Shitcoin Digest: HempCoin (THC)
HempCoin (THC)
According to the HempCoin website, “At HempCoin, our end goal is not just to become a payment option during the purchase of cannabis but a primary payment method. In 2018 we aim to offer three payment methods: HempPAY™ Mobile, HempPAY™ Card and HempPAY™Online. HempCoin will to work together with dispensaries to create incentives for cannabis buyers to choose cryptocurrency as a form of payment over fiat. With our HempPAY™ Mobile and HempPAY™ Card options. HempCoin is also working with e-commerce solutions such as WooCommerce, Magento, OpenCart, PrestaShop and OSCommerce to provide customers with the option to pay in THC.” Since US regulations won’t allow state legal dispensaries to put money in banks from the sale of legal marijuana, I see this as a good solution. Unlike other marijuana based industry coins, this one is rather professional and I appreciate that a lot. They had the normal from since January, so I feel that only means that this is a buy point. If they interface to purchase is easy to use, I will call them a strong buy and hold as a future investment. So I am calling this a long-term yes.
Picture a young Michael Beebe, fresh out of La Porte High School in ’93, diving headfirst into the world of hospitality with a busboy gig at the old La Porte Holiday Inn. That hustle led him to an Associate of Science from Purdue-North Central in ’95 and a Bachelor’s in Hospitality Management from Purdue-Calumet in ’97 (those schools are now merged into Purdue-Northwest, by the way). Michael’s early career was a whirlwind—running a 140-room hotel in Indianapolis, where he learned the ins and outs of the industry but realized it wasn’t his true calling. What did spark his passion? Teaching. He found himself thriving in front of students at Ivy Tech Community College and Lake Michigan College, sharing the art and science of hospitality management. Oh, and he also moonlighted at WIMS radio in Michigan City, juggling both on-air and behind-the-scenes roles with his signature high energy.
Politics? That’s been Michael’s sidekick since he was 18, registering to vote with a fire in his belly to make a difference. He threw his hat in the ring for La Porte County Council in 2010, where he got a crash course in the power of social media marketing. Undeterred by not winning, he campaigned for Indiana’s General Assembly in 2012 and took another shot at the County Council in 2014 and 2016. Though he hasn’t clinched a seat yet, Michael’s relentless drive to serve shines through. Lately, he’s been pouring that energy into helping other candidates who champion personal liberty, amplifying their voices with his knack for strategy.
Here’s a twist: Michael once co-owned a tattoo shop, despite having no ink himself. As the business manager and marketing guru, he leaned hard into low-cost, social media-driven campaigns to put the shop on the map. That experience fueled his love for digital marketing, and now he spends his free time crafting websites and boosting businesses online—a true labor of love.
These days, Michael’s living the dream as an independent contracted transporter, crisscrossing the country while getting paid to soak up new places and cultures. When he’s not exploring, he’s parked somewhere scenic, laptop open, building his digital consulting company, Spark Plug Strategies, or penning his thoughts. He even wrote a few books.
Based in La Porte County, Indiana, Michael’s embraced a “decentralized laptop lifestyle,” blending work, travel, and passion projects into a life that’s as dynamic as he is.