“I bought a #Bitcoin ETF, therefore I’m sovereign.”
No. You bought regulated exposure to Bitcoin while remaining inside a permissioned financial system.
Sovereignty means holding your own keys, using Bitcoin, earning it, spending it, and running a node.
Understand the difference. Then do it right.
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