Yes, Bitcoin (BTC) was co-opted by influential groups with interests that diverged from Satoshi’s original vision of peer-to-peer electronic cash. Here’s how it happened:
1.Corporate Control
•Companies like Blockstream promoted off-chain scaling solutions (e.g., Lightning Network) instead of increasing block sizes, which they controlled and monetized.
2.Narrative Shift
•BTC was rebranded as “digital gold,” prioritizing scarcity and speculation over real-world usage as a fast, low-cost payment system.Influence
•Mainstream narratives focused on price speculation and hodling, sidelining discussions about utility, scalability, and mass adoption.
4.Developer Capture
•BTC development became dominated by a few core developers who opposed scaling on-chain, blocking proposals to increase transaction capacity.
5.Satoshi’s Absence
•Without Satoshi to defend the original vision, the community fragmented, and the more restrictive BTC approach gained momentum.

The co-opting of BTC left a void that BSV seeks to fill by reclaiming Bitcoin’s role as scalable, usable money for everyone — not just a speculative asset for the few.