{"id":311111,"date":"2021-07-29T16:07:57","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T13:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/is-bitcoin-a-religion-if-not-it-soon-could-be\/"},"modified":"2021-07-29T16:07:57","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T13:07:57","slug":"is-bitcoin-a-religion-if-not-it-soon-could-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-bitcoin-a-religion-if-not-it-soon-could-be\/","title":{"rendered":"#Is Bitcoin a religion? If not, it soon could be"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a34be84bffe4\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a34be84bffe4\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-bitcoin-a-religion-if-not-it-soon-could-be\/#Bitcoin_holy_capitol\" >Bitcoin holy capitol<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-bitcoin-a-religion-if-not-it-soon-could-be\/#Established_2012\" >Established 2012<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-bitcoin-a-religion-if-not-it-soon-could-be\/#The_best_of_blockchain_every_Sunday\" >The best of blockchain, every Sunday<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-bitcoin-a-religion-if-not-it-soon-could-be\/#The_commandments\" >The commandments<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-bitcoin-a-religion-if-not-it-soon-could-be\/#Bitcoin_fixes_everything\" >Bitcoin fixes everything<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-bitcoin-a-religion-if-not-it-soon-could-be\/#Define_religion_then\" >Define religion then<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-bitcoin-a-religion-if-not-it-soon-could-be\/#Blockchain_fail-safes_in_space_SpaceChain_Blockstream_and_Cryptosat\" >Blockchain fail-safes in space: SpaceChain, Blockstream and Cryptosat<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-bitcoin-a-religion-if-not-it-soon-could-be\/#British_artist_Damien_Hirst_uses_NFTs_to_blur_the_boundaries_between_art_and_money\" >British artist Damien Hirst uses NFTs to blur the boundaries between art and money<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-bitcoin-a-religion-if-not-it-soon-could-be\/#Bringing_contemporary_pop_art_to_an_NFT_metaverse\" >Bringing contemporary pop art to an NFT metaverse<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-bitcoin-a-religion-if-not-it-soon-could-be\/#Retire_early_with_crypto_Playing_with_FIRE\" >Retire early with crypto? Playing with FIRE<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-bitcoin-a-religion-if-not-it-soon-could-be\/#Rogue_states_dodge_economic_sanctions_but_is_crypto_in_the_wrong\" >Rogue states dodge economic sanctions, but is crypto in the wrong?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-bitcoin-a-religion-if-not-it-soon-could-be\/#No_the_whole_idea_is_silly\" >No, the whole idea is silly<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-bitcoin-a-religion-if-not-it-soon-could-be\/#Decline_of_religion\" >Decline of religion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-bitcoin-a-religion-if-not-it-soon-could-be\/#Religion_is_hardwired\" >Religion is hardwired<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-bitcoin-a-religion-if-not-it-soon-could-be\/#Ideologies_or_religions\" >Ideologies or religions?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-bitcoin-a-religion-if-not-it-soon-could-be\/#The_best_of_blockchain_every_Sunday-2\" >The best of blockchain, every Sunday<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-bitcoin-a-religion-if-not-it-soon-could-be\/#Blockchain_fail-safes_in_space_SpaceChain_Blockstream_and_Cryptosat-2\" >Blockchain fail-safes in space: SpaceChain, Blockstream and Cryptosat<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-bitcoin-a-religion-if-not-it-soon-could-be\/#British_artist_Damien_Hirst_uses_NFTs_to_blur_the_boundaries_between_art_and_money-2\" >British artist Damien Hirst uses NFTs to blur the boundaries between art and money<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-bitcoin-a-religion-if-not-it-soon-could-be\/#Bringing_contemporary_pop_art_to_an_NFT_metaverse-2\" >Bringing contemporary pop art to an NFT metaverse<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-bitcoin-a-religion-if-not-it-soon-could-be\/#Retire_early_with_crypto_Playing_with_FIRE-2\" >Retire early with crypto? Playing with FIRE<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/is-bitcoin-a-religion-if-not-it-soon-could-be\/#Rogue_states_dodge_economic_sanctions_but_is_crypto_in_the_wrong-2\" >Rogue states dodge economic sanctions, but is crypto in the wrong?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Is Bitcoin a religion? If not, it soon could be<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"float:right;margin:0 0 10px 15px;width:240px\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/magazine_Bitcoin_as_religion.jpg\" class=\"type:primaryImage\"><\/p>\n<pre><code>                &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hass McCook is a respected Sydney-based civil engineer who has worked on some of the most spectacular buildings in the world, from Munich\u2019s Allianz Arena to Singapore\u2019s Marina Bay Sands.&lt;\/b&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>He also considers Bitcoin to be his religion.<\/p>\n<p>Better known on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> as Friar Hass, the 35-year-old had a religious epiphany about Bitcoin in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>In a tale reminiscent of the <i>Bibles<\/i> The Trials of Job, McCook bought Bitcoin three years earlier at $1,000 a coin and watched it lose 90% of its value. He then lost a substantial proportion of the remaining sum when the Bitfinex exchange was hacked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat sent me down into the psychological and spiritual gutter,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd I came out of that with a religious experience. Hes not being ironic.