πΖ Is The Resistance
THIS is why Doge and π are the answer to financial censorship
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The practice of de-banking is a growing scourge: with alarming regularity, Banks are cutting people from essential services for the crime of having the wrong opinions.
As de-banking has worsened, a countervailing force has emerged: π is becoming a censorship-free digital bank, and Doge a censorship-resistant form of money.
Letβs take a look at why πΖ is the resistance movement to financial panopticon.
Last Tuesday, I posted a video of Elon saying that π will fight financial censorship.
Elon wrote back, βLot of merit to decentralized control.β
Financial censorship sounds dystopian, but it has become increasingly common in recent years.
2022 was bookended by big public episodes of de-banking: the year started with Canadian banks freezing donations to the Canadian Truckerβs Protest, and ended with JPMorgan Chase booting Ye and his Yeezy brand. We also saw PayPal institute a bizarre policy that allowed it to fine users $2500 for βmisinformation.β
This year, Chase shut down the business bank accounts of alternative health practitioner Joseph Mercola, one of the White Houseβs βDisinformation Dozen.β
Around the same time, British politician and Brexit leader Nigel Farage uncovered evidence that his Coutts bank account was closed because of his political views. Farage launched a petition on his website accountclosed.org calling for an inquiry into the practice of de-banking.
We know about these cases of de-banking because they involve public figures. Itβs anyoneβs guess how prevalent financial censorship is among regular folks who donβt make it onto the radar.
De-banking is spooky because it removes a personβs ability to participate in public life.
Access to banking services is a required for everything from getting a credit card to making purchases like a house/car to running a political campaign.
Big banks have been propped up by taxpayer-funded bailout programs in recent years. They shouldnβt be allowed to shut off an essential service just because they donβt like someoneβs opinions.
One of the promises of π is that it offers the possibility for a censorship-proof banking system.
Simply by existing as an anti-censorship bank, π could discourage de-banking because competitors know theyβll lose customers if they get a bad reputation.
Thinking bigger, π could become an entire uncensored economy. The platformβs new branding suggests a limitless digital emporium the likes of which humanity has never seen.
Dogecoin is an important part of this equation.
Unlike most forms of money, Doge doesnβt belong to any one country. Instead, it runs on decentralized nodes across the world.
Dogecoin is as borderless and global as the Internet itself. That multiplicity makes it resistant to censorship.
Itβs relatively easy for a few big banks to gang up and de-bank someone. Pulling off the same thing with Dogecoin would require a coordinated effort to shut down Doge nodes everywhere in the world at once.
Dog money isnβt what what most folks have in mind when they imagine fighting Big Brother, but itβs the most entertaining way to oppose dystopian censorship.
Resistance movements sometimes take on a dark quality that comes from fighting long battles with steep odds. Doge benefits from a natural levity that keeps the revolution positive and peaceful.
Dogecoin is at its strongest when itβs in constant circulation.
A likely first step for π is to integrate tipping, which would get Doge moving on the platform.
Tipping represents the informal and unconstrained movement of money between people. When given as a gift, money is harder to censor.
Tips brighten everyoneβs day. The more folks receive Doge tips, the larger the community becomes.
Over time, as the daily volume of tips grows, people build positive associations with the currency. These good vibes are often expressed through memes, the communityβs essential creative activity.
Last Wednesday, Elon revealed that π is working on implementing tipping. When tipping goes live, it will take the platform to the next level.
De-banking is a growing scourge in the world. Banks are playing god by deciding who does and doesnβt have the right to get paid.
π is a counterbalancing force to this destructive practice, holding the promise of a free marketplace of ideas, goods, and services.
To truly break free of Big Brother, the Internet economy needs an alternative form of money with inbuilt protections against censorship.
Doge is the worldβs leading decentralized dollar alternative. Tipping is the best way to onboard millions to the Dogeconomy.
As the Doge community swells to millions or even billions of people, it will become impossible for state actors to control, the sum economic activity of its participants greater than any single nation.
For maximum freedom, π is the bank. For max fun, Ζ is the money.
Dogey Treats: News Bites
Elon said that π will never issue its own cryptocurrency. He reiterated his maxim that he who controls the memes, controls the universe.
Jack Dorsey and Brian Armstrong continued their conversation about using crypto to upgrade global payment infrastructure. Armstrong agreed to implement Bitcoin Lightning Network on Coinbase.
Coinbase filed to dismiss its the SECβs lawsuit against the company. In a post, Coinbase legal officer Paul Grewal said the SEC violated its own precedent in bringing the lawsuit: βBy ignoring that precedent, the SEC has violated due process, abused its discretion, and abandoned its own earlier interpretations of the securities laws. By ignoring that precedent, the SEC has trampled the strict boundaries on its basic authority set by Congressβ
PayPal announced a plan to issue its own dollar-backed stablecoin, called PayPal USD.
Australia is making efforts to eliminate cash.
A new Futurama episode featured a town called βDoge City.β
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