While I'm not entirely sure how I feel about the "me too" altcoins, Gridcoin[0] was created for exactly this reason. Solving blocks contributes to grid computin

While I'm not entirely sure how I feel about the "me too" altcoins, Gridcoin[0] was created for exactly this reason. Solving blocks contributes to grid computing for real world problems. Using ASICs would prevent them from switching, though. [0]: http://www.gridcoinnetwork.org/ http://www.gridcoinnetwork.org/