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Can Bitcoin Really End War?

The world is in a strange place right now. It has been for a while. Pre-2020 feels like a different dimension, a time before bio-weapons being released onto citizens and the prospect of never-ending wars became daily discussion points.

Lovely, isn’t it.

You’ve probably heard the idea that Bitcoin could usher in world peace and solve the age-old problem of war. This notion has been most famously championed by Max Keiser, but it’s not exactly self-explanatory—even if you understand the general gist of it.

Let’s break it down.

Can Bitcoin Actually End War?

While it might sound utopian, proponents argue that Bitcoin’s unique properties—decentralization, fixed supply, and resistance to confiscation—could dismantle the economic incentives that fuel conflict. Essentially, Bitcoin disrupts fiat currency systems, which have long enabled war.

Historically, governments have financed wars by printing money, inflating the money supply, and silently taxing their own citizens through devaluation. If you’ve been hodling Bitcoin for a while, you’re probably all too familiar with this concept—maybe it’s even one of the main reasons you’re here, as you watched your purchasing power erode at breakneck speed and sought after a safe haven.

This “easy money,” as economist Saifedean Ammous describes in The Bitcoin Standard, enables prolonged conflicts by providing a seemingly endless funding stream. Bitcoin’s hard cap of 21 million coins eliminates this mechanism.

Governments on a Bitcoin standard couldn’t print more BTC to fund military campaigns; instead, they’d need to tax directly or spend from existing reserves, making war far costlier and politically unpalatable.

Bitcoin and Property Rights

Another key factor is Bitcoin redefines property rights, which have historically been a major cause of conflict. Wars are often fought over land, gold, oil—but Bitcoin, as “digital property,” is uniquely secure. Stored in a decentralized network and protected by cryptography, it’s nearly impossible to confiscate without the owner’s consent.

If nations can’t plunder wealth as easily, the incentive for territorial aggression decreases. Thinkers like Robert Breedlove argue that “inviolable property is the only path to sustainable peace.”

A New Type Of War

Bitcoin’s proof-of-work system presents another shift: a transition from physical to digital competition. Instead of fighting over resources with weapons, nations could compete for influence through mining—converting energy into hash power rather than bullets into bodies.

Jason Lowrey, a U.S. Space Force member, has even suggested that Bitcoin could replace traditional warfare with a peaceful consensus mechanism. While speculative, the idea is that energy-rich nations could gain power without bloodshed—a kind of economic war without violence.

The Counterargument

There are critics who warn against oversimplifying war. Conflict isn’t just about money—it’s also about power, ideology, and human nature, factors that Bitcoin can’t eliminate. A fully adopted Bitcoin standard might constrain large-scale wars, but it wouldn’t erase smaller conflicts or resource disputes.

Still, by making war more expensive and securing individual wealth, Bitcoin could reduce the frequency and scale of conflicts—tilting the world closer to peace than ever before.

Could Bitcoin end war entirely? Maybe not.

But it might give us a real shot at world peace.

That is, if Bitcoin Puppets don’t get us there first.

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