This may be a question that bothers me in my heart and mind who thinks that Bitcoin as part of cryptocurrency has deviated from its initial goal which was intended to fight banks and I think it has now moved towards a commodity project for example (DeFi, NFT and etc) rather than being a legal alternative means of payment, from that question I want to get enlightenment from all members about whether bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have changed from their original goals? Hopefully this will be material for constructive and enlightening discussion
Bitcoin was not invented to fight with banks. Go ahead and read the white paper. The inventor of Bitcoin created it as a peer to peer electronic cash system. I don't see it has deviated from that path! Yes a lot of people also use it as an investment because of its historical price Trend. Bitcoin has out performed every single investment asset out there in the world. So a lot of people prefer Bitcoin to keep as an investment rather than using it as a cash system.
That is the beauty of a free market. An asset based on the free market analogy, can become whatever the market decides for it. It is still a cash system if you are willing to use it as one.