Who can destroy Bitcoin?

[Abiky]

Something like this happened in Iran where the locals could not have access to the internet for several days because the government shutdown it down.
The government have the power to protect the citizens if any need arise but shutting down the internal means a lot and this can not be done due to the effort to prevent cryptocurrency usage, and I think does not worth it. If the government shutdown the internet in a region, other regions can have access to trade their Bitcoin and people can also leave the region where they can not carry out transaction to place where they can send out or buy Bitcoin.

You're talking about restricting Internet access within a single region. But that's not what I meant. What I said was countries unanimously agreeing on shutting down the Internet for good. Like the whole world in an Internet blackout. Seems highly unlikely to happen, considering the risks involved in doing so. But never say never. We've all seen the great lengths governments go to try to cripple or destroy something they don't like.

For now, governments are opening their arms to BTC due to the taxation benefits it provides. We'll see what happens once CBDCs are launched. I'd only expect the worse.

[SquirrelJulietGarden]

You're talking about restricting Internet access within a single region. But that's not what I meant. What I said was countries unanimously agreeing on shutting down the Internet for good. Like the whole world in an Internet blackout. Seems highly unlikely to happen, considering the risks involved in doing so. But never say never. We've all seen the great lengths governments go to try to cripple or destroy something they don't like.

Governments can not restrict the Internet access globally while there are solutions for offgrid transactions, hence governments won't win in this battle. They can not shutdown all Internet access of their citizens just because they want to shutdown Bitcoin blockchain. It's impossible task for governments.
[Total privacy Bitcoin]: off grid Transactions LoRaWan/goTenna

For now, governments are opening their arms to BTC due to the taxation benefits it provides. We'll see what happens once CBDCs are launched. I'd only expect the worse.

It's a more realistic task for governments and they have been trying to compose and approve more acts, laws, regulations for enforcement as soon as possible because they see huge potential of Bitcoin and cryptocurrency market for taxation.

[CryptSafe]

I do not agree wit your opinion here that Satoshi would want to destroy the technology has invented or to drop all his bitcoin because the day he makes such a mistake, that is the day bitcoin would crash and the government would definitely come after him so I believe he would think twice before dreaming of such because I can say such an attempt from him could be a suicide like they say.

[Ziskinberg]

There is only one threat to bitcoin, that is the centralized government, but until now they haven't gain success on destroying bitcoin. That made me reach with a conclusion that bitcoin is indestructible and unbreakable, and that even Satoshi will no longer be capable to ruin his own creation.

However, let's not focus on who can destroy bitcoin but instead, let's be resourceful on how to promote bitcoin so that global adoption will be finally achieved.

[JiiBs]

I do not agree wit your opinion here that Satoshi would want to destroy the technology has invented or to drop all his bitcoin because the day he makes such a mistake, that is the day bitcoin would crash and the government would definitely come after him so I believe he would think twice before dreaming of such because I can say such an attempt from him could be a suicide like they say.

The benefits that Bitcoin has derived from the singular idea of Satoshi Nakamoto to have chosen to be anonymous all these years have left people wondering what could be the resolute if the founder goes back on that idea and chooses to show up.

I don’t see why the founder would, the glory wouldn’t be worth it most certainly and for the founder to have noted what being anonymous does mean for Bitcoin, showing up would be the least of the problems. Even should that be the case that the founder does show up, Bitcoin would be unshaven.

[CryptSafe]

I do not agree wit your opinion here that Satoshi would want to destroy the technology has invented or to drop all his bitcoin because the day he makes such a mistake, that is the day bitcoin would crash and the government would definitely come after him so I believe he would think twice before dreaming of such because I can say such an attempt from him could be a suicide like they say.

The benefits that Bitcoin has derived from the singular idea of Satoshi Nakamoto to have chosen to be anonymous all these years have left people wondering what could be the resolute if the founder goes back on that idea and chooses to show up.

Showing up would definitely not be the plan's of Satoshi Nakamoto because he himself knows what would befall him if he dares such. He already done his part inventing a system that the government never liked and you expect the government to keep mute to his reappearance of he decides such. It would be very dangerous for him to do such because people assets and life investment are hanging on Bitcoin as such, such move would be very risky as many would suffer from his actions if he does such and I know he would not dare it.

[colinistheman]

I do not agree wit your opinion here that Satoshi would want to destroy the technology has invented or to drop all his bitcoin because the day he makes such a mistake, that is the day bitcoin would crash and the government would definitely come after him so I believe he would think twice before dreaming of such because I can say such an attempt from him could be a suicide like they say.

The benefits that Bitcoin has derived from the singular idea of Satoshi Nakamoto to have chosen to be anonymous all these years have left people wondering what could be the resolute if the founder goes back on that idea and chooses to show up.

