Before writing this article, I stared at Jeffrey Epstein's picture for a long time. If you only read the media reports, he's just an old scoundrel consumed by desire, a pimp who built a brothel deep in the ocean. The story is sensational enough, eye-catching enough, but it gave me a deep sense of unease, especially after I learned about his intricate connections to the crypto industry. This unease lies in: why would a criminal mired in the mire of the old era so eagerly reach for Bitcoin? I discovered that Epstein's involvement with cryptocurrency was far deeper than we imagined. He wasn't just investing; he was buying his way in. Beyond that small island, the invisible network Epstein built in the digital world was where he truly entrusted his life and fortune. Following this thread, when I connected the names Epstein, Joi Ito, and Peter Thiel, I realized this might not be just about money laundering. Money laundering is merely a means; without understanding their objectives, you'll never understand this game. Until I reread *The Sovereign Individual*, the book revered by Silicon Valley elites, everything clicked. This book is like an instruction manual. It blatantly predicted, or rather planned, the birth of a "new world." In this world, the so-called cognitive elite will completely break free from the constraints of the nation-state. They will no longer need to be accountable to anyone, no longer need to fulfill their tax obligations, and no longer need to obey the law. This is the core reason why I'm writing this article: I see a betrayal against us. On the ground, we follow the rules set by Leviathan, working diligently, paying taxes on time, and believing in the social contract. But right above us, a group of people who control the most resources are quietly building their own Noah's Ark using the latest technologies—whether it's blockchain, immortality, or a Mars colonization plan. They shout about freedom, decentralization, and technological liberation—sounds fascinating, right? But when you peel back that glittering veneer, you'll find that this freedom is the freedom to escape responsibility; this decentralization is the privilege of escaping regulation. During the writing process, I often felt a sense of powerlessness. From Swiss bank vaults to Caribbean offshore companies, and now to crypto wallets, capital is fleeing regulation at an ever-increasing pace, and its methods are increasingly shifting from the physical world to the virtual world. Epstein may be dead, but he is merely a specimen of an era. The specter of a sovereign individual who sought to completely separate the elite from the masses is not dead; on the contrary, it thrives at private dinners in Silicon Valley and on lobbying lists in Washington. twitter.com/sleepy0x13/status/...