Pop & Net Culture03.01.2026
The Sovereign Orphan: 17 Years of the Bitcoin Myth
On January 3rd, 2009, a faceless shadow planted an immutable seed in the heart of the web. Seventeen years later, Bitcoin is more than just a currency—it is the founding myth of a new era. In this feature, we explore the 'hauntology' of Block 0, the prophetic silence of Satoshi Nakamoto, and how an orphaned protocol became the first sovereign entity in digital history. Because sometimes, for a creation to become eternal, its creator must vanish.