Evening all. Good to see some serious discussion going on around here again. Elambert, Raizor, BTCat. Thanks for deciphering and contemplating my previous posts and throwing us some bone to chew on again, much appreciated I think it is, and will, prove to be a good move. Quite a lot to read through since I was last here so picked out a couple of things I've skimmed from the surface. First up, FundingI think funding is definately a priority for the community to address. Some may disagree as to why they should fund something that has given them little to no return to recent date on monies invested. I argue that why a development team should spend time on something that gives them no financial support on time invested, and this is what we should be also investing in. We are honoured to have a team that sticks by their beliefs and visions for CBX, and have not deserted this coin long ago as a lost cause. So I've come up with a simple donation plan proposal. In the past the CBX team have accepted donations solely in CBX. This is great as long as there is steadily increasing or stable and liquid value, as is sadly no longer the case at the moment. I think the dev team should ask to accept donations in bitcoin and maybe more liquid crypto-currencies. As an incentive to donate I recommend that any donations are to be split as follows, or something similar. 70% of the donation goes to the dev team. 20% goes on placing a support buy order on cryptsy at current level, 1 'CBXoshi'  above the first and not moved to create buy support. Any CBX accumulated to be stored for the same reasons as stated below. 10% to be used to buy directly into sell orders. Any CBX accumulated to be stored for giveaways, contests or even a quarterly draw to win the accumulated pot of CBX. Splitting donations up like this will support the team, price levels and buy support, giveaways and raffles. I can give a little in BTC when paid at the end of every month. If more could do the same this could add up to make a hugely significant difference. Jenna Jameson DollsI think the CBX core teams primary focus should be on the mass production and sale of Jenna Jameson Dolls for CBXXX. MarketplaceAwesome idea. This could start right here, right now. Do you want more CBX? Do you have an item or service you want to exchange for CBX? Post a description, picture and asking price. Let's get the marketplace rolling! Currency or Commodity?Commodity! Blockchain bloatI believe raising block times up to 10 mins between blocks would not be a problem whatsoever for CBX. Transactions are instant, and with a highly secure hybrid crypto like CBX, confirmation times are non important in theory. Raising the POW reward up to 10x accordingly would maybe attract more miners, even though inflation wouldn't be damaged, a higher reward always looks juicier.( What a strange word juicier is to look at don't u think, made me pull a face and think what the hell is that I've just wrote. Juicier, joooocier). All other technical stuff I will leave for more qualified people to comment on. Oh and I want to say a few words to those that only come here to read. I'm talking to you Mr and Mrs I've got nothing to say and no idea how to say it even if I did. Hello, how are you?  One week ago we had 9486 thread views, we now have 10198. The number of visitors against the number of posts doesn't add up. Please spend a minute or two to voice your opinions and say hello, your support is greatly needed! Killiz |
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Hey guys,
Couple things.
First, I have not heard back from cryptsy but have offered assistance with the 'wallet maintenance'.
Second, a new revamped client has recently been released and is a major step forward from the old client we were operating with for the first almost 2 years.
Third, development continues but takes time. As is BTCat's situation, we are all volunteers here and offer what we can of ourselves to work on the project because we believe in it and have invested in it. Next up on the TODO tech wise is merged mining. This will aid in better protecting the block chain and also draw in additional attention from miners. After that hard fork we will follow as soon as possible with another to release Crypto Bullion's own unique version of Proof-of-Stake for which the white paper is already written. In my opinion this is the best version of PoS out there but the proof is in the pudding.
I completely get what you mean regarding community silence and that is a growing problem sadly. We have worked to continue to maintain trust by working hard and providing a quality product but can't blame people for running to the next big windfall hope-urtinity. We will continue to develop along the planned promise that we outline in our announcements and I am still confident our goals will be achieved.
As far as communicating, much of our announcements go without response from the community. Occasionally we get a nice job but mostly if we hear something it relates to an issue (such as the Cryptsy withdrawal issue). For the most part it is BTCat, raizor and myself grinding this out everyday getting strength from each other. It is a rather thankless job, but that is okay - we believe in ourselves and our product and will stand by it and better it.
Any suggestions from the community are welcome but really just need people to get interested and care. Continued development brings that to the table but takes time. Investors also bring that to the table...