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey always say in times of tragedy and trauma, people turn to God. That is sort of what h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened with me, it\u2019s tough to describe the experience, but basically, the best way I can describe it is I went to Bitcoin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A member of the Bitcoin Mining Council who\u2019s friendly with MicroStrategys Michael Saylor, McCook views Bitcoin as a form of energy. As Einstein was fond of pointing out, when it comes down to it, everything in the universe is energy.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I literally WENT to Bitcoin, and now Bitcoin is my religion<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dergigi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@dergigi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Friar Hass (@FriarHass) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriarHass\/status\/1414371251112476672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was the culmination of all of my learning, experience and trauma  it was the realization that you and I, in long term equilibrium, are just Satoshi,\u201d he says. \u201cEvery atom in the universe through heat and energy transfer, one day will become literally Bitcoin. He adds:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\"><p>\u201cIt\u2019s a very, very powerful thing, like we get buried into the ground, we go into the ground, become worm food, circle of life and eventually it ends up in the grid. You literally end up in Bitcoin.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When this feature was first commissioned it was intended as a fun exploration of the idea that the culture around Bitcoin is metaphorically <em>a bit like<\/em> a religion. But, it turns out that some people are starting to view it as a <em>literal<\/em> religion  or at least an ideology or a cult that has the potential to turn into one.<\/p>\n<p>It sounds crazy  maybe it is crazy  but there\u2019s more substance to the idea than you might expect.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8355\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8355\" style=\"width: 252px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-8355\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Hass-McCook-linked-in.jpg\" alt=\"Hass McCook\" width=\"252\" height=\"252\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hass McCook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bitcoin_holy_capitol\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bitcoin holy capitol<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The religious echoes seemed pretty obvious to many observers of the recent Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times article was titled Thousands descend on Miami to glorify Bitcoin and quoted the convention centers owner Moishe Mana saying: The more you fight religion, the more holy it becomes and the stronger the movement becomes, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Media outlet Paradox <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/paradoxpolitics.com\/2021\/06\/did-bitcoin-maximalism-become-fanaticism-at-the-miami-conference\/\">described<\/a> how a ten thousand plus legion of devoted believers came together with followers of Bitcoin maximalism to listen to the high priests of the movement:<\/p>\n<p>Before thousands of wide-eyed attendees like Joel Olsteen preaching at a megachurch, prophets like Michael Saylor called Bitcoin the apex of human achievement, while architects of the Holy Capitol blatantly acknowledged the asset as a full-fledged religious movement.<\/p>\n<p>And just like followers of a religion, Bitcoiners believe with some justification that theyre on a righteous mission to change the world. Twitters Jack Dorsey told the crowd: I dont think there is anything more important in my lifetime to work on.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Established_2012\"><\/span>Established 2012<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The concept dates back to at least late 2012, when Bitcointalk forum user Crazy-rabbit posted:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\"><p>I\u2019m sure people have noticed how eerily similar to religion Bitcoin is becoming. The mythical founder, the email disciples, the followers\u2026 So why doesn\u2019t someone just do it already and register the Church of Satoshi? There is certainly enough philosophy here.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>As it happened, a satirical Bitcoin Church had commenced operations a month earlier, urging followers to Praise Bitcoin and Honor the Blockchain. A more sincere effort called The Church of Bitcoin was established in August 2017 by Henry Romp, urging members to \u201cDistribute our scripture, the whitepaper written by Prophet Satoshi Nakamato.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>(function() {window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {listeners: [],forms: {on: function(evt, cb) {window.mc4wp.listeners.push({event   : evt,callback: cb});}}}})();<!-- Mailchimp for WordPress v4.8.6 - https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mailchimp-for-wp\/ --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-form-fields\">\n<div class=\"jeg_mc4wp_heading\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_best_of_blockchain_every_Sunday\"><\/span>The best of blockchain, every Sunday<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>  Subscribe for thoughtful explorations and leisurely reads from Magazine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy<\/div>\n<p><label>Leave this field empty if you&#8217;re human: <\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-response\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/ Mailchimp for WordPress Plugin --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The chief narrative officer at Qi Capital, Jonny Qi, tells Magazine that as a spiritually inclined person, he began to notice parallels soon after he got into crypto in 2017.