"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
I read that the main person just sold 100% of holdings. Now going to start another currency. This is all a scam. There is no basis beyond the paperwork.