https://hackernoon.com/trump-wont-kill-america-bitcoin-will-a2be67247969 Broadly speaking, nation-states provide four main things to its citizenry. Those are: 1. Guns 2. Money 3. Land 4. Tribe While the current power structure of the nation-state has fulfilled its role, and certainly still does provide benefits for the people of the world today, Brett doesn't believe that the benefits we receive from the nation-state will continue to outweigh the costs we incur as a consequence of their control. He argues that cryptocurrencies and (the likes of bitcoin) and other decentralized platforms are a major social step in the march of humanity towards greater and greater freedoms. And, that the role money plays in the hands of a sovereign power actually serves as a barrier to exiting the current system. Cryptocurrencies can act as a means to exit said system, but opting out of the traditional financial system isn't enough to force a necessary rebalancing of power between the government and the governed. Borders between countries are not necessarily a bad thing, but borders that serve as barriers to entry and exit are. If we as citizens can vote with our feet - can choose the governance structure that most closely aligns with what we see as most important to us - then it introduces a level of competition between governments that doesn't currently exist. And, how much more powerful would we be as individuals if we held that leverage over the government. They truly would need us more than we need them because, as he states in the video, you can't have a nation-state without people to govern. Brett believes that innumerable, decentralized, tiny experiments in governance with low barriers to entry and exit are the power structures of the future. And, innovations in blockchain and cryptocurrency-based technologies will help us get there. Watch, and let us know what you think! Take a look at Brett's video he mentioned about the widening income gap: https://youtu.be/hrU9IcRuNg4 _____________________________________________ Have questions? Book a call, and talk to Brett today: https://rebrand.ly/clarity-brettcenkus92 _______________________________________________ You can reach Brett through: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettcenkus https://twitter.com/BCenkus https://cenkuslaw.com https://braatenwoods.com https://merger-resources.com _______________________________________________ Brett A. Cenkus has 20+ years of experience in business law, finance, and entrepreneurship. Through Cenkus Law, PC, he provides advice and services for mergers & acquisitions (M&A), securities offerings, founders’ agreements, and other general business law issues. Through Braaten Woods, LLC, Brett helps business owners in the lower middle market ($2MM - $25MM) position themselves for sale, find buyers, negotiate, and close M&A deals. Brett also maintains merger-resources.com, a site packed with free articles, videos, checklists, deal diagrams, template contracts, and other tools to help pass M&A knowledge to others. Brett regularly consults with entrepreneurs and invests his own capital as an angel investor. From 2010-2013, Brett served as Chief Legal Counsel of a publicly-traded international oilfield services company. From 2001 to 2006, he and a partner founded and built Paragon Residential Mortgage. Bridge Investments acquired Paragon in 2006. Brett holds a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania. Brett lives in Austin with his wife, Cathryn, and two children. He enjoys reading, squash, classic movies, great food and wine, and the New England Patriots.