Thanks for taking the time to answer my questions, putting together the detailed update and voicing your opinions on the community situation elambert. Much appreciated. Getting attention and support from the community has certainly been a slog for CBX. With a crypto so promising fundamentaly, and a development team so dedicated, I've also felt the frustration when each achievement seems to fall on deaf ears. There has to be a problem somewhere that can be fixed, as to why readers don't take the time or effort to make repeated and quality posts. If people are looking for a long established, actively developed, fair and honest cryptocurrency then people are going to run into CBX. Why they pass by is a puzzle that needs solving. Feedback and regular discussion from readers creates a vibrancy within a thread, along with buoyancy on the altcoin section. Updates on development keep people interested. Most importantly, humour and idle chit chat between readers keep them coming back on a daily basis. I'm as much to blame as anyone else over the last year or so, for only coming to this thread to take a quick glance to see if there are any updates or new posts, then I'm gone. I then realised that this was probably what everyone else who has an interest in CBX was doing. How we get people talking again is anyone's guess, but I believe the use of this thread for less serious and less confidential communication, rather than just a posting point for info and updates would bring people closer to CBX again.
I think you have misunderstood. What I was trying to say was that there is so much discussion going on behind the scenes that it is easy to get caught up and forget about keeping the interest of readers, and potential investors.
If I had known you were so prickly, I wouldn't of pointed my finger at you as an example.
Killiz, I read again and don't think you meant it that personal, so my apology for the aggressive defense. Elambert has made many posts with his vision on future developments. Think of all the coins that have uncertain future and unproven devteams, I think we should be happy with a dedicated and consistant dev/manager who stayed on the ship since mid 2013. That alone is worth his weight in gold. I hope more people will start to appreciate that and join the club. No offence taken BTCat, I have a habit of posting in a not so clear way. I couldn't care more about any other crypto than I do for CBX, and if I was able, I would do all the hard work myself for sure. All I can do is buy and hold as I've been doing for getting on to 2 years, and throw a few words about now and again. Sometimes you may get hit by them, but they are never thrown with contempt. |
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Our most vocal supporters are invited into the core team, only to disappear into a void of obscurity, latest being BTCat.
What do you mean? Im on vacation for 2 weeks. If you have a complaint about it then go do some work yourself to fill up the space. Its a rather unfair comment, besides anything I do is voluntarily, not paid so its just free extra support. I think you have misunderstood. What I was trying to say was that there is so much discussion going on behind the scenes that it is easy to get caught up and forget about keeping the interest of readers, and potential investors. If I had known you were so prickly, I wouldn't of pointed my finger at you as an example. |
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Morning all. Just used bootstrap on a fresh download of the chain, (still had around 170k blocks to go using bootstrap) and all was complete in about 3 hours. Been having trouble getting synced myself, probably and largely due to the fact that my wallet hadn't been used since October last year, and partly because I'm impatient as hell. I have some CBX I want to get off Cryptsy but unable to withdraw as their wallet is in maintenance, and has been for some time. Was wondering elambert, if you could maybe shoot them an email and ask them to do a re-download of the blockchain so our purchased CBX are free to roam again  Thanks, Killiz P.S. If anyone needs any guidance on how to do a re-download of the blockchain or to use the bootstrap file let me know and I'll put up a step by step guide. Hello Killiz my friend! So nice to see you! Has been a while, miss you Regarding Cryptsy, this is the first I am hearing of an issue there. I will reach out right away and report back. Thanks! Thanks friend, hope all is well, always nice to be missed. Couple of questions. *How's things going with the development side of things, and is there any hint as to what the 'innovative' way to maximize blockchain security is, without giving too much away? *When is the client expected to be completed roughly? *Is there anything the community can do to help? i.e Banners, logos, suggestions, feedback, running around naked through the streets of their nearest city, with 'cryptobullion.io made me do it' written across their forehead in marker pen. Couple of suggestions. *Roll up the shutters, everybody is shopping next door and down the street. *Open core team discussion. Our most vocal supporters are invited into the core team, only to disappear into a void of obscurity, latest being BTCat. I've been there and know how hard the team works behind the scenes, and the ideas and enthusiasm that is thrown about. But people are walking by what seems to be a closed shop. Cut out emails and skypes and whatever else, where possible, and discuss on the forums and message boards as an open source development team, you could be missing out on important feedback, suggestions and attention. *Run naked through your nearest city with 'cryptobullion.io' written in marker pen across your forehead. Lets get this party started again! Such a good Crypto, such a good development team. It's time to rebuild a good community. Killiz |
