Coinmarketcap should probably switch to using poloniex for the NMC quote.

Thank you for the kind words and picture. 24kt is the only way to go. 

What if his head was frozen in a box somewhere?

There are a few reasons why a multiple to spot markup wouldn't really be possible with a platinum binary round vs gold binary round.  For example, the designs of the gold and silver are nearly identical.  I even had the binary spell out Golden to match the characters in Silver so that it would be a simple design edit.  Platinum would require a larger redesign.  I also have 1 of the dies on my binary rounds that can be reused, so the 2018 rounds only required 1 of the dies to be edited/crafted.  A platinum version would need 2 entirely new dies, with both requiring a redesign.  Then there is the cost of blanks, which can actually be higher than gold blanks due to their rarity (not sure if this is true for a 1oz blank, but it certainly is for the size I'm having made for my upcoming round).  Finally, the minimum minting costs would apply equally to platinum/gold and not be based on spot price.

I hope that explains why I wouldn't be able to offer a platinum round for $1,360 without taking significant risk and hoping the exchange rate went my way.  Maybe if I took pre-orders I could get the price down below the $1,600 I suspect I'd have to charge, but this would be more about pleasing customers than anything else, so there would have to be demand for it.

The spot to value argument has been hashed out a number of times on this forum over the years.  Let's not rehash this here with personal insults.  BP is free to charge whatever he wants and his coins seem to have sold quite well so congrats to him.

I respect that opinion.  While I've strived to keep the binary rounds as affordable as possible, my upcoming platinum rounds put no emphasis on affordability whatsoever and have nothing to do with the binary rounds (so a bit off topic).  I actually had to pay for tooling so that Sunshine Minting could produce the blanks (first mentioned on the forum here back in March) in the needed size which was not cheap by any stretch of the imagination.  It was my intent to make the greatest physical crypto coin ever produced.  Costs did not play a role, and price was not considered.

If there were 5+ interested buyers in a platinum binary round, I could look into how much it would cost to have new designs made and the coins minted.  Left to myself though, I doubt I will pursue it at this time.

Fixed it for you.  

My platinum rounds have already been minted and will involve no pre-orders.  I announced them privately to interested parties a long time ago and have been teasing them in my Slack group for months now.  I'll post pictures soon, but honestly I hadn't planned to make the public forum announcement yet, as I still have a couple things ahead of it on my todo list.  Just wanted to clear that up for historical significance.  They will also be extremely limited and out of the price range of most, so there isn't much sense in actively promoting it.

Thanks for the kind words. While I do plan to be the first person to release a platinum physical crypto coin, I currently have no plans for doing one in this series. If there were enough interest to warrant the expenses involved, it would be something I’d consider in the future.

Any guidance on what you’re looking for?

I’m sure the bubble popping had a major effect on Bitcoin activity. The addition of merit also likely reduced the number of unwanted visits.

Updated to reflect that the Bitcoin silver mirrored rounds are no longer in stock.  Grab the gold highlighted and plated rounds while supplies last!

Dude...  You are obsessed with trying to get my attention.  Look at how much time you've spent over the last week mentioning me.  Get a life.  Please.

This functionality was likely removed to prevent a security liability.

I assumed my APW3's were the same as my ATX's with an exhaust fan.  Apparently I've never actually felt to see if they were intake fans. 

While I do think it's only a matter of time before some sort of forum token makes an appearance, the idea of it being on the Ethereum blockchain is a bit humorous.

You should probably change any passwords you've typed in recently as well (once you have a virus free browser working).

Nothing wrong with putting yourself out there.  I would suggest to the OP that if he wants to be an escrow agent, he needs to establish his account as being trustworthy first.  Maybe involve yourself in the community with your own projects so you have some "skin in the game" as they say.  If your account was valuable, and your reputation important to you, others might begin trusting you with their funds knowing that you have more to lose from pulling a scam then you have to gain.

Tempting indeed.  I think I'll wait to see how Bitmain responds before making a decision.

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