Crypto wasn't invented to make money, that is only the cover story. All the "miners" donating a massive network of processing power is the primary goal. Dangle a financial incentive in front of commoners and they will dance to any tune. Only a handful of people have ever found out what the data they "mine" actually represents and, unlike the limited hangout actors Assange and Snowden, that handful of people remain nameless getting no attention and the cases closed and forgotten.