It's sad you can't make it somewhat profitable with an Antminer S1 or S3 because there are so many
out there.
Would it be a good idea for a philanthropist with $10,000 to spare to throw it at Curecoin making it
more valuable to mine? Maybe put that instead into development in a digital Curecoin mall where people can donate
digital products and have them bought with Curecoin, making the currency more valuable.
That being said, it's not wholly unprofitable to mine; when the price is up it's actually more profitable for small ASICs than BTC is (although that margin does lessen when it hits the top of the chart on Coinwarz and everyone, and their mothers, start mining it and push the diff up by 1000x).