You haven't answered the OP's question though. From the article you posted, it seems like its primary value there has been as a proxy for other [more stable] c

You haven't answered the OP's question though. From the article you posted, it seems like its primary value there has been as a proxy for other [more stable] currencies. USD did that something like that for a while when it was gold-backed. How is it now revolutionary when crypto does the same thing backed by fiat currencies instead of gold?