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Title: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on September 24, 2016, 10:33:05 AM
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https://i.imgur.com/eadZp8p.png (https://silknetwork.org/darksilk/ico)

---DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO---

Time Period: 10PM EST Friday 23rd September - 10PM EST Sunday 23rd October

DARKSILK(DSLK) LAUNCHES ON THE 5TH OF NOVEMBER 2016

To fund further development and innovation by the Silk Network team, there will be a four week long crowdfunding campaign held on Weaver.

Out of a total 4,000,000 DarkSilk(DSLK) initial fund, there will potentially be 1,528,000 available for sale and the price will not be set (fixed).

Instead, the week with the most demand sets the price (volatility sets price) for the whole of the ICO:

MAX(PRICEWEEK(N) ([AMOUNT] BTC x 4 / 1,528,000 DSLK))

After 4 weeks, price is established and for the amount of BTC that has been raised by an investor, DSLK will be issued through Weaver. There will be a minimum and maximum allowable price:

MIN PRICE: 0.25 USD (Capped)
MAX PRICE: 2.50 USD (Capped)

We set these upper and lower limits to protect both the project against low demand
and investors against high demand to take the following two extreme scenarios into consideration.

Insufficient Demand
Price is set at USD 0.25 and a lot of DSLK will remain as collateral in Weaver.
This protects the project in case market value is negatively disproportionate to our estimated value.

Excess Demand
Price is set at USD 2.50 and DSLK will be sold out in Week(n), for this to happen USD 3,533,500 needs to be raised.



We want to reward early contributors, so there will be four tiers of bonuses; one for each week:

Tier 1: contributors during week one will receive a bonus of 15% more DarkSilk.
Tier 2: contributors during week two will receive a bonus of 10% more DarkSilk.
Tier 3: contributors during week three will receive a bonus of 5% more DarkSilk.
Tier 4: contributors during the last week will not receive a bonus.



How to take part:
1. Signup or Login on Weaver (https://silknetwork.org/login)
2. Navigate to Main Menu->Wallet->Addresses
3. Deposit BTC to the "Bitcoin (ICO)" address

Your overview page will then update to show the Bitcoin transaction
and the balance within your Bitcoin(ICO) wallet will also reflect your deposit.

Once per hour the Bitcoin from Weaver is transferred to the 4/6 MultiSig CoPay BTC Wallet
4/6 MultiSig Address: 3P5sqo9JmUPL3Xsf3Zbb9wUi9EyCRnYPcV

ANNOUNCEMENT

Starting the 2nd week of the DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO we will be accepting Silk(SLK) payments at a 25:1 conversion rate.
Having monitored the reception of the DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO and the opening of the Silk(SLK) market on Bittrex we came to the following conclusions:

• The sell pressure in Silk(SLK) has been significant at a $0.01 rate.
• DarkSilk (DSLK) demand reaffirms a $0.25 price point.

To reduce excess Silk(SLK) liquidity on the market and to stabilise its price we will allow for Silk(SLK) payments to be made for the DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO. Greater DarkSilk(DSLK) distribution at a fair price is a welcome benefit. Silk(SLK) payments will not be eligible for bonus receivables.

The process for SLK payments will be the same as for BTC payments.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

We Want You!
Join us on slack (https://goo.gl/gtIBBj), get involved!


https://i.imgur.com/1V00BRv.png (https://silknetwork.org/darksilk/ico)

Consumer privacy is an increasingly important subject in the world today. DarkSilk(DSLK) offers its user-base the ability to send digital cash anonymously and instantly. With in-wallet features such as Sandstorm and Stealth Addresses, mixing coins and secure anonymity has never been easier.

The importance of a stable economy is known to us all. The value of DarkSilk will be kept in check using a stabilisation method via Weaver. DarkSilk is balanced by an advanced algorithm that transfers high price impact and price fluctuations to Silk. This method dampens price oscillations by managing DarkSilk supply and using Silk(SLK) (https://silk.silknetwork.org) as a security asset.

DarkSilk utilises Stormnodes as the 2nd tier of security for the network. Stormnodes pay 0.382DSLK per reward allowing for significant ROI to be achieved. For example, a Stormnode count of 500 nodes would result in a 37.7% ROI. Stormnodes also allow users to propose and vote on budgets. Each month a budgeting block gets distributed to the highest voted proposals. The size of the budgeting block is 10,000DSLK which is a welcoming amount to those projects in need of funding.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.


->->->DarkSilk ICO Statistics Page<-<-<- (https://silknetwork.org/darksilk/ico)

->->->Silk Network Brochure<-<-<- (https://silknetwork.org/files/brochure.pdf)

Instant Transactions  •  Decentralized Marketplace  •  Anonymous Digital Cash  •  Multisig  •  Watch-only Addresses (https://silknetwork.org/files/brochure.pdf)


JOIN US IN THE MAIN THREAD WHERE YOU CAN FIND THE OP AND MORE INFO! (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1601099.0)



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What is Silk Network?

Silk Network combines the best technical innovations from modern cryptocurrencies into a coherent ecosystem, thus ensuring security, anonymity and long-term viability. Our platform consists of DarkSilk, Silk and Weaver; the three parts of the Silk Network.


What is the connection with Silk Road / the Camel icon?

Silk Road needs no introduction. In 2014 a group of individuals launched a crypto-currency called Silkcoin but not with the best of intentions. To gain attention quickly they decided to used Silk Roads presence as a means to lure in investors. After the initial investors got dumped, the community took it upon themselves to continue the project.

Back then there was a lot of fire and ambition in the community, and the community started to organise itself. The sparked enthusiasm and positivity gave rise to lots of camel memes. Now the camel was initially chosen to be the icon as a way to mimic Silk Road. But after the whole ordeal its meaning started to change.

Silkcoin became known for the hard and tiring struggle to bootstrap a project and present real value. Like walking through a desert landscape while chanting: “The Camel Marches On!”

So what is our connection to Silk Road?

There is none.


Why did you choose that over another icon?

The camel was chosen by the community as comedic relief, it uplifted the community in harsh times. Right now the camel represents the caravan that brought precious gifts. We purposefully are lining this up with this widely believed story and it is no coincidence that the two of the three gifts were symbolised by a scorpion and a phoenix.


Is this project/network in anyway connected with the darknet markets like Alpha Bay?

No, and our stance on darknet market is not that of “elicited” products. We merely want to provide consumers with a way to transact in privacy. There used to be a time where looking over another’s shoulder into their wallet was deemed impolite. Nowadays you are shunned if you don’t show the contents of your wallet. No citizen should have something to hide is the new mantra.

For businesses this is different, they do need to be transparent. And they also need to be responsible for the services they provide or the goods they sell. Businesses/vendors and consumers should be treated differently. It is at this distinction that the Silk Network will be different from darknet markets. As long as the market is guaranteed that the products are legit, then the consumer can have their privacy.

Before the digital era, and even today, the buyer enters the marketplace, trades with the seller for cash, takes their goods with no record of the purchase needed and no names exchanged or any data recorded.  Apart from the knowledge that the seller was credited and the buyer was debited, this knowledge is only shared by the parties involved in the trade. We want to bring this kind of anonymity into the digital world.


What is the nature of the company you have setup in the UK

Silk Network Ltd is a for-profit organisation driven by its members who can mould the shape of Silk Network. Our business model is focused on two pillars, servicing our Weaver platform with its features and stabilising the DarkSilk currency (yes stabilising the currency is a profitable process).

Most crypto-organisations rely on outside funding, Silk Network aims to keep control over its own business process, and through that realise its goals. To be autonomous to that end would be a great achievement.


What kind of clients work with you?

We’ve been underground from the start of development. The clients that we are looking for are from a broad range. These can be private users, businesses or merchants looking to adopt a solution that is stable. Then there would need to be distribution locations a.k.a. banks & institutions to provide our currency product.

Also:

Private investors looking for a decent ROI
Traders looking for arbitrage opportunity  
   
Basically, we provide the means that allow for new social evolutions.
   
We are also launching a development portal named Kowari. This will provide a central hub for developers to converse, share ideas, download tools and create new applications utilising both the Silk and DarkSilk Blockchain.

It is also looking like we are beginning talks with an American based private healthcare company about the the Silk(SLK) Blockchain being used to enable patient identity and record locations services, which is a multibillion dollar sector.


How is this business planning on surviving and making revenue?

Initially revenue will be made by offering services through Weaver and through the stabilisation mechanism. Even though the majority of Weaver is a free service at this very second, once the rest of the features come online, there will be also a paid account options. The profitability of our stabilisation method is explained in our brochure.

What encryption methods do you use on the network?

The Argon2d algorithm is used for Proof-of-Work mining on the DarkSIlk network, this algorithm is adjustable and can be scaled as mining becomes easier as hardware progresses. Silk is secured using the Scrypt algorithm and Proof-of-Stake.

What is Weaver?

What users will see Weaver as, is a website that you log into and are presented with a dashboard. From there they can access many varied cryptographic services such as online wallets, mining services, Stormnode hosting, encrypted messaging, the ability to pay Bitcoin invoices with either Silk or DarkSilk and API access. We also want to have a forum within Weaver to try to move away from bitcointalk as much as possible.

Users will have the option of three accounts types/tiers, Standard, Gold and Diamond, dependent on their requirements from Weaver. A standard account should be good enough for most users, but if a user wishes to have stealth addresses or algo auto-switching on the multipool, higher priority withdrawal, different payout options on the multipool or instant swap then a paid account may be an option that will better suit them. The paid accounts can also be paid for using Silk, DarkSilk or Bitcoin and are monthly subscriptions. Users will have access via an API to every facet of Weaver such as their Dashboard, Woven, Mining and Analytics.

Weaver is also what handles the stabilisation mechanism, however, long term we are looking to decentralise this.


What is Woven?

This service enables users to swap between DarkSilk, Silk or Bitcoin without having to have any knowledge in trading or the use of exchanges.

The user selects an amount of DarkSilk, Silk or Bitcoin to “weave”(swap), Woven then gives a live price including the conversion fee and the user is required to then confirm the swap.

Once confirmed, the swap is carried out instantly if the user holds a Gold or Diamond account, otherwise it is queued and paid out when the next available payment slot becomes available. However, in most instances it will be instant.


What is the difference between Silk and DarkSilk?

Codebase, they are very similar, but differ in terms of features. They are both based upon 0.11/0.12 Bitcoin. Silk, however has Proof-of-Stake that pays 2SLK per stake reward and there is no Proof of Work period, whereas, DarkSIlk has no Proof of Stake but an unlimited Proof of Work period with no block halving and a static reward of 1DSLK per block.

In terms of features, Silk contains a decentralised DNS, MultiSig UI and a Watch-Only Address UI for the Qt wallet and even though it has ToR connectivity it isn’t aimed as strongly towards anonymity as DarkSilk is. However, we are looking at adding Stealth addresses and adding our our own ring signatures to Silk.

DarkSilk contains the same features as Silk in terms of the decentralised DNS, MultiSig UI and Watch-Only UI but also has the anonymity features of Sandstorm, Stealth addresses, ToR connectivity and ToR control. Currently we do not have ring signatures within DarkSilk, but this is solely because we want to create our own for both Silk and DarkSIlk.

This is simply on a codebase/feature level, the key difference between the two coins is how they operate off of each other via the stabilisation mechanism in Weaver, DarkSilk being the currency and Silk the asset/collateral. (Mark elaborate more here)


What are Stormnodes?

Primarily for the end-user they will use the Stormnode network to process the mixing of their coins for Sandstorm sending and the signing of their InstantX transactions

For the user wanting to invest in the Silk Network and DarkSilk, then the Stormnode is an excellent option. Their collateral cost is 1000DSLK, which is locked whilst the Stormnode is running. During its operation users receive Stormnode rewards of 0.382DSLK and offers a great return on investment.

Another benefit of the Stormnode network is the budgeting system. Proposals can be made by any user on the network which is then voted upon by the Stormnode owners/operators. Voting power is given to those who have invested directly into a Stormnode and are actively increasing the anonymity of the network.

Silk Network will be directly utilising the Stormnode proposal platform to allow the community to vote on the direction of not just DarkSilk but Silk, Weaver and the whole Silk Network.

For the network, a benefit of the Stormnode network is the use of them as a second tier of security. A Stormnode can confirm other tasks on the network, completely independent of the network itself, which allows for further applications to be developed by other developers and assigned to them. An example of a trustless quorum already running on the network is InstantX. Stormnodes pre-sign the InstantX transaction with the required confirmations for it to fully confirm i.e. 10. This whole process takes around 4-5 seconds to complete, from the initial send and the other party receiving a fully confirmed transaction.