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have this charismatic leader who disappeared, Satoshi, and then you have a white paper which acts as a holy paper and if you kind of go against it, you\u2019re basically not part of their religion anymore and they\u2019re going to attack you. So all the basic fundamentals to build a religion are there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-8358 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Darren-G.jpg\" alt=\"Darren Gleason Twitter\" width=\"540\" height=\"265\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_commandments\"><\/span>The commandments<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Bloombergs Joe Weisenthal neatly laid the parallels out in an article earlier this year, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/newsletters\/2021-01-04\/five-things-you-need-to-know-to-start-your-day\">calling<\/a> Bitcoin the first true religion of the 21st century.<\/p>\n<p>He noted Bitcoins first block was called the Genesis block and that Satoshi appears to have been self-sacrificing and benevolent, having departed this world before he sold a single coin. He likened the white paper to the <i>Bible<\/i>, Hal Finney to a saint, Bitcoin Pizza Day and the Halving to religious holidays and the Bitcoin Cash fork to a religious schism. Weisethal also wryly noted that orthodox Bitcoiners adhere to a diet of meat only.<\/p>\n<p>Prophets, apostles, holidays, dietary customs, sacred texts, schisms, sayings and more. Bitcoin isn\u2019t like a religion. This is just what a religion is.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8357\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8357\" style=\"width: 473px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-8357\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/bitcoin-religon-1024x715.png\" alt=\"Bitcoin and religion\" width=\"473\" height=\"331\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8357\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: The Passion of the Believers, Hass McCook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While the article was tongue in cheek, the metaphor runs surprisingly deep. Bitcoiners go out into the world and proselytize the tenets of the faith: Anti-inflationary hard money, decentralization and uncensorable transactions, which will help good win against evil (bankers). They demonstrate their faith by hodling, participating in rituals such as buying the dip and telling nonbelievers (nocoiners) of the miracles in which the poor transformed pennies into Lambos in Bitcoin\u2019s version of transubstantiation.<\/p>\n<p>Many Bitcoiners believe in an apocalyptic style scenario when the existing fiat-based financial system finally collapses. In a blog, McCook <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/the-bitcoin-times\/the-passion-of-the-believers-bf26f3b46315\">described<\/a> \u201cjudgement day\u201d as a forthcoming period: \u201cviewed by many Bitcoiners as a devastating economic event, the death of fiat.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\"><p>Ultimately, this will lead to total civilizational collapse, or, the phenomenon of hyperbitcoinization, effectively, when all global trade is conducted in Bitcoin, and its market capitalization is in the dozens of trillions, if not hundreds.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Cointelegraph Magazine contributor Elias Ahonen, a former seminarian, wrote an entire chapter about the similarities in his book <i>Blockland<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>I actually spent a semester at a Bible college before university, he says. It constantly blows me away how similar crypto and especially the Bitcoin movement is to a charismatic religion. I would dare to say that unless you\u2019ve experienced it, you can\u2019t understand how absurdly similar they are, to the point that they are indistinguishable.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bitcoin_fixes_everything\"><\/span>Bitcoin fixes everything<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Bitcoin maximalists are the fundamentalists  the hardline lay preachers who keep the flock from worshiping those who they believe to be false idols, or blaspheming by purchasing shitcoins. McCook says hes comfortable with the comparison.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, because we do have fundamentals,\u201d he says. \u201cThere are fundamental, ethical and moral principles to Bitcoin.\u201d While many Bitcoiners just think of it as a fun way to make money and maybe stick it to the banks, some maximalists view it more like a righteous crusade. They believe:<\/p>\n<p><i>Bitcoin fixes this.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>By which they mean, Bitcoin fixes everything.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re an actual environmentalist and if you don\u2019t have Bitcoin, you\u2019re not a serious environmentalist. You know, if you want to end poverty and you don\u2019t hold Bitcoin, you\u2019re not serious about ending poverty, says McCook, adding:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\"><p>Because the root cause of all of our problems is basically money printing and capital misallocation as a result of that. So, the only way the whales are going to be saved, or the trees are going to be saved, or the kids are going to be saved, is if we just stop the degeneracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Qi has an altogether darker view of maximalism, which he <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/qi-capital\/bitcoin-maximalism-moral-superiority-bd2f45faae17\">believes<\/a> is a stifling form or moral superiority:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMorality is the essence of every maximalism, a belief that somehow their system is morally superior to every other system. Bitcoin maximalists are more interested in moral superiority than sound money.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8361\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8361\" style=\"width: 563px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8361\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/roger-v.jpg\" alt=\"Roger Ver\" width=\"563\" height=\"322\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roger Ver seeks immortality through cryonics.