@debugger , So we agree that there is at least a product. I believe there to be several products. The coin itself, whether you find it useful or not is subjective, The Lending product (earns interest much like a CD except here you actually make something), and the ability to trade, even if it is within their private exchange (which I have successfully done a few times to make some gains).
And the bot has Not been proven to Not exist. But we do know that trading bots do exist, and we do know that AI is gaining quantum leaps on humanity. For example, AI can now beat humans at Chess, Go, and now Texas Hold'em No Limit Poker which was considered much harder due to the human "bluff" factor. This at least proves that the possibility of a trading bot can exist, and it is not just some fantasy.
I have heard that Amazon has their own token too, albeit unsuccessful. It can only be used within their internal economy. There is a reason to their madness.

And now people can actually buy BCC coin with other alt coins besides just BCC. It was possible before but on small insignificant exchanges. Now it is much more possible and likely since the BCC coin started trading on HITBTC recently.
Oh, and something I figured would happen sooner than later is that Bitconnect has now cut the referral tree down to only 3 levels, where before it was seven and before that it was infinite. These are strategic moves being made by a company that is looking to remain viable. If they were looking to just exit, why even attempt to remain viable, why not just let it fail and take the money and run?
Can this project fail, yes. Can it still be a scam, yes. Yet, many of the moves that Bitconnect has made are either very "scammy" smart or legit.
For example, when Bitcoin Cash came out, they gave everyone holding Bitcoin in the Bitconnect wallet their Bitcoin Cash without anyone bitching or moaning to them. They were one of the first, while Coinbase and others had to be threatened with lawsuits and such. Either this is a legit move or they are the nicest scammers.
The site then had some glitches, most likely due to the Bitcoin Cash implementation, and took the site down to fix the problem. They could have easily exited them, and blamed it on that glitch. They did not, they fixed it, made everyone whole, and dealt with those who took advantage fairly. Again, strange actions for a group looking to exit. This is why they probably don't want to mess with Bitcoin Gold.
And Finally, starting in December, Bitconnect will be one of many coins that will be able to fund a smartcard/debit card to be used like a traditional bank card. I don't know the details but it is out there.
Could it be that they started as an exit scam that goes legit??