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Title: We're up to something
Post by: Gareth Nelson on July 03, 2012, 02:36:21 AM
Quote from: BitInstant's SVN logs
gareth | 2012-07-03 03:24:34 +0100 (Tue, 03 Jul 2012) | 2 lines
Start the hype train

What are we up to?


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: Gareth Nelson on July 03, 2012, 02:46:05 AM
For the curious, there is a clue hidden on the BitInstant homepage


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: weex on July 03, 2012, 02:49:37 AM
You are clearly creating an exchange. Why else would you need Accounts!?!?       

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<!-- &nbsp; <a href="/accounts">Accounts</a> &nbsp;  | -->


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: Gareth Nelson on July 03, 2012, 02:51:10 AM
You are clearly creating an exchange. Why else would you need Accounts!?!?       

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<!-- &nbsp; <a href="/accounts">Accounts</a> &nbsp;  | -->

Why else indeed


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: cbeast on July 03, 2012, 03:40:14 AM
Are you launching Bitcoin.com like TradeHill was going to?


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: Gareth Nelson on July 03, 2012, 03:42:01 AM
Are you launching Bitcoin.com like TradeHill was going to?

"was going to", sad :(

No, and i'm now going to follow a policy of neither confirming or denying while everyone theorises


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: uuidman on July 03, 2012, 03:53:21 AM
Wow, exciting times indeed.


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: cbeast on July 03, 2012, 03:57:39 AM
Are you launching Bitcoin.com like TradeHill was going to?

"was going to", sad :(

No, and i'm now going to follow a policy of neither confirming or denying while everyone theorises
Sad indeed.
I don't really get all the secrecy. Some people will announce things months ahead and hype continuously. Throw us a bone or at least let us play twenty questions.


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: Gareth Nelson on July 03, 2012, 03:59:22 AM
Are you launching Bitcoin.com like TradeHill was going to?

"was going to", sad :(

No, and i'm now going to follow a policy of neither confirming or denying while everyone theorises
Sad indeed.
I don't really get all the secrecy. Some people will announce things months ahead and hype continuously. Throw us a bone or at least let us play twenty questions.

The vagueness is better than total silence though, right?


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: Gareth Nelson on July 03, 2012, 04:01:27 AM
What I will say is this:

It'll be worth the wait
I live in the UK


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: uuidman on July 03, 2012, 04:04:05 AM
Maybe you are buying Intersago ?


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: finkleshnorts on July 03, 2012, 04:05:48 AM
Are you launching Bitcoin.com like TradeHill was going to?

"was going to", sad :(

No, and i'm now going to follow a policy of neither confirming or denying while everyone theorises
Sad indeed.
I don't really get all the secrecy. Some people will announce things months ahead and hype continuously. Throw us a bone or at least let us play twenty questions.

The vagueness is better than total silence though, right?

Well, total silence is less annoying.


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: jimbobway on July 03, 2012, 04:07:33 AM
Are you acquiring Bitcoinica?  :P


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: Yankee (BitInstant) on July 03, 2012, 04:13:03 AM
Are you acquiring Bitcoinica?  :P

Nope, nor are we becoming an exchange


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: cbeast on July 03, 2012, 04:20:15 AM
Maybe you are licensing Bitcoincard? Well, you probably will eventually anyway.


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: Gareth Nelson on July 03, 2012, 04:21:27 AM
Maybe you are licensing Bitcoincard? Well, you probably will eventually anyway.

That's a bit longer term


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: grantbdev on July 03, 2012, 04:24:24 AM
Direct cash deposits for Casascius coins? XD


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: Gareth Nelson on July 03, 2012, 04:25:44 AM
Direct cash deposits for Casascius coins? XD

That's easy, do you want that?


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: Dargo on July 03, 2012, 04:26:51 AM
This thread compels me to actively avoid discovering whatever overly self-important thing you are up to.


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: bearbones on July 03, 2012, 04:30:06 AM
This thread compels me to actively avoid discovering whatever overly self-important thing you are up to.

You're doing it wrong.


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: finkleshnorts on July 03, 2012, 04:53:13 AM
This thread compels me to actively avoid discovering whatever overly self-important thing you are up to.

