I need to look into getting my own mining gear because SFR, among some others, are some coins i would love to throw a bit of hash for a while. Renting doesn't work too well for this but it's probably about time i get a scrypt rig or something

I'm right there with you, it'd be really easy for Rosh for post a quick update and it would definitely do a lot to further instill some confidence. I have no idea why he hasn't/can't post updates as frequently (or at all really) as he previously did. I'm optimistically waiting along side you, but Rosh if you're reading this, a lot of us would really appreciate any update even one sentence long 

Also is there still a working rich list? I know SKU posted an block explorer link but i haven't seen any rich list link in a bit. I'm definitely creeping up there too and even though i can't mine, i'm still trying to do my part:



 PS. Bring on da dumps cause i ain't takin them down

You're doing more than your fair share kid_brook and I don't think any of us have the right to ask any more from you either. I'm personally very appreciative for all that you've done and hope you don't lose complete faith in SFR.




As some know/could guess i'd probably fall under, the "loyal follower" category, and I'm okay with that. I've already stuck it out this long and honestly not much has changed for me over the past couple months. The logic I convinced myself of, once Rosh started to become a little more distanced and started missing deadlines, still holds.

Everyone who is still here, or has been here for a while, has stayed here for a some reason or another. The entire community was given every reason to lose faith in Rosh and SFR but for some reason a decently-sized group are still hanging on to a little bit of hope that Rosh will return, and as soon as he does, the project can begin right where it left off. Yes, some of these people may be bagholders only looking for the right price to exit, but there are others who saw and believe in the work Rosh was doing. It's why many of us got involved with SFR in the beginning and are still here today.

Something i always loved about SFR was our community. (Side note: I can't think of any dead coins with active communities) but crypto currencies typically gain their strength through decentralization (baring a few exceptions like ripple) and an active, diverse, and large community only aids in this endeavor.

I'm not going anywhere and will continue to post and contribute whenever I have time.

PS: Sku - thanks for posting that updated mining guide, definitely super helpful!! Tip: For those looking to get more involved with SFR, you can try mining some coins!

I think seeing cryptsy add Goat would be nice. Especially too, considering Goat's low historic exchange volume, if we get added to cryptsy we won't have to worry about getting delisted because of low volume, because they rarely do that.

Just my two cents But obviously besides that, Bittrex, Poloneix, or Shapeshift would be nice.

Not that I know of. I believe this was the last updated list of working pools:

More promising or less promising than a month ago? 

Shaboom - https://twitter.com/wgarrettdavis/status/619641684020695040

I'm not sure how often Crypsty selects voted coins either. Looks like POP is about 7000 votes above the next two coins on the list. So hopefully crypsty adds POP soon

Big Vern if youre listening, id appreciate if you'd add POP to crypsty please, it's been number 1 on the voting list for a while and its much deserved. Thanks 

Still works for me friend

https://bittrex.com/Market/Index?MarketName=BTC-SFR


Edit: Just tested with a buy on bittrex so def not removed.

I believe SFR is on the "verified developers" list for Bittrex and if i recall i thought someone mentioned, if a coin is on this list, they are exempt from delisting but I'm not exactly sure. I've personally already moved the SFR i keep on exchange from Bittrex to Crypsty, as Cryptsy has a SFR/BTC pairing and is not threatening to delist, but that's just my personal preference

That's awesome and great to hear!! I'll make sure to keep up the voting then

Hey there friend 

So back some months ago when the idea of Cryptoxindia (or CryptexWorld) was first introduced we only began brainstorming ideas on how to directly benefit SFR holders. This was around the same time where we began talking about SFR Elite as well, both of which could be easily linked and mutually beneficial. At that time, nothing was decided or written in stone, but ideas such as 0% fees for SFR holders, percentage of stake or fees from the exchange for SFR holders, etc. I'm not sure if Roshan has continued to think down this line or if he has some other idea(s) in mind but thats just where the community discussion left off.

I'm sure Rosh has a very thought out plan of his own, but i don't see how it could hurt for the community to continue toss around ideas so feel free to share if you have any

Woohooo and Kid_Brook to the rescue 

Does anyone have any working nodes?

Sweet!! I love the logo choices, I think they look great!! Great job Crush you definitely deserve it

That's great to hear, thanks for the update Rosh. Your loyal following of SFR'ers have been patiently awaiting any update or ANN so i'm sure were all happy to hear from you and to read your post. That's really exciting to hear about cryptexworld and im looking forward to hearing more about it.

So I understand the premine is to be used as an incentive for partnerships with parking companies and I'm cool with that, but are there any plans to target incentives geared towards the end user?

I'm not sure if you're familiar with the navigation app Waze, but they've always had this social aspect of their app for their end users that gives them achievements for specific things  like miles driven in a day, incidents reported, etc. So users can use Waze for the intended use case of turn-by-turn navigation with crowd-sourced data, while at the same time also complete against their friends and other Waze users for a higher ranking.

