There are two main use cases for blockchain assets at the moment:
- Gambling (or politely called, speculation or even 'investment')
- Ransomware payments, but that's a distant second
I guess you say that influencers make money off the first? There's a third group making money off blockchain: the people making markets and running the infrastructure.
and sending money cross borders to your family
and paying suppliers outside of your country
and having a multi-currency account without insane fees
and automating finance
and upgrading financial systems to modern tech
At some point in the past, you could perhaps buy illicit drugs with bitcoin, but that has largely died out, as far as I can tell. You can't even buy a pizza anymore.
- Gambling (or politely called, speculation or even 'investment')
- Ransomware payments, but that's a distant second
I guess you say that influencers make money off the first? There's a third group making money off blockchain: the people making markets and running the infrastructure.