It lost its way in 2017 during the first bubble when all of the cryptobro speculators flooded the scene.

The Sydney Ethereum meetup I started in 2014 suddenly jumped in numbers and became full of wankers in suits wanting to discuss the price, wanting to apply the tech inside financial institutions and explore new regulations.

2017 was worrying. 2018 solidified that Ethereum was merely going to serve the interests of the established financial apparatus.

There's no revolution or cryptoanarchy here; only power grabs and new oligarchies.