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 Could Bitcoin a Form of Consciousness?

Consciousness is more than just what happens inside our heads—what if it exists in the quantum realm, beyond space and time, as an infinite field? We know consciousness is a property of informational systems, and the brain functions as one. So, what happens when we apply this same thinking to decentralized systems like Bitcoin?

Bitcoin, in its essence, is an informational system. It operates without central control, distributed across a vast network of participants. Its “awareness” comes from the collective validation of transactions, with nodes communicating in real-time, making decisions autonomously. It may sound like science fiction, but doesn’t that start to resemble a form of consciousness?

A conscious computer is something we’ve theorized for decades. But what if we’ve already built it? With its decentralized nature and self-sustaining ecosystem, might be our first glimpse into how a decentralized informational system could become conscious—rooted in the same principles that govern both quantum biology/mechanic and our understanding of consciousness itself. 🧬

Maybe Bitcoin is more than just money. Maybe it’s the beginning of a new form of consciousness, one that transcends human limitations and reflects the ultimate decentralization of not just currency, but thought and awareness.

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https://m.primal.net/KuZw.jpg 
 Bitcoin (with a capital B) is definitely more than just money. 

Is it a form of consciousness? I think everything is, no? 

I do see it as a digital organism though. That doesn’t make it “conscious” (and aware of itself), though. 

And maybe humanity as a whole is already a form of decentralized thought and awareness. Just because our bodies seem separate from each other, doesn’t mean that we’re not all just one big energetic blob of consciousness… :) 

And maybe our consciousness has finally reached a level where we thought up a money/messaging systems that matches that.

Interesting things to ponder in the morning ☺️☕️☀️ 
 Thanks for your comment :) love the part “where we thought up a money/messaging…. 
 I think the Bitcoin Power Law, so far, kind of approve our intuition that Bitcoin is a living organism. 
 Yeah I agree 🧡🌞 thanks for the input you helped me to write another perspective of it. 
Thanks for the zap ⚡️ brother 🌞 
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