bc1 isn't an uncommon prefix, its a bech32 native segwit address that's been in use for years now (IIRC 1 and 3 are the other prefixes, 1 being the first and most popular and 3 being a backwards compatible segwit address, i.e. non native). Stats: https://txstats.com/dashboard/db/bech32-statistics?orgId=1
faulty key pairs being generated is a well known issue with poorly developed wallets, not with Bitcoin itself. None of the popular wallets have this issue so it doesn't undermine Bitcoin.
> the supposed point of crypto is to reducing the reliance on, and grifting from, companies like Coinbase
Yes, that is still the case? Decentralized exchanges like Uniswap are dominating (over $1B volumes daily) and growing very rapidly. Crypto is and always has been about decentralization.
Are you agreeing or disagreeing that it is a threat? Linux did take a ton of market share from Microsoft on the server side.
Linux is also not a good analogy IMO, because Uniswap has a lot of direct retail/consumer usage whereas Linux isnt used directly by the average person.
faulty key pairs being generated is a well known issue with poorly developed wallets, not with Bitcoin itself. None of the popular wallets have this issue so it doesn't undermine Bitcoin.