@SecurityWriter A wise soul I know once commented that the value of a currency is pegged on the value of the thing you must have that currency to get. For example, the US dollar is pegged to the value of paying your taxes if you're an American. Because you can get other things with other currency or even barter, but Uncle Sam won't take pesos, wheat, oil futures, or jelly beans.

And in that sense, the most common necessity people pay for using crypto is getting their ransomware unlocked.