DDS-Coin: FAQ

Howdy Darties! As you may now know, Dartmouth Dining Services (DDS) is rolling out an exciting new system that will replace both meal swipes and Dining Dollars called DDS-Coin. We’ve attached a list of frequently asked questions and their answers below to hopefully assuage any concerns you may have before DDS-Coin goes live in five minutes. As always, don’t hesitate to reach out with additional questions for us to put on the FoCo screen and ignore.

What is DDS-Coin?

DDS-Coin is a blockchain based cryptocurrency, accepted at every DDS location across campus. Based on your Dartmouth ID, it will be accepted in place of meal swipes and dining dollars, both of which will be phased out in the next four minutes.

How many DDS-Coins do I get per meal plan?

Each Dartmouth student will receive one hundred DDS-Coins. If, however, you run Darthub on your computer constantly, the blockchain can mine additional DDS-Coins, giving you passive income through the blockchain.

How much is DDS-Coin worth?

DDS-Coin is blockchain based, and value is an inherently suggestive and internal theory pushed by central banks. 

But how many Hop fries can I buy with DDS-Coin? 

Depending on the phase of the moon and the will of the blockchain, either comically many, or comically few. You will, however, be able to buy a cool and unique picture of Dr. Seuss wearing a hat. Each picture has a different hat. On the blockchain. 

What was wrong with the old system?

The old system was needlessly confusing. Now, instead of having to keep track of two counters, meal swipes and dining dollars, you only have to track one: DDS-Coin. DDS-Coin is also a peer-to-peer based blockchain technology that frees you from central banking and statist control.

Wait, what? 

Because it’s decentralized by the blockchain, DDS-Coin is free from the pernicious Federal Reserve, its usurious chairman Jerome Powell, the IRS, and central banking. The blockchain chains the block, which in turn blocks the chain. The Rothschilds can’t touch your DDS-Coin. 

What is the blockchain? 

Ok, imagine you have two bananas. But you want to prove you have those two bananas. If I agree you have two bananas, but I only have one banana – do you watch Joe Rogan?

No. 

He does a great explanation, you should really check it out. Yeah. There’s also this great sub-Reddit–do you have Reddit? 

No. 

Strike two. You’re killing me man. There’s a digital revolution happening, and you’re not tapped into Jo Ro or Reddit. Damn central bankers are winning. 

But this will at least fix the lines for food, right? 

Not a fucking chance. 

 – JR ’25