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01-26-2018, 09:22 AM
All my great ideas for food-based cryptocurrencies
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Yes, Bananacoin (https://bananacoin.io/) is a real cryptocurrency. Yes, it's linked to the actual export price of bananas. And yes, people are already making "banana stand" jokes (https://twitter.com/anildash/status/954786938451525633) about it.
But bananas are a pretty boring food. As someone who knows little to nothing about cryptocurrency, I think we could be having a lot more fun with the treats to which we are pegging our currency.
SEE ALSO: 50 Cent accidentally became a Bitcoin millionaire (http://mashable.com/2018/01/24/50-cent-bitcoin-millionaire/)
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1. Avocadocoin
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The avocadocoin fluctuates based on how the ripe the avocado (https://mashable.com/2017/10/20/9-facts-about-the-avocado/) in your desk drawer is. For the 1-2 hours during which your avocado is perfectly ripe, each avocadocoin will be worth $1 million USD. *At all other times, it will be worth $2.50.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/01/25/cryptocurrency-you-can-eat-bitcoin/)
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Yes, Bananacoin (https://bananacoin.io/) is a real cryptocurrency. Yes, it's linked to the actual export price of bananas. And yes, people are already making "banana stand" jokes (https://twitter.com/anildash/status/954786938451525633) about it.
But bananas are a pretty boring food. As someone who knows little to nothing about cryptocurrency, I think we could be having a lot more fun with the treats to which we are pegging our currency.
SEE ALSO: 50 Cent accidentally became a Bitcoin millionaire (http://mashable.com/2018/01/24/50-cent-bitcoin-millionaire/)
Please do not send me any feedback.
1. Avocadocoin
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Image: LightRocket via Getty Images
The avocadocoin fluctuates based on how the ripe the avocado (https://mashable.com/2017/10/20/9-facts-about-the-avocado/) in your desk drawer is. For the 1-2 hours during which your avocado is perfectly ripe, each avocadocoin will be worth $1 million USD. *At all other times, it will be worth $2.50.* Read more... (https://mashable.com/2018/01/25/cryptocurrency-you-can-eat-bitcoin/)
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