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The Friends of Satoshi + Crypto Imperator Founder Series Coin represents the creation of our organization. As stated from our website, Friends of Satoshi is a collective of content creators dedicated to sharing art, music, and culture. We empower creators of all sizes by helping to monetize their creations. We aim to be a decentralized marketing solution for Open Source software and projects. We accept Proof-of-Content submissions from all around the globe, and are supported by the community through donations and memberships. We compete with the centralized propaganda.

More information about our mission: https://www.friendsofsatoshi.com/about/

This coin helps raise funds for 2017 programming. We plan on attending several major Bitcoin conferences and filming with 4K/360 degree equipment to maximize the lifespan of the content. We have already bootstrapped the cost of our equipment, in preparation for our coverage at The North American Bitcoin Conference 2017 in Miami, Florida on January 17-18th, 2017.

SPECS:
- .999 Copper
- Keys generated and assembled by Crypto Imperator w/ Crypto Imperator Hologram 2.0
- Only 27 coins
- 21 coins in silver plate
- 5 coins in gold plate
- 1 coin in rose gold plate
- Numbered
- No Denomination (increases in value with each Friends of Satoshi earning distribution - fair profit sharing = 60% for creators + 25% for members + 15% for administration)

PRICE: 0.1BTC

SHIPPING:
Option 1: PICKUP (Free) - Arrange for pickup at The North American Bitcoin Conference on January 17th or 18th.
Option 2: UPS/FEDEX/USPS - Flat Rate - .01BTC U.S. ; .02BTC International (Does Not Include Import Charges or Additional Fees)

HOW TO PURCHASE:
1) Place an Order on https://www.friendsofsatoshi.com
2) Place an Order by replying to this topic. You can request specific serial numbers (listed below).

AVAILABLE #:
-#7
-#8
-#9
-#10
-#11
-#12
-#13
-#14
-#15
-#16
-#17
-#18
-#19
-#20
-#21
-#22
-#23 RESERVED FOR TNABC IN-PERSON SALE
-#24 RESERVED FOR TNABC IN-PERSON DEMONSTRATION
-#25
-#26
-#27

FAQs:
Q: Is there any transparency to the earnings and distributions? Who have the 0.04BTC distributions gone to so far?
A: We have a slack (friendsofsatoshi.slack.com) that anyone can join that details both donations incoming and distributions outgoing. Of course, this is all occurring manually, but we would love to be in a position to automate this (and open-source the code) and integrate it all into the website. The 0.04 is to the earliest of our creators, hopefully you will be familiar with them! Proof Of Beats, Rawlzsec, Crypto Campos, and the Friends of Satoshi in-house creators (0.01 each).
Q: Will there still be payouts in 20 years??
A: As long as Friends of Satoshi is still in existence and receiving earnings, you will receive payouts. Since we are so new, we do not have sufficient contingency plans to handle severe catastrophes, natural disasters, death/transference of ownership, etc. but this will all be decided by the members. Even if we do not receive any donations or grants, stop producing in-house content, and lose all other creators, we can always turn on direct monetization from YouTube to generate revenue on our existing content. We maintain very low overhead too, so it is easy to keep the lights on, so to speak.
Q: Can you explain what Friends of Satoshi is?
A: Hopefully our about page helps a bit, but in short we aim to be a decentralized marketing solution for bitcoin. Unlike PayPal, R3, and many of Bitcoin's competitors, Bitcoin does not have the benefits of a "traditional marketing department". In fact, it essentially has a budget of zero in this area, aside from the funds that r/Bitcoin has to promote Bitcoin. Friends of Satoshi is an attempt to change this, and incentivize/subsidize content creators to produce educational/informational/inspirational content for Bitcoin (and eventually other open source projects). Who exactly is Friends of Satoshi right now? Myself, and a handful of creators.
Q: How do you monetize the creations / generate revenue??  Are people going to pay for some product videos?? And who is paying for this?  Are you paid by the artist/service to market their product?
A: Right now, our only monetization is through public donations that average around $1. We also have the ability to 'turn on' Youtube ad monetization, but we have not done so yet for philosophical reasons. We DO NOT accept paid promotional content - i.e. we will never accept a payment for a product review. We do receive media units (free or discounted) for testing, but never with strings attached - i.e. we are free to write a positive/negative review or withhold completely. We are not paid by artists (and as stated above, services) for creating content. Specifically for artists, they have the option to monetize directly (i.e. place a claim on our content) or receive a creator share as stated on www.friendsofsatoshi.com/about (60%). This is a personal hobby project as a student of marketing and entrepreneurship. It is completely bootstrapped.
Q: Err.. After the whole debacle with Crypto Imperator and Cyclops accounts, here is another account pushing a new Crypto Imperator line of coins?
A: No, this is a Friends of Satoshi coin. It is in collaboration with Crypto Imperator, who graciously helped us create the coin, including the key creation and security so you can trust we won't have access to the keys at any point. (See CI's PGP signed message)




