By the way.. What's up with recent threads like this? - Seems like a Pump N' Dump to me..
Edit: Just realized most of these threads were made by Fin Shaggy. What's up with that?
One thing I'd really like to see more of is ways to invest Devcoins in sound companies. I'm reading up on the ASIC miner DVC pass through share listed on Cryptostocks and the ASIC miner company itself and liking what I'm learning so far in terms of feeling that would be a good investment. I'd like to see more opportunities like this.
Regarding propping up the Devcoin, here's the issue as I see it. Right now, there isn't a whole lot to do with Devtome earnings other than trade them for BTC (to eventually trade for dollars or other national currency depending on where you live), or to just trade DVC directly to national currency. Unfortunately, selling DVC off immediately after earning them devalues them further, which is a big problem in terms of earnings. So, I can see the temptation to try to artificially prop up DVC value by listing them for a penny or other currently unattainably high value and trying to recruit others into doing so as well. If that's what you choose to do as a way to help DVC, I guess that's fine. However I don't see it as my obligation to prop up DVC value just because I'm writing for Devtome and earning them. When it comes to what I will do with my earnings I need to make a decision based on what's best for me, and that's how it should be when it comes to currency. Otherwise, you can try all you want to promote the currency and urge others to hold onto it or whatever, but it won't work. There needs to be a self-interest reason for keeping DVC. In my opinion, solid investments involving DVC would make keeping them more attractive. If DVC is falling relative to BTC, then if I can put my DVC in an investment that makes them grow (i.e., returns me more of them) faster than the rate at which they are losing value relative to BTC, then I still come out ahead. Without that I'd be more tempted to panic sell. And I think the result of me putting some DVC in such investments would in turn provide positive feedback to the value of DVC.