The reputation of ‘crypto’ has never been lower The simple answer is that a lot of coins/tokens that purport to be crypto have little utility and/or are straight up scams Unfortunately, I think we are too far gone to save the reputation of the name We need a new name to be able to differentiate the good from the bad TradFi has latched on to ‘digital assets’ but that seems very corporate and it still doesn’t really differentiate between them Maybe it’s what we need to be taken seriously, but I feel we can do better I don't have an answer, simply musing I also think that one day this will end up simply as the ‘Ethereum ecosystem’ as Ethereum is synonymous with quality and the brand will speak for itself But even this isn’t perfect as due to the permissionless nature even rugs can be apart of the Ethereum ecosystem Ultimately I think it just comes down to knowledge and understanding So perhaps it's less about a name, and more simply about continuing to call out grift when we see it and spreading the word about the positive things crypto and Ethereum can do The issue with this, though, is that people need to 'see' things before they believe them That's why it is obvious in hindsight, however it doesn't make getting there any easier Even in the crypto bubble there is confusion, and this doesn't help outside messaging - the fact that people can be 'crypto native' and yet support vaporware in the pursuit of profits is essentially the whole problem There is no conclusion I love you Happy Friday

"We need a new name to be able to differentiate the good from the bad" yes, and please not web3, it is even worse

Not really ngl