Bitcoin is often called “sound money for a free people.” But freedom and prosperity rest on more than money alone—they require a legal and moral foundation. This talk will connect Bitcoin’s promise of incorruptible, voluntary exchange with the deep roots of Anglo-American common law and the ancient principles of equity.

I will trace how common law and equity historically empowered sovereign individuals, limited arbitrary power, and provided the framework for just governance and moral commerce. Just as sound money disciplines nations and markets, so too does law--rooted in morality--discipline rulers and elevate people.

In our age, fiat currency and administrative law have eroded sovereignty, prosperity, and virtue. Bitcoin represents not only a technological breakthrough, but also the opportunity to recover the principles that made free societies flourish:

The sovereignty of the individual under law, not men.
Prosperity rooted in sound money and enforceable rights.
Morality in exchange, secured by transparency and accountability.
Right living, where law and equity elevate both liberty and responsibility.

By aligning Bitcoin with the timeless principles of common law and equity, we can chart a vision of governance and prosperity worthy of a sovereign people.

Learning Objectives

Understand the historical relationship between common law, equity, and sound money.
Recognize how fiat currency and administrative law undermine sovereignty.
See how Bitcoin can serve not only as a financial system but as a moral and legal revolution.
Be challenged to integrate right living and moral responsibility with their Bitcoin advocacy.

Bitcoin die-hards already know the failures of fiat. What they need now is the bigger picture: how money, law, morality,