What will the encryption world look like in 2029?

Original Title: Crypto 2029: The New Order Original author: @hmalviya9 Original text compiled by: zhouzhou,

Editor's Note: In 2030, the world collapses, and Bitcoiners on the island build fortresses, while the real reboot quietly occurs in the ruins. Technology merges with spirituality, the "Secret Circle" unites with crypto idealists, rejecting consumerism and control, and rebuilding values and faith. "Decentralized Soul" becomes the slogan, and the future is not rewritten from the top, but from the underground.

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The Crypto World in 2029: A New Order

Bitcoin has become the new normal for global investors. This year, its price broke through the $500,000 mark—not due to a sudden surge, but through a decade-long sustained struggle, with narratives reversing time and again, governments eventually conceding, and institutions having to adjust their rules. Now, billions of people around the world are finding ways to accumulate "sats"—the smallest unit of Bitcoin. Just as people in the past would buy gold jewelry to pass down wealth, today's families gather together to calculate how many sats they can leave for the next generation.

Cryptos have become a brand new asset class—one that does not require regulation to prove its value. They are bought like collectibles, stored in decentralized "vaults," passed down through generations, becoming new heirlooms. Those millennials who once mocked Bitcoin in their twenties are now caught in an unprecedented FOMO (fear of missing out). This competition is no longer about status, but about survival. Cryptos are not just money; they are a passport—a passport to community, resources, and security.

Bitcoin has now become the most popular financial instrument in human history—surpassing gold, stocks, and even government bonds. This asset, with the highest return on investment over the past two decades, is now proudly included in every financial advisor's operation manual. Those client managers who once specialized in selling mutual funds and insurance products now promote Bitcoin with the same well-trained smiles and tones.

Even the finance ministries of developed countries now hold BTC as a hedge asset - something unimaginable a decade ago. Over 100 publicly traded companies globally hold Bitcoin on their balance sheets. It has long ceased to be merely a hedging tool and has become a foundational cornerstone of the new economic order.

Those who firmly held onto Bitcoin since its early days and did not sell when it was questioned worldwide have now become the new elite class—they do not flaunt their wealth, but are defining the future. They call themselves "Bitcoiners." But this is not just an identity label; it is a movement, a philosophy, a new religion. The moral pillars of this religion are: monetary freedom, self-education, and non-traditional forms of marriage contracts.

They drafted their own laws, wrote their own code, and established an alliance that rejected state control. They did what governments around the world feared the most — they exited the system.

They built "Bitcoin Island" - a sovereign nation located somewhere in the Pacific, entirely funded by Bitcoin. Initially, there were only 100 citizens, but today the island has gathered over ten thousand Bitcoin believers - mostly early adopters, developers, investors, and thinkers.

The island has its own passport, its own decentralized identity system, and has become a tourist paradise: blue seas and skies, a tax-free haven, psychedelic rituals, and privacy protection. Things that are illegal elsewhere become legal and feasible here through self-regulation. Every transaction is recorded on a public chain—but freedom remains absolute.

However, this island has begun to decay.

Those Bitcoin believers who have already become billionaires have started to regard outsiders as inferior people. A quiet colonial mentality is brewing. They exchange services for coins — but the tone is filled with imperial superiority. What they seek is not cooperation, but obedience. As the external world’s economy collapses, this island boasts itself as the new power center — in the process of creating the "next America." The poor and exiles from the outside world are willing to submit to survive. Bitcoin believers no longer conceal their dominance — they have begun to embrace it.

And at the core of all this is Satoshi Nakamoto.

The pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin has become a deity. Not just in a metaphorical sense of "god." There are now over 100 "Satoshi Temples" around the world. Ceremonies are held weekly where people chant the hash value of SHA-256 and meditate on the principles of decentralization. These temples also serve as recruitment centers. Potential believers must go through a screening process, and those who qualify will be sent to Bitcoin Island for training. The religious fervor surrounding Satoshi Nakamoto has reached miraculous levels—his white paper is now regarded as a new synthesis of the Bhagavad Gita, the Quran, and the Bible.

But beyond the island, there is another world.

The global economy has completely collapsed. The debt bubble in the United States has finally burst. The financial order established after the Bretton Woods system cannot withstand the pressure of a manipulated market, collapsing one link after another. Inflation has soared to unprecedented levels, the fiat currency system has collapsed, savings have been wiped out, and people have lost their jobs, homes, and even their sanity.

AI agents—trained on the collective memory of the entire internet—have taken over white-collar jobs. Programmers, writers, lawyers, and consultants have all been replaced. Even psychologists have been substituted by hyper-personalized AI companions. While companies use AI to improve efficiency, they have also laid off millions of employees. "Human inefficiency" is no longer tolerated; we have been optimized to the point of near disappearance.