One of the projects we are looking to enable via the Stormnode network is a decentralised exchange, which has been worked upon Silk Network and Johnathan Turrall of MetaLair.

The Stormnode network within DarkSilk really does add an amazing factor to the Silk Network as a whole and its evolution.


Is this network over the ClearNet or does it use ToR?

DarkSilk is operational over Tor and contains Tor Control to give functionality via RPC. Silk does also support connection via ToR and will have ToR Control added in a later release, this isn’t as much a priority for Silk(SLK) as it is not the privacy-centric coin within the two-coin binary system. I2P however will be added to DarkSilk to give further option to the end user.


How are you compared to other privacy-centric coins like Monero or Dash or ShadowCash?

DarkSilk is right at the top tier of privacy-centered crypto-currencies. Dash has its functionality with Masternodes much alike DarkSilk does with its Stormnodes but lacks Stealth Addresses or Ring Signatures which Shadowcash has, however, Shadowcash lacks the Dash functions. Then there is Monero which has Stealth Addresses and Ring Signatures but doesn’t have Dash features and as value goes, as far as we can see, it is based upon the pretense of it being accepted on Alpha Bay as a payment option, however, OpenAlias is a nice feature and we will be looking to adopt a similar feature to both DarkSilk and Silk.

DarkSilk will launch with Stealth Addresses, Stormnodes(Masternodes), Sandstorm(Darksend), InstantX, ToR support and not just have the tools under the hood, but will look the part too.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: AleScamHole on September 24, 2016, 11:47:06 AM
which is better, to buy SLK at trex?
or to just send to the weaver ICO online account wallet?

i admit i'm a bit confused by it :/

i really like staking my SLK, but also want to buy into ICO, could you explain a bit more?

TY! :)


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: xnyz on September 24, 2016, 11:56:24 AM
ICO for sure.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: ShooterXD on September 24, 2016, 12:01:58 PM
Hi sir, I would like to reserve portuguese translation.

Pm me to discuss about this.

All the best


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: nengtet on September 24, 2016, 12:40:03 PM
any bounty ?


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: xnyz on September 24, 2016, 01:02:49 PM
any bounty ?

Bounty for what?


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: bedskills on September 24, 2016, 01:08:21 PM
Why? You just list on bittrex and have active trading there, now you have ico? It is very unecessary. Don't you think?


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Orestes on September 24, 2016, 01:12:07 PM
Why? You just list on bittrex and have active trading there, now you have ico? It is very unecessary. Don't you think?

Welcome to our thread, please read the contents of the thread and you will see that DarkSilk is a yet to be released coin. Silk Network will offer two crypto coins, DarkSilk(DSLK) and Silk(SLK).


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: xnyz on September 24, 2016, 01:12:36 PM
Why? You just list on bittrex and have active trading there, now you have ico? It is very unecessary. Don't you think?

I think is time you read the original post .. -.-


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Erichallig on September 24, 2016, 01:32:15 PM
Interesting..


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: xnyz on September 24, 2016, 01:38:26 PM
https://silknetwork.org/darksilk/ico


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: bedskills on September 24, 2016, 01:39:31 PM
Why? You just list on bittrex and have active trading there, now you have ico? It is very unecessary. Don't you think?

Welcome to our thread, please read the contents of the thread and you will see that DarkSilk is a yet to be released coin. Silk Network will offer two crypto coins, DarkSilk(DSLK) and Silk(SLK).

Ok, thanks, I just thought DSLK is a new SLK, I will watch it certainly. Maybe invest some money if i think it is a good project.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Take the red pill on September 24, 2016, 01:39:40 PM
when will POW start


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on September 24, 2016, 01:42:33 PM
when will POW start

When DarkSilk(DSLK) launches. All the info is in the OP, read it :D


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: seros on September 24, 2016, 03:11:47 PM
Hello,


ICO finally open. I invested using the Weaver BTC address. How/when can we view our purchases. I also sent SLK to the Weaver SLK address, nothing show up on overview page.

Thank you


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on September 24, 2016, 03:16:17 PM
Hello,


ICO finally open. I invested using the Weaver BTC address. How/when can we view our purchases. I also sent SLK to the Weaver SLK address, nothing show up on overview page.

Thank you

Accounts will be updated to reflect deposits shortly, Matthew is currently sleeping, but once he is awake he will finalise the script handling the updating of both account balances/tx's and the ICO info page.

Do rest assured if you send funds, we are receiving them and they are logged against the address associated with your account on Weaver.
The TXID also is hard proof that the funds are sat at the correct address and that we are in receipt of them.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: ICONEWS on September 24, 2016, 03:17:16 PM
Updated details about DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO on iconews.org
---->http://www.iconews.org/darksilk-weaver-ico/
Countdown
http://www.iconews.org/ico/


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Ai7xpressTV on September 24, 2016, 03:20:59 PM
interest, i will buy dslk...


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Ai7xpressTV on September 24, 2016, 03:21:59 PM
Updated details about DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO on iconews.org
---->http://www.iconews.org/darksilk-weaver-ico/
good tank you for update


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: xnyz on September 24, 2016, 03:44:41 PM
I will invest in this project!


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Xtrata on September 24, 2016, 06:26:39 PM
Seems like the Statistics Page doesn't update? When will we see it updated?


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on September 24, 2016, 07:57:39 PM
Seems like the Statistics Page doesn't update? When will we see it updated?

It has updated. Keep checking back on it ;)


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: cryptospreader on September 24, 2016, 08:35:19 PM
What is the need of this new coin? How it differs from other coins? Which sector or industry specific this coin gets launch?


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on September 24, 2016, 08:49:26 PM
What is the need of this new coin? How it differs from other coins? Which sector or industry specific this coin gets launch?

Crypto thusfar has been plagued by volatility. What the world needs is a coin that is stable, has enough liquidity and also carries enough features and continual development to be of commercial use, DarkSilk(DSLK) fills this need.

Head over to our main thread (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1601099.0) to read more about the project, you will learn that this project has much depth.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: beralt on September 24, 2016, 10:22:46 PM
Hi guys,

I have a question regarding the ICO:
I think I understand how the price will be pegged (from the plain English statement in the main thread), but the formula

MAX(PRICEWEEK(N) ([AMOUNT] BTC x 4 / 1,528,000 DSLK)
is not really clear.

Is what you mean that the price for one DSLK (in BTC) will be
Code:
DSLK_PRICE = max( WEEKLY_ICO_FUNDING_VOLUME_IN_BTC ) * 4 / 1,528,000 
?

Cheers, and good luck with the ICO


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Orestes on September 24, 2016, 11:45:37 PM
Hi guys,

I have a question regarding the ICO:
I think I understand how the price will be pegged (from the plain English statement in the main thread), but the formula

MAX(PRICEWEEK(N) ([AMOUNT] BTC x 4 / 1,528,000 DSLK)
is not really clear.

Is what you mean that the price for one DSLK (in BTC) will be
Code:
DSLK_PRICE = max( WEEKLY_ICO_FUNDING_VOLUME_IN_BTC ) * 4 / 1,528,000 
?

Cheers, and good luck with the ICO

Thank you for the thumbs up. Nice cleanup, we added a parenthesis at the end as a correction to the original typo. Basically what it says is that we consider every weeks ICO funding and measure it against each other in order to set the price. In the event that demand forces us to increase price the most volatile period would set the norm. The bonus multiplier would dampen this a bit for those who got in early.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: quantumgravity on September 24, 2016, 11:53:44 PM
Hi guys,

I have a question regarding the ICO:
I think I understand how the price will be pegged (from the plain English statement in the main thread), but the formula

MAX(PRICEWEEK(N) ([AMOUNT] BTC x 4 / 1,528,000 DSLK)
is not really clear.

Is what you mean that the price for one DSLK (in BTC) will be
Code:
DSLK_PRICE = max( WEEKLY_ICO_FUNDING_VOLUME_IN_BTC ) * 4 / 1,528,000 
?

Cheers, and good luck with the ICO

Yes, your equation is correct. The week with the highest volume sets the price for all four weeks. It may be more accurately stated as follows, though:
Code:
argmax WEEKLY_VOLUME_BTC*cos(PRICE_ELASTICITY_OF_DEMAND) * 4 / 1,528,000
         where argmax == DSLK_PRICE && DSLK_PRICE is on the interval [0.25, 2.5]; PRICE_ELASTICITY_OF_DEMAND is in the range of all real numbers


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on September 25, 2016, 01:02:32 AM
Did you miss the Silk Network Brochure?

Have a read of it here - https://silknetwork.org/files/brochure.pdf


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: G.Soros on September 25, 2016, 01:23:33 AM
IMHO DSLK ICO at any market place will be more efficiently, transparently, quickly and honestly than now.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Erichallig on September 25, 2016, 02:00:48 AM
i will definitely invest in this!


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SLievensDRKSLK on September 25, 2016, 05:01:57 AM
Hello Investors,

If anyone doesn't see their deposit show in transactions or their balance on Weaver, simply drop us an email with the TXID and your username on Weaver to contact@silknetwork.org

If your transactions are showing on the block explorer at the correct address shown on your Weaver addresses, then you have nothing to fear, it is simply because Matthew has been handling transactions manually to ensure the upmost care is taken with user funds.

He is logging each individual transaction to your username/email and database entry on Weaver, then updating your balances manually and your transaction history manually also. Matthew then transfers the funds deposited out to the 4/6 CoPay MultiSig and updates the ICO Statistics Page, again, manually.

This is also the case with the Silkcoin->Silk swap and the way that is carried out.

So, as you can probably appreciate this does take a little longer than using an automated script, but it is done by hand and with care. We are dealing with a lot of funds and take this very seriously.

This all being said I would like to take this opportunity to again apologise to the previous users who have had this issue, users who are having this issue and possibly users that will have this issue.

Many thanks for your understanding and please get in touch if your effected by this issue,

Spencer Lievens
CTO
Silk Network Ltd


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: xnyz on September 25, 2016, 10:31:02 AM
12.27967798 BTC so far, looking good!


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Orestes on September 25, 2016, 10:54:11 AM
12.27967798 BTC so far, looking good!

At a $ 0.25 rate that would mean high in the 29k coins.
The brochure  (https://silknetwork.org/files/brochure.pdf)states that at a Stormnode count of 500 a 37.7% annual ROI is expected.
Given that a single Stormnode requires 1,000 DSLK, we still have a long way to go!  ;D


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Mrbee on September 25, 2016, 12:32:11 PM
I will join this ICO!


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: xnyz on September 25, 2016, 12:47:51 PM
12.27967798 BTC so far, looking good!

At a $ 0.25 rate that would mean high in the 29k coins.
The brochure  (https://silknetwork.org/files/brochure.pdf)states that at a Stormnode count of 500 a 37.7% annual ROI is expected.
Given that a single Stormnode requires 1,000 DSLK, we still have a long way to go!  ;D

indeed, we need a lot more investors, SILK team not doing any good advertisements about this ICO!

we need at least 200 BTC in ICO to have a good start.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Orestes on September 25, 2016, 01:12:00 PM
12.27967798 BTC so far, looking good!

At a $ 0.25 rate that would mean high in the 29k coins.
The brochure  (https://silknetwork.org/files/brochure.pdf)states that at a Stormnode count of 500 a 37.7% annual ROI is expected.
Given that a single Stormnode requires 1,000 DSLK, we still have a long way to go!  ;D

indeed, we need a lot more investors, SILK team not doing any good advertisements about this ICO!

we need at least 200 BTC in ICO to have a good start.

Everyone wants action from the word go yet slow and steady wins the race. With these yields and assured active development investors are bound to take note. This is not to say that we are not in active pursuit. Word of mouth is a slow starter, but money talks ;)



Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: xnyz on September 25, 2016, 05:25:08 PM
Guys only 13BTC, you have to work with advertising.

Check the iconomi for example 2000 BTC for ICO or get the money back!



Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: seros on September 25, 2016, 06:48:07 PM
Hello Silk Network Team,

I mentioned Silk network ICO on Poloniex to fellow investors. I will mention to possible investors. Do I get extra DSLK? Also, my deposits are showing in weaver wallet, do need to withdraw BTC to ICO address? Do I have to withdraw manually for the ICO or is it done automaticly?
Thank you


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: xnyz on September 25, 2016, 07:42:38 PM
Hello Silk Network Team,

I mentioned Silk network ICO on Poloniex to fellow investors. I will mention to possible investors. Do I get extra DSLK? Also, my deposits are showing in weaver wallet, do need to withdraw BTC to ICO address? Do I have to withdraw manually for the ICO or is it done automaticly?
Thank you

the answer is NO for sure :-)


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: chaoscoinz on September 25, 2016, 09:18:15 PM
Now would be the time to invest. I'm almost certain this project will pick up speed, once it hits the market.
It could be the "name", that's dissuading people from investing right away, due to the stigma of it's past.
However, only time will tell.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: ICOcountdown.com on September 26, 2016, 01:05:01 AM
DarkSilk added to http://icocountdown.com never miss a crowdsale again!


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on September 26, 2016, 03:06:56 AM
Instant Transactions  •  Decentralized Marketplace  •  Anonymous Digital Cash  •  Multisig  •  Watch-only Addresses (https://silknetwork.org/files/brochure.pdf)


JOIN US IN THE MAIN THREAD WHERE YOU CAN FIND THE OP AND MORE INFO! (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1601099.0)



https://i.imgur.com/eadZp8p.png (https://silknetwork.org/darksilk/ico)

---DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO---

Time Period: 10PM EST Friday 23rd September - 10PM EST Sunday 23rd October

DARKSILK(DSLK) LAUNCHES ON THE 5TH OF NOVEMBER 2016

To fund further development and innovation by the Silk Network team, there will be a four week long crowdfunding campaign held on Weaver.

Out of a total 4,000,000 DarkSilk(DSLK) initial fund, there will potentially be 1,528,000 available for sale and the price will not be set (fixed).

Instead, the week with the most demand sets the price (volatility sets price) for the whole of the ICO:

MAX(PRICEWEEK(N) ([AMOUNT] BTC x 4 / 1,528,000 DSLK))

After 4 weeks, price is established and for the amount of BTC that has been raised by an investor, DSLK will be issued through Weaver. There will be a minimum and maximum allowable price:

MIN PRICE: 0.25 USD (Capped)
MAX PRICE: 2.50 USD (Capped)

We set these upper and lower limits to protect both the project against low demand
and investors against high demand to take the following two extreme scenarios into consideration.

Insufficient Demand
Price is set at USD 0.25 and a lot of DSLK will remain as collateral in Weaver.
This protects the project in case market value is negatively disproportionate to our estimated value.

Excess Demand
Price is set at USD 2.50 and DSLK will be sold out in Week(n), for this to happen USD 3,533,500 needs to be raised.



We want to reward early contributors, so there will be four tiers of bonuses; one for each week:

Tier 1: contributors during week one will receive a bonus of 15% more DarkSilk.
Tier 2: contributors during week two will receive a bonus of 10% more DarkSilk.
Tier 3: contributors during week three will receive a bonus of 5% more DarkSilk.
Tier 4: contributors during the last week will not receive a bonus.



How to take part:
1. Signup or Login on Weaver (https://silknetwork.org/login)
2. Navigate to Main Menu->Wallet->Addresses
3. Deposit BTC to the "Bitcoin (ICO)" address

Your overview page will then update to show the Bitcoin transaction
and the balance within your Bitcoin(ICO) wallet will also reflect your deposit.

Once per hour the Bitcoin from Weaver is transferred to the 4/6 MultiSig CoPay BTC Wallet
4/6 MultiSig Address: 3P5sqo9JmUPL3Xsf3Zbb9wUi9EyCRnYPcV

ANNOUNCEMENT

Starting the 2nd week of the DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO we will be accepting Silk(SLK) payments at a 25:1 conversion rate.
Having monitored the reception of the DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO and the opening of the Silk(SLK) market on Bittrex we came to the following conclusions:

• The sell pressure in Silk(SLK) has been significant at a $0.01 rate.
• DarkSilk (DSLK) demand reaffirms a $0.25 price point.

To reduce excess Silk(SLK) liquidity on the market and to stabilise its price we will allow for Silk(SLK) payments to be made for the DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO. Greater DarkSilk(DSLK) distribution at a fair price is a welcome benefit. Silk(SLK) payments will not be eligible for bonus receivables.

The process for SLK payments will be the same as for BTC payments.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

We Want You!
Join us on slack (https://goo.gl/gtIBBj), get involved!


https://i.imgur.com/1V00BRv.png (https://silknetwork.org/darksilk/ico)

Consumer privacy is an increasingly important subject in the world today. DarkSilk(DSLK) offers its user-base the ability to send digital cash anonymously and instantly. With in-wallet features such as Sandstorm and Stealth Addresses, mixing coins and secure anonymity has never been easier.

The importance of a stable economy is known to us all. The value of DarkSilk will be kept in check using a stabilisation method via Weaver. DarkSilk is balanced by an advanced algorithm that transfers high price impact and price fluctuations to Silk. This method dampens price oscillations by managing DarkSilk supply and using Silk(SLK) (https://silk.silknetwork.org) as a security asset.

DarkSilk utilises Stormnodes as the 2nd tier of security for the network. Stormnodes pay 0.382DSLK per reward allowing for significant ROI to be achieved. For example, a Stormnode count of 500 nodes would result in a 37.7% ROI. Stormnodes also allow users to propose and vote on budgets. Each month a budgeting block gets distributed to the highest voted proposals. The size of the budgeting block is 10,000DSLK which is a welcoming amount to those projects in need of funding.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.


->->->DarkSilk ICO Statistics Page<-<-<- (https://silknetwork.org/darksilk/ico)

->->->Silk Network Brochure<-<-<- (https://silknetwork.org/files/brochure.pdf)

Instant Transactions  •  Decentralized Marketplace  •  Anonymous Digital Cash  •  Multisig  •  Watch-only Addresses (https://silknetwork.org/files/brochure.pdf)


JOIN US IN THE MAIN THREAD WHERE YOU CAN FIND THE OP AND MORE INFO! (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1601099.0)



Silk Network White Paper


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: ICOcountdown.com on September 26, 2016, 03:10:41 AM
Instant Transactions  •  Decentralized Marketplace  •  Anonymous Digital Cash  •  Multisig  •  Watch-only Addresses (https://silknetwork.org/files/brochure.pdf)


JOIN US IN THE MAIN THREAD WHERE YOU CAN FIND THE OP AND MORE INFO! (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1601099.0)



https://i.imgur.com/eadZp8p.png (https://darksilk.silknetwork.org)

---DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO---

Time Period: 10PM EST Friday 23rd September - 10PM EST Sunday 23rd October

To fund further development and innovation by the Silk Network team, there will be a four week long crowdfunding campaign held on Weaver.

Out of a total 4,000,000 DarkSilk(DSLK) initial fund, there will potentially be 1,528,000 available for sale and the price will not be set (fixed).

Instead, the week with the most demand sets the price (volatility sets price) for the whole of the ICO:

MAX(PRICEWEEK(N) ([AMOUNT] BTC x 4 / 1,528,000 DSLK))

After 4 weeks, price is established and for the amount of BTC that has been raised by an investor, DSLK will be issued through Weaver. There will be a minimum and maximum allowable price:

MIN PRICE: 0.25 USD (Capped)
MAX PRICE: 2.50 USD (Capped)

We set these upper and lower limits to protect both the project against low demand
and investors against high demand to take the following two extreme scenarios into consideration.

Insufficient Demand
Price is set at USD 0.25 and a lot of DSLK will remain as collateral in Weaver.
This protects the project in case market value is negatively disproportionate to our estimated value.

Excess Demand
Price is set at USD 2.50 and DSLK will be sold out in Week(n), for this to happen USD 3,533,500 needs to be raised.



We want to reward early contributors, so there will be four tiers of bonuses; one for each week:

Tier 1: contributors during week one will receive a bonus of 15% more DarkSilk.
Tier 2: contributors during week two will receive a bonus of 10% more DarkSilk.
Tier 3: contributors during week three will receive a bonus of 5% more DarkSilk.
Tier 4: contributors during the last week will not receive a bonus.



How to take part:
1. Signup or Login on Weaver (https://silknetwork.org/login)
2. Navigate to Main Menu->Wallet->Addresses
3. Deposit BTC to the "Bitcoin (ICO)" address

Your overview page will then update to show the Bitcoin transaction
and the balance within your Bitcoin(ICO) wallet will also reflect your deposit.

Once per hour the Bitcoin from Weaver is transferred to the 4/6 MultiSig CoPay BTC Wallet
4/6 MultiSig Address: 3P5sqo9JmUPL3Xsf3Zbb9wUi9EyCRnYPcV


https://i.imgur.com/1V00BRv.png (https://silknetwork.org/files/whitepaper.pdf)

Consumer privacy is an increasingly important subject in the world today. With DarkSilk(DSLK) the Silk Network offer its user base the ability to send digital cash anonymously and instantly. With the in in-wallet mixing feature called Sandstorm, mixing coins has never been this easy and combined with the ability to send to Stealth Addresses ensures the sender has a much higher anonymity.

The importance of a stable economy is known to us all, Silk Network finds it important to keep DarkSilk’s value in check via a stabilisation method. The method dampens price oscillations by managing DarkSilk market supply, integrating Silk(SLK) (https://silk.silknetwork.org) as a security asset enables Silk Network to hedge DarkSilk against steep price fluctuations.

By utilising a Stormnode network, which offers 0.382 DSLK per Stormnode reward, a significant ROI is achieved.
With a Stormnode count of 500 nodes this would result in a 37.7% yield. Stormnodes also allow users to propose and vote on budgets. Each month a super block gets distributed to the winner by vote. The size of the super block is 10,000 DSLK, a welcoming amount to those projects in need of funding.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.


->->->DarkSilk ICO Statistics Page<-<-<- (https://silknetwork.org/darksilk/ico)

->->->Silk Network Brochure<-<-<- (https://silknetwork.org/files/brochure.pdf)

Instant Transactions  •  Decentralized Marketplace  •  Anonymous Digital Cash  •  Multisig  •  Watch-only Addresses (https://silknetwork.org/files/brochure.pdf)


JOIN US IN THE MAIN THREAD WHERE YOU CAN FIND THE OP AND MORE INFO! (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1601099.0)



Silk Network White Paper



Everyone should check out the whitepaper for this project.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on September 26, 2016, 04:34:21 AM
The ICO stat/info page has been updated - https://silknetwork.org/darksilk/ico


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: OrsonJ on September 26, 2016, 04:02:55 PM
One of the things I like about this compared to other recent ICOs is the fact that the development work's already been done. This isn't a case of "give us X bitcoins and in 6-12 months we'll give you Y", as far as I'm aware all the DarkSilk features mentioned in the brochure and white paper (except the price-stabilization mechanism) are good to go and will be available from launch when the ICO ends on the 5th of November. (Remember remember)


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Karartma1 on September 26, 2016, 05:45:36 PM
One of the things I like about this compared to other recent ICOs is the fact that the development work's already been done. This isn't a case of "give us X bitcoins and in 6-12 months we'll give you Y", as far as I'm aware all the DarkSilk features mentioned in the brochure and white paper (except the price-stabilization mechanism) are good to go and will be available from launch when the ICO ends on the 5th of November. (Remember remember)

If people would read the documentation everything would be clear. As you mention coin development has already started.
Who wants to invest in this coin should understand that they are taking part into a much larger project.

SLK is ready, DSLK is coming soon. A lot of fun will happen when they both meet.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on September 27, 2016, 02:20:49 AM
We are currently updating the ICO threads OP to contain a lot more information.

Matthew is currently doing this offline and it will be put live the moment it is completed.

Hopefully this will be a lot more informative to not just people visiting for the first time but who are here already.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: hollandvan on September 27, 2016, 04:27:10 AM
21.10266926 BTC
ICO Funds

Seems very potential, how long it will last? I will invest if the investment fund is small, don't want to join an overbought ico again.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on September 27, 2016, 05:40:23 AM
The Silk Network Whitepaper has been updated citing all references correctly and meeting IEEE style.

https://silknetwork.org/files/whitepaper.pdf


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on September 27, 2016, 05:52:15 AM
21.10266926 BTC
ICO Funds

Seems very potential, how long it will last? I will invest if the investment fund is small, don't want to join an overbought ico again.