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Hi! I have next problem during downloading blockchain. I tried do this on different PC's with win 8.1 and win 7. Same result.  Can somebody share archive with blockchain? Hello friend. You can get the blockchain bootstrap from the website http://cryptobullion.io/storage-use/Please let me know if this helps. I tried to use bootstrap file but got same error. PMing you for more detail. Issue resolved. FYI, the bootstrap file available on the website has been updated with the complete chain as of April 26th. Morning all. Just used bootstrap on a fresh download of the chain, (still had around 170k blocks to go using bootstrap) and all was complete in about 3 hours. Been having trouble getting synced myself, probably and largely due to the fact that my wallet hadn't been used since October last year, and partly because I'm impatient as hell. I have some CBX I want to get off Cryptsy but unable to withdraw as their wallet is in maintenance, and has been for some time. Was wondering elambert, if you could maybe shoot them an email and ask them to do a re-download of the blockchain so our purchased CBX are free to roam again Thanks, Killiz P.S. If anyone needs any guidance on how to do a re-download of the blockchain or to use the bootstrap file let me know and I'll put up a step by step guide. |
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Killiz!!! Thanks for the share. Great to see you my friend! Had some time away. Good to be back. Hats off to Raizor for the new client! Got some catching up to do and some staking. My CBX about 6 months cold :S |
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Happy New Year to all!
Happy belated new year! |
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Very nice Merry Christmas to all! Merry Christmas, everyone! |
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Thanks for the update and also for your time Raizor. Can't imagine it's something a Grandmother could do on her lap whilst peering over her spectacles at the tv. Much appreciated indeed.
Casino sounds great!
I would like to suggest that along with the CBX re-brand, maybe give CGB a rebirth and shed off the old skin, with a new [ANN] thread.
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Cool man, I saw some stuff about that a long time ago. I know they are along the same lines but I haven't given it an honest look in a while. Ill check that link today. There is another one called The Venus Project, which I think is more geared towards deployment of the resource based economy. I will have more time now since I quit my day job. Keep in touch! papersheepdog, Canada The guy who started the Venus Project is in the documentary. The meaning behind most of your pictures have a reference point also. I watched the first two docs years ago, only just went back to watch this one, its very interesting. Hope all goes well after deleting the wage btw PSD. Killiz, England |
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CGB is altcoin of the week on our blog. article will be published on sunday. blog.btcgermany.euAwesome! Thanks. |
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Thought provoking, PSD.
As with any form of art, it is not about what is seen, but more about what is taken from it.
Here is my take on each.
1) What we can give each other as a human being, is outweighed and thought more important by what we are increasingly pressurised to buy for each other and our children. The newest iPhone, the newest gaming console, a ladys watch which was advertised on TV, a bottle of aftershave on a billboard and so on. True love and understanding has been replaced and accepted by these materialistic acts. Daddy is worthless, only the things he has given me have any value.
2) Our local farmers, butchers, bakers and candlestick makers have all but vanished, the unlucky ones were unable to survive along side corporate markets. For the population to survive, we all must now work for the corporations to earn their money to feed, house and clothe ourselves. We are losing all our skills and becoming ever more reliant on the giants we despise so much. This hatred has overflowed into our own communities as our local economy has broken down and we rely less on our neighbours and the trade we had between them.
3) We are paid from a fund way down the pyramid scheme our governments call the economy. Already the cash you recieve in your wage has been borrowed, loaned and inflated numerous times, and your next wage countless times more. Eventually this unsustainable economy will become so unsteady it will collapse.
4) Decentralised currencies and the development of 3D printers could give us the ability to take back the reigns from banks and corporations. Control over our own finances and the ability to produce mostly anything you would need, without relying on it being mass produced and overpriced by large company's. We can eventually repair our broken world and fix the system.