Crypto Imperator's PGP Signed Message:

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Coin design and mintage has been made by CI, and once the coins are ready, by tothemoonsands desire; assembly and key generation, thats the only relationship with Friends Of Satoshi and tothemoonsands. So all accusations to the owner of the thread, are unfunded and unjustified.

As said on the other thread, if you wish to contact me regarding the matter use email.
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PICS:
Front: https://i.imgur.com/GYbEgyc.jpg

Back:  https://i.imgur.com/wu3wKGp.jpg

Ill take #9 please :D

It's yours! Please send payment via https://www.friendsofsatoshi.com/donate and PM your shipping information. Alternatively, I can give you a bitcoin address. The total cost is: 0.1 BTC + Shipping (0.01 U.S ; 0.02 International). I will remove #9 from availability immediately.

Edit: Saw you quickly change from #11 to #9. Updated to reflect the latter.

Sent PM :)

I'll take one.  Lowest number avail please.  Looks like it might be #11.  I'll need a payment address.

Payment/Shipping Info Received! Thank you! Will send tracking number and updates via PM.


#11 reserved for you! Payment Address is: 13hu2e2tDPUgagXYiXekyFw9xMc6Ky4DBz Please send shipping info via PM! Thanks!

Thank you! I agree, although admittedly I'm biased  :D I thought you'd like the lowest - #12 is reserved for you!

#13 sold as well.

#15 Please

#15 is reserved for you!  There are two options for payment -- You can either pay through www.friendsofsatoshi.com/donate or directly to the following bitcoin address: 1PJhfyCudd2MrqfJ8osifo3uqcT7HDaWi4 Either way, please PM shipping information. Thank you!

Reserve 2 for me please.

I'd like to see one of these up for sale in our store at www.physibit.com.

Cheers

Viz

I'm interested and I'm wondering if there's an image of the coin/hologram available?  I'm having trouble finding it.

EDIT: The pictures are now showing.  :)

Paid and PM'ed address

thanks

I will reserve #14, the images seem to have corrected themselves.  :)

Hi Viz, #14 and #16 are reserved for you! Please send payment to www.friendsofsatoshi.com/donate or directly to 12JV9uoSFx593FdXCnYZ6JeAirJUWH39EZ. Please PM shipping info too! Thanks!

Hi digicoinuser! I hope #17 will as well, I just got around to updating the sales and #14 is no longer available (there may be an off chance that he may switch with you however). Please advise if this is the number you would like or if there is another one (You will receive priority at this point). In the meantime, #17 will be marked as reserved for you. If this is OK, please send payment via www.friendsofsatoshi.com/donate or to 13c6wWYJKsXBKpzUinjf9TtpWWthhCP64W and PM shipping info! Thanks!

The coin does look nice, but is definitely not worth 0.1 BTC (which can purchase 5 oz silver) considering the material type and weight IMO. Good luck with your sales though.

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Hopefully this is your last endeavor with Crypto Imperator.

Worth and value is a tricky thing. Friends of Satoshi is extremely transparent so I will say that the coins are actually quite expensive when produced in this small of quantity. We only make $20-30 per coin, which goes to help fund our organization and produce more content. So as a contributor, you are not just buying a coin for yourself, but you are helping a whole organization grow from nothing. You also must consider that these coins do not have a fixed denomination and continue to slowly grow over time. For these two reasons, it simply is not economically viable for us to sell the coin any less than 0.1. I am sorry you are not interested, but if you change your mind we will be here (If we don't sell out first).

I take #20 please.  :)

I will take #18. Payment will be sent in a little bit.

