Its price rose from $200 in March 2015 to over $19,000 in December 2017, before falling back to today’s $10,000. Bitcoin developer Amir Taaki plans to weaponise the cryptocurrency and use it to promote the spread of democratic confederalism . The renowned developer , who spent several years fighting Isis in a Kurdish enclave in northern Syria , is recruiting a team of " monk - hackers " for a dojo based in Catalonia , Spain . There , Taaki hopes the digital currency money would be used to develop projects on digital governance applications and cryptocurrencies , allowing communities – and eventually countries – to separate from traditional government .
Bitcoin developer Amir Taaki plans to weaponise the cryptocurrency and use it to promote the spread of democratic confederalism . The renowned developer , who spent several years fighting Isis in a Kurdish enclave in northern Syria , is recruiting a team of " monk - hackers " for a dojo based in Catalonia , Spain . There , Taaki hopes the digital currency money would be used to develop projects on digital governance applications and cryptocurrencies , allowing communities – and eventually countries – to separate from traditional government .