{"id":2518,"date":"2021-11-21T14:19:54","date_gmt":"2021-11-21T14:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preppergrizz.com\/?p=2518"},"modified":"2021-11-21T14:41:34","modified_gmt":"2021-11-21T14:41:34","slug":"cryptocurrency-survival-if-shtf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preppergrizz.com\/cryptocurrency-survival-if-shtf\/","title":{"rendered":"Cryptocurrency Survival If SHTF"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2518\" class=\"elementor elementor-2518\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4eb2ff3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4eb2ff3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29646e5\" data-id=\"29646e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43f3fa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43f3fa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cryptocurrency Survival If SHTF<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed06d30 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed06d30\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-084b4f4\" data-id=\"084b4f4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3574fda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3574fda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Will Happen To Your Crypto?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ec34e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ec34e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a1e3b37\" data-id=\"a1e3b37\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ec0992 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ec0992\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What happens to your Bitcoin if the Internet goes down in the SHTF? Read on and find out<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9401785 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9401785\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3284e97\" data-id=\"3284e97\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fe6c5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7fe6c5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a63974 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a63974\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"page-header\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitcoininsider.org\/article\/82293\/bitcoin-and-doomsday-preppers-would-crypto-have-any-survival-value-if-shtf\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Bitcoin and Doomsday Preppers \u2014 Would Crypto Have Any Survival Value If SHTF?<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h2><div class=\"region region-content\"><section id=\"block-easy-social-buttons-esb-share\" class=\"block block-easy-social-buttons clearfix\"><div class=\"esb-icons share-wrapper esb_fixed bottom behavior-added-processed\"><div class=\"social-icons share noanim\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/section><section id=\"block-system-main\" class=\"block block-system clearfix\"><article id=\"node-82293\" class=\"node node-article node-promoted clearfix\"><section id=\"block-block-2\" class=\"block block-block clearfix\"><div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1504187939773-0\" class=\"ad leaderboard\" data-google-query-id=\"CM695aHQqfQCFZHZWwodQzEEFQ\"><div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22304532\/bitcoininsider\/\/front\/\/billboard-1_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/22304532\/bitcoininsider\/\/front\/\/billboard-1_0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/583a2016dfad1197b073cc3651b684f5.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-38\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"1\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/section><div class=\"field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden\"><div class=\"field-items\"><div class=\"field-item even\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-post-image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1492518434-768x504.png\" data-sizes=\"696px) 100vw, 696px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1492518434-768x504.png 768w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1492518434-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1492518434-1024x672.png 1024w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1492518434-696x457.png 696w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1492518434-1392x913.png 1392w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1492518434-1068x701.png 1068w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1492518434-640x420.png 640w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1492518434-1520x1000.png 1520w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1492518434.png 1524w\" alt=\"Bitcoin and Doomsday Preppers \u2014 Would Crypto Have Any Survival Value If SHTF?\" width=\"696\" height=\"457\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 696px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 696\/457;\" \/><p class=\"lead-processed\"><strong>As so-called \u201cdoomsday prepping\u201d grows in popularity thanks to news of coronavirus lockdown in Chinese cities, red flag gun laws and rampant Fed stimulus in the U.S., preparedness enthusiasts are asking about the viability of bitcoin in a SHTF situation. From cautious, light investor, to vehement denigrator of the \u201cNSA-created surveillance money,\u201d there is no shortage of opinion. Still, as there are various possible scenarios, a one-size-fits-all proclamation doesn\u2019t seem to work. Turns out, when it comes to money, what has survival value is ultimately a community affair.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Also Read:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/bitcoin-cryptocurrency-federal-reserve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Are \u2018Like a Giant Garbage Dumpster,\u2019 Says Minneapolis Federal Reserve President<\/a><\/strong><\/p><h2>Prepping: A Sensible Practice in the Current Climate<\/h2><p>Preppers often get a bad rap in pop culture, laughed off as tinfoil hat-wearing, conspiracy theory-addicted alarmists. But to anyone who is paying attention to world events or has read a history book, there\u2019s nothing ridiculous about being prepared for a worst case scenario when it comes to disaster and the collapse or throttling of vital societal infrastructure.