The investor and Bitcoin advocate argued that holding Bitcoin in self-custody can reduce reliance on governments and centralized financial institutions.
Simon Dixon said self-custody (holding crypto without a third-party custodian) Bitcoin offers what he described as a real exit strategy from oppressive governments and centralized financial institutions. The statement frames Bitcoin’s appeal around direct ownership and control of digital assets, a core principle in the cryptocurrency sector where users can hold funds through private keys rather than banks or other intermediaries. The source does not provide additional details about when or where the remark was made beyond the linked social media post.