Yes, a decentralized international payment protocol is a good answer, but it also has a currency itself embedded in it. A type of currency to make this protocol work.
The whole thing saves a lot of manpower and energy in the world, so in that regard it potentially holds a lot of value.
However, if you told me to open up Excel and calculate the approximate true value of 1 BTC, I am unable to do so.
I can imagine scenarios where for someone with very specific needs of anonymity it solves problems, but I cannot imagine any direct problems it solves for me.
The whole thing saves a lot of manpower and energy in the world, so in that regard it potentially holds a lot of value.
However, if you told me to open up Excel and calculate the approximate true value of 1 BTC, I am unable to do so.
I can imagine scenarios where for someone with very specific needs of anonymity it solves problems, but I cannot imagine any direct problems it solves for me.