The web was officially launched in 1990. The web's killer app was information exchange, and it was used for that purpose even before the web existed; see for example Compuserve, AOL, Usenet, the academic webs between universities that predated the "Internet."
Amazon launched in 1994. Ebay 1995. Netflix 1997. Google 1998.
In contrast, 10+ years on, and cryptocurrency still hasn't demonstrated a compelling use case beyond money laundering and collecting ransom payments. If anything, the one thing crytocurrency has demonstrated is how flexible and resilient our existing old school financial system is.
Amazon launched in 1994. Ebay 1995. Netflix 1997. Google 1998.
In contrast, 10+ years on, and cryptocurrency still hasn't demonstrated a compelling use case beyond money laundering and collecting ransom payments. If anything, the one thing crytocurrency has demonstrated is how flexible and resilient our existing old school financial system is.