The Taoist paradigm applied to sailing the Crypto Seas
My own Tai Chi teacher once stressed the point that if we are ever practicing our form while thinking that we "know" what we are doing, we don't! And indeed, certainty regarding one's cryptobanking operations is a mistake that can lead to very expensive lessons. The best that we should strive for is confidence, not certainty, and anyone that claims to have or to offer certainty is not someone to be trusted in this trustless realm. An open mind that is fully present in the moment observing the "crypto weather" both on the horizon and directly impacting our vessels in the here and now is simply a requirement of operating as an international cryptobanker, the freedoms we gain come at the cost of self-responsibility.
The Tao is sometimes called the Pathless Path, which certainly describes both sailing international waters and to navigating the uncertainty and ever-changing landscape of the crypto realm. The concepts of personal responsibility and "emptying one's cup" that are common themes of the Tao also would be well applied by those attempting to engage in permission-less, border-less, and unregulated international trade using cryptocurrencies. These are new technologies and we are all exploring unknown waters with unstable conditions and unpredictable regulatory weather in addition to large waves of volatility and predators both above and below the waterline.
Like it or not, we all have both public and private personae, behave accordingly. Privateers were those international merchant mariners that distinguished themselves by establishing their "Writ of Authority" with the Agents of the Crown so that they were not mistaken for Pirates. This Public documentation manifest in the Paper Realm was what allowed them to publicly own property, spend their money on nice clothes, and engage in Public business endeavors. This point of Public operations is what allowed them to move the capital they earned through international commerce to move from the Private realm into the Public Realm. Modern-day cryptobankers would be wise to emulate these practices by following the path laid down by those with the Gold writing the rules for themselves to use, as they've been doing for generations now. Just because we are now able to operate outside of the legacy banking systems does not mean that there is no longer a place for these legacy privacy solutions in our arsenal of defenses.
The idea expressed by the Taoist philosophers is to pro-actively avoid the need for battle and simply not engage in conflict because one has nothing to defend. This applies to our private banking arrangements by simply not 'owning' anything ourselves, we merely control the keys to the treasure troves and can access the virtual vaults but do not ever title those assets in our individual names lest we become a target not only for the Pirates but the Agents of the Crown that would be all too happy to seize our capital if we make the mistake of not creating private paper vessels to hold title to our physical assets.
For those that may like to learn what weapons and armor a practicing cryptobanker might use right now, just reach out to me and let me know that you're interested in a portable crypto-toolbox, a garage size crypto-toolbox, or both. And I'll be glad to share the resources I've currently curated and compiled into some PDF files with active hotlinks. The best way to reach me for that would be through Telegram: @thetaoistcryptobanker