Showing up would definitely not be the plan's of Satoshi Nakamoto because he himself knows what would befall him if he dares such. He already done his part inventing a system that the government never liked and you expect the government to keep mute to his reappearance of he decides such. It would be very dangerous for him to do such because people assets and life investment are hanging on Bitcoin as such, such move would be very risky as many would suffer from his actions if he does such and I know he would not dare it.

What do you think will happen to him and what will the government do if he shows up?
I do not know what would happen to Satoshi if he reappeared. But I'm absolutely certain that Bitcoin will not collapse just because its founder reappears or decide to sell all of his Bitcoin.

Remember, although he created Bitcoin, he handed over control of Bitcoin to the community. Bitcoin operates on an open source, and its existence and growth depend on the community. No one, not even the founder can arbitrarily change or destroy it.
His arrival will cause some disruption but only temporarily in the market, the bitcoin network will remain unchanged.

[Danica22]

I do not agree wit your opinion here that Satoshi would want to destroy the technology has invented or to drop all his bitcoin because the day he makes such a mistake, that is the day bitcoin would crash and the government would definitely come after him so I believe he would think twice before dreaming of such because I can say such an attempt from him could be a suicide like they say.

I agree with you that Satoshi would never want to destroy his invention, and in fact, he could not bring himself to do it. He has no special authority over Bitcoin despite being its creator.

However, even if he tried to do so, the government would not have the authority to go after him. Similarly, no one can do anything if he wants to sell all his Bitcoin. It is his property, and he has the right to do whatever he wants with it. If organizations, governments and all of us can sell bitcoin, why can not he?

[CryptSafe]

I do not agree wit your opinion here that Satoshi would want to destroy the technology has invented or to drop all his bitcoin because the day he makes such a mistake, that is the day bitcoin would crash and the government would definitely come after him so I believe he would think twice before dreaming of such because I can say such an attempt from him could be a suicide like they say.

The benefits that Bitcoin has derived from the singular idea of Satoshi Nakamoto to have chosen to be anonymous all these years have left people wondering what could be the resolute if the founder goes back on that idea and chooses to show up.

Showing up would definitely not be the plan's of Satoshi Nakamoto because he himself knows what would befall him if he dares such. He already done his part inventing a system that the government never liked and you expect the government to keep mute to his reappearance of he decides such. It would be very dangerous for him to do such because people assets and life investment are hanging on Bitcoin as such, such move would be very risky as many would suffer from his actions if he does such and I know he would not dare it.

What do you think will happen to him and what will the government do if he shows up?
I do not know what would happen to Satoshi if he reappeared. But I'm absolutely certain that Bitcoin will not collapse just because its founder reappears or decide to sell all of his Bitcoin.

Remember, although he created Bitcoin, he handed over control of Bitcoin to the community. Bitcoin operates on an open source, and its existence and growth depend on the community. No one, not even the founder can arbitrarily change or destroy it.
His arrival will cause some disruption but only temporarily in the market, the bitcoin network will remain unchanged.

The decentralised nature of Bitcoin gave it the long standing boosts it is enjoying today and that was the plan's of Satoshi Nakamoto because he knows that the government would definitely want to control Bitcoin hence his disappearance because if he doesn't take that step the government would have come for him and through him they would have been able to control Bitcoin and put it under their watch controling every thing that has to do with Bitcoin.
If he still shows up now the government will still go after him because they would be desperate to control the network and through him will they succeed in doing  that and I believe he too wouldn't want that to happen so he would better choose to remain anonymous and allow the network grow and remain an open source rather than compromising what has taken him time to build for the masses to use.

[Uhwuchukwu53]

I do not agree wit your opinion here that Satoshi would want to destroy the technology has invented or to drop all his bitcoin because the day he makes such a mistake, that is the day bitcoin would crash and the government would definitely come after him so I believe he would think twice before dreaming of such because I can say such an attempt from him could be a suicide like they say.

Your factual, I equally think that people with this towards Satoshi about crashing Bitcoin either by selling it's holding or temper with the technology behind Bitcoin has not considered well other impact and how the system operate now that individual can't determine the fall of Bitcoin, though little effects may occur but can't hamper the system to crashed. There are some growth that seem irreversible, and Bitcoin is among such growth it has moved beyond single entity to crashed down even the government will not easily crash it but if they dare must used strategic means, I duely align with your statement such attempt is succid in disguise.

[Smartprofit]

Who can destroy Bitcoin? In my opinion, Michael Saylor, for example, could very well do it (if left unchecked).🙋

Bitcoin's value lies in its decentralization. Michael Saylor seeks to monopolize Bitcoin ownership by buying up massive amounts of coins and removing them completely from circulation. In doing so, he violates the principle of decentralized Bitcoin ownership. Moreover, he stores all his coins centrally in Coinbase wallets. This violates the principle of decentralized Bitcoin storage.