<\/p><p>Recent videos surfacing from China appear to show police\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2020\/02\/09\/videos-appear-to-show-people-in-china-forcibly-dragged-off-to-quarantine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">forcibly quarantining<\/a>\u00a0people who may or may not have the coronavirus. Venezuela\u2019s Maduro is forcing residents of the country to transact with his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/problems-escalate-in-venezuela-as-millions-rush-to-spend-petros\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">petro shitcoin<\/a>\u00a0while people across the nation struggle just to eat. The U.S. Federal reserve continues to devalue the dollar while innocent people are extorted, jailed, and even killed for trying to preserve a little of their financial autonomy.<\/p><p>Should the state\u2019s continued defecation-disguised-as-order finally and decidedly come into contact with the blades of reality, running to the hills or splintering off into micro communities could become a very real necessity for some.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-369432 size-large lazyload\" title=\"Bitcoin and Doomsday Preppers \u2014 Would Crypto Have Any Survival Value If SHTF?\" data-src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_315737585-1024x672.png\" data-sizes=\"696px) 100vw, 696px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_315737585-1024x672.png 1024w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_315737585-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_315737585-768x504.png 768w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_315737585-696x457.png 696w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_315737585-1392x913.png 1392w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_315737585-1068x701.png 1068w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_315737585-640x420.png 640w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_315737585-1520x1000.png 1520w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_315737585.png 1524w\" alt=\"Bitcoin and Doomsday Preppers \u2014 Would Crypto Have Any Survival Value If SHTF?\" width=\"696\" height=\"457\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 696px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 696\/457;\" \/><\/p><p>Preparedness advocates have traditionally diversified into gold and precious metals, in case of hyperinflation or obsolescence of fiat currencies, but with the advent of bitcoin in 2009, the conversation began to evolve. Some preppers began to think bitcoin might also be a useful tool in the kit belt. Still, what good is an internet money without the internet, and isn\u2019t the whole thing a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blockpublisher.com\/is-bitcoin-a-secret-operation-run-by-the-national-security-association-in-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">creation of the U.S. government<\/a>, anyway? It turns out there are multiple ways bitcoin could be leveraged, and these questions \u2014 as well as skeptical rebuttals \u2014 deserve careful examination.<\/p><h2>Internet Money Without Internet<\/h2><p>The first and most obvious reaction to suggestions of bitcoin as apocalypse survival money is the question of the internet and electricity. If bitcoin requires it, and doomsday destroys it or otherwise makes it unfeasible, it stands to ask how the hell bitcoin can be of any use to anyone in such a scenario.<\/p><div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NwYWNlX2NhcmQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib2ZmIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1226204929909411841&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bitcoininsider.org%2Farticle%2F82293%2Fbitcoin-and-doomsday-preppers-would-crypto-have-any-survival-value-if-shtf&amp;sessionId=b5ae3f00121264ad4b6be859d1f1d20f0b103a3b&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=f001879%3A1634581029404&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1226204929909411841\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>This is a valid and obvious point. No electricity means no bitcoin transactions and no mining. Although people have\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Coinsurenz\/status\/1052022462790033408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1052022462790033408&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fhardfork%2F2018%2F10%2F16%2Fbitcoin-offgrid-transactions%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">gotten creative<\/a>\u00a0and sent transactions which initially do not require internet, cellular data, or electricity other than batteries, ultimately the system depends on a power source and network connectivity to function long term. So when it comes to the complete lights out scenario\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=collapsitarian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">collapsitarians<\/a>\u00a0are envisioning, crypto would indeed seem to be a largely useless appendage.<\/p><p>Many preppers maintain this is why gold is superior to bitcoin, pointing to situations like the one depicted in the video below, where a woman in China is said to be trading gold for rice with her upstairs neighbor in a locked-down apartment complex.<\/p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1637503595300273496=\"true\"><p class=\"lead-processed\" dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">Hanging gold out of apartment windowing asking to trade for ricePandemic2020<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coronavirus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">#Coronavirus<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/China?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">#China<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Wuhan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">#Wuhan<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeChina?