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You do not understand how a mixed economy works.
Neither does America anymore, and that's why you are losing your wealth and hegemony.
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It is true a mixed economy does not inevitably result in wealth for a nation (it has to be done with skill and integrity) but it is also true that a nation NEVER grew wealthy without the intricate involvement of the government working with and supporting business.
Without such good government business does not have the legal framework and security to invest and build wealth.
Look at history and this is evident.
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Give some examples of a wealthy nation/economy where the government was not instrumental in the creation of wealth?
Even one?
SILENCE!
Without government ensuring consistent rule of law you cannot easily build any business let alone a prosperous economy.
Bitcoin does not provide any security of wealth except within its own system and even that would struggle to operate without the sophisticated networks of electricity, internet and computing made possible by nation states and their legal and governance frameworks.
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Sure some things can exist without any need for government involvement- but many cannot- for example strategic supply chains of rare earths!
Only a skilled and strategic government will invest in such vital supply chains knowing they are fundamental to international competitiveness.
Without rare earths the US industrial military combine is fucked and so Trump must Beg Xi for them.
Xi has given Trump 6-12 months of strictly limited and conditional (no supply to military end users) supply while China perfects its 3nm microchip production lines!
So you demonstrate you still do not understand (or ignore) how the mixed economy creates a more powerful competitive system to one entirely driven by free market competition.
For example the Chinese strategy of building and providing electricity to Chinese producers at the lowest possible cost using scale and government direction of capital which in turn gives Chinese manufacturers a huge advantage over all competing manufacturers in other nations where private generators demand profits from the supply of electricity.
And you cannot give any example ever in human history of any nation or economy where the government has not been a fundamental factor in the wealth and success of that economy- because there are none!
In China the government literally owns many of the power generators building them and supplying the electricity at the lowest possible cost knowing that the free market of manufacturers and processors will utilise the electricity and produce wealth and competitively priced exports.
It is a case of the government enabling its industry to be the most competitive in the world.
Chinese manufacturers enjoy electricity supply at less than half the cost western manufacturers pay.
All due to proactive Chinese economic management and understanding of the crucial enabling role government can play in the wealth of nations.