The Romans learned the hard way what happens when money can be manipulated. Their empire was built on strength, order, and expansion, but wars are expensive. To fund them, Roman leaders turned to debasement—watering down the purity of gold and silver coins while keeping their face value the same. It was an illusion of wealth. The state gained short-term resources, but over time people lost trust in the money. Inflation took hold, the currency collapsed, and with it, the economic backbone of the empire. Rome didn’t fall in a day, but the erosion of its money played a massive role in its decline.

Now compare that to Bitcoin. No emperor, no politician, no government can decree “just a little more supply” to fund their wars. There will only ever be 21 million Bitcoin. It can’t be clipped, shaved, or watered down. It doesn’t matter how powerful someone is—Bitcoin doesn’t bend. That’s the point. It’s incorruptible money. Wars throughout history have been fueled by the ability of states to print or debase currency. Without that lever, endless wars become harder to sustain. Bitcoin represents the opposite of Rome’s downfall: money that resists manipulation, money that can’t be weaponized in the same way.

Rome debased its coins to pay for death. Bitcoin can’t be debased at all. That’s the difference between fragile empires and a monetary system built to last. #Bitcoin