> "Cryptocurrency" was interesting, briefly, before the scams took it over. Now the interesting bits are buried too deep in scummy scams to be worth delving for.

The whole point of being an early stage investor is that you have to dig for the opportunities.

Here is what likely happens: A few cryptocurrencies become used or adopted by the public in some form. All the critics stomp their feet and say, "But a centralized database could do it better, faster, and cheaper! And better for the environment! This is 2026, technology is supposed to move in a direction that helps society! [Coughs in Google, Facebook, and Amazon]"

A few years later...

Ted: Where are you taking the kids?

Janet: Ted, I'm done with this! All you talk about is your hatred of crypto! You're always tweeting about it! What happened to our future?!