The name of the game in the "Crypto Space" is mass adoption. The more people that "adopt" or use a particular coin (due to it's utility) the higher probability of success.
Electroneum or ETN is a very interesting project in part because of it's roadmap to coveted "mass adoption".
They've created a Mobile Miner!
Yes, that is correct, you can now mine ETN coins on your cell with the touch of a button.
A caveat that's inconsequential to the end user is that you're not actually mining but are having the experience of doing so, including receiving payouts of ETN.
You may be asking, "Why would Electroneum do this? What's in it for them? Why are they giving away free ETN?
According to the founder, Richard Ells:
"Simple - we want to spread the word about how easy Electroneum is to use and get involved with. It's the easiest cryptocurrency in the world to get started with. Our mobile miner introduces people to cryptocurrency - without ANY risk. We are rewarding everyone who gets involved in the Electroneum project by allowing them to earn cryptocurrency via our free Android app."
So now what? You're "mining" ETN on your cellphone, what can you do with it?
This is where the story gets even more interesting.
According to the Electroneum website:
Once users have Electroneum in their wallets they will start to want to experience spending cryptocurrency for the first time. That’s where the second benefit of our partnerships with mobile operators makes all the difference.
Our partners have agreed to begin the process of accepting Electroneum as payment from their customers. We are currently in negotiation with some enormous global brands who have expressed strong interest in adding Electroneum digital payments to the list of 'ways to pay'.
We already have signed agreements in place to develop Electroneum payment integration for over 1.2 million agents, dealers and distributors in over 9 countries and have many more in negotiation.
As with all disruptive technology, the market’s entrepreneurial spirit will find ways to accept and use Electroneum as our numbers of users grow into the 10s of millions.
To boot, Electroneum already has agreements in place with the following firms providing them access to over 130 million users on 6 continents.
Xius - Effortel - BMedia - Fanfare - Unified Signal
Don't we all have friends and family that have yet to take the plunge into CryptoMania because they find it too complicated? Would they not be more likely to "dip their toe in the water" if they could earn some coins with the click of a button and possibly even use them to pay for their cellphone bill?
With the Electroneum Mobile Miner the barrier to entry is all but eliminated unless they're still on a flip phone of course :)
At less than .08 a coin I consider Electroneum a welcome speculation. If they can execute on their game plan moving forward as well as they have up to this point I believe we may have a winner on our hands. Only time will tell!
Here's the link to the Android app because I couldn't embed it up above.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.electroneum.mobile
They are currently working on the release of the iOS app.
It should go without saying that I'm not telling you what to invest in nor is this investment advice.