[mantenpanther]

A neutral, permissionless currency adds value.

[CabSauce]

At least until someone creates another one... and another one... and another one.

[aaaaaaaaata]

But there are tens of thousands now.

The real value is in the consensus, which is gotten by having:

Trust (longest chain) Technical security/other intangibles lowering risk Liquidity

Not necessarily in that order for all people.