Anyone looking into it for the first time should be deeply skeptical. The notion of imputed value to a shared service sort of feels like a scam. However, you

Anyone looking into it for the first time should be deeply skeptical. The notion of imputed value to a shared service sort of feels like a scam. However, you have to realize its a shared value you are buying into. No less real than what fiat currency without the "full faith and credit" of a government. The question is if that full faith can be put into a technological platform that is open sourced with as much confidence as a centralized government entity.