Why Bitcoin is Part of Your Sovereignty Journey
It's not about getting rich. It's about measuring your time preference and reclaiming control over your financial future.
The Real Question Isn't "Why Bitcoin?"
It's "Why Are You Measuring Sovereignty Without Your Money?"
You track your workouts. You track your habits. You track your nutrition.
But your financial sovereignty? Most people leave that to spreadsheets, bank apps, and hoping their 401(k) works out.
Sovereignty Tracker measures your sovereignty across four domains:
- Physical - your body, your energy, your health
- Mental - your focus, your learning, your resilience
- Planetary - your impact, your sustainability, your legacy
- Financial - your optionality, your independence, your time preference
Bitcoin isn't the only way to build financial sovereignty. But it's the only form of money that:
- You can actually own (not just have an IOU from a bank)
- Nobody can debase (fixed supply, no money printer)
- Measures your time preference (buy and hold = low time preference = sovereignty)
What Bitcoin Actually Measures
Time Preference: The Core of Sovereignty
"I want everything now"
"I can delay gratification for better future outcomes"
Why It Matters:
Every sovereignty metric in this app measures your ability to delay gratification:
- Home-cooked meals (vs. fast food convenience)
- Strength training (vs. skipping for comfort)
- No spending days (vs. impulse purchases)
- Reading/learning (vs. passive scrolling)
Bitcoin is the ultimate time preference test:
- ✓ You buy Bitcoin instead of consuming today
- ✓ You hold through volatility instead of panic selling
- ✓ You build wealth over years instead of gambling on quick wins
Your Bitcoin holdings = A quantifiable measure of your financial discipline over time
Common Objections (And Honest Answers)
"Isn't Bitcoin Just Speculation?"
Short answer: It can be. Depends on how you use it.
Long answer:
This IS speculation:
- ✗ Day trading
- ✗ Checking price every hour
- ✗ Trying to time the market
- ✗ High time preference disguised as investing
This IS sovereignty:
- ✓ Dollar-cost averaging consistently
- ✓ Holding for years (not days)
- ✓ Treating it as savings
- ✓ Understanding fundamentals
We track your Bitcoin holdings not to make you rich, but to quantify your time preference.
"Can't I Just Track Stocks or Index Funds?"
Absolutely. And we might add that in the future.
But here's why Bitcoin is different:
Stocks/Index Funds:
- ✓ Own shares in companies (great!)
- ⚠ Denominated in dollars (2-7% annual inflation)
- ⚠ Traditional financial system
- ⚠ Market hours, settlement delays
- ⚠ Geographic restrictions
Bitcoin:
- ✓ Own the actual asset
- ✓ Fixed supply (21M, no inflation)
- ✓ Permissionless (no bank needed)
- ✓ Borderless (works everywhere)
- ✓ 24/7/365 accessible
Bitcoin measures absolute financial sovereignty in a way that dollar-denominated assets can't.
"What If I Don't Believe in Bitcoin?"
No problem. Bitcoin tracking is 100% optional.
You can:
- Use Sovereignty Tracker without ever touching Bitcoin
- Track traditional savings instead
- Focus on other domains (physical, mental, planetary)
- Still get massive value from habit tracking and AI coaching
But here's what we ask:
Don't dismiss Bitcoin because it's unfamiliar. Dismiss it (if you do) because you've actually studied:
- Monetary history (why gold, why fiat, why inflation exists)
- Time preference economics (Austrian school, Saifedean Ammous)
- How modern banking works (fractional reserve, money creation)
- What "sound money" means and why it matters
We just think most people haven't actually studied what money is. Bitcoin forces you to.
"Isn't Bitcoin Bad for the Environment?"
Fair question. Here's the nuanced answer:
Energy Use:
- Yes, Bitcoin mining uses a lot of energy
- But: Most is renewable (hydro, solar, wind) or "stranded" energy (otherwise wasted)
- But: Traditional banking uses MORE energy (branches, ATMs, servers, data centers, armored trucks)
The Real Question:
Is securing a permissionless, censorship-resistant, global monetary network worth the energy?
We think yes. Others disagree. That's fair.
