The “Some” in the Bitcoin World

She is on the clay tablets of the Mesopotamian plain, in the shells of the Asian seashore, on the stones of the Pacific Islands, and in the pearl necklaces of the Indians. She is sunny, making everything possible, making freedom freedom and wealth wealth; she is cold, defining today's pattern, making desire desire and war war.
————Large-scale documentary "Currency"

The documentary "Currency" is good, and it tells the various forms of human currency history. Unfortunately, it does not include Bitcoin. If possible, it should be added at the end: She is also in the roar of countless mining machines (custom computers) .

Bitcoin has only been around for six years, but during these six years, it has brought about countless joys and sorrows in the lives of countless people.

Some people were able to catch the early train of Bitcoin, but there were not many such people, and even fewer in China. At that time, the price of Bitcoin was still hovering around a dozen yuan. Many people bought in and out, and finally missed the opportunity and could only watch the price of the currency soar. Only a very small number of people became rich overnight and their net worth increased by a thousand times; but more people completely became bag holders, and frantically bought in at 8,000 points, shouting "a hundred thousand dollars is just around the corner", but in the end they lost everything.

Some people have built hundreds of trading platforms, which are of different sizes and scales. Most of them operate under opaque mechanisms. You don’t know how many coins and money are on these platforms, and maybe you will never know. You also don’t know when they will suddenly collapse, just like the once-prosperous "MT.GOX" that suddenly stopped working. Most of them are dying or on the road to extinction. Some people have established many information platforms, but only a few are still working hard to translate or create original news. Most of them have become zombie-like, just reposting and pasting those pitiful news every day.

Some people have relied on Bitcoin to achieve their life ideals, or started a business, or made a fortune by investing. They persevere and move towards their set goals, cutting through thorns and moving forward resolutely; some have become scammers, taking risks for quick money, using fake crowdfunding to defraud money or selling fake mining machines, and ending up in disgrace or even in jail; more people have gradually become silent, and finally evaporated from this world without a trace.

Some people work diligently and, because of their love for Bitcoin, they constantly promote Bitcoin, write books and biographies about Bitcoin, and spread the concept of Bitcoin far and wide; some people cheat openly and steal secretly, taking advantage of people's desire to get rich to set up paid groups, and work together to defraud and fabricate false information. If they can cheat one person, they will cheat one person; if they can cheat two people, they will cheat two people. If they guess right, they think they are wise and accurate; if they guess wrong, they think the market is irrational and people are not to be underestimated.

Some people still insist on being bullish. Although the price of Bitcoin has fallen, the voices coming out of them are still "Bitcoin will definitely be $100,000 in the future", "The price is low now, you will lose money if you don't buy it!", "Why don't you buy at the bottom?" "The good news is coming, if you don't get on the train now, you will never be able to get on the train again!"; Some people also insist on being bearish, "Bitcoin is a Ponzi scheme", "Bitcoin has no future", "The Bitcoin market is a big casino", "Bitcoin will soon die out"...

Some people see hope in Bitcoin. They say that Bitcoin will completely change the financial landscape, let the flag of "decentralization" fly in every corner of the world, let open source and transparent mechanisms spread throughout the universe, make banks' huge profits disappear without a trace, and for the first time give birth to "completely private" assets that people can own; some people see disappointment in Bitcoin. They say that the anonymity of Bitcoin makes the world more unstable, the high mining costs waste resources, and the "absolute privacy" of private keys creates "absolute danger". Once lost, they can never be recovered, and irreversible transactions have no future.

Some people treat Bitcoin as stocks, hoping to make money by buying low and selling high, but eventually they become big leeks, being harvested repeatedly by the market makers and suffering; some people directly use Bitcoin as stocks for private fundraising, easily raising tens of millions or even hundreds of millions, and develop mining machines/platforms/or other inexplicable second-token altcoins, making a fortune; some people regard Bitcoin as a treasure at the bottom of the box, regardless of the profit or loss of legal currency, they only look at the number of coins, and no matter how they calculate it, they only regard it as a book profit or loss, and believe that one day Bitcoin will soar.

Some people use Bitcoin as a remittance tool for global transfers. While meeting their own needs, they constantly ask the government for "legalization" to gain a place for Bitcoin in the real world. Some people use Bitcoin as a weapon to oppose the government. They use Bitcoin to buy weapons and sell drugs, or use Bitcoin for smuggling and tax evasion, and use Bitcoin to fund KB members.

Some people devote themselves to the mining business, sweating profusely in the sultry environment, enduring the roar of mining machines in a small space, staring at the ever-changing red and green signal lights, as if they are in another universe; some people are in a bright and bright room, speaking loudly, explaining their profit concepts to investors, using rigorous logical reasoning to win investment, arguing for their own companies, and finally succeeding in listing and taking the lead.