24 days and 17 hours remain.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: tiredday on September 27, 2016, 06:15:25 AM
The Silk Network Whitepaper has been updated citing all references correctly and meeting IEEE style.

https://silknetwork.org/files/whitepaper.pdf

Very professional thesis, the anonymous will be an innovative right? What are the differences between dash's anon tech and monero's anon tech??


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on September 27, 2016, 06:25:27 AM
The Updated ICO page for DarkSilk(DSLK) and the Silk Network is now live - https://silknetwork.org/darksilk/ico
(The site still needs to be formatted for mobile/tablet. We recommend landscape viewing as a temporary "fix".)


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: cebb on September 27, 2016, 07:25:26 AM
I want to buy in DSLK ICO but the current price of SLK is not inspiring.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on September 27, 2016, 10:45:18 AM
I want to buy in DSLK ICO but the current price of SLK is not inspiring.

The SLK price will be heavily influenced by what DSLK will bring to the table. SLK has seen a gradual buildup and currently is creating a supportline where there used to be a top. It's doing alright considering the price history, steady incline ;D.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: chases on September 27, 2016, 11:11:05 AM
 I will invest in DSLK thanks guys


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: CryptoJohn on September 27, 2016, 06:56:54 PM
when will drk wallet be released? I'd love to take it for a test drive before i commit btc.
even on testnet would be fine.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: ICOcountdown.com on September 27, 2016, 07:31:12 PM
when will drk wallet be released? I'd love to take it for a test drive before i commit btc.
even on testnet would be fine.

It will be released on November. Maybe Spencer will leak it hehe  ;)

I doubt it though.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on September 27, 2016, 08:04:13 PM
when will drk wallet be released? I'd love to take it for a test drive before i commit btc.
even on testnet would be fine.

It will be released on November. Maybe Spencer will leak it hehe  ;)

I doubt it though.

We would like to make one thing clear, Silk Network is a team of 8 individuals who are listed in the team section of all 3 websites:

https://silk.silknetwork.org | https://darksilk.silknetwork.org | https://www.silknetwork.org

Spencer Lievens is just one cog in the machine, it would not be and nothing would be solely his decision.

We are not called dev. We are a team. We are Silk Network.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on September 28, 2016, 12:50:56 AM
ANNOUNCEMENT

Starting the 2nd week of the DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO we will be accepting Silk(SLK) payments at a 25:1 conversion rate.
Having monitored the reception of the DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO and the opening of the Silk(SLK) market on Bittrex we came to the following conclusions:

• The sell pressure in Silk(SLK) has been significant at a $0.01 rate.
• DarkSilk (DSLK) demand reaffirms a $0.25 price point.

To reduce excess Silk(SLK) liquidity on the market and to stabilise its price we will allow for Silk(SLK) payments to be made for the DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO. Greater DarkSilk(DSLK) distribution at a fair price is a welcome benefit. Silk(SLK) payments will not be eligible for bonus receivables.

The process for SLK payments will be the same as for BTC payments.



COMMUNTY INVOLVEMENT

We Want You!

Join us on slack (https://goo.gl/gtIBBj), get involved!


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: cebb on September 28, 2016, 01:22:16 AM
This is great news. I would like to convert half of my SLK to DSLK.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: raphma on September 28, 2016, 01:29:18 AM
ANNOUNCEMENT

Starting the 2nd week of the DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO we will be accepting Silk(SLK) payments at a 25:1 conversion rate.
Having monitored the reception of the DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO and the opening of the Silk(SLK) market on Bittrex we came to the following conclusions:

• The sell pressure in Silk(SLK) has been significant at a $0.01 rate.
• DarkSilk (DSLK) demand reaffirms a $0.25 price point.

To reduce excess Silk(SLK) liquidity on the market and to stabilise its price we will allow for Silk(SLK) payments to be made for the DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO. Greater DarkSilk(DSLK) distribution at a fair price is a welcome benefit. Silk(SLK) payments will not be eligible for bonus receivables.

The process for SLK payments will be the same as for BTC payments.



COMMUNTY INVOLVEMENT

We Want You!

Join us on slack (https://goo.gl/gtIBBj), get in volved!

what a great news! bought tons of silk last month when polo delisted and unfortunatelly i've lost the time to sell at bittrex(3k would be awesome for now :D). now i would simple hold.
put 50% in dslk and hold both seems reasonable .


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: ERossin on September 28, 2016, 01:54:01 AM
that is great news. I will join now


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: andyste on September 28, 2016, 05:23:54 AM
when open bounty dev
translate bounty, facebook campaign twitter campaign avatar campaign personal tex campaign

and why selling ico not use escrow
with escrow can incraese trust


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on September 28, 2016, 06:22:20 AM
when open bounty dev
translate bounty, facebook campaign twitter campaign avatar campaign personal tex campaign

and why selling ico not use escrow
with escrow can incraese trust

Why No Escrow?

1. The BTC payments for the ICO get deposited to the 4/6 MultiSig CoPay Bitcoin Wallet.

2. The entire team is made up of eight public individuals.

3. Silk Network Ltd is a UK registered company governed by UK Law.


"The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them." --Ernest Hemingway


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SLievensDRKSLK on September 28, 2016, 04:46:59 PM
If you wish to run a signature on another forum or site for the DarkSilk ICO, the code is below:

Code:
[url=https://silknetwork.signup.team/][img]https://i.imgur.com/jvCKrrK.png[/img][/url][url=https://silknetwork.org/darksilk/ico][img]https://i.imgur.com/MVj24hX.png[/img][/url][url=https://twitter.com/silk_network][img]https://i.imgur.com/2nGqhqB.png[/img][/url]

https://i.imgur.com/jvCKrrK.png (https://silknetwork.signup.team/)https://i.imgur.com/MVj24hX.png (https://silknetwork.org/darksilk/ico)https://i.imgur.com/2nGqhqB.png (https://twitter.com/silk_network)


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: drizzle2405 on September 28, 2016, 05:13:33 PM
Will the ICO website be updated with amount of SLK statistics for the DSLK ICO?

Thanks all, you're doing a heck of a job!


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on September 28, 2016, 05:19:24 PM
Will the ICO website be updated with amount of SLK statistics for the DSLK ICO?

Thanks all, you're doing a heck of a job!

This will most definitely be taken into consideration.

Also we are looking for members who are willing to spend time and chat about the project, so please do join our slack (https://goo.gl/gtIBBj) channel.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SLievensDRKSLK on September 29, 2016, 01:38:32 AM
Matthew is really ill with a stomach flu (caught from the kids) and is a little slower at processing the transactions than the said hour, for obvious reasons (he is only human).

Do rest assured, like said before, if on the blockchain explorer you see your TX at your Weaver address, then it is there and safe.

I have been forwarding all emails from users asking about their TX's directly to him and they will be updated ASAP.

Thank you for all for your understanding with this matter and sorry.

(Before anyone asks, no, Weaver TX's are not being handled manually forever)


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on September 29, 2016, 04:11:07 AM
Team Interview with CoinInterview | 30th September 2016


The questions that will be covered:

Code:
What is Silk Network? 

What is the connection with Silk Road/Camel icon?

Why did you choose that over another icon?

Is this project/network in anyway connected with the DNM's like Alpha Bay?

What is the nature of the company you have setup in the UK?

What kind of clients work with you?

How is this business planning on surviving and making revenue?

What encryption methods do you use on the network?

What is Weaver?

What is the difference between Silk and DarkSilk?

What are the Stormnodes?

Is this network over the ClearNet or does it use Tor?

How are you compared to other privacy centred coins like Monero, Dash or ShadowCash?

Do you have any questions? Let us know on slack (https://goo.gl/gtIBBj)

Watch the Live Interview Here
https://i.imgur.com/jSBeyZT.png (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jksFDrPuJg)


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: bedskills on September 29, 2016, 10:39:31 AM
when open bounty dev
translate bounty, facebook campaign twitter campaign avatar campaign personal tex campaign

and why selling ico not use escrow
with escrow can incraese trust

Why No Escrow?

1. The BTC payments for the ICO get deposited to the 4/6 MultiSig CoPay Bitcoin Wallet.

2. The entire team is made up of eight public individuals.

3. Silk Network Ltd is a UK registered company governed by UK Law.


"The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them." --Ernest Hemingway

Is this silk same as the silk in 2014?


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on September 29, 2016, 11:41:30 AM
Is this silk same as the silk in 2014?

The same Silkcoin(SILK/SC) from 2014 is in the process of being swapped to Silk(SLK).
This project is a continuance from by community input, read the OP  (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1601099.0)for more information

If you want research our history we coin point you to the following:
Initial Silkcoin Thread [May 07, 2014]   
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=599438

Takeover and Rebuilding [June 25, 2014]   
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=664918

ANN Thread [July 04, 2014]   
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=676976

PRE-ANN Continued [April 05, 2016]   
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1427296


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on September 29, 2016, 11:18:13 PM
Weaver shall be brought offline for a few hours this evening for updates/maintenance.

During this time users balances and transactions will be updated and also Silkcoin->Silk swaps and withdrawals will be completed.

After Weaver comes back online, if your account hasn’t been updated, please get in touch and we will deal with it as quickly as possible.

If you have any issues, join us in #support on our Slack - https://silknetwork.signup.team/

This is the last day to grab the 15% bonus for you investment in the ICO.



Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: seros on September 30, 2016, 01:52:25 AM
Hello Silk Ntwrk,

My Weaver account still says " btc incoming". No btc deducted for DSILK as described- once per hour the Bitcoin from Weaver is transferred to the 4/6 MultiSig CoPay BTC Wallet. Nothing was deducted. When will the deduction begin? Am I still in on the ICO.

Thanks


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on September 30, 2016, 04:30:25 AM
Hello Silk Ntwrk,

My Weaver account still says " btc incoming". No btc deducted for DSILK as described- once per hour the Bitcoin from Weaver is transferred to the 4/6 MultiSig CoPay BTC Wallet. Nothing was deducted. When will the deduction begin? Am I still in on the ICO.

Thanks

If you have paid into the BTC(ICO) address and it is read on the blockchain, then you are good. For further questions please drop by at our #support room on Slack (https://goo.gl/gtIBBj).


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: cebb on September 30, 2016, 05:38:11 AM
29 BTC raised in first week? Why such low interest in ICO?

I guess investors were hoping for a SLK pump during DSLK ICO which never happened. This ICO would have gathered much steam if the price of SLK was higher.

It is very difficult to grow price of SLK (or any other coin) organically considering there are literally 100's of interesting coin out there and a dozen coming every month. The price need to be pumped to gather interest.



Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SLievensDRKSLK on September 30, 2016, 11:30:59 AM
https://i.imgur.com/uMfIXam.png?1

Silk Network Development Update - 30th September 2016


https://i.imgur.com/mjF6MY8.png?1

All the functions in Silk are functional, but obviously can be improved upon.
Currently we have a list of 8 open issues and 8 issues have been dealt with and closed.
Currently a pre-release binary version of 1.0.1.0 is available for Windows and this contains all the issues which have been closed: https://github.com/silknetwork/silk-core/releases

Closed issues which are contained in 1.0.1.0:

RPC window remains open on shutdown (bug)
Unused sync-checkpoint function removed (bug)
Mempool memory use calculation incorrect (bug)
silk.conf creation on first start (enhancement)
DNSSeeders (enhancement)
Compiling problem with newer c++:base58 prefixes (bug)
Object::killTimer(): Error (bug)
Empty toolbar menu on Linux (Qt bug)

The current open issues are:

Makefile “make clean” needs improving (bug)
Add ability to rebroadcast transactions via the UI (enhancement)
Add commands for splitting coin via console (enhancement)
Improve the Watch-Only UI (enhancement)
Add the ability to clear Watch-Only Addresses (enhancement/bugfix)
Boost requires linking for static builds on OS X (bug)
Fix Unit Tests (enhancement)
Object::connect error (Qt bug)

https://i.imgur.com/QkUvNmc.png?1



https://i.imgur.com/lfeFdzC.png?1

With DarkSilk we are running a test network and ensuring that the current features are working as desired. We do have a list of open issues the same as Silk(SLK) and are working through these. All work carried out on DarkSilk is being handled in a private repo up until launch.



The current work that has and will be carried out can all be viewed on the Silk Network GitHub:

https://i.imgur.com/AtXEacq.png?1 (https://github.com/silknetwork)


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: BTC_wolf on September 30, 2016, 12:18:22 PM

Pm me if you need a good and cheap Italian translation!
Good luck for this awesome project!


