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I have recently been in contact with a nonprofit organization that wants to support or start a project to create a cryptocurrency for all Native/indigenous peoples, with an economic development fund held and dispersed by a transparently managed NGO. They are considering adopting MazaCoin for this initiative, but the recent doubts about the MZC development team and their commitment to the coin have given rise to the idea of developing a new coin instead.

Please let me know your thoughts on either option. PM me or post your reply. Thanks.

See you are illustrating EXACTLY why Mazacoin will continue to matter regardless of the price day to day. Because practically no-one here would support or even want to acknowledge ANOTHER cryptocurrency for Native/indigenous peoples - support Mazacoin or forget it. While they haven't worked with the community here that doesn't mean they aren't committed to the coin.

Interesting. In your opinion, do you believe that a cryptocurrency can succeed without working with the cryptocurrency community?

Please understand I am not here to attack MazaCoin. I'm here because I want to understand the arguments for whether or not to support MazaCoin. Keep in mind that any person or organization with the necessary development skills and/or funding can create a cryptocurrency nowadays, so it's not as though anyone has to support one particular crypto. MazaCoin does not have an inherent monopoly on being the currency for Native American peoples, just because it is the first. People usually support one particular crypto over another because they believe in its development team and how they are managing the project.

I'm open to all perspectives, pro and con. Just trying to gather information.

I don't think we have seen any cryptocurrency 'succeed' at all yet. One can gain acceptance and use regardless of community sentiment though, and that can still happen for Mazacoin. Let's be frank, all it would take to get people here back on board is a steadily rising price or just one Native American gaming operation integrating Mazacoin and introducing new people to cryptos that way. I'm saying it will be very difficult to launch another crypto with a similar focus and trying to engage people on this site with the concept, regardless of what kind of new promises you try and bring to the table. Personally I would ignore ANY new cryptos launching right now, but Mazacoin can still have a revival and for better or worse, lots of people already know about it.

I agree that a MazaCoin revival is possible. And yes, it's difficult to launch a new crypto, and I hope that won't be necessary. Having said that, there are currently some major issues that need to be worked out with MazaCoin, both organizational and technical. But if those can be solved then it has a lot of potential for growth and adoption.

I have spoken twice with Payu Harris directly. My friend from the nonprofit I mentioned will be speaking with him also. I'm not going to divulge any information I received through those conversations, but I suggest that anyone here who wants to know what's really going on with MazaCoin should contact Payu and ask him.