I'll have a shot at few of the q's.
2. Can a coin be innovative if it is a clone? How?
- It can be socially innovative in the way Dogecoin is. Its distribution method can be innovative too.
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4. How much time do we have until wall street shows up here in a big way?
- Here in Bitcointalk? Who knows
. I'm positive that there are many bright minds working with
blockchain technology at Wall Street.
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6. Is it possible to make a coin botnet proof? How could this be accomplished?
PoW coins that require more than CPU are pretty much botnet proof. CPU/"human mineable" coins need
to somehow incorporate bots into the equation right from the start.
7. What must be done to make a coin ASIC proof?
if that is really necessary, dispense with PoW.