I see that Dogecoin is trending, and apart from the obvious reason of Elon Musk promoting it, and that it is considered 'cool' for some reason, it could be useful due to liquidity. The number of coins in circulation isn't capped, so many are issued each year which keeps the price in check.
How about this idea for a cryptocurrency. Make it capped at a quadrillion coins. That's a thousand trillion. But make these coins hard to mine, not like gold or silver, or even platinum or palladium. How about equating this new coin to pink diamonds or natural sea pearls. The scarcity lies in the quest rather than coins being relatively easy to find but ultimately running out of puff. Along with this quest, once a coin is found then it becomes easier for a miner to find more near it. That's similar to real mining where you may find a rich vein. Just an idea.