Me too, and I know I'm doing it wrong.


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: genuise on July 03, 2012, 04:55:10 AM
Raising AML requirements? ;D


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: Yankee (BitInstant) on July 03, 2012, 05:06:35 AM
Raising AML requirements? ;D

Well, we are adding the ability to do larger transfers if you would like to meet our AML reqs. However, current policies won't change  :)


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: Bitcoin Oz on July 03, 2012, 05:09:09 AM
bitinstant.co.uk  :D


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: Gladamas on July 03, 2012, 05:16:05 AM
Quote from: Bitinstant.com
Code:
<!-- &nbsp; <a href="/accounts">Accounts</a> &nbsp;  | -->

And when I go to http://bitinstant.com/accounts:

Quote
Invalid account

We are sorry but we are unable to accept this transaction as the destination account can not yet be setup because the cool new feature you stumbled across isn't finished yet

My theory is that you will be able to send funds to Bitinstant through various methods, hold them in your Bitinstant account, and then withdraw to any one place or multiple places.


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: grantbdev on July 03, 2012, 05:40:17 AM
Direct cash deposits for Casascius coins? XD

That's easy, do you want that?

Actually, before I got an awesome free Casascius coin I was planning on making a trip to Wal-mart to get some BTC to order one...but I was actually waiting for the price of BTC to fall some (looks like that might not happen as soon as I expected).


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: squall1066 on July 03, 2012, 03:47:14 PM
maybe your popping over for a cuppa? as i live in U.K. too.


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: rjk on July 03, 2012, 04:33:11 PM
Euro/GBP support?


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: Gareth Nelson on July 03, 2012, 05:13:57 PM
Euro/GBP support?

You're warm, very warm

ETA on the mysterious feature of vagueness is about a fortnight, so we shall see :)

It's something i'm personally very excited about


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: Gladamas on July 03, 2012, 05:34:17 PM
Euro/GBP support?

You're warm, very warm

ETA on the mysterious feature of vagueness is about a fortnight, so we shall see :)

It's something i'm personally very excited about

Currency (fiat) trading?


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: Coinbuck @ BTCLot on July 04, 2012, 01:28:41 AM
Euro/GBP support?

You're warm, very warm

ETA on the mysterious feature of vagueness is about a fortnight, so we shall see :)

It's something i'm personally very excited about

SEPA cash deposits ?


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: dancupid on July 05, 2012, 06:24:54 PM
Have you opened some sort of Bank account in the UK so that people in the UK can walk into a bank in the UK (excluding channel islands and Isle of man and possibly Liverpool for AML reasons) and then just have a mechanism that let's them buy bitcoins immediately (excluding Liverpool)?


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: Gareth Nelson on July 05, 2012, 06:39:14 PM
Have you opened some sort of Bank account in the UK so that people in the UK can walk into a bank in the UK (excluding channel islands and Isle of man and possibly Liverpool for AML reasons) and then just have a mechanism that let's them buy bitcoins immediately (excluding Liverpool)?

No, we have not opened a UK bank account


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: dancupid on July 05, 2012, 06:46:31 PM
Have you opened some sort of Bank account in the UK so that people in the UK can walk into a bank in the UK (excluding channel islands and Isle of man and possibly Liverpool for AML reasons) and then just have a mechanism that let's them buy bitcoins immediately (excluding Liverpool)?

No, we have not opened a UK bank account

Well at least Liverpool still remain excluded.


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: cst on July 05, 2012, 06:49:08 PM
What I will say is this:

It'll be worth the wait
I live in the UK

Does it have to do with Asda (since they've been bought by walmart and all...)?


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: dancupid on July 05, 2012, 06:53:08 PM
Is it Spar? They do money stuff over the counter like 7-11?


Title: Re: We're up to something
Post by: Gareth Nelson on July 05, 2012, 06:56:24 PM
Have you opened some sort of Bank account in the UK so that people in the UK can walk into a bank in the UK (excluding channel islands and Isle of man and possibly Liverpool for AML reasons) and then just have a mechanism that let's them buy bitcoins immediately (excluding Liverpool)?

No, we have not opened a UK bank account

Well at least Liverpool still remain excluded.

LOL

Liverpool isn't so bad