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: zxs on September 30, 2016, 08:33:45 PM
Deposited to Bitcoin (ICO) address, 6+ confirmations now.
On overview page in my Weaver account still no transactions shown. Maintenance is not over?


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SLievensDRKSLK on September 30, 2016, 08:36:13 PM
Deposited to Bitcoin (ICO) address, 6+ confirmations now.
On overview page in my Weaver account still no transactions shown. Maintenance is not over?

They are handled manually. We can see it. It is there ;)

Your account has been updated.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SLievensDRKSLK on October 01, 2016, 12:54:04 AM
Live Interview on CoinInterview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jksFDrPuJg


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 01, 2016, 01:09:46 AM

Coin Interview: Questions for the Interview Friday 7pm EST


What is Silk Network?

Silk Network combines the best technical innovations from modern cryptocurrencies into a coherent ecosystem, thus ensuring security, anonymity and long-term viability. Our platform consists of DarkSilk, Silk and Weaver; the three parts of the Silk Network.


What is the connection with Silk Road / the Camel icon?

Silk Road needs no introduction. In 2014 a group of individuals launched a crypto-currency called Silkcoin but not with the best of intentions. To gain attention quickly they decided to used Silk Roads presence as a means to lure in investors. After the initial investors got dumped, the community took it upon themselves to continue the project.

Back then there was a lot of fire and ambition in the community, and the community started to organise itself. The sparked enthusiasm and positivity gave rise to lots of camel memes. Now the camel was initially chosen to be the icon as a way to mimic Silk Road. But after the whole ordeal its meaning started to change.

Silkcoin became known for the hard and tiring struggle to bootstrap a project and present real value. Like walking through a desert landscape while chanting: “The Camel Marches On!”

So what is our connection to Silk Road?

There is none.


Why did you choose that over another icon?

The camel was chosen by the community as comedic relief, it uplifted the community in harsh times. Right now the camel represents the caravan that brought precious gifts. We purposefully are lining this up with this widely believed story and it is no coincidence that the two of the three gifts were symbolised by a scorpion and a phoenix.


Is this project/network in anyway connected with the darknet markets like Alpha Bay?

No, and our stance on darknet market is not that of “elicited” products. We merely want to provide consumers with a way to transact in privacy. There used to be a time where looking over another’s shoulder into their wallet was deemed impolite. Nowadays you are shunned if you don’t show the contents of your wallet. No citizen should have something to hide is the new mantra.

For businesses this is different, they do need to be transparent. And they also need to be responsible for the services they provide or the goods they sell. Businesses/vendors and consumers should be treated differently. It is at this distinction that the Silk Network will be different from darknet markets. As long as the market is guaranteed that the products are legit, then the consumer can have their privacy.

Before the digital era, and even today, the buyer enters the marketplace, trades with the seller for cash, takes their goods with no record of the purchase needed and no names exchanged or any data recorded.  Apart from the knowledge that the seller was credited and the buyer was debited, this knowledge is only shared by the parties involved in the trade. We want to bring this kind of anonymity into the digital world.


What is the nature of the company you have setup in the UK

Silk Network Ltd is a for-profit organisation driven by its members who can mould the shape of Silk Network. Our business model is focused on two pillars, servicing our Weaver platform with its features and stabilising the DarkSilk currency (yes stabilising the currency is a profitable process).

Most crypto-organisations rely on outside funding, Silk Network aims to keep control over its own business process, and through that realise its goals. To be autonomous to that end would be a great achievement.


What kind of clients work with you?

We’ve been underground from the start of development. The clients that we are looking for are from a broad range. These can be private users, businesses or merchants looking to adopt a solution that is stable. Then there would need to be distribution locations a.k.a. banks & institutions to provide our currency product.

Also:

Private investors looking for a decent ROI
Traders looking for arbitrage opportunity  
   
Basically, we provide the means that allow for new social evolutions.
   
We are also launching a development portal named Kowari. This will provide a central hub for developers to converse, share ideas, download tools and create new applications utilising both the Silk and DarkSilk Blockchain.

It is also looking like we are beginning talks with an American based private healthcare company about the the Silk(SLK) Blockchain being used to enable patient identity and record locations services, which is a multibillion dollar sector.


How is this business planning on surviving and making revenue?

Initially revenue will be made by offering services through Weaver and through the stabilisation mechanism. Even though the majority of Weaver is a free service at this very second, once the rest of the features come online, there will be also a paid account options. The profitability of our stabilisation method is explained in our brochure.

What encryption methods do you use on the network?

The Argon2d algorithm is used for Proof-of-Work mining on the DarkSIlk network, this algorithm is adjustable and can be scaled as mining becomes easier as hardware progresses. Silk is secured using the Scrypt algorithm and Proof-of-Stake.

What is Weaver?

What users will see Weaver as, is a website that you log into and are presented with a dashboard. From there they can access many varied cryptographic services such as online wallets, mining services, Stormnode hosting, encrypted messaging, the ability to pay Bitcoin invoices with either Silk or DarkSilk and API access. We also want to have a forum within Weaver to try to move away from bitcointalk as much as possible.

Users will have the option of three accounts types/tiers, Standard, Gold and Diamond, dependent on their requirements from Weaver. A standard account should be good enough for most users, but if a user wishes to have stealth addresses or algo auto-switching on the multipool, higher priority withdrawal, different payout options on the multipool or instant swap then a paid account may be an option that will better suit them. The paid accounts can also be paid for using Silk, DarkSilk or Bitcoin and are monthly subscriptions. Users will have access via an API to every facet of Weaver such as their Dashboard, Woven, Mining and Analytics.

Weaver is also what handles the stabilisation mechanism, however, long term we are looking to decentralise this.


What is Woven?

This service enables users to swap between DarkSilk, Silk or Bitcoin without having to have any knowledge in trading or the use of exchanges.

The user selects an amount of DarkSilk, Silk or Bitcoin to “weave”(swap), Woven then gives a live price including the conversion fee and the user is required to then confirm the swap.

Once confirmed, the swap is carried out instantly if the user holds a Gold or Diamond account, otherwise it is queued and paid out when the next available payment slot becomes available. However, in most instances it will be instant.


What is the difference between Silk and DarkSilk?

Codebase, they are very similar, but differ in terms of features. They are both based upon 0.11/0.12 Bitcoin. Silk, however has Proof-of-Stake that pays 2SLK per stake reward and there is no Proof of Work period, whereas, DarkSIlk has no Proof of Stake but an unlimited Proof of Work period with no block halving and a static reward of 1DSLK per block.

In terms of features, Silk contains a decentralised DNS, MultiSig UI and a Watch-Only Address UI for the Qt wallet and even though it has ToR connectivity it isn’t aimed as strongly towards anonymity as DarkSilk is. However, we are looking at adding Stealth addresses and adding our our own ring signatures to Silk.

DarkSilk contains the same features as Silk in terms of the decentralised DNS, MultiSig UI and Watch-Only UI but also has the anonymity features of Sandstorm, Stealth addresses, ToR connectivity and ToR control. Currently we do not have ring signatures within DarkSilk, but this is solely because we want to create our own for both Silk and DarkSIlk.

This is simply on a codebase/feature level, the key difference between the two coins is how they operate off of each other via the stabilisation mechanism in Weaver, DarkSilk being the currency and Silk the asset/collateral. (Mark elaborate more here)


What are Stormnodes?

Primarily for the end-user they will use the Stormnode network to process the mixing of their coins for Sandstorm sending and the signing of their InstantX transactions

For the user wanting to invest in the Silk Network and DarkSilk, then the Stormnode is an excellent option. Their collateral cost is 1000DSLK, which is locked whilst the Stormnode is running. During its operation users receive Stormnode rewards of 0.382DSLK and offers a great return on investment.

Another benefit of the Stormnode network is the budgeting system. Proposals can be made by any user on the network which is then voted upon by the Stormnode owners/operators. Voting power is given to those who have invested directly into a Stormnode and are actively increasing the anonymity of the network.

Silk Network will be directly utilising the Stormnode proposal platform to allow the community to vote on the direction of not just DarkSilk but Silk, Weaver and the whole Silk Network.

For the network, a benefit of the Stormnode network is the use of them as a second tier of security. A Stormnode can confirm other tasks on the network, completely independent of the network itself, which allows for further applications to be developed by other developers and assigned to them. An example of a trustless quorum already running on the network is InstantX. Stormnodes pre-sign the InstantX transaction with the required confirmations for it to fully confirm i.e. 10. This whole process takes around 4-5 seconds to complete, from the initial send and the other party receiving a fully confirmed transaction.

One of the projects we are looking to enable via the Stormnode network is a decentralised exchange, which has been worked upon Silk Network and Johnathan Turrall of MetaLair.

The Stormnode network within DarkSilk really does add an amazing factor to the Silk Network as a whole and its evolution.


Is this network over the ClearNet or does it use ToR?

DarkSilk is operational over Tor and contains Tor Control to give functionality via RPC. Silk does also support connection via ToR and will have ToR Control added in a later release, this isn’t as much a priority for Silk(SLK) as it is not the privacy-centric coin within the two-coin binary system. I2P however will be added to DarkSilk to give further option to the end user.


How are you compared to other privacy-centric coins like Monero or Dash or ShadowCash?

DarkSilk is right at the top tier of privacy-centered crypto-currencies. Dash has its functionality with Masternodes much alike DarkSilk does with its Stormnodes but lacks Stealth Addresses or Ring Signatures which Shadowcash has, however, Shadowcash lacks the Dash functions. Then there is Monero which has Stealth Addresses and Ring Signatures but doesn’t have Dash features and as value goes, as far as we can see, it is based upon the pretense of it being accepted on Alpha Bay as a payment option, however, OpenAlias is a nice feature and we will be looking to adopt a similar feature to both DarkSilk and Silk.

DarkSilk will launch with Stealth Addresses, Stormnodes(Masternodes), Sandstorm(Darksend), InstantX, ToR support and not just have the tools under the hood, but will look the part too.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Karartma1 on October 01, 2016, 09:18:56 AM
31.69343222
BTC ICO Funds raised so far
20days to go
The Silk Network team is a real one and if you would like to know why investing please watch the following interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jksFDrPuJg



Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: ICOcountdown.com on October 01, 2016, 09:29:22 PM
Traction is definately picking up.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 02, 2016, 02:15:49 AM
The DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO is now listed on - http://www.redcico.com/


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 03, 2016, 02:58:54 AM
Silk Network Press Release – October 2nd 2016

Silk Network: The Transparent Underground
https://www.reddit.com/r/BlockChain/comments/55lplr/silk_network_the_transparent_underground/
https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/55lo6v/silk_network_the_transparent_underground/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/55lmk2/silk_network_the_transparent_underground/
https://www.reddit.com/r/altcoin/comments/55ll6r/silk_network_the_transparent_underground/
https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/55ljls/silk_network_the_transparent_underground/

If your a keen redditor, give us an upvote :D


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Orestes on October 03, 2016, 02:50:35 PM
Silk Network Press Release – October 2nd 2016

Silk Network: The Transparent Underground
https://www.reddit.com/r/BlockChain/comments/55lplr/silk_network_the_transparent_underground/
https://www.reddit.com/r/btc/comments/55lo6v/silk_network_the_transparent_underground/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/55lmk2/silk_network_the_transparent_underground/
https://www.reddit.com/r/altcoin/comments/55ll6r/silk_network_the_transparent_underground/
https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/55ljls/silk_network_the_transparent_underground/

If your a keen redditor, give us an upvote :D

Also do find your way to Slack. We can always use your help :)


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: siyuanfrf75593 on October 03, 2016, 03:08:09 PM
A good currency, neglected has practical significance, can be true anonymity :)


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Orestes on October 03, 2016, 04:02:20 PM
A good currency, neglected has practical significance, can be true anonymity :)

Welcome on board my friend  ;D


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 03, 2016, 04:59:34 PM
For those who are unsure how or if they can be an addition to the project: please do not hesitate and join us on Slack (https://goo.gl/gtIBBj)!
We want to be able to build a solid foundation with members from all kinds of professions.

Be creative, have fun and let yourself be known  ;D.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: placebo on October 03, 2016, 05:19:42 PM
Who is escrow?


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 03, 2016, 05:44:48 PM
Who is escrow?

Bitcoin and Silk investments into the ICO are deposited to your account on Weaver.

