Jokesters develop new cryptocurrency using Kanye West's face

Kanye West and his pneumatic wife Kim Kardashian have plenty of real cash, but no bank has yet considered putting their faces on a banknote. But that's about to change with the release of a brand new cryptocurrency called CoinYe West which is themed around the famously braggadocious rapper. It may not be strictly legal tender …

[Anonymous Coward]

Will French bakers accept it though?

[Anonymous Coward]

If this is a success, I will eagerly await the launch of the Ugandan Dollar as a virtual currency...

[Crisp]

Can you buy fish sticks with it?

How many fish sticks will a CoinYe buy you?

[Lord Lien]

Re: Can you buy fish sticks with it?

@ Crisp... That amused me no end :) Keep up the good work ;)

[Naughtyhorse]

should be called TITcoin

that's all

[Jon Double Nice]

And remember

She's NOT a Hobbit, ya?

[Darryl]

Re: And remember

No, hobbits are less hairy

[bigtimehustler]

CoinYe indeed just don't CoinMe....

[Mike Moyle]

CoinyeMiner...?

Should be KarDOSHian.

[Anonymous Coward]

Can we call

the minor denominations "cunt" please.

Seems fitting....

[Mitoo Bobsworth]

As if his ego wasn't big enough already.

[Anonymous Coward]

Now now, lets not be nasty

He's a recovering gay fish, give him some privacy.

[Anonymous Coward]

For the other part, there's already a bitcoin escort agency in my area (supposedly, I have no investigated).

[Anonymous Coward]

Moral dilemma

If Kim and Kanye were drowning and you only had time to save one... What sort of sandwich would you make ?

[Shonko Kid]

"he really isn't someone we want to piss off"

Errr, why? He sounds like exactly the sort of person that'd be fun to piss off, for the lulz.

[Shonko Kid]

Tails you win

I hear they were going to use a Donkey's rear for the tails side, but user testing showed no one could tell heads from tails.

[Sheep!]

She ain't nothing but virtual gold digger.

[Roj Blake]

Will each of the rapper's coins be worth 50Cent?

[Frogmelon]

Bitcoin may be dodgy, but Dogecoin is definitely doge.

Many crypto.

Such doge.

Wow.

[Arachnoid]

So Bro....

Is this something for the hood?