Unsolicited advice for my fellow cypherpunks (and developers) on wanting to get credit for your work – don't.
The more used your work becomes, the more injustices you'll experience. If you fixate on injustices, you'll only feed the problem and end up limiting your ability to keep building.
I've been through plenty of dumb situations over the years, and one thing helped me push through is the mantra of: credit is in the outcome.
So focus on that – and if the outcome achieved is not enough to keep you motivated, find something that is, instead of creating a demand that others have to recognize or appreciate the work you've done.