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For over a decade, the community and passionate advocates believed that Bitcoin could be "sound, stable, democratic, and incorruptible"—embodying the vision of liberty, economic freedom, and direct peer-to-peer transactions. This was a technology designed for everyday commerce, allowing fast, low-cost, permissionless payments that could drastically change how we conduct financial exchanges and move toward a freer global economy.
The Monumental Unfulfilled Dream
Despite the early momentum, hopes that Bitcoin would redefine money for the entire world have been largely disappointed. After initial success—marked by mainstream companies accepting Bitcoin and exponential price growth—its actual usage for daily transactions has waned dramatically.