11/10/2025 • 4 min read
Semper Fidelis, Semper Decentralis: What the Marine Corps Taught Me About Bitcoin Bitcoin is the rifleman’s code written in code — self-reliant, disciplined, and impossible to centralize. The Marine Corps teaches that freedom is maintained through proof of work, not words, and Bitcoin mirrors that truth in the digital realm. Semper Fidelis means always faithful; Semper Decentralis means always verified — the same fight, different battlefield.