1) Not a currency, 2) Debateable that it's value at all, and 3) "controlled by a select few people" is a remarkably paranoid/conspiracy way to frame that central banking is a necessary function of government.
1) I can use it to transfer monetary value, which is good enough for me,
2) the market puts it's current value at 45k$,
3) doesn't change the fact that central planning has created a very fragile economy.