@SteveWillis, my sentiments are similar to yours. I've been folding since 2001, with only an 18-month break for dabbling in BOINC. I have supported Folding for a decade and a half without any compensation whatsoever. If I were to magically recoup all the money I've spent on computer parts and electricity over the years before I joined Folding "coin" teams, I would have enough cash to purchase a new car. When I started tapping into the coin mania, it offset my electricity bill and helped me accumulate funds for my next upgrades. Those significant upgrades would not be within my hobby spending limits without the proceeds from the coins. I think cryptocurrency, except for the technology and new concepts it drives, is absolute silliness. With that said, as long as the cryptocurrency markets enable my science contributions to become stronger, I'll be part of those silly markets!

Side note: As someone mentioned above, Bittrex lists curecoin. I've mainly had very reliable service there with bitcoin and curecoin.