Once per hour the Bitcoin from Weaver is transferred to the 4/6 MultiSig CoPay BTC Wallet: 3P5sqo9JmUPL3Xsf3Zbb9wUi9EyCRnYPcV

No transaction can be sent from the Bitcoin ICO wallet without 4 out of 6 people signing it.

Once the funds are moved from Weaver to the MultiSig wallet your account is updated manually with the TXID and balance of what you have deposited/invested into the ICO.

Details on how payments are handled are in the OP of this thread and the Main thread.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 03, 2016, 05:51:57 PM
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Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Orestes on October 03, 2016, 06:27:15 PM
About running Stormnodes, because of changes made to the codebase, ports are not locked on Stormnodes. This means multiple Stormnodes can be ran on one IP address, thus reducing hosting costs. You are only limited by the amount of threads you can run on your CPU and how much RAM your computer has.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SLievensDRKSLK on October 04, 2016, 02:05:36 AM
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Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: cangxun83835143 on October 04, 2016, 07:16:08 AM
More and more information about the team. Have a good understanding of the project. Can participate in the ICO :)


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Orestes on October 04, 2016, 09:32:36 AM
More and more information about the team. Have a good understanding of the project. Can participate in the ICO :)

Welcome  ;)


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 04, 2016, 10:47:06 AM
Instant Transactions  •  Decentralized Marketplace  •  Anonymous Digital Cash  •  Multisig  •  Watch-only Addresses (https://silknetwork.org/files/brochure.pdf)


JOIN US IN THE MAIN THREAD WHERE YOU CAN FIND THE OP AND MORE INFO! (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1601099.0)



https://i.imgur.com/eadZp8p.png (https://silknetwork.org/darksilk/ico)

---DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO---

Time Period: 10PM EST Friday 23rd September - 10PM EST Sunday 23rd October

DARKSILK(DSLK) LAUNCHES ON THE 5TH OF NOVEMBER 2016

To fund further development and innovation by the Silk Network team, there will be a four week long crowdfunding campaign held on Weaver.

Out of a total 4,000,000 DarkSilk(DSLK) initial fund, there will potentially be 1,528,000 available for sale and the price will not be set (fixed).

Instead, the week with the most demand sets the price (volatility sets price) for the whole of the ICO:

MAX(PRICEWEEK(N) ([AMOUNT] BTC x 4 / 1,528,000 DSLK))

After 4 weeks, price is established and for the amount of BTC that has been raised by an investor, DSLK will be issued through Weaver. There will be a minimum and maximum allowable price:

MIN PRICE: 0.25 USD (Capped)
MAX PRICE: 2.50 USD (Capped)

We set these upper and lower limits to protect both the project against low demand
and investors against high demand to take the following two extreme scenarios into consideration.

Insufficient Demand
Price is set at USD 0.25 and a lot of DSLK will remain as collateral in Weaver.
This protects the project in case market value is negatively disproportionate to our estimated value.

Excess Demand
Price is set at USD 2.50 and DSLK will be sold out in Week(n), for this to happen USD 3,533,500 needs to be raised.



We want to reward early contributors, so there will be four tiers of bonuses; one for each week:

Tier 1: contributors during week one will receive a bonus of 15% more DarkSilk.
Tier 2: contributors during week two will receive a bonus of 10% more DarkSilk.
Tier 3: contributors during week three will receive a bonus of 5% more DarkSilk.
Tier 4: contributors during the last week will not receive a bonus.



How to take part:
1. Signup or Login on Weaver (https://silknetwork.org/login)
2. Navigate to Main Menu->Wallet->Addresses
3. Deposit BTC to the "Bitcoin (ICO)" address

Your overview page will then update to show the Bitcoin transaction
and the balance within your Bitcoin(ICO) wallet will also reflect your deposit.

Once per hour the Bitcoin from Weaver is transferred to the 4/6 MultiSig CoPay BTC Wallet
4/6 MultiSig Address: 3P5sqo9JmUPL3Xsf3Zbb9wUi9EyCRnYPcV

ANNOUNCEMENT

Starting the 2nd week of the DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO we will be accepting Silk(SLK) payments at a 25:1 conversion rate.
Having monitored the reception of the DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO and the opening of the Silk(SLK) market on Bittrex we came to the following conclusions:

• The sell pressure in Silk(SLK) has been significant at a $0.01 rate.
• DarkSilk (DSLK) demand reaffirms a $0.25 price point.

To reduce excess Silk(SLK) liquidity on the market and to stabilise its price we will allow for Silk(SLK) payments to be made for the DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO. Greater DarkSilk(DSLK) distribution at a fair price is a welcome benefit. Silk(SLK) payments will not be eligible for bonus receivables.

The process for SLK payments will be the same as for BTC payments.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

We Want You!
Join us on slack (https://goo.gl/gtIBBj), get involved!


https://i.imgur.com/1V00BRv.png (https://silknetwork.org/darksilk/ico)

Consumer privacy is an increasingly important subject in the world today. DarkSilk(DSLK) offers its user-base the ability to send digital cash anonymously and instantly. With in-wallet features such as Sandstorm and Stealth Addresses, mixing coins and secure anonymity has never been easier.

The importance of a stable economy is known to us all. The value of DarkSilk will be kept in check using a stabilisation method via Weaver. DarkSilk is balanced by an advanced algorithm that transfers high price impact and price fluctuations to Silk. This method dampens price oscillations by managing DarkSilk supply and using Silk(SLK) (https://silk.silknetwork.org) as a security asset.

DarkSilk utilises Stormnodes as the 2nd tier of security for the network. Stormnodes pay 0.382DSLK per reward allowing for significant ROI to be achieved. For example, a Stormnode count of 500 nodes would result in a 37.7% ROI. Stormnodes also allow users to propose and vote on budgets. Each month a budgeting block gets distributed to the highest voted proposals. The size of the budgeting block is 10,000DSLK which is a welcoming amount to those projects in need of funding.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.


->->->DarkSilk ICO Statistics Page<-<-<- (https://silknetwork.org/darksilk/ico)

->->->Silk Network Brochure<-<-<- (https://silknetwork.org/files/brochure.pdf)

Instant Transactions  •  Decentralized Marketplace  •  Anonymous Digital Cash  •  Multisig  •  Watch-only Addresses (https://silknetwork.org/files/brochure.pdf)


JOIN US IN THE MAIN THREAD WHERE YOU CAN FIND THE OP AND MORE INFO! (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1601099.0)



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Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: ronald0cz on October 04, 2016, 11:07:17 AM
Hello Silk Network Team,

I mentioned Silk network ICO on Poloniex to fellow investors. I will mention to possible investors. Do I get extra DSLK? Also, my deposits are showing in weaver wallet, do need to withdraw BTC to ICO address? Do I have to withdraw manually for the ICO or is it done automaticly?
Thank you
A good currency, neglected has practical significance, can be true anonymity :)
More and more information about the team. Have a good understanding of the project. Can participate in the ICO :)
So many newbies here. It is always bad sign for ico lovers. I will not participate at ICO.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SLievensDRKSLK on October 04, 2016, 11:28:32 AM
Hello Silk Network Team,

I mentioned Silk network ICO on Poloniex to fellow investors. I will mention to possible investors. Do I get extra DSLK? Also, my deposits are showing in weaver wallet, do need to withdraw BTC to ICO address? Do I have to withdraw manually for the ICO or is it done automaticly?
Thank you
A good currency, neglected has practical significance, can be true anonymity :)
More and more information about the team. Have a good understanding of the project. Can participate in the ICO :)
So many newbies here. It is always bad sign for ico lovers. I will not participate at ICO.

These aren't newbies, these are Chinese users that have probably discovered this project for the first time.

We're confused why you would post to say your not investing though, surely walking away and not investing, is enough to say your not investing.

Anyway, see you on the 5th of November :D


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: ronald0cz on October 04, 2016, 12:24:24 PM
Hello Silk Network Team,

I mentioned Silk network ICO on Poloniex to fellow investors. I will mention to possible investors. Do I get extra DSLK? Also, my deposits are showing in weaver wallet, do need to withdraw BTC to ICO address? Do I have to withdraw manually for the ICO or is it done automaticly?
Thank you
A good currency, neglected has practical significance, can be true anonymity :)
More and more information about the team. Have a good understanding of the project. Can participate in the ICO :)
So many newbies here. It is always bad sign for ico lovers. I will not participate at ICO.

These aren't newbies, these are Chinese users that have probably discovered this project for the first time.

We're confused why you would post to say your not investing though, surely walking away and not investing, is enough to say your not investing.

Anyway, see you on the 5th of November :D
Ok dev, I'll be looking closer your project. I've had bad experiences with other ICO's, so maybe I made wrong decision about DSLK. Btw, good luck to your project!


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: ErikW79 on October 04, 2016, 12:52:22 PM
Hi, I am going to watch this project and buy some coins. Good luck with development..


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: rapazev on October 04, 2016, 01:24:03 PM
About running Stormnodes, because of changes made to the codebase, ports are not locked on Stormnodes. This means multiple Stormnodes can be ran on one IP address, thus reducing hosting costs. You are only limited by the amount of threads you can run on your CPU and how much RAM your computer has.
nice!
i didnt understood one thing, running a node will bring a 37.7% ROI right? but should i run multiple nodes or just one node with more than 1k dslk? this 37.7% only apply to 1k?


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: chenghe6489 on October 04, 2016, 01:29:21 PM
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Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Orestes on October 04, 2016, 01:44:51 PM
About running Stormnodes, because of changes made to the codebase, ports are not locked on Stormnodes. This means multiple Stormnodes can be ran on one IP address, thus reducing hosting costs. You are only limited by the amount of threads you can run on your CPU and how much RAM your computer has.
nice!
i didnt understood one thing, running a node will bring a 37.7% ROI right? but should i run multiple nodes or just one node with more than 1k dslk? this 37.7% only apply to 1k?

The ROI percentage will be at 37.7% at 500 Stormnodes. The higher the amount of nodes on the network the greater the decrease on ROI. At 1,600 nodes there would still be a ROI of about 11%. Each node will need 1,000 DSLK collateral. So if you want to run multiple nodes on your DarkSilk wallet you will need to multiply by 1,000 DSLK.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: zenqie0263 on October 04, 2016, 01:46:16 PM
8) 8) 8) 8)I was involved in 5 BTC, waiting to go to the moon. :-* :-* :-* :-*


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: rapazev on October 04, 2016, 02:26:28 PM
About running Stormnodes, because of changes made to the codebase, ports are not locked on Stormnodes. This means multiple Stormnodes can be ran on one IP address, thus reducing hosting costs. You are only limited by the amount of threads you can run on your CPU and how much RAM your computer has.
nice!
i didnt understood one thing, running a node will bring a 37.7% ROI right? but should i run multiple nodes or just one node with more than 1k dslk? this 37.7% only apply to 1k?

The ROI percentage will be at 37.7% at 500 Stormnodes. The higher the amount of nodes on the network the greater the decrease on ROI. At 1,600 nodes there would still be a ROI of about 11%. Each node will need 1,000 DSLK collateral. So if you want to run multiple nodes on your DarkSilk wallet you will need to multiply by 1,000 DSLK.
i think you misundertood me.. to be more clear, if i have more than 1000dslk, should i run multiple nodes or just one with more than 1000? if i have 10k dslk in my node at 500 stormnodes, will i receive 37.7% of 1k silk (assuming a "fixed" payment per node) or i'll receive the full value (37.7% of 10k)?


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SLievensDRKSLK on October 04, 2016, 03:14:12 PM
About running Stormnodes, because of changes made to the codebase, ports are not locked on Stormnodes. This means multiple Stormnodes can be ran on one IP address, thus reducing hosting costs. You are only limited by the amount of threads you can run on your CPU and how much RAM your computer has.
nice!
i didnt understood one thing, running a node will bring a 37.7% ROI right? but should i run multiple nodes or just one node with more than 1k dslk? this 37.7% only apply to 1k?

The ROI percentage will be at 37.7% at 500 Stormnodes. The higher the amount of nodes on the network the greater the decrease on ROI. At 1,600 nodes there would still be a ROI of about 11%. Each node will need 1,000 DSLK collateral. So if you want to run multiple nodes on your DarkSilk wallet you will need to multiply by 1,000 DSLK.
i think you misundertood me.. to be more clear, if i have more than 1000dslk, should i run multiple nodes or just one with more than 1000? if i have 10k dslk in my node at 500 stormnodes, will i receive 37.7% of 1k silk (assuming a "fixed" payment per node) or i'll receive the full value (37.7% of 10k)?

