Fynn Kreuz is the CEO of the Swiss Bitcoin company, Numbrs[2].
Independence
In 1291, three regions of the Holy Roman Empire seceded and swore an oath that founded the Swiss Confederacy[3]. This movement, born out of a longing for freedom and independence, began when the mythical national hero, William Tell, challenged a tyrannical bailiff[4] called Albrecht Gessler.
Over 700 years later, Bitcoin was created to secede from the existing financial and monetary order. In its struggle for freedom and independence, Bitcoin fights traditional finance, dishonest narratives and the regulatory overreach of agencies such as the SEC, run by Gary Gensler[5]. It is said that history does not repeat itself, but often rhymes. In this case, ironically, Gessler and Gensler literally rhyme.
Bitcoin and Switzerland share a fundamental philosophy relating to freedom and independence. We at Numbrs, believe Bitcoin is the world’s best safe-haven store of value and Switzerland will become the logical destination to store one’s precious private keys. Rooted in its long tradition of safety, stability and privacy, Switzerland will transform its financial landscape, as a result of Bitcoin, and we will be at the forefront of this inevitable development.
Ever since its creation, Switzerland has molded its system on the founding principles of freedom and independence. A deeply ingrained distrust of centralized power has given it a unique political system based on a loose union of states, or cantons, which all retain their own parliaments, governments and courts. This loose union is bound together by a weak central core, or federal government, that enacts decisions made in a system of national referenda. The general population remains the
