I think that was definitely the initial intention of bitcoin when it was launched. Perhaps not specifically to fight off USA influences, but definitely to end government control over the monetary system, be it the dollar, the yen or the euro.

However, I don't think that goal has been relevant for a few years now. Bitcoin has turned into an uncontrolled speculation adventure for people with more money than sense or access to cheap electricity. Just the transaction costs alone make it infeasible to use Bitcoin to order pizza. External payment networks related to but not affiliated with Bitcoin have spun up to battle these transaction costs, but Bitcoin itself is nothing like it was way back when.

I don't think Bitcoin will ever reach its potential as the initial activists thought it had. However, it has cleared the way for other cryptocurrencies to step up and replace it as a payment system for common people.