It may not be what informed observers want it to be, but it's still what every single person I've seen trumpeting the virtues of cryptocurrency here on HN has been shooting for.

The argument is invariably "the value of cryptocurrency is giving us a currency that's not controlled by central banks". Never have I seen someone saying cryptocurrency should be used because it's highly volatile and great for speculating.

So there seems to be a significant divide between the people who use cryptocurrency (but don't attach a moral value to it) and the people who believe in cryptocurrency (but ignore what it's actually used for).