I like your ICE analogy, but likewise ICEs have gone through a century of constant innovation to make them more efficient. Likewise, Bitcoin may be the first ex

I like your ICE analogy, but likewise ICEs have gone through a century of constant innovation to make them more efficient. Likewise, Bitcoin may be the first example of a distributed consensus blockchain, but isn't the only way to implement one. We're just in the process of coming up with alternative ways of doing what Bitcoin does in a more efficient manner, much like what ICE innovation has done and continues to do.