From my point of view, it seems like the net movement has been in the opposite direction.
- I used to see brick-and-mortar and online businesses accept Bitcoin, and ATMs; these have all but dried up.
- As the mining difficulty has increased, more people are genuinely concerned about the carbon footprint.
- I've seen more pessimism about scalability, as off-chain solutions have failed to meaningfully materialize.
- Post the big bubble of 2018, the public Bitcoin "brand" is basically tied to get-rich-quick scams and ransomware. Even if insiders believe that it's more than that, the public perception is important if it is to be adopted beyond current insiders.
- I used to see brick-and-mortar and online businesses accept Bitcoin, and ATMs; these have all but dried up.
- As the mining difficulty has increased, more people are genuinely concerned about the carbon footprint.
- I've seen more pessimism about scalability, as off-chain solutions have failed to meaningfully materialize.
- Post the big bubble of 2018, the public Bitcoin "brand" is basically tied to get-rich-quick scams and ransomware. Even if insiders believe that it's more than that, the public perception is important if it is to be adopted beyond current insiders.