Reserved  :)


Reserved  :) Sounds good! Please send payment to 1Aq2MVgjrENkWUEScmjiHtNQ2khXwRNbvi or via www.friendsofsatoshi.com/donate Thank you!

 Lowest number avail please

#19, it's yours! The last one available. All coins are sold (or reserved for TNABC). Thank you! Please send payment via www.friendsofsatoshi.com/donate or directly to 12JV9uoSFx593FdXCnYZ6JeAirJUWH39EZ and please PM your shipping info! Thank you!

Even though I'm not inclined to believe that the numbers that you've provided are completely correct (this applies to everyone though), I hereby thank you for being transparent about the possible profit margin (which is rare in this section). The coin is most definitely a nice looking one, and there are people that value these contributions. I'm not one of those, but will keep my eye out on the auction and secondary market sales.

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Congratulations on selling out so quickly!

Is this a typo?

lol yes! A terrible one at that! Too quick to make that posting, can you tell that we are excited? :D Edited to say: All coins ARE sold.

You are most welcome. We truly aim for transparency. The total manufacturing cost, including design, comes to around $30 per coin. The additional $20 cost is related to re-shipping, special designed packaging, and future distributions. Of course, these are all estimates, but I would not hesitate in sharing with you exact line-by-line invoices! I appreciate your kind words, and hope to see you in future auctions/secondary market sales! Cheers!

Payment has been sent and #17 will be fine if #14 isn't available.  Shipping info sent via PM as well, looking forward to it!  :)

Payment/Info Received (Sent PM regarding this as well). Cheers!  :)

Thank you minerjones! Absolutely, in fact, I already have another update to share!  :D

We are collaborating with Chris DeRose and Joshua Unseth to provide a 360 degree (VR) experience and live 4K for their special live edition of Bitcoin Uncensored at TNABC. Not only that, but we're lining up some extra special guests...cough shrem cough.

And a coin-specific update:

All PAID orders will be shipped on January 2. We are estimated to receive our special packaging on December 30th. Please ensure that payment is made by January 1 in order to guarantee January 2 shipping.

All Paid US orders have shipped and tracking numbers have been sent out. International orders will ship soon (awaiting some more packaging materials!).

Friends of Satoshi - Founder Series Public Key List: https://www.friendsofsatoshi.com/keys/

Oh wow that sounds like fun, BU in 4K! LOL

Looking forward to this as well, I've never heard of something like it being done before for a Bitcoin conference.  :)

PAID :)

Viz

Received!

Pleased to say that we have partnered with Mantis Distribution to ship out the remaining orders! As a thank you for your early, invaluable support, please check out https://www.friendsofsatoshi.com/wall/

Recieved my coin today. Beautiful!

I also received my coin.  Very nice with the new CI 3-way holo like on the gold coin.  Proof-like finish.

The public key text thru the holo is a little on the light side though. 

Can you post some pictures?  ;D

I just took one pic of the back.     Loving the new CI holo...just wish the address was a little more legible.

https://i.imgur.com/zJdDzkt.jpg

Got my coin in, it looks great and I liked the packaging as well.  I'll post some pictures sometime this week.  :)

oooh looking forward to mine!!
That holo is cool.
Viz

Very nice!!!

Looking forward to my two now!

Cheers
Viz

Why are there different holograms????

AFAIK, the holograms are layered so you'll see something different depending on the angle the picture was taken  :)

There are not. Only 1. It is a very cool effect where different layers (angles) show different things  :)
This can be confirmed by anyone who already has their coin (and if you don't yet you will soon!)

Miffman beat me to it, thank you sir!

They turned out pretty nice with the included card too.  :)

These were my favorite pics from the ones I captured.  :)

https://i.imgur.com/xzleSEwl.jpg (http://imgur.com/xzleSEw) https://i.imgur.com/O4ZI3rwl.jpg (http://imgur.com/O4ZI3rw)

Announcing Distribution #1 for all coin holders :D
bd59a422a76a70269a23a830cc2058e042a6a7a60474b13f617ce25685085c61

Check your balance at www.verify.friendsofsatoshi.com or www.friendsofsatoshi.com/keys

Announcing important changes to FOS: https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/64rfum/annama_friends_of_satoshi_is_changing_its_policies/