Any news? It would be cool to know whether artos is alive or not 
He should have a twitter account or something..

A) sorry, not sure why I thought you posted comparisons to DGC.

B) regardless which coin you prefer or call superior, the same argument stands and actually, DGC is one of the better coins out there but it fails and is inferior to IXC for reasons I have already mentioned.

Merged mining isn't that easy.  Other coins have tried and failed miserably.  For example:  i0Coin was a clone of iXcoin yet it did not respond well to merge mining and as a result it died 3 times.

And it would take some time to build up to a 7 PETA hash network and it would take a lot longer to fine tune the code to ensure stability as most coins would fork or die when adding massive hashes all at once.

So why would you as an investor or say a banker risk big money on a maybe when you have a 3 year old coin doing it perfectly with a fully intact blockchain and with a coin that has never died and has stood the hardest test of all:  the test of time.  Cause even the great Namecoin unexpectedly failed that test when it died late last year.

So iXcoin is quickly becoming one of a kind, the only one of its kind, standing [alone] against bitcoin with all the benefits but none of the stigma and no bureaucracy.

Just like Bitcoin, once the mining is over miners will get paid transaction fees.  But also there's a Blackdoor out.  If that's not enough it would be easy to add some small additional coins which miners can mine.

Finally, the 10 minutes, as Friction pointed out above, is perfect but if 1 minute were a better idea it would also be an easy fix with a code update.

So all of your issues with IXC are easily fixable if they were really a problem but what's not fixable with 99% of the coins out there, including your favorite coin, is the weak, inferior and insecure network which guarantees that nobody will ever adopt that coin on any massive scale.  

And that's a problem which cannot be easily fixed with a code update.

I recommend you buy some IXC and hold, cause time is running out.

You're saying better technologies should and do win and take over.  Then you go on to say technologies or coins like DGC are better than IXC.

lol, to that I have to laugh.  Try putting a couple Tera Hash on DGC at one time to see how many times it forks and dies.  Try doing that with 99% of the supposed superior alts out there.

Secondly, you do know this Crypto technology is all about security and securing the blockchain, right?  That is the number 1 goal for this new technology cause without high security all your wealth is worthless.

That said, do you really think DGC or any other New CrapCoin which has come out in the last 6 months, like DGC, is anywhere even close to IXC?

Thirdly, speaking of better technology:  how long and how hard has DGC been tested?  Oh, 6 months?  And how many times has it seen being hit with massive Tera Hash [let alone PH] of mining power and not cave in, fork or die?

lol, so basically DGC and 99% of these supposed superior coins have never been tested, not by time and not by any real hash power so then not only are they inferior technology to ixCoin but they're also a massive risk since nobody knows what will happen 2 years from now or if these CrapCoins will ever even be secure enough to be able to be used on any global scale.

So you're right, the better technology will and should win and take over but you obviously haven't done any research if you fail to see you've invested in the most unproven, immature and weakest of technologies.

As for the religious observations:  are they not there in plain sight?  Perhaps you like to ignore obvious things like Network Security, mature proven technology, scalable networks and other crucial aspects of this new industry but I for one look at everything, no matter how small and I take it all into consideration.

Good luck with DGC and its community.  Maybe when it forks or dies or fails to secure your life savings you all can get together with a community organizer and continue lying to each other why your inferior technology is not defunct.

BTW, 3 months ago when DGC was at half of 1 penny I gave it my professional upgrade with a $1-$3 price target and I said it would happen in 2014.  I was called crazy but even though DGC is inferior to IXC I still expect it to hit my target this year and it already did hit $.74.  

But I'm not interested in $3, nor am I interested in just $1 million.  What I'm after is much much more on various levels and to get that one has to find the next global currency and from what I see, iXcoin is hands down the best alt coin for the job.  And the best part is that I will be a hero or a fool in a matter of 2-3 months.  Please do come back then regardless if I'm right or wrong.

