Really, a decentralized open-source protocol on a public ledger is about as far from shady as you can get. The fact that people can use crypto for criminal purposes doesn't make it shady.
I assume all you crypto skeptics are pro-gun control. Because you know, the gun/crypto is the problem, not the criminal wielding it. And if you ban guns/crypto, then the problem will magically vanish. /s
Fiat currency may be phony baloney but I can still pay bills with it.
Crypto is worthless and I can’t even pay bills with it.
Fraud is fraud—and all the fraud in the world can’t stop crypto from being just another fraud.
Homo sapiens insists on learning the same lessons over and over and over again—the hard way.
Still shady