Been talking to some of the team, seem very dedicated and have a clear plan.
People look at the white paper and miss the key element of why ETN has potential. The mining app is nothing more than a publicity and distribution method. One which opens up access to a currency that currently only a tiny % of people see. Once people start collecting it, companies will start integrating it, once that happens it snow balls and becomes self perpetuating.
Its also REALLY interesting to me that I've been contacted by 2 non-crypto friends who mentioned Electroneum. I've never had this on a currency before, let alone one this early on.
Definitely one to watch and not a scam.
Lets say people actually collect it, how many years would it take before the average collector could use it for anything? It's not like companies adopting this would be a quick process. Today's society is conditioned to jump from one thing to the next. At best it will be a fad and people will forget about it in a few months. And I don't know people keep acting like that will happen anyways. That's not even the focus of the devs. They are focusing the gaming industry, not any true widespread adoption by the general public.
And I'll say you're full of shit when it comes to friends asking you about it unless you're from the UK where the buzz might be greater. Even my crypto knowledgeable friends no nothing about it. It's just trying to make it seem like it's something bigger than it really is.