Open-source tools are the ultimate means of defense. Crowdfunding campaigns can be hosted via the BTCPay Server, a powerful self-hosted payments gate. All the funds raised this way can go straight to an open-source hardware wallet such as Trezor, as BTCPay Server provides users with an option to link their hardware wallet.

Government may be able to stop the middlemen; they can’t stop millions of independent sovereign individuals using tools only they can control.

Opting out of the legacy fiat structures and taking possession over what is rightfully ours is the ultimate form of protest. Bitcoin is an insurance against a state gone rogue. We should thank the government of Canada for reminding us of the true value of independent money, Bitcoin.