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bitcoin Jesus himself Roger Ver  now the leader of the breakaway BCH sect  tells Magazine that Bitcoiners are really the only community in crypto that behaves this way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou see that mainly from the BTC camp, he says. They hate every other coin that\u2019s not BTC. Whereas I see the Ethereum guys, they like lots of different coins, the Bitcoin Cash people like lots of different coins. Most coins are okay with other coins, but there just seems to be a pretty large contingent of people that think that BTC is the one and only true religion or one true and only cryptocurrency and I think that\u2019s foolish.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Define_religion_then\"><\/span>Define religion then<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>The Oxford Dictionary defines religion in part as: A pursuit or interest followed with great devotion. While Mirriam-Webster defines it as a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs and practices and commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance.<\/p>\n<p>McCook points to those two definitions and says religions dont need to be based around a god, citing Buddhism and Taoism.<\/p>\n<p>Torkel Brekke, a Professor in Religious Studies at Oslo Metropolitan University and the author of <i>Faithonomics: Religion and the Free Market<\/i> agrees that it\u2019s absolutely reasonable to say that you can have a religion without a strong concept of divine being.<\/p>\n<p>Brekke says that what all religions do share is a strong social aspect. They feel they have a very strong sort of sense of being a community that is something special, different from other communities, and followers perform rituals such as prayer or singing to create strong emotions.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_carousel jeg_postblock_carousel_3 jeg_postblock jeg_col_8 jnews_module__0_6102a8ab71ab8    \">\n<div class=\"jeg_carousel_post\" data-nav='' data-autoplay='true' data-delay='4500' data-items=\"3\" data-margin='20'>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Blockchain fail-safes in space: SpaceChain, Blockstream and Cryptosat\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/magazine__SpaceChain-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/magazine__SpaceChain-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/magazine__SpaceChain-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/magazine__SpaceChain-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blockchain_fail-safes_in_space_SpaceChain_Blockstream_and_Cryptosat\"><\/span>Blockchain fail-safes in space: SpaceChain, Blockstream and Cryptosat<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> July 26, 2021<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/magazine-Damien-Hirst-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/magazine-Damien-Hirst-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/magazine-Damien-Hirst-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/magazine-Damien-Hirst-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"British_artist_Damien_Hirst_uses_NFTs_to_blur_the_boundaries_between_art_and_money\"><\/span>British artist Damien Hirst uses NFTs to blur the boundaries between art and money<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> July 13, 2021<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bringing contemporary pop art to an NFT metaverse\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/magazine_Philip_Colbert-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/magazine_Philip_Colbert-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/magazine_Philip_Colbert-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/magazine_Philip_Colbert-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Bringing_contemporary_pop_art_to_an_NFT_metaverse\"><\/span>Bringing contemporary pop art to an NFT metaverse<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> June 30, 2021<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Retire early\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/magazine_Retire_early_with_crypto-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/magazine_Retire_early_with_crypto-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/magazine_Retire_early_with_crypto-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/magazine_Retire_early_with_crypto-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Retire_early_with_crypto_Playing_with_FIRE\"><\/span>Retire early with crypto? Playing with FIRE<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> June 29, 2021<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Rogue states dodge economic sanctions, but is crypto in the wrong?\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/magazine__Decentralization_vs_government_sanctions-75x75.jpeg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/magazine__Decentralization_vs_government_sanctions-75x75.jpeg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/magazine__Decentralization_vs_government_sanctions-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/magazine__Decentralization_vs_government_sanctions-350x350.jpeg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rogue_states_dodge_economic_sanctions_but_is_crypto_in_the_wrong\"><\/span>Rogue states dodge economic sanctions, but is crypto in the wrong?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> June 8, 2021<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He notes that many established religions now conduct these gatherings and rituals online. Could Crypto Twitter be the place the Bitcoin faithful congregate to feel the elation as the price rises and the crushing disappointment when it falls? (Technically speaking, hodlers shouldn\u2019t care about short term price movements if they\u2019re not going to sell, but a price increase seems to validate their faith while a price plunge tests it.)