The phrase "Vires in Numeris", which means "strength in numbers" in Latin, has become a battle cry for Bitcoiners. Originally used by cypherpunks in the 1990s to express the revolutionary potential of cryptography and decentralization, "Vires in Numeris" has taken on new meaning in the context of Bitcoin.
#Bitcoin realizes the cypherpunk vision of a decentralized digital cash system. But its implications go further in challenging the existing global monetary order. Bitcoin's distributed network architecture gives it resilience against control and shutdown. As more people use and mine bitcoin, this decentralization becomes even more powerful. For Bitcoiners, this is a sign that Bitcoin could have the numbers to take on dominant systems like the USD global reserve currency system. The idea of replacing the existing financial system with a Bitcoin standard may be far fetched for some and therefore controversial, but "Vires in Numeris" inspires belief in the radical possibilities of global decentralized neutral money for all of humanity.
If strength lies in numbers, then the growth of Bitcoin will signify its potential to transform money and the global economy on a large scale, despite the odds.
In this sense, "Vires in Numeris" has become a rallying cry for Bitcoin's revolutionary promise.
