The year is 1215.

England under King John is marked by heavy taxation, failed military campaigns (notably in France), and disputes with the church.

The elites are discontent.

The barons with military followings and independent wealth saw the kings arbitrary taxation and justice as threats to their autonomy and property.

The barons rebel, occupy London, and force King John to negotiate.

Due to this pressure King John relents and the Magna Carta is signed at Runnymede in June.

Core clauses:

1. No taxation without the consent of the barons.

2. Due process rights for the aristocracy.

3. Limits on arbitrary imprisonment.

4. Protection of the church from royal interference.

Now let’s run it back turbo.

The year is 2025.

The American state holds the legal monopoly on money issuance, taxation, and regulation. Faces growing strain from debt, inflation pressures, social upheaval and geopolitical costs.

An ascendant elite is discontent.

A concentrated group of early adopters, miners, whales, and infrastructure builders who control large reserves of btc. Possess ideological cohesion and can marshall significant technological capacity and economic influence.

A crisis (financial panic, debt rollover failure, or runaway inflation) forces the state to deal.

Bitcoiners, like the barons, leverage their position of strength and control over a large, mobile pool of wealth, plus the option to exit into a parallel system to demand concessions.

As the sovereign debt crisis rages a Bitcoin carta is signed.

Core clauses:

1. Legal recognition of self-custody rights

2. Tax clarity or exemptions for certain transactions

3. Guarantees on privacy for non-custodial use

4. Limits on capital controls for BTC holders

Like the Magna Carta before it this treaty sets legal, societal and historical precedent for the better part of a millennium.

Game. Blouses.