Certainly a complex topic to cover. As I like to remind myself, anything and everything built by man will have its flaws. Yet, what is clear is that better solutions exist for global economics, value transfer, and store of wealth. These solutions will revolve entirely around trust, just as they always have before.
The name of the game is shoring up our economies because it's the most pragmatic way to affect change in human quality of life. All this at a time where the current system is fracturing. Thanks for your comment @nateinsav.
"When a man's got money in his pocket he begins to appreciate peace."
RE: Trust = Consistency/Time