Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Decentralized modes of living have historically allowed the West to continue its expansion across the globe. From feudalism to the Industrial Revolution, and now Bitcoin (BTC) — the new feudalism — decentralization has been the key mechanism of this expansion. Summary History repeats in decentralization: From medieval feudalism to Bitcoin, Western expansion and resilience have thrived when power was distributed rather than centralized. Feudalism’s lesson: Local autonomy in the 10th–13th centuries created the first middle class, boosted...