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">#FreeChina<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/XiJinping?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">#XiJinping<\/a>\u00a0Murderer<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CrimesAgainstHumanity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">#CrimesAgainstHumanity<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Genocide?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">#Genocide<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pandemic?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">#Pandemic<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BioWeapon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">#BioWeapon<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BiologicalWarfare?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">#BiologicalWarfare<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Quarantine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">#Quarantine<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MartialLaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">#MartialLaw<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MilitaryTribunals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">#MilitaryTribunals<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DeepState?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">#DeepState<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5Btrqs2XtW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/5Btrqs2XtW<\/a><\/p><p>\u2014 Chris Lajambe (@CLajambe)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CLajambe\/status\/1227553300217782272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">February 12, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>In situations where some network connectivity and power remain, however, the story might be different. Bitcoin is already touted as a means by which to avoid government devaluation of currencies and destruction of economies. Even in spotty circumstances the digital asset could at least theoretically survive, and retain this capacity to an extent, depending on the local community.<\/p><h2>Mesh Networks and Localized Survival of Bitcoin<\/h2><p>In a situation where an ISP fails, or some disaster cuts connection to the services most rely on to transmit bitcoin and crypto transactions, there are yet alternatives. Things like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.meshnetworks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">mesh networking<\/a>\u00a0and even\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/no-internet-no-problem-how-to-send-bitcoin-by-amateur-radio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">amateur radio equipment<\/a>\u00a0can help bitcoin to remain viable in localized areas of infrastructure outage or collapse. Companies like Gotenna, for example, have developed technology which allows for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/samourai-wallet-creates-app-for-transactions-over-mesh-networks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">portable antennas<\/a>\u00a0to push bitcoin transactions to nearby nodes even in the absence of cellular or internet service. Once the tx hits an internet-connected node on the mesh network, the transaction can be recorded.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-369437 size-full lazyload\" title=\"Bitcoin and Doomsday Preppers \u2014 Would Crypto Have Any Survival Value If SHTF?\" data-src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/mesh-networks1.gif\" alt=\"Bitcoin and Doomsday Preppers \u2014 Would Crypto Have Any Survival Value If SHTF?\" width=\"624\" height=\"286\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 624px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 624\/286;\" \/>Illustration of mesh networking. https:\/\/www.meshnetworks.com<\/p><p>In the case of political and economic meltdown, local fiat money may become better suited for toilet paper or kindling, while trade in bitcoin \u2014 presumably still valued and used by the outside world \u2014 could go on.<\/p><p>As engineer for Gotenna Richard Myers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/coincenter.org\/entry\/decentralizing-bitcoin-s-last-mile-with-mobile-mesh-networks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a>\u00a0in May last year:<\/p><blockquote><p class=\"lead-processed\">Fortunately, alternatives to centralized ISP networks are starting to appear. Local mesh radio networks, satellites, and long-range radio have all been proposed as ways to enable decentralized peer-to-peer communication\u2014both for Bitcoin transactions and for resilient communication generally.<\/p><\/blockquote><p>At the end of the day, if a sociopath politician or act of god destroys, devalues, cripples or otherwise collapses infrastructure, networks with enough redundancy could enable bitcoin and trade in crypto to live on while plans for the next course of action are made. Still, even for things as conceptually straightforward as radio, a total martial law dystopia would make crypto\u2019s survival doubtful, but at that point, humanity would have to preserve another currency, arguably much more precious: life itself.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-369446 size-large lazyload\" title=\"Bitcoin and Doomsday Preppers \u2014 Would Crypto Have Any Survival Value If SHTF?\" data-src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/screen-shot-2020-02-14-at-13-38-37-1024x546.png\" data-sizes=\"696px) 100vw, 696px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/screen-shot-2020-02-14-at-13-38-37-1024x546.png 1024w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/screen-shot-2020-02-14-at-13-38-37-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/screen-shot-2020-02-14-at-13-38-37-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/screen-shot-2020-02-14-at-13-38-37-696x371.png 696w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/screen-shot-2020-02-14-at-13-38-37-1068x569.png 1068w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/screen-shot-2020-02-14-at-13-38-37-788x420.png 788w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/screen-shot-2020-02-14-at-13-38-37.png 1186w\" alt=\"Bitcoin and Doomsday Preppers \u2014 Would Crypto Have Any Survival Value If SHTF?