The Battery That Never Leaks

And why you need it.

Embracing Discomfort.
2 min readSep 24, 2024
Photo by John Cameron on Unsplash

Imagine you could stash your energy in a vault, and no matter what happens, it stays untouched — forever.

That’s Bitcoin.

Fiat currency (actually credit) is a leaky bucket. You sweat for your money, they hit a button, print more, and boom — your cash is worth less. Bitcoin says, “Nah mate, we’re locking this sh*t down.”

Satoshi designed it so your energy (money, time, effort) is stored in the world’s most secure cyber vault — backed by Proof of Work.

This isn’t some government IOU scam; this is raw, uncut decentralization.

How does it work? Picture thousands of machines worldwide burning energy to protect your Bitcoin. They’re working 24/7 so no central bank can swoop in and say, “Hey, let’s inflate this bad boy.” Proof of Work is like that over-the-top bouncer at the door. It checks, verifies, and keeps everyone honest. Want to steal Bitcoin? Good luck convincing half the planet’s machines to join your heist.

Fiat’s is backed by nothing but promises from unelected suits. It rots in your pocket while the big dogs siphon off more and more. But Bitcoin? It’s digital gold — finite, unforgeable, unfuckable. The more energy poured into mining and securing it, the stronger its shield.

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