Hi guys,

I'll be reading the entire thread as soon I get the time to, but until then I was hoping someone could answer me on a couple of things.

While many believe in IOTA, I see others who are very critical to it. Things I've heard are the following:

- The developers have written their own hash, which is a big no no when it comes to kryptos

- There is no decentralized product

- The tangle technology isn't new and the big problem with it is to get it decentralized

If someone knowledgeable and a believer in IOTA could meet these arguments, I would truly appreciate it.

I was also wondering if there are any other kryptos in the making that could compete with what the IOTA team is trying to do. Lastly I'm curious to how much you think this currency can grow in value the next 5 years, should it turn out to be successful.