The article starts with "One of the big knocks on cryptocurrencies is that they’re a technology in search of a problem." and on finishing it... the same conclusion occurs.

Not a single possibility listed at the end is more specifically enabled by cryptocurrencies/NFTs, at least, more specifically than crowdfunding.

And, if it's about decentralization, why is there a need of platforms/marketplace? If that's truly decentralized, the network is the marketplace, not a specific platform.

If the technology is too complex/regulated that it needs proxy platforms, then, how is it fundamentally different than banks or big record labels?