Yeah it looks like they just disappeared and gone underground, but I think they are still working on making serious changes and introducing new privacy features with exchange and other improvements. They told me that they will implement automatic payments for daily rewards. I have no idea about other updates.
In isolation, if you look at the bigger picture their email support does not seem to be to a high level and an explanation is needed about the 12% APR for anonymity mining therefore apart from these two issues there do not seem to be any complaints and that is a good sign. Indeed, there were no other complaints so far about them, excepting the mining rewards and the lack of support... At same time, I don't know if the problem with the daily rewards is a systemic one (meaning if I did not get the rewards in a specific day then all 566 depositors also did not get their rewards or a random one (meaning that only a few random users out of all 566 depositors did not get their rewards in a specific day). If the problem is systemic then it's a bigger one. Imagine that all those 566 depositors would be supposed to receive 2000 sats in a day. If the problem affects them all, then this is a missing payment of 2000 sats x 566 users = 0.0132 BTC, which is a serious amount. Now if such problem occurs 10 times in a month, the mount goes up to 0.132 BTC. And so on. Obviously, we can't know what amounts in daily rewards are supposed to be paid to the depositors, but I just gave an example. |
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I have another update for this thread, as Learn Bitcoin reserved the Bengali translation for all the the remaining available topics Oo This is incredible, Learn Bitcoin, and I thank you very much for all your work! With this occasion, Bengali becomes the sixth language where all my topics are translated or reserved (after German, Polish, Filipino, Pidgin and French). All I can say is "Wow"! |
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These are the kind of services we need here and I still wonder where the hell younwere hiding when I needed you the most Well, first of all, I only started this service in December 2022. I don't know when you wanted to make that deal but maybe my service was not active at that moment. Other than that, if you would simply search on Google for "BitcoinTalk escrow" you will find plenty of results (some are accurate and some are not accurate at all). In any case, currently, the only accurate and updated topic containing the active escrows is the one created nu shasan: Few Trusted Escrow Providers. I recommend you to bookmark this link and keep it safe to have it at hand next time you'll need an escrow  |
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And, speaking of that, I was wondering if 1miau could add these translations to the OP? Adding in my German local board version, do you mean? No, I meant to add to this thread a list of existent translations. Something like this: 
Perhaps help is necessary but after my report from yesterday got overturned, I'm less optimistic. I've reported an ANN translation to be moved in our dedicated sub-board for this (Project Development (Projektentwicklung)) and the ANN topic also was (correctly) moved there by the mod at first, but then, the translator (Cricktor) complained why his ANN translation got moved to the other ANN translations and mole0815 moved it back to the prominent German front page. And Cricktor told mole0815 to move it back because it would be more visible on the front page. [...] This won't end in a total mess, won't it?  True. The rules should be always followed and, if there is a dedicated sub-board for a specific kind of topics then that should be used. What would happen if we'd see topics like these in Meta, moved there for better visibility? Oo
Perhaps the German board could use someone like 1miau, pretty heavy-handed I suppose. If that would be debated I would always support 1miau! |
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This is a good and valid workaround, yet since there is no rule against multiple voting, this may still happen. Let's hope though that a "gentlemen's agreeemnt" will make this not happen...
Edit: after a discussion with OP, I will be the one holding the additional funds as escrow. Let's hope that more users will be willing now to add additional funds to this contest |
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.Please make another post and include only 3 managers in third question. As far as I understand, this is not possible, is it? His post is already disqualified as it is not eligible. No editing of posts is allowed At same time there is no rule forbidding multiple votes so we have a contradiction here. |
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fillippone is on the verge on filling another record on the forum: the user which lasted the shortest time inside a signature campaign  Prolly this will fit in the next quiz organized for the next edition of BCA  |
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Avem concurs nou! [FREE RAFFLE]⚔️ Game of Thrones ⚔️ Campaign Manager Challenge ⚔️ Round 1https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5462583Se pot castiga urmatoarele: 50$ in BTC. Organizator: notblox1Poate participa oricine, daca este utilizator activ, daca nu posteaza doar in sectiunea Games and rounds si daca nu este manager de campanie. Participantii trebuie sa voteze (1) managerul de campanie care ofera cele mai mari plati, (2) numele campaniei cu cele mai mari plati per post, per saptamana si numarul de postari saptamanale, (3) primii 3 manageri de campanie care ofera cele mai mari plati. Cine voteaza cu "Yes" poate adauga o suma ca premiu si are sansa unui castig mai mare. Predictiile se pot face pana la data de 25 august. Participantii trebuie sa se inscrie folosind urmatorul formular: 1. Predict ONE Bitcointalk Campaign Manager with Highest Paying Campaign in bitcointalk forum.
