One of the biggest criticisms of crypto I see is that it's helping usher in a new cashless era. But we already lived in that era. For decades now there've been whole businesses you *cannot* transact with in cash. Most of them have no connection with any crypto market whatsoever and many of them predate crypto entirely.

The fact is that cash is dying and has been for a long time. It's better to have a replacement than be completely at the mercy of digital banking.