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> That cannot be fixed. Bitcoin requires thousands of times (or more) more computational power to do a single transaction than any centralized currency system I can think of.

Bitcoin's goal is not to allow financial transactions, it's goal is to allow financial transactions without having to trust a third party.

This is impossible in a centralized system, this is why Bitcoin is the most efficient system of making secure digital transactions without relying on a trusted third party.