I miss utility coins.

[zeuner]

But what exactly would that utility be nowadays? Platforms with some kind of smart contract API are already designed to build arbitrary utility on the top of them. This kills off many opportunities that existed before to add innovative utility features.

[ultrloa]

If you are talking about mining cryptocurrencies on your own device, the best options would be Ravencoin (RVN), Vertcoin (VTC), and Monero (XMR). However, since mining is no longer a hot topic, do not expect to find much interest in these coins; the current trend is memecoins and investments that bump within less than 24 hours.

I guess mining lost its spark, due to shrinking profitability, since big factors on that is the electricity cost goes up and that eats a lot in their operation. There are also other factor affects it and this is the reason many people shift their interest on something they can easy to handle.

Many gamble in memecoin, but this is actually another not reliable investment.

If they are interested with utility coins, maybe they should look at this top coins listed in this sites.

https://changelly.com/blog/best-cryptos-with-real-world-utility-to-buy
http://utilitytoken.io

[denshin]

Honestly the real utility ended up in stablecoins, like mu_enrico said. Most "utility" tokens were just a ticket into one app, and people would rather pay in USDC anyway

[doughman60]

I miss the utility narrative too, but a label alone is not enough; the product has to keep shipping and create a reason to hold the asset. For any early public access I use a fixed checklist for distribution, liquidity and unlocks, and avoid the 24-hour hype cycle. TokenKickstarter is one place I have checked while mapping newer projects, then I verify the contracts and vesting myself. NFA.