in 2014 some of the biggest companies were accepting Bitcoin as payment, Expedia, Microsoft, Valve.
They had to stop because it became unusable with congestion and high fees.
This was the result of a hijacking of the project be nefarious individuals who still control it today.
Here is how they did it.
Hijacking Bitcoin
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