That’s where you’re wrong. Something like PirateChain or zcash that is fungible has value to those crooks therefore you can make money on it.
The problem with a lot of digital currencies (like a new digital dollar) is that it is not fungible like the US dollar is. But zcash and PirateChain are fungible. There is value in being able to send money anywhere in minutes and quickly convert to another currency.
You can make money on anything.
But this “algorithm” stuff is the punch line to a joke—happy talk for fools.