I did some research on Bitcoin because I was interested in it, and I discovered that the key principles of Bitcoin are peer-to-peer, anonymity, pseudonymity, decentralization, and operating without a middleman to ensure that Bitcoiners can have financial freedom. However, despite knowing that Bitcoiners adhere to these tenets, why do some Bitcoiners act contrary to them? Why do they continue to support centralized exchanges, use them, and retain their Bitcoin there?
This happens because
BTC needs adoption. Nearly none of business initiatives accept payments directly in
BTC, that's why all the cryptocurrency universe is still highly dependent on fiat banks and exchange hubs. This dependence brings some degree of centralization, but at the current level of adoption crypto to fiat transfers are the only way to use cryptocurrency as money.