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The true crypto use case - raising money without consequences. A shitty use case, but one none the less.
I do agree, however, that the ICO makes the whole thing feel scammy. It's a terrible idea, I guess they got lured in by the promise of free money and shoehorned a token into their app.
I thought of buying the hardware to make the Snips device (to support the company financially as well), but I realized that I use my Echo mostly for Spotify (as it's a bit too crippled to use for much else), which Snips wouldn't be able to support.
I still might get/build one for all the home automation I can't use the Echo for, but a big use case is immediately removed if it can't play Spotify.