> What you described applies to pretty much any currency in its infancy. Nitpicking here, but what is described applies to non-government-mandated currency or

> What you described applies to pretty much any currency in its infancy. Nitpicking here, but what is described applies to non-government-mandated currency or payment methods. Infant currencies can indeed very quickly gain widespread acceptance if introduced and mandated by government, as recently demonstrated by the euro.