Otaku Coin

[RepentantSky]

This is probably the best, the best place for this, but it's kind of hard to know, because so rarely talk about anime news. That said, this is something worth mentioning: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-12-28/tokyo-otaku-mode-considers-otaku-coin-cryptocurrency/.125821

 

Basically, what this boils down to, a new kind of Cryptocurrency not unlike bitcoin of the several other ones out there, but it's also a hybrid of that, and getting money for reviewing or sharing anime content. The Otaku coin can be used to buy anime merchandise, or to support projects that we like, and it can even be used at conventions. Tokyo Otaku Mode had said that they want to get the currency out there by Summer of this year, which probably means somewhere around AX in LA this year. My question to you is, what do you think about the idea? It's pretty clear that the anime scene is suffering more and more from a lack of funding for years, but cryptocurrency being what it is, can allow for money to basically be made as long as put in time. The one major problem with this is of course, with a currency, there's an economy, and with that, a balance may need to come into play, so as to keep the currency from losing it's value,. There's also the possibility that this currency could be affected by the other cryptocurrencies out there, which means it's value would possibly yo-yo a bit, changing in value at the drop of a hat. The good thing about that though, is that unlike other cryptocurrencies this one wouldn't be an investment of actual money, but rather of time, which may alter it's value considerably. So with that in mind, what are your thoughts? I'd like to know, and hey, feel free to spread the news around in case there are people who aren't aware of this, because it would help save the industry if all goes well.