"use case for Bitcoin is micropayments",
"Switching to Bitcoin, which charges no or very low fees" ,
"Another potential use of Bitcoin micropayments is to fight spam"
https://a16z.com/2014/01/21/why-bitcoin-matters-nyt/
100%. Definitely under no illusions there. But for me since they are a core part of the hype that makes listening to them and analysing what they say even more important IMO
their whole game was/is leveraging their clout to give credibility to the scene, therefore increasing the value of their investments.