Meet the crypto billionaires who are building a world where money buys voice

Although he views the media as half of a “cathedral”—a repressive ideological force composed of journalists and intellectuals who secretly run Western society—he agreed to meet me at Berkeley, California. We take a short walk as Yarvin, who looks like an old punk rocker, rambles on in circuitous, long-winded threads that reference cryptic texts and historical periods that prove his points.

In our talk, he outlines the concept of a “patchwork” in which traditional nations are owned by shareholders and compete for citizens. He believes that blockchain can be used to bring about this world, and that the result will be “corporate royalty” led by “kings”. These corporate kings are accountable to a hidden board of shareholders, who can control the military and police through what they call “crypto dingus” that allows them to disable all guns.

Many of these tech billionaires see Trump and his office as obsolete, something that will eventually be replaced by their superior technology. Every time I meet tech billionaires, I’m learning that they consider themselves the real powerhouses.

The crypto lobby surpassed the fossil fuel industry to become the most powerful lobby in America, contributing $238 million in the most recent election cycle. According to Fox Business analysis, External. Jarvin, Sun, Draper and Lieberland all have some of the future in mind for us.

Everyone from Justin Sun, to Lieberland and Tim Draper told me how blockchain technology and cryptocurrency could free us — and our money — from government control. But who do we give control to instead? Every example I’ve seen ends up with the person with the wealth and power controlling the technology.