2. Predict exact name of campaign, amount of money users will be paid per post, per week, and max number of posts per week.
3. Predict first three campaign managers in exact order of highest paying campaigns.
4. Post YES if you want to place additional bet and send more BTC for big reward fund. |
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1. icopress
2. MixTum, $6, $210 max, 35 max.
3. icopress, Carollzinha, Hhampuz
4. No
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The minimum amount of ledgers you would need to buy through the official ledger website is ~300 if I remember correctly.
I highly doubt that sorsis spent 100x 80 USD or so... It's 100. 300 minimum is for custom packaged ledgers. The one that I got was only with logo, no custom packaging. I just noticed now this topic. And I remember I saw a post once ago made by them, talking about these hardware wallets used by them during raffles. After some research I found the respective post, which was made on Arpil 11th, 2023: Let me clarify some details. To begin with, these custom wallets were not originally intended for ruffles or any other contests and events. These custom wallets were ordered in 2021 directly from the manufacturer to thank the employees for their hard work (quite a while has passed since then, and it is not surprising that the firmware is a little outdated). But we still had a few wallets left, until one of the forum users suggested some ideas where we can put them. However, I found another post made from their secondary account, stating something a little contradictory... Betnomi team, could you more personalize your gifts to Betnomi users, please.
On your gifts, Ledger wallets, if possible please consider to print usernames of winners from your contests. On each awarded and distributed Ledger wallets to contest winners, there are Ledger, Betnomi and username At the moment, the manufacturer does not provide customization options. Even if we wanted to implement this, we would have to buy a batch of new Ledgers, and ask one of our employees to drop everything and take over the entire process (including communication with users, communication with designers, communication with a laser engraving company and delivery , by itself). We are not opposed to this, but users should understand that we will be waiting for some kind of return. 🦊 So at some point in time, this personalisation of the products was possible, then it was not possible anymore... (or, maybe, it was not possible anymore in some conditions which they agreed on?). In any case, the source of the Ledgers should be now clear (based on their statement, at least): they bought them a while ago, for their employees so this is why they had a remaining stash which was offered through raffles or other contests.
In my case icopress gave the address to someone from betnomi and they sent the package. There was no real name of the sender on the label, just a nickname. I have the point of origin on my tracking, but it's only a post office location. I won 3 such Ledgers from Betnomi. In my case all 3 were shipped by minerjones. And all arrived in perfect condition. |
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I rented my signature starting August 9th.
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I don't know if Gazeta was referring to me, but I experienced the same kind of problems reported by Gazeta. Only with less emails back and forth from WW ( and also having a smaller stash over there). Thanks for your input, dear fillippone. I did not want to use names as I did not know if you (or others) would feel comfortable if I did it. However, it is useful that someone else joined this discussion and supported the issues I raised above and also in the past. At the moment, there are more than 550 users which keep their funds as deposits inside notes and I believe that some of them are also forum users. Perhaps someone else could also intervene and tell us if he received the payments correctly (meaning everyday and the correct amount) or not...? Or if he received other information through emails from WhirlWind...? The problem is not that big in my case, at least, as I do not have a huge amount stored. Perhaps I would have reacted differently if I stashed there 1-2-3-4-5 BTC. But, however, it is not normal what is happening. Someone should come with an explanation... At least it would be common sense to do that. |
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Multumim pentru informatii, UniJoin! Am actualizat topicul cu noile pictograme care, dupa parerea mea, arata foarte bine si dau o nota proaspata descrierii voastre. Totusi, aceste pictograme contin texte in engleza. Credeti ca puteti sa le actualizati cumva si pentru romana? Sau, de fapt, pentru toate limbile in care a fost tradus acest topic? Daca ati putea realiza aceasta modificare ar fi super!
Aditional, verificati cand aveti timp ultimul mesaj de la mine. Voi posta si articolele publicate pe blogul vostru, insa am nevoie de cateva informatii din partea voastra pentru a intelege exact ce doriti sa mai postez aici.