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8354\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8354\" style=\"width: 279px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-8354\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Torkel-twitter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"279\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Professor Torkel Brekke<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I describe the similarities between Bitcoin and religion to him, along with McCook and Qis perspectives, expecting him to shoot the idea down. But he says some aspects, especially the end of times story where everything is going to collapse in terms of the financial system and they are going to remain as a select group that saw the light makes it seem as if the comparison might actually be plausible.<\/p>\n<p>The more you talk about it now, makes me think that there\u2019s definitely something to this, he says.<\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"No_the_whole_idea_is_silly\"><\/span>No, the whole idea is silly<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>One person who thinks the comparison is overblown is crypto enthusiast, film maker and speaker Kirby Ferguson (<i>This Is Not a Conspiracy<\/i>, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=h0RZS9mJoJo\"><i>Everything is a Remix<\/i><\/a>). He says that anyone who worships Bitcoin or follows it religiously is going way too far.<\/p>\n<p>I think it\u2019s super misguided, he says. It\u2019s simply not a religion. There\u2019s nothing metaphysical about it. There\u2019s nothing supernatural about it. Satoshi Nakamoto is just some guy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\"><p>It just seems like a real limited religion, if you want to look at it that way. Like I just don\u2019t see  aside from value outside of economics and finance and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a>  I\u2019m just not sure what it can really offer you. I would be surprised if many people think that way. And honestly, I\u2019d be surprised if it grows. It seems like a joke to me.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Decline_of_religion\"><\/span>Decline of religion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>One hypothesis, brought up by a number of interviewees, is that the ideology around Bitcoin could be acting as a sort of substitute belief system as traditional religions lose influence. This is an idea gaining traction in relation to a range of different ideologies and movements separate to Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p>The decline of organized religion has been a seismic transformation across Western cultures  but especially so in the traditionally God-fearing United States of America. Twenty years ago, around 70% of Americans belonged to a church, synagogue or mosque. That <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/341963\/church-membership-falls-below-majority-first-time.aspx\">fell<\/a> to just 47% in 2020 according to Gallup.<\/p>\n<p>Over the same period, the number of people with no religious affiliation nearly doubled, with the proportion higher among younger age groups, including 31% of Millennials and 33% of Generation Z. These are also the age groups most interested in Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-8372 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Bourbonic-plague.jpg\" alt=\"Bourbonic plague\" width=\"506\" height=\"335\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>James M. Patterson, research fellow at the Center for Religion, Culture and Democracy, argued in the National Review that young people are embracing alternative forms of belief. He cited Ross Douthats book <i>Bad Religion<\/i> as evidence that Attempts to scrub religion from American public life have failed; alternative belief systems have rushed in to fill the void. He suggested that critical social justice movements are one manifestation.<\/p>\n<p>McCook sums the concept up. You have to believe in something, it doesn\u2019t have to be God and points to the popularity of Jordan Peterson\u2019s <i>12 Rules for Life,<\/i> at the other end of the political spectrum, to illustrate the same point. He adds:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\"><p>You need some compass in your life or you\u2019re just going to be lost and destructive.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Even QAnon, with its mysterious prophet Q and its judgement day style prophecies of The Storm could be a way of fulfilling peoples need to believe. People are sublimating, they\u2019re redirecting, they\u2019re channeling these kinds of impulses in other directions and I think QAnon definitely fits the bill there, Ferguson says.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Religion_is_hardwired\"><\/span>Religion is hardwired<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8356\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8356\" style=\"width: 264px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-8356\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Kirby.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"264\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8356\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kirby Ferguson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many scientists think the human brain is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/science.howstuffworks.com\/life\/inside-the-mind\/human-brain\/brain-religion.htm\">hardwired<\/a> for religion  or at least theres a propensity for people to believe in something bigger than themselves.<\/p>\n<p>I think it\u2019s just really common, even among people who are like hardcore atheists, often they\u2019ll have some other belief system that is really strong, says Ferguson, adding: It certainly could be Bitcoin, but in lots of cases its environmentalism, its progressivism, its libertarianism, its conservatism, whatever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What unites these substitute belief systems is that theyre trying to make the world a better place, whether by eliminating racism, sexism, saving the environment, or reforming an unfair and unjust financial system.