In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto authored the Bitcoin white paper. Affected by the global economic turmoil, Satoshi imagined a revolutionary financial system free from centralized control and bureaucratic red tape.
A message immortalized in the Bitcoin genesis block reminds us that even established institutions aren’t immune to disruption: The Times 03/Jan/2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks. The world changes at an accelerating pace; the dialog surrounding Satoshi’s brainchild itself has shifted from profiteering to blockchain’s promise as an enabler of a new evolution of the Internet.
Taking after Nakamoto, Satoshi Death Cult celebrates breaking the mold of normality and envisioning a tomorrow that was unimaginable yesterday.