Great post. Here’s my quick take:

It’s not just hype. ETH is proving itself as financial infrastructure. But if scaling sacrifices decentralization, it might just become a “decentralized bank” controlled by a few.

Yes… but depends who controls it. Tech alone won’t fix broken systems if the same gatekeepers run the nodes and protocols.

If politicians start issuing tokens, we risk losing the idea of neutral money. Could be a tool for freedom—or just more power games.

Both. Some are real financial tools. Others are ticking time bombs. The challenge is knowing which is which.

Emerging markets are using stablecoins as inflation hedges. DeFi is replacing banks where banks failed. But the real fight is control: individuals vs corporations vs states.