<\/p>\n<p>The unfortunate flip side of belief systems with such devoted followers was noted by lawyer and civil liberties champion David French<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bariweiss.substack.com\/p\/should-public-schools-ban-critical\"> recently<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\"><p>That really animates people and gives them a sense that what they\u2019re doing, they\u2019re on the right side of something really important and really good. But as with so many fundamental isms, it is so entirely intolerant of dissent and so entirely intolerant of disagreement it often ends up oppressing in the name of liberation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ideologies_or_religions\"><\/span>Ideologies or religions?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Apart from QAnon, these movements are more commonly referred to as ideologies rather than religions. But, Ferguson says its sometimes hard to tell where one ends and the other begins.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny sort of belief system, whether you\u2019re a libertarian or a progressive or whatever, it\u2019s a bit like a religion. It\u2019s a kind of philosophy, it influences your decisions, it molds your moral take on issues. There\u2019s a kind of blurry boundary.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>(function() {window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || {listeners: [],forms: {on: function(evt, cb) {window.mc4wp.listeners.push({event   : evt,callback: cb});}}}})();<!-- Mailchimp for WordPress v4.8.6 - https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/mailchimp-for-wp\/ --><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-form-fields\">\n<div class=\"jeg_mc4wp_heading\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_best_of_blockchain_every_Sunday-2\"><\/span>The best of blockchain, every Sunday<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>  Subscribe for thoughtful explorations and leisurely reads from Magazine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>By subscribing you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy<\/div>\n<p><label>Leave this field empty if you&#8217;re human: <\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"mc4wp-response\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/ Mailchimp for WordPress Plugin --><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBitcoin I do see as a libertarian style belief system. But clearly its not an actual religion. It\u2019s more of an ideology, adds Ferguson. Brekke meanwhile thinks that it may be less clear cut.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has ideological aspects to it, but it has a lot of other aspects that I would say are religious-like  they are cult-like. If I was pressed for an answer, I would say, yeah, this looks like a cult with religious dimensions. To say whether or not it is a real religion. I would need to wait another 50 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-8373 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Bitcoin-hermit.jpg\" alt=\"Bitcoin Hermit\" width=\"501\" height=\"327\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Qi believes the way events are transpiring means Bitcoin, or something like it, could really become a formal religion in future. We have to see it from the aspect of the next 100 years: All spiritual ways will kind of die off and people will be more and more merged with the digital world  they\u2019re losing basically the reality part of their life, he says, adding that When you see it from that perspective, you need to have a religion which fits that reality. You need to have a digital religion. Qi concludes:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pullquote align-center\"><p>All these elements are in place to build the first basically worldwide digital religion. I think it\u2019s already there. That\u2019s what I believe: It\u2019s a digital religion. It\u2019s gonna be huge. I don\u2019t think anybody can stop it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_carousel jeg_postblock_carousel_3 jeg_postblock jeg_col_8 jnews_module__1_6102a8ab7fa55    \">\n<div class=\"jeg_carousel_post\" data-nav='' data-autoplay='true' data-delay='4500' data-items=\"3\" data-margin='20'>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Blockchain fail-safes in space: SpaceChain, Blockstream and Cryptosat\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/magazine__SpaceChain-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/magazine__SpaceChain-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/magazine__SpaceChain-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/magazine__SpaceChain-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blockchain_fail-safes_in_space_SpaceChain_Blockstream_and_Cryptosat-2\"><\/span>Blockchain fail-safes in space: SpaceChain, Blockstream and Cryptosat<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> July 26, 2021<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/magazine-Damien-Hirst-75x75.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/magazine-Damien-Hirst-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/magazine-Damien-Hirst-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/magazine-Damien-Hirst-350x350.jpg 350w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-expand=\"700\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"overlay_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<h3 class=\"jeg_post_title\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"British_artist_Damien_Hirst_uses_NFTs_to_blur_the_boundaries_between_art_and_money-2\"><\/span>British artist Damien Hirst uses NFTs to blur the boundaries between art and money<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_meta\">\n<div class=\"jeg_meta_date\"><i class=\"fa fa-clock-o\"><\/i> July 13, 2021<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container animate-lazy  size-1000 \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"75\" height=\"75\" src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/themes\/jnews\/assets\/img\/jeg-empty.png\" class=\"attachment-jnews-75x75 size-jnews-75x75 lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Bringing contemporary pop art to an NFT metaverse\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/magazine_Philip_Colbert-75x75.jpg\" 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