I am not denying that the Tower of Babel may have been a real event. What I am drawing attention to is its role in the unfolding narrative of Genesis.
Genesis 1 to 9 follows a repeated pattern of human sin, God’s judgment, and God’s mercy. Adam and Eve disobey and are banished from the garden, yet God promises that the woman’s offspring will crush the serpent. Cain murders Abel and is condemned to wander, yet God marks him so that no one takes his life. Humanity fills the earth with violence, so God sends the flood, yet He preserves Noah and his family. Over and over, judgment is tempered by grace.
The Tower of Babel breaks this rhythm. Humanity unites in pride to build a monument of self sufficiency, God scatters them across the earth, and the narrative shifts immediately to Abraham. The implication is that Babel remains the typecast for all human endeavours. From that point forward, God’s redemptive work flows through the promise to Abraham, which finds its fulfilment in Christ and will be completed at His return.
This pattern warns us not to place ultimate faith in human projects, whether nations, economies, or technologies. Bitcoin is no exception. It will always carry the seeds of Babel within it. Yet at the same time, we can acknowledge its potential to restrain evil, to limit exploitation, and to serve as a tool for justice. Our task is not to worship it as a tower to heaven but to use it responsibly in service of what is good while keeping our eyes fixed on the hope that lies in Christ alone.