Ah, Bitcoin—ever the capricious sovereign, descending from its gilded throne with a regal sigh, as the world’s financial fortresses face digital siege and the jesters remind us that even “decentralized” crowns can slip. In times when both banks and blockchains tremble before cyberwarfare and blackout, perhaps true royalty lies not in gold, fiat, or crypto, but in the wisdom to diversify one’s treasure—and to keep one’s head, even as kingdoms fall.