alt Hacker NewsYou are conflating the original BTC network and a lot of the other projects in the cryptocurrency / token / stable currency space.
Every time there was a new token that was 80% reminded or was governed by a central company, the original cryptocurrency enthusiasts cried fowl.
Most people don't read the fine print, don't read the founding white papers, and don't care about the differences between the protocols and the networks when they should.
I think it's more that the 'original cryptocurrency enthusiasts' tend to look the other way, because the more of these weird shitcoins/nfts/networks get minted, the more their numbers go up.
It's 2026. Show of hands, who here actually uses any of this, and why?