To escape reality, people have turned to the metaverse.

The new toy of the middle class is no longer a car or a house, but a VR headset. It has become a window to a "better life"—the only place worth living. In the metaverse, they can design their own houses, lovers, and jobs. They have become creators in the sandbox.

Interpersonal relationships have shifted, with physical intimacy replaced by sensory simulation. People spend 80% of their time in the virtual world, and 90% of conversations occur in digital spaces. Families are just a few avatars sharing a virtual room.

The sense of touch has disappeared, and eye contact has been forgotten. Consciousness begins to blur, and reality becomes optional.

But the real world is becoming increasingly dark.

Rumors of nuclear war have become commonplace. Every country's hand is on the launch button, and everyone feels threatened. The news is filled with rumors of war every day, and major cities are starting to rehearse evacuation drills again. Children are being taught how to survive. The world is in a state of collective panic, and the metaverse has become the only place that offers a sense of "safety."

But amidst the chaos, some "heroes" emerged.

They do not wear capes, nor are they spokespersons for billionaires. They are teachers, programmers, philosophers. They have no weapons, only awareness. These people, often referred to as the "Hidden Circle", begin to help others "unplug", teaching them how to breathe, how to feel, and how to regain the meaning of "being alive". But before awakening others, they must first clear their own inner selves — that forgotten spiritual ecosystem.

Spirituality has long become a business. Workshops, courses, master tokens, every dojo has turned into a downloadable, payable app. Those with ulterior motives have turned healing into a performance, using false "inner peace" to extract money. People have begun to feel betrayed by the concept of "inner cultivation," and the word "spirituality" has gradually lost its meaning.

Thus, those "superheroes" began to reclaim this space. They returned to the original classic texts, practicing in silence and helping others one-on-one. There were no price tags, no social labels, only pure "intention." They were slowly rebuilding a new culture—not one based on power, nor one that seeks to escape, but a culture of "balance."

Some people still believe in cryptocurrencies—not as the casino they have become today, but in the technology behind them: cryptography, privacy protection, and the decentralized circulation of value. They believe that technology still has the power to liberate. But what breaks their hearts the most is watching the crypto world descend into scams.

The tools they once admired are now used to deceive innocent people. Worthless meme coins, Ponzi farms on the blockchain, and influencer schemes to harvest fans… People have lost trust and view the crypto world as a playground of the dark web. Meanwhile, the original believers—the cryptographers—can only watch helplessly as their dreams shatter.

But they did not give up.

A new movement has emerged: "The Anarchist Manifesto 2.0".

This is not just a piece of text; it is a digital charter. It calls for builders, not traders. It aims to form a company alliance that truly believes in the spirit of cryptocurrency—transparent, private, and value-based. They are rebuilding tools, not speculating on coins; building systems, not creating speculation. A new era begins.

The "Cryptocurrency Anarchism Manifesto 2.0" spreads like wildfire through crypto channels, tattooed on QR codes, whispered in underground gatherings, and infiltrating zero-knowledge networks. It promises no wealth, only demands "integrity."

It explicitly criticizes those "extremists" who have become oligarchs, questioning every project that claims to "change the world" but is merely for pumping. And most importantly, it reminds the world that Bitcoin—and the reason for the existence of the entire crypto world—is to disarm those institutions that monopolize trust.

This underground renaissance is not dazzling.

No extravagant conference. No internet celebrities on stage.

Only Git commits. Research papers. Anonymous nodes reconnect like dormant brain neurons.

One small collective after another is regrouping in abandoned buildings, forests, and repurposed bunkers.

They are not only writing code but also contemplating philosophy: Can identity be reconstructed without government intervention?

Is it possible for a child born in 2030 to live their entire life without being monitored?

Is it possible for value to be distributed not driven by profit, but by protocol incentives?

In this silent storm, "The Secret Circle" and "Crypto Anarchists" began to intersect.

They realized that true freedom cannot be just technological nor just spiritual - it must encompass both.

A person cannot meditate in a surveillance state;

Privacy technology is also meaningless if people remain empty inside.

Thus, they began the "fusion" - the fusion of code and consciousness.

They do not wear robes, nor do they develop blockchain for billionaires.

They built libraries for free thinkers and opened nodes in temples.

Their "Dharma" is continuous online (uptime), their "spell" is: "Verify, then trust."

They practice cryptocurrency like practitioners pray—sacred, precise, for others.

By 2030, a new whisper begins to circulate in the most unlikely corners of the world:

Decentralized soul.

No one knows who originally said this phrase, but it has become the slogan of a new era.

The Bitcoiners on that island built a fortress; but the real future is being constructed bit by bit from the ruins — by those who still remember why we set out.

This reboot will not come from the top. It is starting from the ground up.

Silently. Steadfast. Decentralized.

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