Good read on your article; Tons & Tons of articles regarding Cryptocurrencies, Block Chain, alogrithrum Technology, AI, etc. Learn all you can prior to putting your toes in the water.... As with all countries Currency backing. You have to ask yourself, what is the safest currency you want to own. Debt is # 1 Concern affecting currency. What is backing the Debt? No longer on Gold standard for US and many other countries. Healthy GDP, yes that helps to pay down debt, but not what we experienced for the past 8 years or so. For the little guys (us folks) want some other method/means to preserve what have saved up or building wealth for the future, protection from current currency devaluations. (pick any country whose currency has failed its citizens) Its pretty scary to think what Trillion's & Trillion's of Government Debt can do to an economy, the government has no way to pay back. Thus, Cryptocurrency starts to look good as an alternative way to stash Cash or trade for goods & services. I'm no professional guru nor gambler but it always pays to do your homework for any investment approach. Who knows, maybe Bitcoin and similar, Cryptocurrency technology is the introduction to the masses of "How you will be Force to have Currency" in Future Government eyes.