Maybe we should wait and see if bitcoin catches on, before we give awards for this new form of money exchange??? It may turn out to be a revolutionary as time goes on, but as of today we are not there yet with bitcoin.
I understand your point. I guess I was pointing to the mechanics and putting the theory into practice.
Do I think I will ever be buying my coffee with Bitcoin? Probably not. But digital currencies are coming. And Bitcoin has blazed a trail.
Nobel prizes these days are awarded the exact opposite of posthumous. Case in point is the "peace" prize about 8 years ago.