I was just thinking it might be useful to think about implementing something like this for PKB. Even if it's not a fully developed feature when presenting to parking companies, I'm sure just presenting the idea in a white paper would be of interest to them. Maybe even implementing messaging in the app, so PKB users can send messages to each other on the blockchain might be interesting.

Just spit balling some ideas  

LOL

I first saw that yesterday and read it the exact same way 

But I totally didn't realize it though until just now when i saw your post hahahaha

Greetings all!

I'm not sure if this is the right/best place to post this but I would love to get others' opinions. I was having a discussion with someone regarding applying blockchain technologies towards growing efforts to promote accountability and transparency among our elected officials, of which my original post is the paragraph below. I provided a follow-up response after their initial question (which is bolded and italicized). Everything I wrote is simply an idea based on my own opinions and assumptions, but I believe that some people in the US would be interested in a such a project. Hopefully it's not too lengthy, but feel free to give it a read, ask any questions, and let me know what you think

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I believe one of the bigger issues with California elected officials, as well as other federal and state elected officials, has to do with their accountability and transparency. It is a common feeling amongst young adults, which is the demographic i fall into, that the government is something that we have no say in or influence towards policies passed. It'd be hard pressed to provide an example to show otherwise. Our version of democracy, primarily designed by John Madison and others in the "Federalist Papers" describe a representational government, in which the American People elect officials who will represent their best interests in Washington. It is assumed with this process that a certain level of transparency and accountability must by evident between the elected official and their constituents. However, many of these elected officials fall prey to the current environment, and while many may have good intentions to follow through on what they promised to provide/support, overtime they primarily either become victim to larger party plays or pressure from financial donors. My idea is simple in nature, as the technology already exists, however the application and acceptance is what remains the biggest challenge. My idea is to develop a decentralized ledger, based on existing blockchain technologies that will increase transparency and accountability between elected officials and their constituents. It would essentially be a ledger tracking the positions, policies, and legislative voting history of each candidate and current elected official. This will allow the American electorate to become more educated and able to make better decisions on who they elect. The ledger will be bipartisan in nature and allow for unbiased information to reach the American public. An informed electorate is an essential part of representational democracy. It will also provide a platform where elected officials will be held responsible for the promises made to their constituents.

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As you stated, the biggest problem is application and acceptance. Who's acceptance are you seeking? You will have a difficult time with the Representatives. Do you have any ideas?


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I'd be more than happy clarifying what I believe the biggest obstacles for my idea to succeed. I agree that seeking acceptance by these elected officials would be next to impossible, without at least some pressure from the general public. If elected officials were willing to adopt a solution similar to the one I discussed, then we wouldn't be in the situation we are in now.

I rather meant acceptance or usage by the American public. All decentralized applications rely heavily on the strength of the network of which it is comprised, because without support from a central institution or organization, a strong network is essential in order to be less susceptible from attacks or from being manipulated.

Simply from a technological standpoint, in order for this ledger to exist and serve it's original purpose, the network would need to consist of an extensive community of miners to verify entries on the ledger, as well as the commitment from individuals who pledge to connect their computers as nodes for the network. However, this is more of a Bitcoin issue than one specific to my idea.

Building the ledger on top of the bitcoin blockchain would make the ledger susceptible to all the risk and issues currently faced by bitcoin. While the alternative of creating a new separate alternative blockchain, separate from the bitcoin blockchain, would allow us to fix upon some of the issues currently existing within bitcoin's protocol as wells edit specifications of the code to tailor our needs. But the issues of network strength and security, are much more prevalent in alternative blockchains, as most of these new networks lack the miners needed to keep the network stable.

There are technologies, specifically referring to BlockStream's "Side Chains" concept, that are currently in development and will actually allow the best of both worlds. It would allow us to take advantage of strength of bitcoin's network, while still creating a separate network and blockchain, tied to bitcoin's network that would allow us to still edit the bitcoin codebase to better fit our needs. Further information on BlockStream's "Side Chains" can be found here http://www.blockstream.com/sidechains.pdf.

In addition to technological acceptance, there needs to be a certain level of usage by the American public for the idea to succeed. Just as network strength is important from a technological standpoint, the strength of the information and dissemination (or sharing) network is equally as important. Even if the technology is sound, if the information being captured on the ledger is not being widely accessed or shared by a large portion of the American people, the idea as a whole would fail. Centralized ledgers, or any centralized information hub, have the benefit of being able to disseminate the information in a “top-down” fashion, essentially pushing which/whatever information they deem important to the public. Social media would be an example of a technological centralized ledger or information hub with a decentralized dissemination method. A social media platform could have great technology, but if no one is using it, then the information being shared on the network is pointless. Both my idea and social media platforms require a similar sort of acceptance by the American people. Meaning while information always has some degree of value, under examples in which the dissemination of the information is decentralized, it is more important than ever for the information to be accessed by a large enough population as possible. Even though the decentralized ledger would always be accessible to the public and contain the same information, if people are not accessing the information, then the information becomes useless.

In sum the acceptance of, or the larger the network of people accessing, using, and inevitably sharing the information to others provides the ledger with the only opportunity to truly live up to its intentions.

Sent as well