[2015-11-01] This Robot Plant Needs You and Bitcoin to Reproduce

[tyz]

The Plantoid, debuted at last month’s Ars Electronica festival, relies on bitcoin to stay alive and – once it has enough – even reproduce.

http://www.coindesk.com/this-robot-plant-needs-you-and-bitcoin-to-reproduce/

[nihilnegativum]

It's so cool, too bad its a pyramid scheme...

[Ben Gates]

what's that

[panju1]

It's so cool, too bad its a pyramid scheme...

It is interesting. It may not be a pyramid scheme, since those who tip/donate do not have expectations of receiving returns or money.

Using smart contracts running on the Ethereum blockchain, it will commission a team of humans Okhaos has found – designers, artists, coders –  to create its offspring.

I wonder where the new plantoid (offspring) will be displayed. It should be close to the new one.

[just_Alice]

It's so cool, too bad its a pyramid scheme...

It is interesting. It may not be a pyramid scheme, since those who tip/donate do not have expectations of receiving returns or money.

I agree. No one is promissing to grow your money, to double them or anything like that. The project is supported by donations and they are not investments. Although it still could be a swindling it is definitely not a pyramid scheme.