When autocrats flip the switch, two things keep haunting them: satellite internet and peer-to-peer cash.

Their old tricks? Cut the cables. Freeze the funds. Shut down dissent. Classic playbook.

But here's the twist. During Iran's protest crackdowns, people found workarounds when traditional networks went dark. Decentralized tech doesn't ask permission. It just works. No single point of failure means no single point of control.

That's the nightmare scenario for centralized power. You can't silence what you can't switch off.