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HoweyCoins – An educational tool to alert investors to possible fraud

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Re: HoweyCoins – An educational tool to alert investors to possible fraud

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post #7

HoweyCoin is fake, but is it? And, that's how Dogecoin got started.

I met the guy who made DOGE at a conference in Portland and he was hilariously apologetic to everyone about having accidentally made (at the time) one of the most popular coins.

Re: HoweyCoins – An educational tool to alert investors to possible fraud

#12
post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's wrong with cherry picking the worst? Maybe they are targeting the most gullible for education?

Strange analogy, but I feel it's like using Alex Jones to discredit anyone with conservative or anti-establishment views.

It's trying to discredit scams. Are you against discrediting scams?

Re: HoweyCoins – An educational tool to alert investors to possible fraud

#14
post #7

HoweyCoin is fake, but is it? And, that's how Dogecoin got started.

I met the guy who made DOGE at a conference in Portland and he was hilariously apologetic to everyone about having accidentally made (at the time) one of the most popular coins.

there’s a great npr interview with him. apparently he never owned more than $75 worth of doge at today’s value.

Re: HoweyCoins – An educational tool to alert investors to possible fraud

#15
post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What's wrong with cherry picking the worst? Maybe they are targeting the most gullible for education?

Strange analogy, but I feel it's like using Alex Jones to discredit anyone with conservative or anti-establishment views.

I don't see them discrediting any legit projects here, though.

Re: HoweyCoins – An educational tool to alert investors to possible fraud

#18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Strange analogy, but I feel it's like using Alex Jones to discredit anyone with conservative or anti-establishment views.

It's trying to discredit scams. Are you against discrediting scams?

Good point.

Re: HoweyCoins – An educational tool to alert investors to possible fraud

#19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Strange analogy, but I feel it's like using Alex Jones to discredit anyone with conservative or anti-establishment views.

I don't see them discrediting any legit projects here, though.

You guys are right, I think I done goofed

Re: HoweyCoins – An educational tool to alert investors to possible fraud

#20
post #2

To be fair to many ICOs they don't make most of these claims. They are cherry picking the worst of the worst and presenting a straw man. I agree the crypto currency space is messed up but I think this could be done better.

The SEC holds ICO tokens to be securities; every ICO selling (wittingly or unwittingly, directly or indirectly) to un-accredited American investors is thus acting unlawfully. That describes every ICO I’ve heard of save like two (Filecoin and Telegram).
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