1. Blockstream write access is tempered by the very high distribution of nodes. Including nodes which very deliberately run old versions. Also Core is not the only client. Afaik Beam has only one client.
2. People always underestimate first mover. Bitcoin is aggressively evolving - just look at Lightning.
3. Cypherpunk is not about corporatisation - cmon man. And foundations are BS.
4. The dev team is running ASICS. I guarantee it.
Look MW and cut through are interesting technologies. But the market positioning and messaging is terrible. It has CEO ffs. This guy is going to go to jail to protect your darknet deals and tax evasion? Not a chance. Its a privacy coin not a utility coin.