Bitcoin is a public good. The maintenance and stewardship of the network rests on the conviction and work of 10s or 100s of thousands...
"Not since the gunpowder revolution were ordinary men & women able to stand up to those who chose to oppress or rule them unjustly....
“It's actually the protocol (Nakamoto consensus, which is highly distributed) combined with strong cryptography, rather than just decentralization per se, that is the source...