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Re:Facebook is banning all ads promoting cryptocurrencies by whataretensors on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @03:06PM (#16268525)
Ethereum seems legit.

For modern answers: WTC, SNM are two that I like

Re:Facebook is banning all ads promoting cryptocurrencies by banderman on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @04:55PM (#16269452)
Is there anything that it can exclusively do? I mean functionally in the real world, right now.
Re:Facebook is banning all ads promoting cryptocurrencies by whataretensors on Friday February 02, 2018 @02:01AM (#16288930)
I put disposable income into a few ICOs where the ideas are amazing and the team looks capable of implementing it. It's like a kickstarter to me. Might not work, but if it does I get something cool. Like if SNM works I effectively get access to really cheap compute power.

So no, they don't work yet... which is why they need the money to build the product.

Re:Facebook is banning all ads promoting cryptocurrencies by lmm on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @05:29AM (#16272876)
That cat-breeding/trading game is honestly the most compelling legitimate use case I've seen for any cryptocurrency.
Re:Facebook is banning all ads promoting cryptocurrencies by aianus on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @10:18PM (#16271031)
Decentralized gambling like Augur
Re:Facebook is banning all ads promoting cryptocurrencies by baddox on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @05:22PM (#16269641)
Why is that question important?
Re:Facebook is banning all ads promoting cryptocurrencies by richardknop on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @09:45PM (#16270919)
That is the most important question which all these ICOs and tokens can't answer. If they can't be used for anything useful or provide very value that means their price is just a bubble led by naive investors and speculators/scammers.
Re:Facebook is banning all ads promoting cryptocurrencies by Analemma_ on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @08:44PM (#16270692)
Everything you need to know about cryptocurrency is right here in this comment.

“What does it do?”

“Why would you ask that? Just BUY BUY BUY”

Re:Facebook is banning all ads promoting cryptocurrencies by Yizahi on Wednesday January 31, 2018 @04:20AM (#16272603)
I once saw a hilarious answer to the question about unique uses of blockchain as a general concept. One user said that it is great for "tracking of diamonds". O.M.G. People expect other to pay money and invest time in development of a tool to enable even more closed-in and tightly controlled global monopoly by De Beers mafia cartel :)
Re:Facebook is banning all ads promoting cryptocurrencies by sanderjd on Tuesday January 30, 2018 @07:51PM (#16270446)
At risk of taking the bait... why wouldn't that question be important?