Bitcoin is in the middle of a gigantic bull-run, hitting record price heights on an almost regular basis now.

Last week I discussed matters concerning market manipulation, and stressed that although Bitcoin is immune to direct centralized governance, it is not impervious (like all markets) to market manipulation, and interference via social engineering.

Most political parties exist to have control and power. And you can twist that reason in any way you like, but the fact is, people just love to rule the world.

Over the last 24 hours, I have come to a number of conclusions. But the most glaring of these conclusions, is that Blockstream are desperate.

I’ll start right at the beginning. Bitcoin was born out of the desires of a libertarian that wanted to see change in the global finance system. A change that was not governed, or centrally controlled. A change that could break down the walls of banking systems, and artificially controlled monetary systems.

Earlier today, the world's first and most popular crypto-currency Bitcoin, broke another milestone barrier. Its market cap has surpassed $20 billion US dollars. That's no small feat, given that it has almost quadrippled in value in a year.