cryptographic currency is a technical revolution. the internet was/is a technical revolution that changed our way of living only because we were able to store, send, share, search, collect information around the planet or with grandma. with bitcoin the internet will get geared up with something very powerfull = money. programmable money. so much way ahead of traditional banking, which roots in renaissance italy, and is by any means a slow, intransparent, expensive, arrogant monsterous/dinosaur style institution. you can send any sum, any time to anyone on the planet ( & grandma) who has internet access/smartphone for almost free, secure, fast, easy as an email with no possible institution, entity, government, office, company, etc.. being able to stop you doing so, since it is directly p2p.
it is the future, anyone can be his/her own bank. it is democratising banking and money and it is a large scale social experiment. some later internet eruptoins were about sharing music or social media which had impact. compare the impact of music to the impact of money in our modern life. literally the economy itself goes online, the monetized internet is a game changer.

great to see scientific research interested in bitcoin.

there is a community. and this forum is an important communication platform for the community. notably a forum of a lot of current or future wealthy folks. this will be funny.