> is only desirable inasmuch as they are economically profitable. The bug difference is that they are profitable because they create value, when cryptocurrenci

> is only desirable inasmuch as they are economically profitable. The bug difference is that they are profitable because they create value, when cryptocurrencies are a zero sum game between participants. (It is in fact a negative-sum game, since some people are getting paid to make the thing work so that others can gamble on the system).