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After a while the problem resolved on my side as well and I can access again the Tor version of the website. Clearnet version is still down though. However, this is not my main problem. I also haven't seen whirlwindmoney member in forum since July (more than a month ago), and it would be nice to hear something from them about this issue. ^This is my main problem. Since I joined this anonymity mining campaign I never cashed out anything from my note. And, after first 2-3 weeks, when I admit that I did not check thoroughly everyday my balance for observing if I received or not the daily reward, after that I started doing it on a daily basis. However, I started doing it on a daily basis because I believe that during first weeks I did not always receive the daily reward. However, since I can not say that I checked properly, I am also not 100% sure about this. But after this while I checked my balance everyday, I wrote down the existing balance, I checked in the next day if my balance was bigger and with what amount and I also checked if that amount was correct. I noticed some irregularities since I started doing this. So first of all, I did not receive everyday the daily reward. In some cases -- but not always in the next day I got a double reward. Another curious problem was the fact that my reward was not always an amount slightly raising from a day to another. Let's say that today I was supposed to receive 1000 sats/day as a reward. If today I got 1000 sats then tomorrow it should be a greater reward, as the reward applies to the existent amount. However, it should not be a big difference. But during all this time since I kept the rewards under severe scrutiny I noticed that in a day I was getting a reward, in the next day I was getting a reward smaller with a few hundred sats, next day I was getting a reward greater with a few hundred sats, next day I got again the correct amount, then again a smaller one then again one a bit higher and so on.
On June 14th I wrote to Whirlwind and I kindly asked them to check in which days I did not receive the rewards between May 17th (the day I joined the anonymity campaign) and June 14th. They told me that they make manual payments and this is why some errors appear but they always resolve them -- so, in case the person in charge with the payments forgot to pay you today then tomorrow you will get a double payment. This was not always happening. They also told me that they will make this check for the rewards I received until then and they'll come back with a report. The report was not sent until current day. Excepting that, since that day I kept emailing them each time when the daily reward was not sent again. Their last reply to my emails was on June 25th. Since then I emailed them 5 more times, informing that the daily reward was not sent again but they never replied anymore. I also asked in some of these emails how much it's going to take until they'll come with that report. Since they never replied anymore, I also have no idea about that. In any case, this problem is not a singular. I know other forum users which also did not receive their daily rewards or which did not receive the right amounts. Right now, this is the second consecutive day when the daily reward is not sent. I guess that if WhirlWind wants to act in a professional manner, first of all they should be more present on the forum and also be supportive when customers ask for their help through emails... |
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I was wondering if we could add also this thread to the list of topics to be translated: Campaign to improve posting quality for local boardsAt least, those interested in contributing to the improvement of quality in their local boards can act by working on this topic. However, the translation should not be a literal one, but an adapted one. Meaning that the translators should add, eventually, some materials from their language inside the translation, present what should be improved, what should be avoided and so on. For this reason, such a translation is a complex one, as it represents, in fact, the creation of a different topic in the respective local board and the issues presented in the topic should match the issues from the respective local board. For example, when I and 1miau made translations of this topic in Romanian and German boards we mentioned the problems of "Romglish" and "Denglish", which are a monster killer of the mother language, by mixing English with Romanian and, respectively, with German. This is not natural and, in decades, it will only alter the language. So if anyone is interested, the following form should be filled: Since our campaign is dedicated to local boards, I would be happy if you can bring our campaign to your local board and add your own points, relevant for your local board. Important: Part of the task is to review our German and Romanian topics and create your own topic dedicated to your local board, not a translation of the Meta announcement. As a reference, your topic should be unique and customized for your local board. [...] You can already apply below by reserving your language, just submit a post: I would like to reserve my local language and post a translation in my local board
#Proof of JOIN
Language:
Bitcointalk Account: If anyone is curious how such translation should be like, feel free to take a look at existent translations: |
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Maybe I can start to set up an attempt to bring this topic to more local boards or as we have discussed recently, where I was planning to launch a topic, where people could link their recent posts and good ones would receive an additional chunk of Merit if the requirements are met. At least, Merit is meant that way: to reward quality posts. Then perhaps this also the right moment to remind to all users of this topic that they can show their involvement too by translating and adapting this topic in their local boards: Translations to local boardsSince our campaign is dedicated to local boards, I would be happy if you can bring our campaign to your local board and add your own points, relevant for your local board. Important: Part of the task is to review our German and Romanian topics and create your own topic dedicated to your local board, not a translation of the Meta announcement. As a reference, your topic should be unique and customized for your local board. [...] You can already apply below by reserving your language, just submit a post: I would like to reserve my local language and post a translation in my local board
#Proof of JOIN
Language:
Bitcointalk Account: The highlighted part is crucial, as in this case it is not needed a literal translation of this topic, but one adapted to the customs and idiom of each language. I will also make this suggestion to AOBT group and maybe we'll get some support from there as well. For those interested to see how such adapted topic looks like they can take a look at the existing translations: And, speaking of that, I was wondering if 1miau could add these translations to the OP?
