Not exact matches
Bitcoin was conceived as an instrument to overcome central - bank
monopoly over fiat money and its inflationary fate.
What I think attracts most people to
bitcoin is that it challenges the legal
monopoly that central banks and governments have
over the creation and flows of money.
Since the beginning of the development of Segregated Witness, an increasing number of alternative
Bitcoin hard fork supporters have criticized the implementation process of soft forks on
Bitcoin Core, claiming that Core developers have a complete
monopoly over the process.
Bitmain has a huge
monopoly over these devices and thus the processing power that governs the
Bitcoin blockchain.
The current situation, where one erratic company in a totalitarian jurisdiction that is very hostile to
Bitcoin has near
monopoly domination
over the manufacturing and distribution of the mining hardware that is required for the security of the global network, is unacceptable to anyone who understands the importance of decentralization to
Bitcoin.
Bitcoin is increasingly picking up these bad habits, leaving its users with a feeling of déjà vu harking back to the days when banks held a
monopoly over monetary services.