Do you think Bitcoin could bring about world peace?

[mrbrt]

There is no progress in ethics.

[TheSignsGuy]

Not really, but if governments used BTC (which will never be IMHO) we could possibly "follow the money" and learn a lot about what is really happening in regard to world conflicts.
Who profits, etc....

[commandrix]

I am not convinced that Bitcoin by itself can bring about world peace. At most, a truly anonymous cryptocurrency and/or Blockchain application might make it easier for people to move assets in a way that's harder for governments to detect and seize (the most recent case I've heard of being $205,000 in cash seized from a rapper called Snoop Dogg.)

[Hopalong]

Since the distribution of bitcoin is more unfair than any other currency it is more likely to create more wars. It is a pure rich get richer scheme and someday the poor regions of the world have had enough of it.

What are your thoughts on a solution to this issue? Do you believe that there is one?

There is a solution to all problems but are we who are born in the rich part of the world willing to sacrifice a lot of our wealth? Most people on the earth today dont have computers and are left out of modern economy. Both fiat and crypto. A new currency makes no difference to them.

We are seeing some signs of what the future will bring with all the refugees coming in to Europe now. More and more will come and if we stop them they might use force to get in.

If a new crypto currency should be able to help people to get a better life and redistribute wealth it would have to be made different. No high payouts to the early adapters like the way bitcoin was. That only make a very few people rich and the rest has to fight over scraps.

[coincafeinc]

Not really, but if governments used BTC (which will never be IMHO) we could possibly "follow the money" and learn a lot about what is really happening in regard to world conflicts.
Who profits, etc....

This is a really interesting idea to me, and it would be fascinating if it did play out this way in the future. Thanks for bringing up this point! Definitely something to think about...

[BillyBobZorton]

Since the distribution of bitcoin is more unfair than any other currency it is more likely to create more wars. It is a pure rich get richer scheme and someday the poor regions of the world have had enough of it.

What are your thoughts on a solution to this issue? Do you believe that there is one?

There is a solution to all problems but are we who are born in the rich part of the world willing to sacrifice a lot of our wealth? Most people on the earth today dont have computers and are left out of modern economy. Both fiat and crypto. A new currency makes no difference to them.

We are seeing some signs of what the future will bring with all the refugees coming in to Europe now. More and more will come and if we stop them they might use force to get in.

If a new crypto currency should be able to help people to get a better life and redistribute wealth it would have to be made different. No high payouts to the early adapters like the way bitcoin was. That only make a very few people rich and the rest has to fight over scraps.

If you give people free money they will crash the economy. Source: Auroracoin. The Bitcoin model is better because it rewards people that took high risks. What poor countries need is getting based resources covered and getting banked with Bitcoin so they can develop into something productive.

[soden]

no. abseloutely no. why?
we know world peace just not about the money, but about heart, religion, people, argumentation.
and ego one person and each other...
everyone doesnt need money too, but happynest too.. real life is an important to thinks... and  education,,

[coincafeinc]

Hm, interesting responses! I think some people are looking at the question a little too literally, and that might be my fault for how I phrased it in the post title. I think what Casserly was saying in that quote is that inventions like Bitcoin could bring about world peace - not just Bitcoin on its own. I believe she was referring to any & all future inventions that place power (or simply freedom) back in the hands of the citizens.

From the quote: "alternative systems of logic that can be controlled by people who are adding value, not by people who are using the system to manipulate others"

Do you think that systems LIKE Bitcoin could bring us closer to world peace? Or is it still a completely unattainable idea no matter what, as long as humans are around?

[oblivi]

Im not sure if it could bring literally "world peace", but it could surely stop governments from funding illegal wars and endless corruption which returns in war. If goverment was under a transparency policy where the public money was always seen on the blockchain all of the corruption would be vanished. Things like this are the positive aspects of BTC that can make for a better ran society.

[jonald_fyookball]

if cryptocurrencies someday dissolve nation states, it could end war profiteering.
So yes, I think it could theoretically do so.  But probably not in my lifetime.

[bornil267645]

I don't see how these two are connected or could be connected !!! 

[eternalgloom]

It can't bring peace... But it can definitely help mitigate minor conflicts and doubts about money usage by big companies/governments.

Yeah, I agree, don't see how it could bring peace, but the transparency could indeed bring clarity about money usage by big companies.
Only if Bitcoin evolves into something more than it is now, I'd still consider Bitcoin something -not ready for the public/masses- due to the learning curve involved with figuring out how to use bitcoin.

[Patatas]

i think it won't and actually it will bring more combat cause you can buy firearms with bitcoin anonymously , legally and illegally

[MinerHQ]

I don't see any link between world peace and bitcoin. Bitcoin is a just a money and money never bring peace instead it will be more problems. Just think you got lot of money but no food to eat, can you leave peacefully?

[thebenjamincode]

Those who believe Bitcoin is the solution to all the world’s woes are setting themselves up for disappointment. War existed before fiat currencies, and war will exist without fiat currencies. While we like to think of ourselves as civilized creatures, we often find ourselves unable or unwilling to solve our problems without having to resort to war.
What Bitcoin can do, though, is reduce a government’s ability to go to war. If a government is unable to print off new money in order to fund a war effort, they would be forced to rely on their reserves. This would make the decision to go to war a far more difficult one, not only for governments but also for the common people.

[Kprawn]

In a perfect world, where people do not convert BTC to fiat, the governments and the powers behind them, cannot manipulate the value of your money, as they are doing now with fiat. They also cannot control

the flow of money between nations. This is how power is controlled over citizens in many countries. Bitcoin could make it easier for poor people to trade with everyone, and not just with the people they are

forced to trade with. Countries will always be at war, because resources like food, water, land and minerals will become a issue as their population grows, and Bitcoin cannot solve that issue.

We will always find a reason to fight, because we are different in many ways. 

[S4VV4S]

Bitcoin cannot bring world peace.
That was not what it was designed to do.
There will never be world peace, not unless the entire planet is threatened by aliens, and even then, there will be arguements of who gets to represent the world.

[BIT-Sharon]

 Though Bitcoins own more advantages than the current sovereign currencies and has won the embrace of some common publics, its vital disadvantages exists.It is the deadliest defect that Bitcoins are not protected by law.

[Xenoph0bia]

no. abseloutely no. why?
we know world peace just not about the money, but about heart, religion, people, argumentation.
and ego one person and each other...
everyone doesnt need money too, but happynest too.. real life is an important to thinks... and  education,,

That is a very valid reason, you are correct its not only about the money, there are many things that are more important as compared to money and need to be taken care of, and bitcoins is just fulfilling individual's dreams and cannot contribute to world peace.

[Jeremycoin]

Is this not to excessive?
Although, I think the main problem of world peace is about money. So if we can change how we think about money, maybe we can bring a World PEACE.
Cos corruption is the worst problem here, but Money can't rule The World.