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Hello everyone!

Darkcoin is moving along so quickly, with our developers finishing up DarkSend.  However, with their heads to the grindstone, one of the items they're asking for help on due to time constraints is P2pool patching.  They are asking that anyone that can, to please patch P2pool so that it remains uninterrupted when we hard fork on May 14th.  Current P2pool source: https://github.com/chaeplin/p2pool-drk  Patch information: Source code can be found here:
http://www.github.com/darkcoinproject/darkcoin-stratum
Patched code information can be found here:
https://github.com/darkcoinproject/darkcoin-stratum/blob/master/stratum-masternode-changes.txt

There is 300DRK and US$100 in bounty so far.

Darkcoin Wants YOU!

Why get involved?

I know I sound like a cheerleader, and admittedly I am a DarkCoin cheerleader, but there are some amazing opportunities that will open up with Darkcoin by virtue of it's structure when DarkSend is completed.  Many side projects will begin and our fearless leader, Evan Duffield, may or may not be interested in continuing with them.  Either way, there will be a need for programmers to take the foundation of Darkcoin and DarkSend to new heights.

What am I talking about?

Well, if you are new to Darkcoin, please let me enlighten you to some of it's unique features!  Like a normal coin, Darkcoin is mined.  But Darkcoin also has a new technology that privatizes transactions so that, although transactions must be recorded to the blockchain, the information will be mixed such that nobody will be able to conclude who paid whom.  This is done via simple mixing using the concept of coinjoin by G. Maxwell ( https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=279249.0 ) Only it's done with several levels, and a new spin which protects the mixing from interference.  This is slightly complex (though no more complex than it needs to be)  So I will not be covering this information here.  However, the ever-evolving whitepaper is available here: https://darkcointalk.org/threads/darkcoin-official-whitepapers-documents.157/ , and will undoubtedly be updated before DarkSend is completed.

This system requires the use of what is called Masternodes.  These Masternodes are doing the work for DarkSend.  They mix the coins off the block chain and as in Las Vegas, what happens there, stays there  ;)  There are several mixings that occure to ensure no one Masternode can know all the information, including originating ip addresses, etc...

Because of this new Masternode system, which runs in a full wallet, there are all kinds of opportunities for amazing things.  Masternodes are required to run a full node with a full blockchain.  There will be thousands of Masternodes, and they will be compensated for their work via 10% of the mining rewards.  Darkcoin calls this Proof of Service.  Always online, it occurred to many that we can use them for other work as well!  

Imagine this:

Masternodes are decentralized, what if they served up the Blockchain for lightweight wallets.  Nobody would have to download clunky blockchains.  Your Darkcoin wallet on your desktop could be as light as an android wallet, without losing any decentralized networking.

Masternodes could relay messages in a private secure way as well.  

Now lets really get wild!  How about something like DarkMarket?  The Masternodes could hold websites and the payment system for an auction system or etsy like system (just sales)  DarkMarket was a proof of concept recently created for a 48 hour coding project.  I think I have the name right, please correct me if I'm wrong  ;D


I'm also putting a call out to all of you who enjoy programming, are great writers, are economists or crypto-coin enthusiasts in general and would like to become part of this great team of an exciting coin.  Come check out our community!  

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=421615.new#new

And

https://darkcointalk.org/categories/darkcoin.1/

Be a part of what will be THE most exciting coin of the decade!

LOL, cute :)

+1 support for Darkcoin. Any serious programer could make a small fortune on that bounty right now.

DarkCoin aims to be the first privacy-centric cryptographic currency with fully encrypted transactions and anonymous block transactions.  

Bounty has just been upped to 500 DRK and $100 USD

 DO NOT POST SESC LINKS

I am adding an additional 200 DRK to this bounty.  So it is now 500 DRK.

*edit* Beaten :)

Still, a very helpful bump!  Thank you for that!

Almost 1000$ bounty!!! Come on, who's got the skills?

Why not just employ a dev that has extensive coding experience that would be able to do this?

Dev is busy with Darksend.

Correct. If developers are working on patching p2pool, they are not working on darksend.

I can't help here, but have you checked out the guy who made it for Quark?
I'm sure he could do it, maybe you try to contact him

https://github.com/Neisklar/p2pool-quarkcoin

bump

subscribing :-)

btw link to the bounty is https://www.bountysource.com/issues/1968397-patch-p2pool-subsidy-for-masternode-payments

that is link to cash bounty

dark bounties are here -

https://darkcointalk.org/threads/developement-work-for-p2pool-and-nomp-stratum-patch.360/

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=421615.msg6603909#msg6603909

Obviously, there is a lot of support for P2pool bounties, we really need someone to help us out!  We don't want to lose P2pool for any length of time (though I know Evan will eventually get around to it)  It'd be great if we could get some help??