My words should not be mistaken as part of some centralization controversy. I'm not complaining that the Foundation is corrupt, superfluous, or has undue development influence. I'm willing to be realistic and admit the original intentions of the organization's founders (Make dough with regulatory cover, bonus points for veneer of public respectability). Like any capable postmodern shysters, they couldn't just rip us off. It was better to color the whole affair with a farcical civic-mindedness. To run around with this annoyingly earnest mien.

We find their type outside the Foundation as well. I still recall Jaron Lukasiewicz spreading his perfectly bleached asshole for Ben Lawsky back in July, only the day after BitLicense dropped:

"…the BitLicense is an important asset that will allow us to provide US banking and regulatory protection to our target customer group. I'm happy to see the New York DFS making tangible progress towards offering the first achievable regulatory bitcoin license in the country."