Are you currently a Montana CryptoCoiner?

Hello Everyone,

I am a former Army Ranger, and started collecting BTC about a year and a half ago.  I am very happy to be part of this movement even though I feel so out of touch with most of the people in this community because of my very noticeable lack of understanding and comprehension of the technology. 

I look back on my 10-year career in the U.S. Army, leading troops/teams in austere locations and it is hard to think I got it wrong back then, but I see the things you all are doing and how much you all are really changing the world and I wonder what I really achieved in that time that you all are doing every day.  Did it help me? Overall it did wonders for my perspective, drive, determination its true...But sometimes I look back and I wish I went into software design and development and especially cryptocurrency.  Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) I wish I was more nerd and less barrel chest.

Some things about me? I love to cook and eat food.  It is probably one of my favorite things to do is cook a good meal and feed friends and family.  Not for the praise, but because some of the best conversations can be held around a dinner table.  Some of the worst conversations also but I try to steer clear of inflammatory conversations. 

I also love to snowboard, practice mixed martial arts, and have had 4 amateur fights.   I know right?  I could easily be considered a meat-head jock although I don't think I fit that stereotype, it would seem a fair label based on the things I do in my spare time. 

I am writing this thread because I am hoping to meet some smart people here that can help me when it comes to things like:

How to find good programmers/developers for cryptocurrency?

How to know if an altcoin is worth it's salt (by way of it's development team of course but how to judge their ability)?

How to be more crypto and tech savy?  (I want to be a nerd, please help)

How to think like you all and where to go to learn from the best. 


Some of the questions I will be researching (and asking if they have not been asked before):


Distributed vs. Decentralized - What are the real definitions?  A Distributed system can be Centralized or Decentralized right? So why are the 1960 graphical representations defining them as separate things categories? 

Is Bitcoin really a currency or a store of value or both?  Why? 

Is BTC really the king?  Why or why not?

Lightning Network solution, is it really any different than the current system we have in place already with banks and intermediaries or is there something new here I am not seeing?

Ripple, we all hate it...Or do we? We do right?  What is the future landscape of centralized coins?  Is having all the power in the hands of miners or the few who stake coins the best way of doing business or just the current way of doing business? What about a trusted centralized authority in order to protect the integrity of the coin and products or services behind it?

PoW vs. PoS is there really not a better solution? Either way, it seems they both have faults?  What about Proof of Activity as a combo to both? Is that becoming a thing or is it just a pipe dream?

BTC Colored Coins...What are they and will they be the future of BTC? What about contending with ETH and its ERC20 tokens?

What is the real deal behind BCH and BTC? Searched a lot on this one and seems the evidence points at BCH as being the original but maybe that is just all of the hype and money behind it?

What is the best way to build a coin? Start from scratch or fork someone else's work? If you use their work how do you appropriately reward their work if your coin goes big league and theirs is still struggling?

Is it the best idea to have blockchains accessible to all or is permission chaining the future?



I encourage anyone reading this to please feel free to DM me if they want to chat.  I do happily send token BTC amounts to, especially helpful people.  Time is money and experts should be rewarded for their expertise.  Looking forward to meeting and chatting with you and hope to be providing helpful content in the future on this forum!

Have a good weekend!!!

ChefBoyardeez

Hello! Does anyone in here reside in Montana and have an interest in Blockchain or Crypto Currency?  Wondering if you all know of anyone in MONTANA that is meeting about these topics! Please post if you are in MONTANA and want to meetup in either Bozeman, Billings, or Missoula! Thank you!