The collateral of the Stormnode is fixed at 1000DSLK.

If you add additional coins to the address 0 of the wallet, then the balance would not match the required collateral amount and your Stormnode would not start, let alone return an ROI.

Short answer, no.

If you had 10k DSLK, then make 10 Stormnodes.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: rapazev on October 04, 2016, 04:18:52 PM
The collateral of the Stormnode is fixed at 1000DSLK.

If you add additional coins to the address 0 of the wallet, then the balance would not match the required collateral amount and your Stormnode would not start, let alone return an ROI.

Short answer, no.

If you had 10k DSLK, then make 10 Stormnodes.

perfect! now i get it :D thank you @SLievensDRKSLK


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SLievensDRKSLK on October 04, 2016, 04:21:31 PM
might be too soon to ask that, but do you already have the minimum requirements(computer requirements) to run a node?

Too soon as we are improving upon performance ;)


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: raphma on October 04, 2016, 04:33:24 PM
i think i've deleted my post by mistake lol... any way, it was :

Quote
might be too soon to ask that, but do you already have the minimum requirements(computer requirements) to run a node?
edit: and it was already answered. that was fast  :o


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: muhcoins on October 04, 2016, 05:51:26 PM
any news about the silk(ICO) address?


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 04, 2016, 10:10:13 PM
any news about the silk(ICO) address?

The Silk(ICO) address is being added. It is a little more complex than just installing the wallet and adding it to the user dashboards.

This is because we are having to install a second Silk(SLK) wallet for the ICO into a platform that already has a Silk(SLK) wallet installed using the same ports etc.

Matthew is getting this done, it will be available to users and you will be able to deposit.

Do remember that investing Silk(SLK) into the ICO heeds NO BONUS, so as long as the option is available prior to the ICO ending, it is no issue whatsoever.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Orestes on October 04, 2016, 10:30:10 PM
Already at 52 signups on Slack (https://goo.gl/gtIBBj), if you haven't make sure you do!


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 04, 2016, 11:03:05 PM
https://i.imgur.com/eWNiE3v.png (https://news.bitcoin.com/interview-silk-network-spencer-lievens/)


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Orestes on October 05, 2016, 12:01:18 PM
i've registered a steemit account to see if that attracts some attention.
first publication is the brochure https://steemit.com/silk-network/@orestes/silk-network-stormnode-brochure
For those who are on this platform and would like to upvote, by my guest  ;D


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: muhcoins on October 05, 2016, 01:20:26 PM
any news about the silk(ICO) address?

The Silk(ICO) address is being added. It is a little more complex than just installing the wallet and adding it to the user dashboards.

This is because we are having to install a second Silk(SLK) wallet for the ICO into a platform that already has a Silk(SLK) wallet installed using the same ports etc.

Matthew is getting this done, it will be available to users and you will be able to deposit.

Do remember that investing Silk(SLK) into the ICO heeds NO BONUS, so as long as the option is available prior to the ICO ending, it is no issue whatsoever.

oh... didn't knew that.. in this case i will wait a small pump and sell my silks and maybe send bitcoin.
if I can give my opinion, that doesnt sound good.... at all. it's like silk network doesn't encourage silk use and want to raise bitcoin at any cost. I was excited but now i'm feeling disappointed.

any way, good luck guys.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SLievensDRKSLK on October 05, 2016, 01:30:52 PM
any news about the silk(ICO) address?

The Silk(ICO) address is being added. It is a little more complex than just installing the wallet and adding it to the user dashboards.

This is because we are having to install a second Silk(SLK) wallet for the ICO into a platform that already has a Silk(SLK) wallet installed using the same ports etc.

Matthew is getting this done, it will be available to users and you will be able to deposit.

Do remember that investing Silk(SLK) into the ICO heeds NO BONUS, so as long as the option is available prior to the ICO ending, it is no issue whatsoever.

oh... didn't knew that.. in this case i will wait a small pump and sell my silks and maybe send bitcoin.
if I can give my opinion, that doesnt sound good.... at all. it's like silk network doesn't encourage silk use and want to raise bitcoin at any cost. I was excited but now i'm feeling disappointed.

any way, good luck guys.

We're accepting Silk in the ICO @ $0.01 per coin. Currently Silk is worth $0.007. That is a bonus in itself.

Which part of this doesn't sound good?


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: muhcoins on October 05, 2016, 02:55:53 PM
We're accepting Silk in the ICO @ $0.01 per coin. Currently Silk is worth $0.007. That is a bonus in itself.

Which part of this doesn't sound good?
that's not a bonus, that's market fluctuation. as a trader, that's awesome because after the silk address show up we might see a pump in silk.
i'm not here as a trader but as a investor, so, if after that pump silk goes above 0.01$ there's no point in investing using silk and that's what's worry me. if silk network doesnt seem to be interested in receive silk at ico, what future does it have? and when you offer a bonus to bitcoin deposit and dont do the same with silk it's clear that you prefer to receive in bitcoin.

and please, dont take my comment as FUD. i'm in love with dark silk project  ::), i dont see such a good project for a long time (specially that cheap). what is worrying me is a slow death to silk. and i do intend to make a dslk node, but i want to keep a few silk in pos too. If i understood this right, have both will bring great opportunities(arbitrage).

edit: maybe i should be discussing that in silk network thread  :-X


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Orestes on October 05, 2016, 03:51:06 PM
We're accepting Silk in the ICO @ $0.01 per coin. Currently Silk is worth $0.007. That is a bonus in itself.

Which part of this doesn't sound good?
that's not a bonus, that's market fluctuation. as a trader, that's awesome because after the silk address show up we might see a pump in silk.
i'm not here as a trader but as a investor, so, if after that pump silk goes above 0.01$ there's no point in investing using silk and that's what's worry me. if silk network doesnt seem to be interested in receive silk at ico, what future does it have? and when you offer a bonus to bitcoin deposit and dont do the same with silk it's clear that you prefer to receive in bitcoin.

The way we look at it is this. We want to offer the public a guarantee for SLK at $0.01. If a member wants to make a switch from SLK to DSLK he can at a 25:1 rate, and for any number of SLK. This means that there is enough liquidity offered by Silk Network to allow for this transition.

If the price goes up during this period then that is good for SLK, and we applaud it. Again by offering a guaranteed price of 25:1 to DSLK it is a way for us to reach out to you.

and please, dont take my comment as FUD. i'm in love with dark silk project  ::), i dont see such a good project for a long time (specially that cheap). what is worrying me is a slow death to silk. and i do intend to make a dslk node, but i want to keep a few silk in pos too. If i understood this right, have both will bring great opportunities(arbitrage).

edit: maybe i should be discussing that in silk network thread  :-X
SLK is the Phoenix, it will be reborn with an explosion. Within the scope of this project it cannot die!  ;D



Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: soopnon on October 05, 2016, 04:54:01 PM
8) 8) 8) 8)I was involved in 5 BTC, waiting to go to the moon. :-* :-* :-* :-*

Take me with you


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Orestes on October 05, 2016, 07:58:48 PM
8) 8) 8) 8)I was involved in 5 BTC, waiting to go to the moon. :-* :-* :-* :-*

Take me with you


We will

https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fs-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com%2F564x%2Ff5%2F40%2F19%2Ff540191790bae887ae36664a71dff94c.jpg&t=569&c=tXgIZyVUKrzxMg


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 06, 2016, 02:11:22 AM
UK Company Registration Info added to OP of the Main Thread (NOT the ICO thread) - https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/09924742


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 06, 2016, 02:57:16 AM
Weaver will be going down over the next 12 hours for the Silk(ICO) wallet addition and maintenance.

Once back online, Weaver will be able to be deposited to for the ICO using Silk(SLK).

Thank you for your patience during the down-time.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 06, 2016, 08:32:21 PM
Weaver will be back up at 7PM EST.

Sorry for the down-time.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 06, 2016, 11:41:46 PM
Weaver is now back up and accessible and user wallets are now accessible.

Users are now able to invest into the DarkSilk ICO using Silk(SLK) as well as Bitcoin(BTC).

Apologies again for the downtime.



Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: westloin on October 07, 2016, 06:55:24 AM
Shouldn't there be a total of the SILK (ICO) funds raised so far?


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 07, 2016, 12:30:56 PM
Shouldn't there be a total of the SILK (ICO) funds raised so far?

There will be once it is added to the ICO page and we actually get a Silk deposit into the ICO.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 07, 2016, 09:15:30 PM
Bitcoin Rush: REVOLUTION w/ NFX, Synereo, SilkNetwork, CryptoUnited

https://i.imgur.com/VM2pMQW.png?1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtdxGMmmo1g)


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 07, 2016, 10:46:50 PM
Just 24 hours and 15 minutes left of Week 2/Tier 2 and the 10% bonus.

If you are thinking about investing, then the time is now.

https://silknetwork.org/darksilk/ico


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 08, 2016, 02:40:17 AM
Chinese?

http://www.hongico.com/8870.html

http://www.wanbizu.com/xinbi/201610087560.html

http://www.hongico.com/8894.html


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 08, 2016, 10:13:51 AM
Time for some listening pleasure - https://soundcloud.com/tokenmarket/silknetwork-dark-silk-ico-interview

An interview with Gavin Knight of bitcoin.com with Spencer Lievens and Amir Abrams of Silk Network.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 08, 2016, 10:38:52 AM
Time for some listening pleasure - https://soundcloud.com/tokenmarket/silknetwork-dark-silk-ico-interview

An interview with Gavin Knight of bitcoin.com/TokenMarket with Spencer Lievens and Amir Abrams of Silk Network.

Impatient and just want to skip to the big news? Skip to 26:20 :)


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 08, 2016, 06:34:26 PM
Chime, which is a major private healthcare consortium is holding a $1,000,000 contest to find a solution that can be scalable and match Patient ID's across varied healthcare systems in the USA.

Amir Abrams of Silk Network has designed a solution using healthcare industry standards, the blockchain and the decentralised DNS of Silk(SLK) to solve this issue and provide a solution.

The solution proposed uses the blockchain of Silk(SLK) for trust relationships, whilst the decentralised DNS is used to match the registry of the patient ID record with the 'clearnet' domain names equivalent record. Using different nodes carrying out different functions on the network, the system matches these hashes/patient ID's across the different healthcare systems on the 'clearnet' domains, which in-turn, drastically reduces failure rates of 20% or higher, reduces administrative waste and the loss of billions of dollars.

For investors in Silk(SLK), bear in mind that every DNS entry has a cost dependent on the length of time it is registered for. With ~330,000,000 people in the USA alone, this would generate a lot of DNS entries. The possibilities of this are obvious once a step back is taken.

This solution won the initial round and is now in the final round. Upon winning this contest it will be utilised by multiple healthcare providers such as hospitals and clinics, with the state of Louisiana acting as the first testbed before branching out nationally and then internationally.

Other entries in the competition are centralised systems, unlike the system proposed by Amir Abrams.

Want more info? - https://herox.com/PatientIDChallenge | https://hub.jhu.edu/2016/05/03/medical-errors-third-leading-cause-of-death/


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: peschi on October 08, 2016, 07:52:15 PM
Hi,

I want to join the DSLK ICO and want to invest Silk to buy it.
Do I have to send the Silk to the Silk(ICO) address in my wallet?


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 08, 2016, 08:18:09 PM
Hi,

I want to join the DSLK ICO and want to invest Silk to buy it.
Do I have to send the Silk to the Silk(ICO) address in my wallet?

Yes, it is as simple as that :D


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: quantumgravity on October 08, 2016, 10:25:52 PM
Here's a sneak peak of the DarkSilk wallet with the Argon2d CPU miner hashing and Stormnodes running. Enjoy :D

https://i.imgur.com/YNYGviF.png


https://i.imgur.com/79oNrSu.png


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 09, 2016, 12:06:48 AM
Week 2 of the DarkSilk (ICO) and the 10% bonus is now over.

We are now into week 3 and the 5% bonus for investing with Bitcoin (BTC) is now active.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: biggzi on October 09, 2016, 12:41:02 AM
Thanks for the updates. I'm excited about this project.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 09, 2016, 01:55:39 AM
Articles Translated to Chinese

http://www.hongico.com/8870.html

http://www.wanbizu.com/xinbi/201610087560.html

http://www.hongico.com/8894.html


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Pr0metheus on October 09, 2016, 09:40:32 PM
Not to sound like an ass but these chinese sites look like fake sorry but if i look at records it dosnt feel right..


