BITSHARES BRINGS A HUMAN ELEMENT TO BITCOIN 2.0

Ethereum first grabbed the attention of the Bitcoin 2.0 movement with news of their plan to create a platform for distributed contracts and DACs. BitShares and BitSharesX introduced the concept of ‘BitAssets’ as one of the numerous technologies claiming to be ‘bitcoin 2.0′ or ‘finance 2.0.’ In essence, this ‘Bitcoin 2.0′ movement represents a movement to leverage the power of globally decentralized consensus and decision making networks as birthed by bitcoin.
We interviewed Beyond Bitcoin founder, and BitShares researcher, Ben Keyhotee, to discuss BitShares, its importance, its past and future, and how it humanizes crypto-currency.
What got you interested in Bitcoin?
t is really an entire list of things, but I’ll try to shorten it up and keep concise:
I have a background in community management as a Gamer and organizer of Guilds in Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs). It was here that I learned the value of digital commodities.
My Guild Leading days led me to find ways to become more efficient with my time, which led me to automation software, often called ‘bots’, that would gather in-game materials for use by guild-members. This is where I learned the value of using software for task automation.
I then joined the U. S. Air Force, where I studied psychology and worked in mental health, deploying to Afghanistan in 2009. This is where I gained an appreciation for the Constitution and what it is like for people to live under the thumb of a corrupt regime.
After joining the Air Force, I watched the banking failures in 2008 and began spending a great deal of my off time learning about the ‘elite’ and their control over the currency supply. This is where I learned the true definition of money and the value of freedom of association, which directly relates to our most intimate interactions on a daily basis: the transfer of currency between two people in exchange goods and services.
My quest began as I learned about the Enron scandal, Carbon Credits, the Federal Reserve System, Agenda 21, and later things like CISPA and the NDAA. As I learned how much freedom and self-determination was taken from us by the ‘money masters’ controlling the currency supply, and learning about their intentions for the future I realized that we needed to find a way to issue our own currency again – and that this was the only way we could nonviolently free eachother from the shackles of tyranny. It was apparent to me the very moment I learned about bitcoin that we could use these currencies to decouple ourselves from the control of those who despite their best intentions, are severely incapable of helping humanity on a granular level necessary to reach symbiosis with our world and eachother. Bitcoin is why I love cryptocurrency, but as always, we should be willing to acknowledge flaws in any system and strive to improve upon the status quo…which is what led me to BitShares.
What is your role with BitShares?

This post was published at Crypto Coins News on 03/05/2015.

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