Jonas Schnelli: Additional Layer Solutions Will Increase Value of Bitcoin in the Long Term

What is the nature of privacy? Is it our basic right or a privilege? If it is our fundamental freedom, do we have to fight for it? That is the question. Most people prefer easy options to avoid such crucial fights. For years it was only cypherpunks who have tried to develop technologies which could ensure one's privacy even under the tough government pressure. Now we have a clear vision of how to get there. Additional layers and micropayments could transform Bitcoin into a trustless worldwide P2P payment system with incorporated privacy right. It may sound like utopia or even a threat to the established world order, but so was with trustless digital money. Now we're here. Technologies have already changed a lot in terms of how we treat and exchange information, and how we manage our finances. Why can't code create a total privacy for everyone? Nevertheless the society's self-awareness is vital to success of the privacy revolution, because for now most people obediently allow third