As I understood this it was supposed to solve the problems of energy consumption and timestamp the flow of settling transactions. It is discouraging to hear that this is a centralized program.

Leemon Baird had a vision of a free internet where information ideas and commodities could flow freely between parties who created pockets within the internet. When did this shift occur? If this is not the answer, we still need to address the concerns of bitcoins energy consumption if the world is going to adopt. I believe the transaction speeds have been addressed with lightning network for bitcoin cash? So many opportunities for growth in this changing financial landscape.