Crossposting from reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/Cataloniacoin/comments/23yw95/airdrop_by_birthplace_really/


I see a few obvious problems with this coin and particularly with its proposed airdrop.

I read you are planning to do the airdrop based on place of birth, which looks completely unacceptable when you consider the Catalan demographics: more than one third of its inhabitants are not Catalan-born https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demografia_de_Catalunya

Not surprisingly, the usual definition of Catalan used in politics and media often includes everyone who lives in Catalonia.

I see also a bit of irony in using the Spanish ID for what wants to be the Catalan cryptocoin. The Spanish ID is a valid tool, ok. But it is also a symbol, and when we are building a new country symbols do matter.

The good news is that there is a much better alternative: CatCert certificates, which have many advantages:

1) Most importantly: Available to all residents
2) Issued by the Catalan government; no need to use that silly card with the King's emblem in it (Spanish DNI )
3) Significantly more practical to use: CatCert certificates are USB based (most people do not have a smartcard reader and will not buy one for the airdrop)

In my opinion, point 3 could have a huge effect on the eventual success of the coin. If they are not widely enough distributed, people will never use CATcoins.

Disclosure: I was born in Barcelona, capital city of Catalonia