🔒 The Bitcoin Chronicles - 1.C.8 — The Last Earth Loan
Mars does not reject Earth out of hatred or pride. It rejects Earth because dependency, once accepted, never leaves quietly. When a powerful consortium offers Mars a temporary financial bridge “with no strings attached,” the colony must confront its own fear—not of collapse, but of relief. This essay chronicles the final moment when Mars could have compromised its monetary sovereignty, and why it chose not to.
