You could argue that conventional warfare was the traditional mechanism by which governments competed against one another to "consume" failed states and re-allo

You could argue that conventional warfare was the traditional mechanism by which governments competed against one another to "consume" failed states and re-allocate resources to governments that were better capable of putting them to use. In modern times, the global financial markets seem to be somewhat playing that same role since nuclear wars isn't a palatable option, with only a few "outcast" nations not participating in that system (Iran,Russia,NK,Myanmar,etc...). Taxation systems, being the mechanism by which governments are able to build power bases, themselves compete against one another as individuals and companies avoid taxation by moving resources to low/no tax states within that same system. This human system is a constantly evolving chaotic system that's changing more rapidly than most of us perceive, and crypto is just one aspect of that.