Black Rock, with its Alladin prediction platform, could also destroy Bitcoin. What can you say... Every time you go through KYC or pay an anti-money laundering company, you destroy Bitcoin. Are anonymity, privacy, and fungibility just empty words? Or are they fundamental principles of Bitcoin's existence and functioning?

P.S.

 Satoshi Nakamoto won't be destroying Bitcoin.🧖 You can handle that task perfectly well yourself.💁

[Queen uloma]

Nobody can destroy Bitcoin, not even Satoshi, the government or companies can, Bitcoin is decentralized, which means it's not controlled by any individual,  Bitcoin operate worldwide which will be very difficult to destroy, if the internet is to be short down for some while, Bitcoin won't function, unfortunately this won't happen because it will cause calamity, not just in Bitcoin alone, I could remember when the china banned mining but still Bitcoin survived it and other countries were still operating on Bitcoin.

[Stalker22]

Nobody can destroy Bitcoin,
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well, depends on what you mean by the term "destroy."  If you mean making the code vanish, then you are right.  As long as at least one computer on the network is running the software, Bitcoin exists.  But if we are talking about destroying its value or its usability, thats a different story.

The biggest threat is not to completely shut down the Bitcoin network, but that over time it will be moved further into shadow and become an increasingly niche collectible rather than serving as a worldwide currency like it was intended.

[Satofan44]

Who can destroy Bitcoin? In my opinion, Michael Saylor, for example, could very well do it (if left unchecked).🙋

Bitcoin's value lies in its decentralization. Michael Saylor seeks to monopolize Bitcoin ownership by buying up massive amounts of coins and removing them completely from circulation. In doing so, he violates the principle of decentralized Bitcoin ownership. Moreover, he stores all his coins centrally in Coinbase wallets. This violates the principle of decentralized Bitcoin storage.

What you are talking about is completely incorrect. The decentralization of Bitcoin has nothing to do with the distribution of the coins. A single owner could own 99% of the Bitcoin and the network and protocol could still be as decentralized as they are today. Do not spread any Saylor FUD, as this is completely incorrect. Bitcoin remains the most decentralized that it ever was.

Black Rock, with its Alladin prediction platform, could also destroy Bitcoin. What can you say... Every time you go through KYC or pay an anti-money laundering company, you destroy Bitcoin. Are anonymity, privacy, and fungibility just empty words? Or are they fundamental principles of Bitcoin's existence and functioning?

This is also incorrect. Anyone can build any kind of tools and platforms on top of Bitcoin and demand whatever they want from you. They can demand you to sacrifice a relative (if it were legal), to do a complete DNA scan to use it and whatever else comes to mind. None of this has any direct impact on Bitcoin. It can have second order effects depending on the specifics, but it can not destroy Bitcoin itself.

Nobody can destroy Bitcoin, not even Satoshi, the government or companies can, Bitcoin is decentralized, which means it's not controlled by any individual,  Bitcoin operate worldwide which will be very difficult to destroy, if the internet is to be short down for some while, Bitcoin won't function, unfortunately this won't happen because it will cause calamity, not just in Bitcoin alone, I could remember when the china banned mining but still Bitcoin survived it and other countries were still operating on Bitcoin.

Indestructibility is not an inherent characteristics of decentralization. Just because something is decentralized that does not mean that it can't be destroy. Anything can be destroyed, both centralized and decentralized things. The difference is merely in the effort and means needed to get the job done. Something centralized could be trivial to destroy, something decentralized could be extremely hard to destroy. Extremely hard is not the same as impossible.

[colinistheman]

The decentralised nature of Bitcoin gave it the long standing boosts it is enjoying today and that was the plan's of Satoshi Nakamoto because he knows that the government would definitely want to control Bitcoin hence his disappearance because if he doesn't take that step the government would have come for him and through him they would have been able to control Bitcoin and put it under their watch controling every thing that has to do with Bitcoin.
If he still shows up now the government will still go after him because they would be desperate to control the network and through him will they succeed in doing  that and I believe he too wouldn't want that to happen so he would better choose to remain anonymous and allow the network grow and remain an open source rather than compromising what has taken him time to build for the masses to use.

As I mentioned above. Although Satoshi created Bitcoin, he handed over control and development of it to the community. This means he is the founder but does not hold a leadership role or have the right to independently intervene in the network. In other words, Satoshi like other developer, did not have any special powers. Just like other developers, if he want to change or interfere with the Bitcoin network, he needs to reach consensus. Otherwise, the network will continue operating under its existing rule.

How will the government control the bitcoin network, if they find him? I would really like to hear your explanation.

