Bitcoin and an abundant future 🧵⬇️

The recent book Abundance by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson argues that progress is being held back by unnecessary scarcity—of housing, energy, infrastructure, and technology. But what if we told you that Bitcoin aligns perfectly with an abundant, progressive vision of the future?

The book highlights how excessive regulation and outdated institutions slow down innovation. Bitcoin thrives in open systems—minimizing gatekeepers, increasing financial access, peer-to-peer transactions allowing frictionless payments and beyond

A key theme in Abundance is fixing the bottlenecks that restrict growth. Traditional finance is full of them—slow settlements, high fees, and exclusionary policies. Bitcoin offers instant, borderless transactions with no centralized control.

Energy is another focus. Critics say Bitcoin consumes too much, but Klein and Thompson argue that we need more energy—cheap, clean, and abundant. Bitcoin mining incentivizes renewable energy, stabilizes grids, and makes stranded power economically viable.

Housing and infrastructure shortages come from misaligned incentives. Similarly, Bitcoin fixes incentives. By decentralizing trust and reducing reliance on fragile institutions, it helps individuals and communities build resilience outside broken systems.

Finally, Abundance champions a vision of technological optimism—solving problems through innovation rather than restriction. Bitcoin is exactly that: an open-source, global technology that empowers individuals and communities, without outdated persimmons structures.