So, I click on a random square to find out some more information: POLY.<p>That takes me here: <a href="https://www.cryptocompare.com/coins/poly/overview" rel="nofollow">https://www.cryptocompare.com/coins/poly/overview</a>. On this page, its listed as "PolyBit".<p>The description on that page: "Polybit is a proof of work scrypt based alternative crypto currency with a 10% premine and a block time target of 3 minutes, a hard cap of 150 million units and a difficulty retargetting every 24 hours. The website URL is inactive at the time of writing."<p>Inactive website, that seems concerning.<p>So, I click around there and find the Twitter account (<a href="https://twitter.com/polybitco" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/polybitco</a>) that appears to be associated with that page. It was last active in June of 2015. It describes itself thusly: "Polybit is a next generation crypto currency that changes the game for digital currencies and the relationship between businesses and users forever" - bold.<p>There is a link to a website there: <a href="http://www.polybit.co/" rel="nofollow">http://www.polybit.co/</a> - but, oh dear, that website now belongs to some company selling sealants.<p>Undeterred, I head to Google. Searching for "Polybit" brings up this result: <a href="http://polybit.com/" rel="nofollow">http://polybit.com/</a> - which seems unrelated - its some sort of backend API product.<p>So, I try the name listed on the Periodic Table - I search for "Polymath". That brings me here: <a href="https://polymath.network/" rel="nofollow">https://polymath.network/</a> which appears also to be unrelated - its a website for some crypto platform that lists one of its benefits as: "Access to 2 Billion Unbanked - There is a trove of wealth that is untouched by Wall Street that can now be accessed through Polymath.". Maybe I'm a bit cynical, but I don't see how someone who can't get a bank account is likely to have the resources necessary to make good decisions regarding securities trading.<p>Going back to cryptocompare.com - the trading volume for the last 24h is allegedly 12.77 bitcoin - roughly $82,000. In the grand scheme of the entire investment world, $82k is nothing. But, this is $82k in trading volume on a coin that is either dead, or maybe its now a sealant company, or, maybe its a backend API, or, maybe its some company that seems to be designed to try to separate the already disadvantaged from whatever money they may have.<p>This is just an anecdote, but, it really does not help convince me that the vast majority of cryptocurrencies are anything but a fancy way to take your money, put it in a pile, and burn it. (Or, maybe useful if you are trying to launder it)<p>(All that being said, a pretty fun website concept and great execution!)