[ANN] [DAG + Satellites + 3D Symbols] ConnectX: Cryptocurrency Satellites

Just wasted 90 minutes of my time sitting through the webinar. This starts well, offering an incisive summary of the state of blockchain. When the subject switches to using satellites as a superior technology to distributed ledgers, however, things deteriorate.

There is a notable lack of links to any of the information shown in the video such as the technology used, statistics quoted, or the code supporting this supposed blockchain based project.

The bland, generic branding and poor production values - Lance's hands seem comically huge when they appear in the video, something a decent videographer would have addressed had they used one - further add to the sense that this is a presentation with just enough facts and interesting ideas to mask the real exploitative intentions.

The last third of the video is devoted entirely to informing viewers of all the ways they can spread the word about the project and supposedly earn tokens in what appears way too like a pyramid scheme for my liking. There are plenty of promises regarding the tokens you will get at each stage - most notably as a reward for sitting through the whole webinar - but none are forthcoming. Instead you are informed you are one step closer to receiving them after completing another series of tasks. Then, after meeting those additional requirements you are invited to buy tokens without any mention of your reward.

Lance (or whomever he is/whoever answers in his stead) also evaded my question regarding what he saw as the biggest threats and risks associated with the project too, instead suggesting I message him after the attending the webinar despite the fact that I had just watched it.

It's pertinent to note that this company appears to have been around for a while - before distributed ledgers had taken off - suggesting they are simply looking to be part of the blockchain zeitgeist without actually contributing to it, providing anything to interested parties other than a b-grade science fiction narrative.

We have already lived through the era of ICOs without substance. Now it seems we are having to endure airdrops and bounties that are increasingly co-opting people with the lure of free money for marketing purposes. And ConnectX is probably the worst example I have encountered given the amount of time I have wasted on it.

They really should rename this one ConnectXploitation.