Quote:I think the appeal for people is the ability to pay for things anonymously

1. insanely secure way to move funds
   
2. no bank fees for moving funds
   
3. like you said anonymity
   
4. the way they are mined makes it very hard for them to be effected by inflation
   
5. There is nothing backing it.  this isn't really an appeal until you realize this is the case with most forms of money, the value is in the faith of it.  
   
6. figure the black market will always need some kind of anonymous currency which gives it value in that need alone.
   
7. many places around the world with limited value in the local currency use this instead.