It all started in order to protect the humans from evil, and connect them with their CREATOR, but it eventually degenerated into fake religions because they did not continue from the good foundation of love (of humans) of the true religion. [Remember, Love does no wrong, it's selfless, caring , etc]
 The fakes are as secretive as cults such that it's difficult to view their activities, check and balance them and their leaders.

Same is applicable to Bitcoin, it was selfless creation of Satoshi and Co, but its copies eventually degenerated into a selfish, careless, fake cryptos scattered allover the crypto space, and they mostly do this for love of money rather than humans the original was intended for.

Ofcourse, there would be cases where privacy coins like monero becomes necessary, but still for the sake of humans, the innocent users. One of the best ways to prove they were indeed not used for evil purposes is by users keeping records of their private activities just incase they are requested by courts, then they will be presented and the owners can safely prove that they were actually hiding to protect themselves from persecution or something like that. Similar privacy feature is slso possible with Bitcoin., and there are already ways to ensure that users are held accountable incase of wrongful use.

So when they say certain Religions are cult-like, always remember why they say so. The True One will be different by being very transparent and accountable,, but what should be private (such as nakedness) should remain private.Thesame is applicable to Bitcoin and other true crypto. They have to operate transparently and ethically, but when hiding becomes necessary it's for human protection, and they must continue operating ethically in that condition and have proofs of their operations