Cryptocurrencies aren't backed by things (i.e., commodities); they are either backed by their own scarcity (as in the case of BitCoin, ostensibly), their use as a money-laundering tool (definitely BitCoin), name-recognition (Dogecoin), or as grease in distributed finance (Ethereum).
Does anyone have any recommendations?
For the time being, don't spend any money, since it looks like cryptos are currently slumping a bit (for a week or so, anyway). Good time to check out some freebies while you poke around.
Cryptocurrencies aren't backed by things (i.e., commodities); they are either backed by their own scarcity (as in the case of BitCoin, ostensibly), their use as a money-laundering tool (definitely BitCoin), name-recognition (Dogecoin), or as grease in distributed finance (Ethereum).
For the time being, don't spend any money, since it looks like cryptos are currently slumping a bit (for a week or so, anyway). Good time to check out some freebies while you poke around.