If they could just sidechain as Layer 2 bitcoin, but no. Sunk cost has them good. A deep analysis of XMR shows it's far worse at scaling than bitcoin, and inevitably centralizes nodes.

As an L2 though, borderline necessary. Privacy doesn't get enough attention by bitcoiners, and if we can't soft-fork a means to break chain analysis safely, L2 Monero is the next best thing.

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There are equal numbers of Monero and Bitcoin nodes. Monero mining thanks to CPU mining is much more decentralised. LN functionality will be possible through future upgrades.

A side chain is not the same as a layer 1.

And don't forget. Monero is one of the OG coins that exists since BTC traded at $150 (ironically like Monero now).