Thanks - coinschedule is one of the ones I used to check, but it appears to be down/dead.
I am looking more for stuff you can mine, vs. ICOs (the idea of just blindly investing capital into a potentially sketchy new project still doesn't sit right with me for the most part.)
You had been out for more than 2 years so yes many things may change over those years.
ICObench is one of the most popular in regards to coins releases and updates, and also try to Visit their ANN thread in service discussion to Find more hints for which coins/project to support.
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