Innovative ideas are not limited by age, but if they are influenced by it. George Weiksner, who is in the sixth grade of primary education in Connecticut (USA), had the idea of creating a cryptocurrency that works as a useful currency between the different platforms of markets and games, to use the gems of Clash Royale in Candy Crush, according to your whitepaper.
George works with his father, investor Michael Weiksner, and founded the PocketfulOfQuarters project, of which the 11-year-old is now CEO. CriptoNoticias had the opportunity to talk with Michael Weiksner about Quarters, and he told how he started the idea of this project.
The initiative, now converted into a company, emerged after a conversation back home in September, when Michael decided to explain his cryptocurrency to his son. This, immediately thought of his money caught in video games that no longer plays and asked: "Why can not I use them in another game?".
After the cryptocurrency talk, George decided to buy bitcoins and began planning with his father the construction of Quarters. The development of the token came later, during the airplane journey of a vacation trip from Michael to South Africa, since the investor considered this idea as a useful opportunity to "learn deeply".
It should be noted that the company PocketfulOfQuarters enters the picture when this pair of enthusiasts cryptocurrency raises an ecosystem that facilitates the adoption of game developers: "The truth must be said, George kept asking: when would we have an ICO? "Says the father.
Last January, the Weiksners decided to present their project to some enthusiasts of cryptocurrencies in Bagatelle, a New York local where every Monday the Crypto Mondays (Crypto-olunes) are celebrated. In this meeting the investors and developers of the blockchain ecosystem meet to share ideas for the development of Bitcoin. It was there that they got the first positive responses from investors interested in the project, according to Michael.