What do you guys think about all the new currencies? Is it just a hype, or will they all give value?
I think the more Alt-coins that come, the more Alt-coins will go. At the end there will just be a few coins that will be accepted and used.
But what makes the coins valuable?
Valuable in the long term it's different than valuable for speculation. For example ppcoin has some potential to be valuable in the long run because of the developers and community behind it and because of proof of stake.
A random crap coin though might have more short term value if it gets pumped for speculation.