So now is not the time to pack it in and call it quits, it is time to double down and promote what we have going on here and in the cryptosphere.

Absolutely. Even astrology is behind you on this one. The next seven years see a huge push to break the stranglehold of government currency on humanity with ingenious, original, eccentric and off-the-wall strategies that still might hold promise for solving this terrible problem. Cryptocurrencies are one of the saner things we might see. (I may need to write a post on this very topic.) Keep your eyes (and mind) open. And remember where you heard the news first.