Godspeed!

So stablecoin is version 1.4 now right? Not 1.5?

Good assessment, that seems the logical next step as ppl need to at the very least cover the cost of running a node and this would also be an incentive  to do so.

The difficulty readjusts correctly after that  block because as you might have noticed the diff algorithm is currently "broken"

Hello All,

I am fairly new to Crypto in general and SBC was the first coin that really stuck out to me. Mainly because I feel it is not over-inflated, it has a feature in the mixing service that has a lot of promise for the long-term trade, and it is not completely over-hyped or being pump and dumped by multi's.

The biggest issues I see in regards to the future of the currency and it's ability to gain market share are as follows:

1. The mixing service needs to show progress and Artos needs to offer consistent updates on it's status and keep active in the community. This will keep interest high and people looking forward to it's release. This also helps people feel as though the release is imminent and not a potshot as to whether or not it ever happens.

2. Artos himself is either a liability or the greatest strength of the currency. We know that the BTC source is fine and we know that the mixing service in theory sounds great, but Artos already abandoned the community once with no explanation and the mixing service atm is just a pipe dream for most involved. Anoncoin is theorizing a similar type system, is more stable, and seems to have more backing. Artos needs to be more active, more accessible, and more consistent in talking to the community through twitter, a blog, whatever the means may be. This will serve to ease the minds of those who are skeptical and keep them from jumping to Anoncoin which has the appearance of more stability.

3. The recent difficulty issues, the fork, the (in my mind) terrible communication during the process and tying that with what has happened with Artos in the past seems to be a deterrent for many. The talk is that he is shifty and possibly unreliable. This creates a lack of interest in even getting involved with the currency when other options exist.

These are just my 2 cents and the things I processed in my own head when deciding what currency to get involved with. Ultimately for me, I feel as though Artos is a normal guy with a life that gets in the way just like the rest of us, but I feel like he believes in and will support SBC as best as he humanly can. After reading through his posts and whatnot I feel confident that I can trust him. That being said, I also feel like SBC needs some kind of PR department or person to formulate public correspondence to make sure that it comes off better and more consistently (in an official capacity). Communication is the key to the success of any crypto.

Most importantly, from what I gather, we are waiting to hit 317,000 to fix the difficulty scaling correct? This to me is a good point at which we should start pushing for more frequent updates. Even if it is just thoughts, ideas, or statistics about SBC in relation to other coins, updates are useful. Start talking about hash rate goals, getting additional pools, or whatever, even offer rewards if we must, to help create additional interest.

Bottom line, I think StableCoin is a good long-term bet and I think anyone serious about crypto who reads into it and understands the mixing service will feel like its a bet worth taking. That is the strongest feature or interest building asset. I think right now, Artos and the history of StableCoin, along with the lack of official communication, updates, and the status of that service is the biggest detriment.

Just some thoughts. Thanks for reading.

- DC

The above statement in the OP should actually be worded:


The benefits of this type of system over a traditional mixing service are clear. All possible attack vectors other than the master node being dishonest have been eliminated. Under this system, one must only trust the master node to act honestly, which is required of any centralized system.

"Hazard is correct. Mixing systems require a trusted entity to function. There is no possible way for a client to figure out receiving addresses, while still having them remain anonymous. The protocol we are developing aims to move some of the functions of a mixing system onto the block chain. This addresses several concerns that face mixing services, a few of which were outlined in the original post. The protocol will be in the public domain, of course. People will be able to set up their own mixing services. So it is incorrect to say that it is centralized and that I control it. The protocol can be adapted for many different types of applications. For example, it can easily be adapted for use in anonymous P2P messaging/broadcasting system. We're currently investigating all these different uses for it."

Can someone update the Mac wallet please? Or fix the code so it's compatible with QT Creator 5.x so that I can build it from github?

Thanks

U

I just bought 12k SBC on cryptsy while the withdrawal/deposits were down two days ago. Are those ok?