What's not fair:
Comparing Bitcoin's transparent energy use to:
- The hidden energy costs of traditional finance
- The environmental damage of inflation (which forces overconsumption)
- The military costs of enforcing dollar hegemony
In Sovereignty Tracker:
- • We measure your environmental impact in the Planetary domain
- • We measure your financial sovereignty in the Financial domain
- • You decide how to balance them
How Bitcoin Works in Sovereignty Tracker
We Don't Tell You to "Buy Bitcoin" - We Measure What You Do
What we track:
- ✓ Did you buy Bitcoin instead of spending? (low time preference)
- ✓ Did you hold through volatility? (discipline)
- ✓ How much have you accumulated over time? (consistency)
- ✓ What's your runway in Bitcoin terms? (sovereignty ratio)
What we DON'T do:
- ✗ Tell you when to buy or sell (not financial advisors)
- ✗ Predict Bitcoin price movements (nobody can)
- ✗ Guarantee returns (Bitcoin is volatile)
- ✗ Custody your Bitcoin (you maintain control)
We just help you measure whether you're behaving with low time preference.
The Sovereignty Ratio
Core Formula:
What it means:
Why this matters:
This isn't about how much Bitcoin you own. It's about how long you can say "no" to things that compromise your values.
- • 1 year of runway = You can walk away from a bad job
- • 3 years of runway = You can retrain for a new career
- • 6 years of runway = You can take big risks
- • 20 years of runway = You can live on your terms
Bitcoin is just the unit of measurement. Sovereignty is the goal.
Getting Started (For Bitcoin Beginners)
You Don't Need to Understand Bitcoin to Start Measuring
Start Here:
- Open a Sovereignty Tracker account (free)
- Track your daily habits (build discipline)
- Learn about Bitcoin (we'll provide resources)
- Buy your first $10 of Bitcoin (when ready)
- Connect your Bitcoin holdings (optional)
- Watch your Sovereignty Ratio grow over time
Recommended Learning:
- 📖 The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous
- 📖 The Price of Tomorrow by Jeff Booth
- 📖 The Sovereign Individual (predicted cyber cash before Bitcoin)
- 🎙️ What Bitcoin Did by Peter McCormack
- 🎥 What is Money podcast by Robert Breedlove
How to Buy (Safely):
- Beginner: Coinbase, Swan Bitcoin, Cash App
- Intermediate: Strike, River Financial (lower fees)
- Advanced: Self-custody with hardware wallet
We'll guide you through each step in the app.
The Philosophy Behind the Integration
Bitcoin Isn't the Answer. Time Preference Is.
The Real Insight:
Most people fail at:
- Fitness (because it takes time)
- Learning (because it takes effort)
- Wealth building (because it requires discipline)
- Living sustainably (because it requires sacrifice)
All of these are time preference problems.
Bitcoin is unique because it forces you to develop low time preference:
- • You can't spend it on Amazon (yet)
- • It's volatile (so you need patience)
- • It takes years to compound (delayed gratification)
- • Nobody can bail you out (personal responsibility)
Bitcoin trains you in the exact behaviors that build sovereignty in every domain.
That's why it's in the app. Not because "number go up." Because Bitcoin is sovereignty training wheels.
What If I'm Already a Bitcoiner?
We Know You Don't Need Convincing
What Sovereignty Tracker adds for you:
Connects Bitcoin to Daily Habits
See how no-spend days increase your Bitcoin accumulation. Track the relationship between discipline and wealth building.
Sovereignty Ratio Tracking
Move beyond "sats stacked" to "years of freedom". Measure true financial independence.
Multi-Domain Sovereignty
Bitcoin alone isn't sovereignty. Track physical, mental, and planetary alongside financial.
Accountability System
AI coaching to help you HODL through volatility. Community of other Bitcoiners building sovereignty.
You already understand Bitcoin. Now optimize the rest of your life with the same rigor.
Ready to Measure Your Sovereignty?
Free Tier Includes:
- Daily habit tracking across all domains
- Sovereignty Score calculation
- Basic Bitcoin portfolio tracking
- 7-day data history
Premium ($9.99/month):
- Unlimited history and analytics
- AI sovereignty coaching
- Advanced Bitcoin metrics
- Sovereignty Ratio dashboard
- Priority support
Frequently Asked Questions
A Note from the Founder
"I built Sovereignty Tracker because I was tired of tracking habits without tracking what actually matters: optionality, independence, and the ability to say no.
Bitcoin isn't the only measure of financial sovereignty. But it's the most honest one I've found. It can't be faked, manipulated, or inflated away.
If you're skeptical, good. That means you're thinking. Just don't dismiss it without understanding what it actually represents: absolute scarcity in a world of infinite printing.
This isn't about making you rich. It's about measuring whether you're building the life you actually want.
— Dylan Heiney, Founder