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Over time, significant corporate investments began to shift the conversation surrounding Bitcoin. Organizations such as Blockstream, formed by early core developers, attracted multiple stakeholders interested in promoting a Bitcoin that served their commercial interests, including high transaction fees and limited block sizes—which ultimately serve the interests of traditional financial entities.
With various entities vying for control and influence, the specter of corruption loomed large over Bitcoin’s developers. The revelation that anonymous individuals could sway critical decisions for meager sums raised alarms about Bitcoin's integrity as a decentralized network. This potential for manipulation signaled a worrying trend for its future.