Dear John,

Thank you for continuing to read my work and sharing your thoughts on the subject matter.

Perhaps the fall of the Roman Empire was far more complex and nuanced than the extent to which I have simplified it to for the purposes of my analogy. I believe that with Bitcoin, it is far too early to call its demise, though I may be wrong.

Greed exists in all its forms regardless of the vehicle, but with cryptocurrencies in the very least, an examination of the underlying blockchain technology needs to be made before dismissing its value proposition outright as the stuff of scandal.

Yours,

Patrick