Building Autonomy When Decentralisation Meets Reality

Five Hundred and Twenty Weeks: Persistence Amidst the Noise

Today, pausing deliberately amid an environment increasingly saturated with contradictory signals, I want to acknowledge something seldom spoken aloud: I have spent 520 weeks — a full decade — immersed in the development, organisation, and defence of a project born not from convenience, but from necessity.

This is not an initiative designed to capture fleeting attention or align with external agendas. It emerges, rather, from an intimate conviction: that it is possible to build real alternatives to systems that have repeatedly failed to protect what matters most — the land, the community, the integrity of processes — especially in places like Tulum, where institutional corruption and unchecked speculation have eroded both the social fabric and the physical ecosystem.

The Bucéfalo (Bitcoin, Freedom, Land, and Openness) project — to which I have dedicated the past ten years of my life — has not received the resonance its significance deserves. Not for lack of substance, but because it operates in a context of profound confusion: even those who call themselves advocates of decentralisation often hesitate when asked to live by its principles in practice. The irony is unmistakable: many praise autonomy in theory, yet recoil when faced with its real-world implications — individual responsibility, active participation, and the voluntary relinquishment of centralised control.

This gap is not abstract. Between 2023 and September 2025, management of the property assigned to this project was entrusted to Niccolo', whose conduct created severe financial and operational imbalance. His persistent neglect of the site’s upkeep, repeated obstruction of essential activities (such as visual documentation or coordinated visits), and consistently minimal, opaque, and often evasive communication undermined any possibility of genuine transparency or collaboration. In effect, this demonstrated how — even within circles nominally aligned with Bucéfalo’s philosophy — commitment to decentralisation fades when it collides with comfort, control, or indifference.

→ You can read the most recent Bucéfalo post here.

Running parallel to what I might call my “creative and autonomous chip” — that constant drive to imagine, design, and implement solutions outside conventional channels — I have sustained this effort with a discipline that transcends emotion. There have been adjustments, strategic reassessments, even tactical setbacks. But the strategic direction remains unchanged: to build a circular economy rooted in Bitcoin, where ownership, exchange, and collaboration function without intermediaries or opaque structures.

This path is not solitary by choice, but by necessity. Yet we remain open — more than ever — to new contributors. We are not seeking employees or followers, but co-creators: individuals who understand that Tulum is not merely a location, but a living laboratory. A space where it is possible to experiment with models of stewardship, governance, and trade that prioritise reciprocity, transparency, and long-term sustainability.

If you see yourself in these principles — if you view Bitcoin not just as an asset, but as a layer for social coordination; if you believe land should be cared for, not exploited; and if you value autonomy as much as community — then this is a direct invitation: we are building something that needs your perspective, your hands, and your conscious commitment.

Because in times of noise, the most revolutionary act is to move forward with clarity — week after week, for 520 weeks… and counting.