The article is right to highlight risks from the growing use of custodial services, regulated endpoints, and infrastructure centralization, but it understates the persistent, robust ability for individuals to opt out and use #Bitcoin fully decentralized, censorship-resistant, and open-source as designed. The permissionless nature is not “allowed” — it persists as the network’s baseline, regardless of ongoing attempts to regulate, steer, or shape its use.
https://controlplanecapital.com/p/is-bitcoin-decentralized-and-secure