While I might have some doubts about the ultimate thrust of this article, my gut tells me that ignoring Bitcoin as a technology and an ecosystem is a mistake.

While I might have some doubts about the ultimate thrust of this article, my gut tells me that ignoring Bitcoin as a technology and an ecosystem is a mistake. I've been present for three big revolutions in technology (personal computing, the Internet, and mobile data/smartphones) and with each there were detractors that dismissed the ultimate effect and utility of these new arrivals. I'm not so sure we aren't repeating that mistake. I'm hedging my bets. It might be the case that Bitcoin the currency never makes it, but the technology that underpins it might live on in some useful construct when applied to a problem where the utility is more apparent, even if that connection isn't at all clear now.