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 09, 2016, 10:13:38 PM
Not to sound like an ass but these chinese sites look like fake sorry but if i look at records it dosnt feel right..

We were passed these via PM. We just reposted them.

What has you thinking that they are fake?


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Pr0metheus on October 09, 2016, 10:18:10 PM
hongico or something
Registered On
2016-10-06
 ... maybe not fake but no traffic


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 09, 2016, 11:09:17 PM
hongico or something
Registered On
2016-10-06
 ... maybe not fake but no traffic

Maybe just a new site.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: NotMyFarm on October 10, 2016, 09:38:00 AM
i deposited BTC into weaver
how does it convert to DSLK ?


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 10, 2016, 02:31:07 PM
i deposited BTC into weaver
how does it convert to DSLK ?

Did you read the ICO page? Or the OP of either threads?

All the information is there.

DarkSilk hasn't even launched, so it wont be converted until the 5/6/7th of November on Weaver.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 10, 2016, 05:43:43 PM
ICO Update

Week 3/4 | 13 days remain

5% Bonus for BTC Investors | Silk 25:1 DarkSilk

Current Total - ~69 Bitcoin(BTC) | ~1,800,000 Silk(SLK)



Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Karartma1 on October 10, 2016, 05:58:30 PM
1800000 SLK cap for another 27 BTC so it would 69 plus 27: so current funding is more or less equal to 100 BTC which is not bad at all.
Hungry camels wait for stingy scorpions  8)


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Orestes on October 10, 2016, 10:25:21 PM
1800000 SLK cap for another 27 BTC so it would 69 plus 27: so current funding is more or less equal to 100 BTC which is not bad at all.
Hungry camels wait for stingy scorpions  8)

Agreed and we are only halfway into the ICO  8)


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 11, 2016, 12:39:33 AM
Chime, which is a major private healthcare consortium is holding a $1,000,000 contest to find a solution that can be scalable and match Patient ID's across varied healthcare systems in the USA.

Amir Abrams of Silk Network alongside Mark Schroeder and Hans Michel, have designed a solution using healthcare industry standards, the blockchain and the decentralised DNS of Silk(SLK) to solve this issue and provide a solution.

The solution proposed uses the blockchain of Silk(SLK) for trust relationships, whilst the decentralised DNS is used to match the registry of the patient ID record with the 'clearnet' domain names equivalent record. Using different nodes carrying out different functions on the network, the system matches these hashes/patient ID's across the different healthcare systems on the 'clearnet' domains, which in-turn, drastically reduces failure rates of 20% or higher, reduces administrative waste and the loss of billions of dollars.

This solution won the initial round and is now in the final round. Upon winning this contest it will be utilised by multiple healthcare providers such as hospitals and clinics, with the state of Louisiana acting as the first testbed before branching out nationally and then internationally.

Other entries in the competition are centralised systems, unlike the system proposed by Amir Abrams.

For investors in Silk(SLK), bear in mind that every DNS entry has a cost dependent on the length of time it is registered for. With ~330,000,000 people in the USA alone, this would generate a lot of DNS entries. The possibilities of this are obvious once a step back is taken.

Want more info? - https://herox.com/PatientIDChallenge/team/639 | https://herox.com/PatientIDChallenge | https://hub.jhu.edu/2016/05/03/medical-errors-third-leading-cause-of-death/

https://i.imgur.com/WRDhVsQ.png?1


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Karartma1 on October 11, 2016, 06:05:19 AM
1800000 SLK cap for another 27 BTC so it would 69 plus 27: so current funding is more or less equal to 100 BTC which is not bad at all.
Hungry camels wait for stingy scorpions  8)

Agreed and we are only halfway into the ICO  8)

Can you please add the SLK funding alongside the BTC one in the DARK SILK ICO page? I'm asking because if it was not for you pointing that out we would have had no clue of how much SLK you are getting.
Please update the ICO page  ;)


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Jinraroz on October 11, 2016, 01:51:31 PM
Read the information makes sense. People here dumb dont read, ask same stupid question and never read. How can dev burn coin for stability system?????? I invest in project, dev ignore idiots in thread.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: gentamicin on October 11, 2016, 02:58:34 PM
just checking how long does it take for SLK deposit (for ico purpose ) to show up on weaver. thanks !


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SLievensDRKSLK on October 11, 2016, 05:16:24 PM
just checking how long does it take for SLK deposit (for ico purpose ) to show up on weaver. thanks !

Matthew, as stated previously, is processing TX's for all wallets manually.

It will show up, if it hasn't shown up already.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SLievensDRKSLK on October 14, 2016, 04:35:02 PM
Just 32.5 hours left of Week 3 and the 5% bonus for investing into the ICO with BTC.

Week 4 starts at midnight tomorrow (GMT/BST) which holds NO BONUS.

The time to invest is NOW.

https://silknetwork.org/darksilk/ico


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 15, 2016, 12:19:32 AM
IMPORTANT NEWS - 15th Oct 2016

After the work completed on Silk, DarkSilk and Weaver over the course of the last two years, it has become apparent that no matter the quality of our codebase, technology or team, the bad connotations tied to the name Silk and the image of the camel are hugely detrimental and are simply holding any progression from happening in the business world or with other projects.

Many businesses and investors have shown a real interest in the vision and aims of the team and the possibilities we have presented them with the two independent blockchains and platform, however, when the word Silk is mentioned the deal is off and they no longer wish to invest or show further interest due to the fear of having their reputation or company associated with the name.

To advance this project and complete business deals, partnerships and attain contracts to provide blockchain solutions, it is required there is a rebrand to match the professional and focused direction the team wishes to take this project.

We as a team believe the community would want to see this two-coin system succeed and have invested into this project not just for the name it holds, but the team behind the project itself.

The original technology promised will remain with just one change to the decentralised marketplace. It is not being removed but being adapted to function within the focused direction we are heading, Stormnodes will be available and the ICO will also payout as promised.

The entire project has been already constructed with the rebranding and appropriate names.

The new branding is public and approachable and most importantly, it's about the project as a whole, as a complete package.

This will not require a base58 address change nor hardfork and both coins will still have names that begin with the letters S and D.

The vision that we have and the solutions we want to solve using blockchain technologies cannot be done with the name we currently have.

Investors are interested in our algo, methodology, incentivised nodes, DAO platform, Weaver, stability and privacy/anon functions.

But there are bigger plans and solutions we have which simply will not be invested into with the current name. This will be the main focus of the rebranded project name, to pursue these said solutions.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: anonbit992 on October 15, 2016, 06:36:25 PM
Hello,

I would like to invest some bits into Silk ICO. Is there a minimum limit to invest??


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 15, 2016, 06:40:21 PM
Hello,

I would like to invest some bits into Silk ICO. Is there a minimum limit to invest??

The 5% bonus for BTC investment ends in 4.5 hours and week 4 starts.

Week 4 hasn't got any bonus. The time to invest is right now.

https://silknetwork.org/darksilk/ico


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: anonbit992 on October 15, 2016, 06:49:24 PM
Hello,

I would like to invest some bits into Silk ICO. Is there a minimum limit to invest??

The 5% bonus for BTC investment ends in 4.5 hours and week 4 starts.

Week 4 hasn't got any bonus. The time to invest is right now.

https://silknetwork.org/darksilk/ico

NO, you didn't get my question, I meant is there a minimum invesment amount limit to participate in the ICO?


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: westloin on October 15, 2016, 06:53:34 PM
Hello,

I would like to invest some bits into Silk ICO. Is there a minimum limit to invest??

The 5% bonus for BTC investment ends in 4.5 hours and week 4 starts.

Week 4 hasn't got any bonus. The time to invest is right now.

https://silknetwork.org/darksilk/ico

NO, you didn't get my question, I meant is there a minimum invesment amount limit to participate in the ICO?

There are NO limits.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 16, 2016, 01:56:05 AM
After conversing with CoinMarketCap it has come to light that their figures are in fact correct.

The marketcap displayed for Silk is using the available unlocked (non-staking or unreserved) coins multiplied by the cost per coin.

This shows that 27,634,081 SILK(SLK) are being cradled and protected either in "Reserve" or "Staking" and 16,427,797 SILK(SLK) are not locked or reserved and also not staking.

Excellent to see that a large percentage of holders are in for the long term and happily staking and reserving coin.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: anonbit992 on October 16, 2016, 03:15:35 AM
After conversing with CoinMarketCap it has come to light that their figures are in fact correct.

The marketcap displayed for Silk is using the available unlocked (non-staking or unreserved) coins multiplied by the cost per coin.

This shows that 27,634,081 SILK(SLK) are being cradled and protected either in "Reserve" or "Staking" and 16,427,797 SILK(SLK) are not locked or reserved and also not staking.

Excellent to see that a large percentage of holders are in for the long term and happily staking and reserving coin.

I have invested some and I am looking to hold the coins for long term. BTW the transaction is not visible as of yet. I understand that the team is entering the transaction manually. I expect the person in charge would do it soon. Wish the Silk team the very best!


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SLievensDRKSLK on October 16, 2016, 04:36:10 AM
After conversing with CoinMarketCap it has come to light that their figures are in fact correct.

The marketcap displayed for Silk is using the available unlocked (non-staking or unreserved) coins multiplied by the cost per coin.

This shows that 27,634,081 SILK(SLK) are being cradled and protected either in "Reserve" or "Staking" and 16,427,797 SILK(SLK) are not locked or reserved and also not staking.

Excellent to see that a large percentage of holders are in for the long term and happily staking and reserving coin.

I have invested some and I am looking to hold the coins for long term. BTW the transaction is not visible as of yet. I understand that the team is entering the transaction manually. I expect the person in charge would do it soon. Wish the Silk team the very best!

Many thanks for your support.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Peterjohn42 on October 17, 2016, 12:51:47 AM
This thread is a duplicate of silk network thread.  ?


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SLievensDRKSLK on October 17, 2016, 01:40:18 AM
This thread is a duplicate of silk network thread.  ?

No this is the ICO thread. As the title says.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: cebb on October 20, 2016, 11:52:41 PM
SLK deposited to SLK ICO address not showing up on weaver after 2 days.

Is it normal or should i freak out?

BTW it was a second deposit directly from bittrex. first one showed up within 24 hrs however this second one is outstanding after more than 40 hours.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: gerb on October 21, 2016, 02:29:20 AM
SLK deposited to SLK ICO address not showing up on weaver after 2 days.

Is it normal or should i freak out?

BTW it was a second deposit directly from bittrex. first one showed up within 24 hrs however this second one is outstanding after more than 40 hours.

I am waiting the same :) I think our balances will show at the end of the ICO, am I wrong?


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 21, 2016, 12:08:29 PM
SLK deposited to SLK ICO address not showing up on weaver after 2 days.

Is it normal or should i freak out?

BTW it was a second deposit directly from bittrex. first one showed up within 24 hrs however this second one is outstanding after more than 40 hours.

I am waiting the same :) I think our balances will show at the end of the ICO, am I wrong?

They are processed manually, Matthew will update balances accordingly. Do not panic, if it shows on the block explorer, it is there.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 23, 2016, 07:35:40 PM
The ICO finishes in 3.5 hours, ignore the 0:00 timer on the site.

The ICO totals invested over the 4 week period so far are 76.46821188BTC and 4,881,852.68914499SLK.

The DSLK payouts will be carried out over the 5/6/7th of November, in no particular order.

We are excited to release DarkSilk on the 5th of November and to also announce all the rebranding/project information.


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: Revelations86 on October 23, 2016, 10:11:35 PM
The ICO finishes in 3.5 hours, ignore the 0:00 timer on the site.

The ICO totals invested over the 4 week period so far are 76.46821188BTC and 4,881,852.68914499SLK.

The DSLK payouts will be carried out over the 5/6/7th of November, in no particular order.

We are excited to release DarkSilk on the 5th of November and to also announce all the rebranding/project information.

If I went to send SLK to the ICO, I just want to confirm that I send to it to the SLK (ICO) wallet in weaver, correct?


Title: Re: [ANN] Silk Network: DarkSilk(DSLK) ICO
Post by: SilkNetwork on October 23, 2016, 11:07:02 PM
The ICO is now over.

Thank you to all of those that participated.

The Silk(SLK) sent to those ICO addresses that were done prior to midnight (BST) will be included and counted.

The total invested is 77.48475115BTC and 5,032,341.08914499SLK.

Many thanks to those that participated, now the hard work continues.