📖 The ₿ible
The Third Epistle – The First Letter of Francis
“I do not call ₿ a religion, but I call it a philosophy.”
1:1
Brothers, I, Francis, write to you from the land of Canada.
I once ran an exchange,
and I have stood for truth while contending with regulation.
1:2
I declare to you:
“₿ is not a technology,
but a philosophy.”
“At the heart of that philosophy lies decentralization and self-sovereignty,
not trust, but verification.”
1:3
I did not flee from regulation,
nor did I compromise with power.
Instead, I helped build legal frameworks and ethics
so the ₿ community could defend itself.
1:4
To every centralized exchange I proclaimed:
“Do not betray Satoshi’s design.
The keys you hold belong to your users.”
“Even if banks change,
the philosophy must not.”
– Francis 1:4
1:5
I did not borrow Satoshi’s name,
but sought only to uphold his spirit.
₿ belongs to no one,
and must belong to all.
1:6
Therefore, I urge you, brothers:
“Run your own node.
Hold your own keys.
And never forget your philosophy.”