I fear for the future of any coin when a carbon copy altcoin can get this much attention and value without providing any benefit over an existing one.
NO ONE is asking for Feathercoin to be accepted as a currency. No one is talking about the developers. No one is interested in the 'ecosystem'. ALL people are screaming is 'we need an exchange' and 'GO Feathercoin, to the sky!!!'.
Pretty bleak outlook..
That's why I sold half to get back what I put in.
At the same time though I don't see why an exact copy cannot exceed its original form, it's all the same code and if the idea is sound then "who came first" doesn't really matter.
Well, Feathercoin has just proven (so far) that you can in fact take something existing and just slap a new logo on it and be just fine. I just think that it's a little 'sad' that this happens in place of real innovation. I also dislike the idea that the 'developers' (and I use that loosely) behind Feathercoin so blatantly let a group of 'friends' mine out what right now amounts to something like 40% of the total supply in the first 12 hours, likely as 'payment' for them spreading the gospel and making at current value several hundred thousand $ if not more for their trouble.
I guess i'm just a little disappointed in how things are progressing.
I know you from btc-e trollbox, I realize this is your style so I'm not going to bite.
I'm not quite sure why you're against the freemarket, I just don't get it. Support what you love, forget the rest.
I'm in the podunk midwest, certainly didn't know anyone personally when it launched. I was in trollbox, someone made a crack about Feathercoin flying or some crap.. I decided to take a peek and now I'm working to push it forward. There's no changing your mind, so ok.. you win. Everything is scam.. yada yada crash, chicken this.. whatever you guys spout all day long.
Maybe I'm just a 14 year old behind the computer, maybe I'm someone that's very familiar with working with merchant solutions. In the end, we'll figure out who made the best bet. In the meantime, I hope you have a great night and you put that passion toward something you really enjoy! Best of luck trading.