Cool theory. Falls apart at practical application.
I don’t think you can use Bitcoin’s security to defend something in cyberspace other than bitcoin.
CC: nostr:npub1xd2e3jh0fxcmg5czagqks44g2ma02evguls4lmgrcj25ewzr6znshljr9c since he has a countering opinion.
Sounds like the practical application he could be getting at is nation-states dominating the network 🤮
Non-zero chance of that happening but not for a long time and not without fierce resistance.
I think it's possible he doesn't want that to happen but welcomes the "attack" because he believes Bitcoin can withstand it. 5D chess move
I haven't read the whole book, just fragments m, but I've watch interviews with the guy, and I think what he's talking about is defending a nation's wealth by putting it onto the Bitcoin network. But I think he means "nation" as in the aggregate of the citizens and institutions, not merely the State.
I could see some merit to that idea
Yes, it makes sense because in a war, enemies attack each other's national wealth, not just the State's. So defense acts the same way. Ever since the Westphalian system was put in place in the 17th century, the organization in charge of war and defense has been the State, and increasingly so since 1914. But with something like Bitcoin, perhaps we can take that immense power back and give it back to the actual Nation, to a certain degree.