[YOSHIE]

Many have already tried and many have already claimed Bitcoin was going to be destroyed at some moment, but it has never happened for real.

We all know how Bitcoin works, so if we all understand Bitcoin, it means that no one can destroy Bitcoin, even though the internet, all networks and electricity are turned off throughout the world, if in the supernatural world the internet can be accessed, The network is there, Android, laptop can be used, maybe we will also see supernatural beings busy trading Bitcoin.

For this reason, no one can destroy Bitcoin, if Bitcoin is destroyed, the world will become extinct and so will the activities of human life.

[Asuspawer09]

I mean in theory Satoshi should be able to drop the market by selling his Bitcoin, i mean if there was a sudden movement in the market on his wallet for sure there are going to be a lot of theories and probably market is surely going to drop a huge percentage, maybe a worldwide search is going to happened since we are not sure that Satoshi is active and still alive, for years there was no movement and we dont even know who is Satoshi that created Bitcoin and there was always a huge theory on who he is every cycle recently it was one of the reason why the market is down today.

I guess one of the questions here is if Satoshi sold and dropped all of his Bitcoin, is Bitcoin going to be dead? or destroyed? Or can it still recover from that? I mean, the thing is, Bitcoin is already globally recognized, and a lot of countries are already doing their thing, investing in Bitcoin, and even getting to the point of making crypto and Bitcoin a government asset reserved. A lot of investors are already seeing Bitcoin differently, not just as an investment but more like a community. I mean, for someone who believed in it, it's just difficult to thing on how Bitcoin is going to fall and not recover. Still, I dont think Satoshi is going to destroy his best work, but the best thing to do is to always have a safety net, diversify your asset and invest in order.

[DeeppRockk]

I mean in theory Satoshi should be able to drop the market by selling his Bitcoin, i mean if there was a sudden movement in the market on his wallet for sure there are going to be a lot of theories and probably market is surely going to drop a huge percentage, maybe a worldwide search is going to happened since we are not sure that Satoshi is active and still alive, for years there was no movement and we dont even know who is Satoshi that created Bitcoin and there was always a huge theory on who he is every cycle recently it was one of the reason why the market is down today.I guess one of the questions here is if Satoshi sold and dropped all of his Bitcoin, is Bitcoin going to be dead? or destroyed? Or can it still recover from that? I mean, the thing is, Bitcoin is already globally recognized, and a lot of countries are already doing their thing, investing in Bitcoin, and even getting to the point of making crypto and Bitcoin a government asset reserved. A lot of investors are already seeing Bitcoin differently, not just as an investment but more like a community. I mean, for someone who believed in it, it's just difficult to thing on how Bitcoin is going to fall and not recover. Still, I dont think Satoshi is going to destroy his best work, but the best thing to do is to always have a safety net, diversify your asset and invest in order.

Satoshi's disappearance was a necessary condition for the system to function. The design was to place authority in the code and the consensus of nodes, not in a founder.

The founder's identity and intentions are supposed to be irrelevant.

If those coins moved, it wouldn't represent a failure of Bitcoin.
It would be a test of that core principle. The panic would come from people realizing their trust was still in a person, not in the system.
Any exchange that tried to freeze or block those funds would just be demonstrating why self-custody is the only actual solution. The question isn't who Satoshi is; its whether the system works without him.

All evidence suggests it does.

[Powerjumboo]

Bitcoin has already gone so far. So even if Satoshi is forced to destroy bitcoin, he's no longer in full control with bitcoin.

Selling all his coins will only cause a temporary massive price drop, but it cannot destroy the whole system of bitcoin.

Let's just accept that bitcoin existence is here for good. The only reason that it will be fully destroyed is when the people behind the bitcoin community will leave bitcoin, or when all the bitcoin investors decide to sell their coins and leave bitcoin without hesitation.

Yes I was thinking that too because I think if an investor can be in full control of his bitcoin then if Satoshi owns bitcoin I think Satoshi can't destroy bitcoin because the amount of bitcoin he has maybe if he sells that amount of bitcoin in the market at once the market may go down for a while but those who have control of bitcoin will pull bitcoin up again. Bitcoin is at the peak of popularity right now, aside from the thought of being destroyed by Bitcoin, it is very reasonable to dream of something good about Bitcoin.

[gunhell16]

Maybe the only one who can destroy Bitcoin is Satoshi. Now, what the community can do is they can damage or corrupt Bitcoin, but they can't destroy it 100% because we have seen that in the long run of Bitcoin, many have tried, but none of them have succeeded.

Then, with the number of people who believe in Bitcoin, especially in long-term investment, I think many will embrace holding it, especially in the era we have now, honestly speaking,
because Bitcoin has been proven to be true by many.