Incorrect, eCash was the first cryptocurrency, it was created by David Chaum and developed by DigiCash.

Bitcoin will make you richer, not save you from being poor. If Bitcoin can save someone from being poor, you need to show how to earn Bitcoin for free.
 
Technically Bitcoin is people power since it's decentralized, but we have seen government seized many sites related to Bitcoin (the recent is Samourai wallet) and confiscate other people coins, so the truth is people don't have any power.