RE: Crowdsourcing Clarity, Episode 10: Should I invest in the VIVA project, Yeah or...Nah? (10 SBD tip for most helpful answer)
I am a VIVA Crownholder, and have been since the very earliest days of the project last year, before it started attracting much attention. I consider it one of the cornerstones of my investment strategy, every bit as important as my investments in Steemit and Ethereum. So yes, I would urge you to become a Crownholder yourself.
I have had many interactions with William Banks and the rest of the VIVA team which have made me confident in their ability to deliver. They are friendly, hard working, talented, passionate people with the courage to think big and challenge the existing socioeconomic order. William Banks is a technical genius; I believe he could hold his own in a discussion with Dan Larimer or Vitalik any day of the week.
Second, they already have proof of concept software up & running in the form of the TradrQwik exchange, which currently is the only way to hold VIVA assets. In its current incarnation TQ is clunky and a bit buggy, but it's early days and the team recently held a funding round which will give them the resources to build it out into a world class exchange.
Many parts of the VIVA ecosystem, such as the ability to run your own VIVA coin producing mint, or issue Award Rights to help those in need, or send money via SMS with viva.cash, are yet to be introduced. That means there are many exciting milestones still to come which will boost the overall value of the VIVAconomy.
As I told @boxcarblue the other day, you shouldn't feel like you have missed out. The value of VIVA assets is likely to continue rising, and if you buy a Crown now, you'll be issued a Treasury Right next quarter which will start moving you along the path to achieving a guaranteed basic income in the future. Personally I am hoping to quit my job within a year or two and if I actually do, VIVA will be a big part of what sustains me afterward.
I'm happy to answer any more detailed questions you may have. I could talk about VIVA all day and not grow bored!
Here is a link to the VIVA Discord chat, if you'd like to ask around and get more info from people:
Thank you, @cryptomancer. It's great to hear from you again. This is a thorough answer and links me to a couple ways to move forward should I decide to do so. Much appreciated! 10 SBD on the way!
(Also exciting to hear about your future plans to move forward in a year or two. Would be great to meet up again in the big city if possible! :))
Thanks a lot for the SBD, and glad my info could help point you toward an informed decision. A lot has happened since last summer when we had that sushi lunch! Here's hoping both of us keep moving ever closer to achieving our goals.