It’s not currency. Only governments have the right to issue currency. What is it? it is a nearly spherical mass of hot air surrounded by a thin film with strong surface tension.
"I call it a Ponzi with no one in charge. There's no Madoff, but it's working that way.” - James Rickards
The "no one in charge" is changing. The elites are secretly moving in, and have been doing so for some time.
https://seekingalpha.com/article/4115023-rickards-bitcoin-ponzi-scheme