My roommates just learned about the existence of cryptocurrencies. It's been a cringeworthy weekend watching them browse markets and make unruly speculations, set in stone with high-fives all around. While I've known what they are, and used BTC in high school, I'm glad I have some reading to give them to make my room less horrifyingly ignorant tonight.
By the way, maybe they should also read the Crapcoin Checklist.A crapcoin is the term for any coin whose main purpose is to make the founders richer. Typically such coins will use misleading technical-sounding jargon to try dupe investors into thinking they are investing in the next Bitcoin when really they are being sold worthless tokens.
Oh awesome, thanks for this. I went ahead and followed the veenspace tag and cryptocurrencies to keep a heads up.