Some people regard Bitcoin as a belief, seeing it as a beacon for life, a super ship that crosses the sea of ​​suffering, and the ultimate paradise of future society. They resolutely strengthen this belief through self-suggestion, as if they were stamping themselves with an indestructible "thinking stamp". Others sneer at Bitcoin, thinking that those who pursue such things are either crazy because they are poor or have too much money to spare. They think that believing in Bitcoin is as bullshit as believing in communism. However, the former directly lures people with real benefits, while the latter lures people with false reputation.

Some people rely on Bitcoin to make a comeback, from being heavily in debt to having a net worth of tens of millions. They either hoarded Bitcoin in the early stage, or founded a business in the middle stage to gain a beachhead, or persisted in getting investment in the later stage. The sky is high and the sea is vast, and you can gallop freely. Who can interact with you when the earth is changing? Some people are dragged into the water by Bitcoin, and they get rich without catching the fox. They go from fans to passers-by and then to haters. From fanatical support to swarming revenge, hell and heaven are fleeting, and there are countless topics about winners and losers.

Some people dominate the Bitcoin cyberspace, but they are double-dealing behind the scenes. Their tall and slender figures cast a dark and gloomy shadow, causing those who believe in them to have a tragic end. Some people seem to be timid and have nothing, but they have lofty ambitions and sharp eyes. They silently accumulate strength, just waiting to explode one day and give back to every colleague who has helped them.

Some people had already achieved success and fame before they came into contact with Bitcoin. They might be science fiction writers, university professors, entrepreneurial experts, or well-known Internet celebrities. They examined Bitcoin and discovered wonderful and unusual things in it, which made their lives even more wonderful. Some people became famous after they came into contact with Bitcoin. Before that, they might have been unknown losers, employees who were huddled in state-owned enterprises, or students who were just starting out in society. They enthusiastically embraced Bitcoin and made themselves glow with wonderful light and heat.

Some people, because of Bitcoin, have found their dream partner, found the love of their life, and married their beloved life partner. They have engraved their vows of love on the blockchain, so that the emotion will not fade away with the passage of time, but will become stronger over time. Some people, because of Bitcoin, have lost their minds, quarreled with their families for a little property, and their wives and children have been separated from them, and their families have been broken up. In the end, they are left alone and can only count their Bitcoins and fiat currencies silently in the dead of night.

Some people, when they see Bitcoin, want to step on it, so that they can use the "wild rise" and "plunge" to gild themselves, verify that they are predictable, attract more people's attention, find more topics to talk about, and sell more books to make money. Some people, however, ignore the volatility of Bitcoin and have been thinking calmly, starting from Bitcoin, exploring the nature of currency and the history of finance, raising more questions, triggering people's discussions, and promoting the progress of the times.

For some people, no amount of legal tender or Bitcoin can satisfy their greedy hearts. They only think about making money whether the price goes up or down, and reach out to "futures" and "dice", just to take a gamble and satisfy their addiction. Life and death are determined by fate, while wealth is in the hands of God. They only hear the "duang" and "duang" sounds of liquidations ringing in their ears. Some people turn their Bitcoin into paper wallets, throw them in the safe and never ask about them again, just as if nothing happened. They eat and drink as usual and don't take things to heart.

Some people made a fortune by making mining machines, but they don’t know how to run a business. The entire company cannot continue to operate smoothly, but they can’t bear the pressure and run away, leaving behind a mess that makes investors and followers stare in amazement; some people refine the industrial chain and gradually expand production, making their products better and stronger, and almost monopolizing the market. Every upgrade of a product will cause waves in the entire market.

For some people, Bitcoin is just a temporary game for them. When they have had enough fun, or just want to "make a fortune" by relying on the gimmick, they will pat their butts, turn around and walk away, never wanting to come back. They may even turn around and curse "Bitcoin idiot"; for others, Bitcoin is their lifelong career, realizing their own value from it, with a gleam in their eyes, discovering points where Bitcoin can be applied, connecting them into lines and forming surfaces.

Some people...
Some people...
Some people...

Whether it is the ecstasy of investors facing a thousand-fold increase, or the sorrow of losing all their money after a long period of decline, or the hardships behind the success of entrepreneurship, or the tearful curses caused by scammers running away with the money, not to mention the "risk warnings" announced globally by dozens of countries, or the abnormally beautiful data brought by the continuous influx of venture capital, or the other various forms of complex world conditions... Although no organization recognizes Bitcoin as a currency, the shadows of all these people combined have already given Bitcoin a clear "currency" attribute.

But all of this is closely related to Bitcoin, and yet completely unrelated to it. Bitcoin flexibly considers human nature, but also rigidly adheres to the laws of mathematics.

In fact, Bitcoin is just running silently and constantly integrating into the world. Whether people pay attention to it or not, one day you will find that it is there.

These people are the epitome of this era, and it is impossible to describe them or write about them. Carrying hope and despair, they rush into the Bitcoin river, either downstream or upstream, or climb onto the shore and wait for the tide to rise, or turn around and leave and never return. For them, Bitcoin brings the best of times and the worst of times.