5) We are taught what we are told must be taught to us. Each teaching is not for the benefit of ourselves and those around us, but for the benefit of the powers that be.
Technology is accelerating at such a great speed that the tv you bought last month is now half the price, and you could buy one twice as good in a months time. Either that or the word obsolete would become itself obsolete and eventually replaced by the word obselete.
Spot on Killiz! I later added some captions. You can check them out at http://cryptotown.org, but you got the idea  Thanks for the feedback! Ah just had a read through. Quite enjoyable viewing, keep it up and keep them coming. An image will stick in the mind, while words can be forgotten forever. |
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Thought provoking, PSD.
As with any form of art, it is not about what is seen, but more about what is taken from it.
Here is my take on each.
1) What we can give each other as a human being, is outweighed and thought more important by what we are increasingly pressurised to buy for each other and our children. The newest iPhone, the newest gaming console, a ladys watch which was advertised on TV, a bottle of aftershave on a billboard and so on. True love and understanding has been replaced and accepted by these materialistic acts. Daddy is worthless, only the things he has given me have any value.
2) Our local farmers, butchers, bakers and candlestick makers have all but vanished, the unlucky ones were unable to survive along side corporate markets. For the population to survive, we all must now work for the corporations to earn their money to feed, house and clothe ourselves. We are losing all our skills and becoming ever more reliant on the giants we despise so much. This hatred has overflowed into our own communities as our local economy has broken down and we rely less on our neighbours and the trade we had between them.
3) We are paid from a fund way down the pyramid scheme our governments call the economy. Already the cash you recieve in your wage has been borrowed, loaned and inflated numerous times, and your next wage countless times more. Eventually this unsustainable economy will become so unsteady it will collapse.
4) Decentralised currencies and the development of 3D printers could give us the ability to take back the reigns from banks and corporations. Control over our own finances and the ability to produce mostly anything you would need, without relying on it being mass produced and overpriced by large company's. We can eventually repair our broken world and fix the system.
5) We are taught what we are told must be taught to us. Each teaching is not for the benefit of ourselves and those around us, but for the benefit of the powers that be.
Technology is accelerating at such a great speed that the tv you bought last month is now half the price, and you could buy one twice as good in a months time. Either that or the word obsolete would become itself obsolete and eventually replaced by the word obselete.
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One big issue at the moment....Liquidity! Another big issue. Core team community involvement. Xorcist Redphlegm Artiface Larryhardcore Raizor! Where art thou? Bitcointalk may not need to be the centre of the cryptosphere for CB, but this is where we were born and our family resides here. So speak up core members! A few words now and again, maybe, just to let us know you are still there? The long awaited new client is going to be a great confidence boost for CB, and from what I know of it, it doesn't disappoint in all aspects.  Fear not. Exciting times are coming for CB nevertheless. Hey Killiz (et al)! Time to come out of the shadows a little, I agree. I don't spend a great deal of time posting here as a rule, but if you guys prefer to use this is a contact/discussion point, then I'm happy to do the same. I've spoken to a few of you guys already, but to those I haven't had the pleasure of talking to yet - 'hello' We're still busy with the new release and taking care of some housekeeping jobs in relation to the website and the block-explorer. Elambert has recently purchased a new VPS package, which we're also planning to use to host an additional CGB/CBX seed node. Lots of stuff up in the air at the moment, while we re-arrange things and get everything in order to compliment the new release, so please bear with us while we get this sorted. It also looks like Crypto Bullion (CBX) is the favourite name for the proposed CGB re-branding, which I'm personally very happy with. It's much more succinct and will make typing the daemon name easier too I'm sure some of you are curious as to who this 'raizor' guy is, so let's cover a little of my background. I'm Joe, 38 years old and from the UK. I'm a developer by trade and have spent the majority of my adult life in the IT industry, getting my feet wet with graphic design and web-development as a teenager before moving fulling into software development. I started my career in London, working in the advertising industry, heading up a team of developers. I got a little disillusioned with the commercial world and decided to return to study and gain a CS degree with a view to becoming a college and eventually university lecturer (following in my Father's footsteps). After gaining my degree, I was offered an interesting opportunity working commercially for a international company in the private sector. I stayed in this role for the best of 10 years, until the company was sold to a competitor and I decided it was time to thinking about leaving