\" width=\"696\" height=\"371\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 696px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 696\/371;\" \/><\/p><h2>Complete Blackout<\/h2><p>To the credit of the skeptics, should the situation arrive when all the forced medical treatments,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/opinion\/2019\/09\/09\/red-flag-laws-mass-shootings-government-power-grab-jim-demint-column\/2220820001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">red flag gun laws<\/a>, and rage and anger over the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/no-victim-no-crime-how-the-darknet-drug-war-is-ruining-young-lives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">immoral drug war<\/a>\u00a0and endless military conflict finally boil over, bitcoin might be the last thing on people\u2019s minds. When in the dark of your mountain bunker, trying to feed your family and keep them warm, checking Coinmarketcap probably won\u2019t be a temptation.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-369443 size-medium lazyload\" title=\"Bitcoin and Doomsday Preppers \u2014 Would Crypto Have Any Survival Value If SHTF?\" data-src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/burning-money-283x300.jpg\" data-sizes=\"283px) 100vw, 283px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/burning-money-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/burning-money-768x814.jpg 768w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/burning-money-696x737.jpg 696w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/burning-money-396x420.jpg 396w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/burning-money.jpg 906w\" alt=\"Bitcoin and Doomsday Preppers \u2014 Would Crypto Have Any Survival Value If SHTF?\" width=\"283\" height=\"300\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 283px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 283\/300;\" \/><\/p><p>However, before such a complete dystopia shows up, crypto is one way to peacefully fight for another storyline. One where\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/local.bitcoin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">free trade<\/a>\u00a0and economic sovereignty hold more and more sway as the capabilities of bitcoin are leveraged by people who are \u2014 contrary to the played-out statist propaganda \u2014 generally good and peace-seeking, and just want to be left alone to live their lives and pursue happiness to the fullest. Further, the sound economic model of bitcoin presents a means by which to preserve and leverage value better than fiat models and government systems allow, enabling one to better prepare for unexpected disasters right now.<\/p><p>As for the NSA creation theory, that is ultimately anyone\u2019s guess. Regardless, by all rational estimations the tech works. And even if it were all some grand trick defying imagination, the outcome would still be much the same as the situation at present, anyway: man vs surveillance state.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-369472 size-large lazyload\" title=\"Bitcoin and Doomsday Preppers \u2014 Would Crypto Have Any Survival Value If SHTF?\" data-src=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1144306316-1024x512.png\" data-sizes=\"696px) 100vw, 696px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1144306316-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1144306316-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1144306316-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1144306316-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1144306316-696x348.png 696w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1144306316-1392x696.png 1392w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1144306316-1068x534.png 1068w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1144306316-840x420.png 840w, https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shutterstock_1144306316.png 1600w\" alt=\"Bitcoin and Doomsday Preppers \u2014 Would Crypto Have Any Survival Value If SHTF?\" width=\"696\" height=\"348\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 696px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 696\/348;\" \/><\/p><h2>As Long as There Is Society, Sound Money Will Have Value<\/h2><p>Sound money has always had immense value in any society compared to lesser alternatives, and always makes a comeback, in the end. Even the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bitcoin.com\/the-politicization-of-money-crypto-as-a-safeguard-against-economic-propaganda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">cowry shells of the past<\/a>, much better than other mediums of exchange at the time, stood to lose value to holders in episodes of prolonged disaster or tyrannic cruelty \u2014 simply due to the fact that mere survival can become the primary concern. When society is shattered, so is the very basis for any monetary system in the first place.<\/p><p>Gold similarly does little good if no one\u2019s around to trade rice or other necessities for it. Bitcoin being subject to these same realities doesn\u2019t mean it should be discounted as a useful tool for survivalists \u2014 just that it should be viewed soberly. As long as there is society, sound models of money will be in demand, and until you\u2019re holed up in a cave all alone, miles from anyone on the blackened husk of an exploded world, bitcoin seems to be a valid consideration, even for those \u201cnutty\u201d preppers.<\/p><p><strong>What are your thoughts on bitcoin and doomsday prepping? Is it useful to have some in the case of societal collapse? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Op-ed disclaimer:\u00a0<\/strong>This is an Op-ed article. The opinions expressed in this article are the author\u2019s own. Bitcoin.com is not responsible for or liable for any content, accuracy or quality within the Op-ed article. Readers should do their own due diligence before taking any actions related to the content. 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