Money was a technology long before crypto. Those in power have been using their control over money to leverage control over the physical world for millennia. In modern times this control has belonged to national governments, but historically religious institutions like the Knights Templar also had that power. They were never going to give up this control. Crypto has only lived this long because it was a fantastic way to launder money. Now that block chain analysis has advanced to a point where crypto is not the cloak it used to be, the rich and powerful no longer have a purpose for it. The digital currency portion of crypto is definitely the future, but it will not be run by those with the most servers.