So, in the end, what'd they find? They found it was trying to be a substitute for money, but it was really all empty promises, a scam, a lark, a scheme, a fake, a falsehood, and so on. Now that we can see that it is {A} not real money and {B} not even viable as credit or stocks, can we just bury this malarkey once and for all? Buying Zen for Star Trek Online is like online money, but it's just for a game. It's not real and it has no intrinsic value outside of its personal fantasy. Bitcoins are like milkcaps and pogs: Basically? WORTHLESS!