As tech, it turns out to be as boring and low-utility as most folks not caught up in it expected. The interest bubble, from the tech side, seems mercifully to have popped.
As virtual-pogs and a tool for crime, it does seem to have staying power.
As virtual-pogs and a tool for crime, it does seem to have staying power.
In particular, my most recent project was geared towards using crypto to finance innovation in particularly hard-to-finance countries (i.e., where interest rates are basically predatory). It's proved a huge success and still continues to this day.
The same tech could be used to evade EU/US financial sanctions (or just as well UN sanctions) at which point the sentiments would probably be flipped.