This toothbrush will mine cryptocurrency

A Chinese company has invented a new way of getting digital coins: by brushing your teeth. Of course, the device able to convert hygiene into money is being developed by the same company - 32Teeth.

Note that crowdfunding projects are notorious for their strange nature and there are many scams in the sphere. The most famous example is probably the Juicero - a $400 juicer with connection to the Internet, its own mobile app and brand juice boxes, and as observers quickly found out, it can efficiently be replaced with simple human hands.

In this case, the main disadvantage of the project is the price of the mined coin. What makes the developers think that the market would decide that this planned AYA coin is as valuable as top cryptocurrencies? In case they are not, this means that cryptocurrency is simply inserted in the product for marketing purposes.

The described special scanners which control the state of the teeth and store information on the blockchain seem to be, on the other hand, a perspective technology. A private hospital can give similar toothbrushes for patients and instantly receive the info about their teeth year by year. If implemented correctly and proven as working concept, the technology can attract other companies which will install something similar in the future.

Image courtesy of 32Teeth