I agree with that. My guess is speculation in altcoins is here for quite a while and will likely increase as more people hear about the wild swings and big gains. The only thing likely to stop that anytime soon is if government crackdowns slow things down. But coins like ANC are looking to get around that too. I look at this like the dot.com explosion of the early 1990's and this just got started. I admit that these are currencies and not stock investments, still the trading, speculation and wild swings are likely to continue for some time as the altcoins get weeded out. That's just what I'm predicting. I could be wrong.

Giving Franko a try myself after a little reading tonight. Sounds like a solid coin aimed at freeing up the monetary system without making the initial developers the new wealthy guys on the block. Gotta help that out when you can. 

Here's my wallet address if any Frankos are flowing: FEHsmR8eAkTsxbmVrVD9KDfgkoL4frZZwR

Thanks for any coming my way. Will pass on the crypto coins I can afford to help people move more in this direction. Good luck to all here.

That depends on if things don't implode this summer. The whole economic house of cards is teetering on a regular basis anymore. The Boyzzz that run the central banks, financial rackets on Wall Street and government lackeys have kept this teetering heap upright much longer than I thought they could. Being well diversified isn't a bad idea when/if this thing finally falls over. Besides, buying and using crypto-currencies takes away some of their power to manipulate.

I'm not calling a bottom or top for BTC. However there is much potential for crypto-currencies if things start getting shaky and hoards of people rush to any safe harbor they can find. Time will tell.

If it goes that low it might be worth buying a few before the next Cyprus-like even that will inevitably happen and cause an all out rush for safety anywhere. All crypto-coins may benefit if/when that occurs again.

I'm too late to get in on this one, but thanks anyway for your generosity mullick.

As for mining, I have a decent laptop but it's nothing compared to the mining rigs many of you have. I'll have to try a pool and mine in shorter increments until I can get a better mining set up. thanks to all here for the knowledge they offer to us newbies.

Some folks are selling fractions of a BTC on Ebay. You might consider checking there.

It depends on how you define rich. If they keep printing FRNs at breakneck pace, those FTCs might end up being worth a few hundred apiece. Of course, a loaf of bread may cost you $100 at that point too.

Who knows with any of this cyber cash. It may end up being worthwhile and it may end up being like the tech stock bubble of the 1990s. All we can do is watch and see...and maybe buy, sell, trade a little to make a little profit in the process.

Who knows what any of these coins will be worth in 6 months, let alone 2 years. They may be worth the effort and they may be worthless. But the same can be said for many of the world's paper currencies too considering how much they are printing. We'll just have to wait and see.

Are you trading them for Litecoins only, not Feathercoins?

Just found out about CHC today. Am looking into it as time allows. This is kind of like a new mining territory opening up. You don't know which mines are legit and which are salted. Time will tell. 

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