The amount of negativity towards the cryptocurrency space on HN is staggering. Even worse is the fact that a lot of comments are coming from people who obviously have no clue how the whole ecosystem works. I guess a lot of them are bothered by the fact that ICOs allowed wealth to move in a direction opposite of them. I honestly expected a lot more from this community.
Those of you that are not yet corrupted by the 'everything cryptocurrency related is a scam' attitude: try to keep an open mind. Yes, there is a lot of shady stuff going on, but that doesn't mean there is no potential in this space. We are witnessing a creation of a new industry with tremendous potential to change we do business. You should be excited!