[madsbuch]

> In its current version, ...

One should be vary careful about not conflating Crypto as a whole and Bitcoin. I agree with Taleb on the assessment of Bitcoins, but I think we need to wait a couple of years before we can assess the success of Crypto as a whole.

[rglullis]

Yes, that is key. His call-out is mostly against those saying that crypto works as a "store of value", which has become the party line from BTC maxis after it has become clear that it failed as a currency.