Same old games, just different players.
The core design of Bitcoin does not address everything that might be needed or wanted, it addresses some issues in a decentralized fashion but it's hardly a complete system. The speed at which traditional centralized solutions were built into the Bitcoin infrastructure has left Bitcoin being neither fish nor fowl. At this point one really needs to step back and ask if any of the claims made for it have been devalued due to this assimilation.
But not to worry, when society collapses and the zombie apocalypse is upon us, the internet will somehow still be working so we can trade our valuable Bitcoins with each other
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