I basically agree about today's level of corruption and lies. What I disagree about is that today is any different from other points in human history. There will always be a certain percentage of folks who prey upon everyone else using whatever tools the age presents them. In a trusting age they use trust but they are also happy to wield fear over the fearful, wealth over the greedy, pride over the prideful and so forth.
I also agree that Bitcoin has some directionally correct features, but it also engenders greed giving the unscrupulous another locus of control. Look no further than every crypto scam ever.
The only thing that can move the needle is the practice of heroic virtue. That is the only thing that sets you free. This is not, of course, a new revelation. We have simply found new places to misplace our hope. This is what makes the first commandment absolutely genius. "Have no Gods beside me." Keeps the one who follows it on the path of chasing freeing virtue and prevents them from accepting the slavery of each new (old) fad.