"1st LGBTQ+ Cryptocurrency" brings pinkwashing to crypto

Founders say they aim to help the LGBTQ+ community with a Spanish cryptocurrency project, "Maricoin". The team plans for the currency to be used for payment in a network of businesses have signed an "equality manifesto" promising to be queer-friendly. Critics of the project feel it's little more than pinkwashing, and many have criticized the name, which is based on a Spanish slur.