When Grin launched in early January after years of anticipation, it faced material pushback from prominent Bitcoiners who labeled it a “VC coin” and compared it to offerings from the 2016/18 ICO era. We ask: What constitutes a fair launch?

In the attempt to dismiss the space as a whole, MSM commentators often state that cryptocurrency is nothing more than a number on the screen intended to be bet on. What if there was a way to differentiate between use value and speculative value?