But it can be demonstrated that crypto economies tend to converge to the level of economic output that can be supported by the know-how that is embedded in their economy — and is manifested by attention flows. Therefore, it is likely that a crypto economy's complexity is a driver of prosperity when complexity is greater than what we would expect, at a given level of investment return.

## Practical implications of this research

It may appear strange, but the transition to a trust-less financial system is all but frictionless.