That in itself doesn't help the credibility of the crypto space, which is a big shame.
The value is the hype - it makes people stand up. Tesla's first electrics were overpriced sportscars - though their plan was to build for the common person and make EVs the standard.
BTC rewards to the miners will stop, and I don't see an inceptove for them to continue mining resulting in BTC being dismanteled at that point in time, or soon afterwards.
I think that by the time it will be irrelevant to mine, there will be other options for the way it is used.
It is a whole lot of fun to be in a space that is still - for the most part - trying to cross-the-chasm in the hockey stick model of Geoffrey Moore 🤩