Nowadays, many people only spend Merit for their fellow sigspammer friends, no matter if the post is really worth it. It's like " am I getting my fair share of Merit to join the next signature campaign?". People don't care about their posting quality, but still want enough Merit to be accepted in a campaign. This occured in our German local board, which is really a shame.  I am very sorry to hear how things are working inside German board. For sure, the situation does not look good. The mod from that section should act with a strong hand against spam -- or, in case the workload is too much for him, perhaps he can ask for some help...? |
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Maybe this text would determine all of us to try to use our languages more correctly... I hope so, dear GazetaBitcoin. Luckily, applying our native languages correctly is not very difficult, sometimes we just need to be aware of it. I think that a very important aspect is the fact that other people are also seeing a big problem in altering mother languages with English. Perhaps such people are everywhere in the world, talking about best ways to preserve their languages... Another important aspect is to have literate people among those trying to keep their languages safe. People with high education are needed -- linguists, academicians, that kind of people which are iconic figures in their countries and which may influence others to the right thing. So it's good to see that such movements are happening also in the rest of the world, outside this forum. Practically, with our campaign, we only got in line with linguists, teachers and other literate people which try together to preserve their languages and which vouch for correct use of the mother languages! |
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Obrigado bitmover por envolver esta causa e por partilhar a sabedoria de Tim May entre os falantes de lingua portuguesa! Este ensaio é uma ilustração maravilhosa do trabalho de Tim May, e é incrível como seus pensamentos, expressos há mais de 30 anos, agora fazem parte de nossa realidade.
A quem ainda não leu o manifesto, sugiro que o leia. É curto e contém tantos valores...
Tim May era um visionário e fazia parte do núcleo do movimento Cypherpunk. Graças ao seu trabalho, agora temos acesso a criptografia livre, comunicações privadas e Bitcoin. Satoshi foi, talvez, um dos últimos Cypherpunks. Os trabalhos deles o inspiraram e o ajudaram a desenvolver esta incrível invenção chamada Bitcoin.
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Hey SmartGold01! Thank you for your kind feedback. You are very welcome Apology if you don't like someone referring you as Sir or to any honorably names [...]
So I treat people with respect [...] I really appreciate all the respect you are having and the kind words. The issue is another one though. I don't know if you ever noticed this, but on this forum, usually, all the Newbies looking for merits, all the shit-posters and all the ones spamming the forum for reaching their campaign quota use the terms "Sir", "boss" etc. So having to deal with many of these I can tell you that no normal forum user likes these names. I understand, you want to respect everybody (and, of course to be respected back). However, a better approach is to call the name directly -- be it Gazeta or fillippone or anyone else. Your good intentions may be misunderstood... Does this make sense, after my explanation? And okay, I understand that you are a very respectful person but others may tend to see you as one of the categories I mentioned above if you'll keep using "Sir" or "boss" or "mister" everywhere. Just act normally, like you would be talking to some colleagues Keep a normal attitude. I hope this helps. |
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I don't want to derail your topic, but I have been interested in trying to do translations to Dutch (my native tongue is Dutch) but this local board is not active at all so I doubt it is really worth it. [...] My take: I didn't join an international forum to speak Dutch, we have local forums for that. Most Dutch people can read English anyway, which explains why the local board is more or less abandoned. I think translating topics to Dutch is a waste of time. If the respective local board is not active, perhaps you are both right about the (lack of) utility of translating these topics in your language. babygun, however, if you are passionate about translations or if you think that one of my topics would be useful to Dutch local board, you may give it a try. After all, you can see if the new topic would get some attention from Dutch forum users. From my perspective, I have nothing against this. But, of course, it's up to you. No pressure here. |
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