Scenarios about 'bitcoin'
A decentralized digital currency created in 2009 by an anonymous person or group using the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, operating without a central authority or banks. Bitcoin pioneered blockchain technology and cryptocurrency concepts, establishing a new paradigm for financial transactions that challenged traditional monetary systems through its limited supply, peer-to-peer network, and cryptographic security. In alternate history scenarios, Bitcoin's earlier or later emergence, different adoption patterns, or alternative regulatory responses could significantly reshape global financial systems and power dynamics.
What If Bitcoin Failed Early On?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Bitcoin collapsed in its infancy, dramatically altering the trajectory of cryptocurrency, blockchain technology, and digital finance as we know it today.
What If Blockchain Technology Never Developed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where blockchain technology was never invented, altering the trajectory of digital currencies, decentralized applications, and the broader technological landscape of the 21st century.
What If Cryptocurrency Was Never Invented?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Bitcoin and subsequent cryptocurrencies never emerged, radically altering the trajectory of digital finance, blockchain technology, and global economic systems.
What If Cryptocurrency Became the Global Standard Currency?
Examining the profound economic, political, and social consequences of a world where Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies replaced traditional fiat currencies as the primary global medium of exchange.
What If New Zealand Adopted Bitcoin as Legal Tender?
Exploring the economic, political, and social consequences if New Zealand became the first developed nation to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, transforming its financial system and global economic position.
What If Digital Currencies Developed Differently?
Exploring how global finance and economics would have evolved if alternative approaches to financial technology emerged, reshaping monetary systems and economic power.