my Chief Architect role and spread my wings again, in a different field. I joined the cryptocurrency party a little late after finally reading Satoshi's Bitcoin whitepaper last year. This led to me devouring any technical information I could find on Bitcoin and related currencies and I've been in love with the idea of cryptocurrency ever since. The mooted potential of blockchain technology struck a real chord with me and I truly believe that it can provide a solution to some of the most pressing problems of our age. The dream of empowering individuals (both financially and otherwise) and clawing back some of the power that has become concentrated in the hands of large corporations and the existing financial institutions really resonates with my core beliefs. CGB was the first coin I invested in and I'd been following its progress closely for some time before approaching Elambert with a view to getting involved and taking CGB forward. My experience of the core CGB team had been very positive and it struck me as a coin with a lot of potential for the future. The ride so far has been very fun and I've met some great people, many of whom I'm sure will remain close friends for life. As you're aware, we're getting close to having the new release finished, which I must admit has taken a little longer than I'd like. This is primarily due to the sheer number of patches and new features we've been incorporating into this release to support coin control, multi-sig transactions and of course the plethora of fixes from the Bitcoin codebase to address transaction malleability and other issues. We're nearly there though In terms of the future, I would very much like to involve the community in taking CBX forward. A coin is nothing without a solid community and a solid development team. In these crazy pioneering days, scams are everywhere and most people end up with their toes scolded as they take their first tentative dip into the cryptocurrency waters. I would like CBX to stand tall and legitimate, and introduce some truly unique features and functionality in future. We have been discussing a number of exciting ideas, which we'll start to share once the current release is complete. It's my hope that we can decide together on the future path for CBX and create a unique and precious asset that helps empower people (whether they live in the city, the desert or on the moon). I'm also involved in something called the 'demoscene', which some of you may be familiar with. It's essentially a global creative movement, primarily focussed on realtime graphics. I very much enjoy 3D/OpenGL shader programming as a creative outlet, in addition to my love of crypto. I'm also a bit a fitness nut, and try and squeeze in a run or some martial arts whenever I can Feel free to ping me a message on here or on Reddit (I'm 'raizor' there too), if you need to get in touch or ask a question. If your question is likely to be a common one, please post it publicly if possible, so that others may also benefit from the answer. In terms of BlockNET, It's not something I've given any serious thought to for CGB. In my talks with others in the crypto-sphere, the jury seems to be still out on that one. Smart Contracts have got my attention though, and CIYAM looks very interesting in that regard. I have been in touch with with Ian Knowles (the CIYAM developer) briefly with a view to incorporating the automated transaction functionality of CIYAM for CBX in future. For the moment though, getting the current release finished and out in the wild remains our priority. I should probably point out that I see myself here for the long-haul too. My primary motivation is helping to lay the rail-road tracks in the crypto sphere and to ensure CBX continues to grow. I'm something of a hippy nerd at heart and my primary motivation has always been making the world a better place, as opposed to chasing riches. So, to the future and to Crypto Bullion! *raises glass* raizor Thanks for the introduction Raizor. Being deeply invested in 'CBX' 😊 it is extremely nerve settling to read about your background, your views on crypto's, and the ambition you have towards the future development of CB. This thread was once abuzz during CB's height of popularity, and I believe with the right communication between us all, this is the best place for people to be re-infected with the CB bug. Reddit is great but our subReddit never really took off as attention was focused on there and away from this thread. Open source software development, I think, would work best along side open community development. Although some aspects of development I understand must be kept under wraps, active community input on an ongoing task could be of great help, give crucial feedback on the idea and keep the community interested, as well as reassured. So the idea of getting the community involved again is great! I also 'raise a glass' to the future, and to CBX. Cheers! Killiz |
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Posted. Let's get a few more in guys! |
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Cryptogenic Bullion CGB. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=245086.0Released almost 18 months ago. POS/POW hybrid which after an accelerated fair distribution mining period of a year, CGB has settled at a baseline proof of work inflation of 0.5% a year. Proof of stake inflation adds only a maximum 1.5% inflation, with less than 1 millon CGB currently mined. Current price levels offer an insane return on investment, with development continuing, a loyal community and new client release on the horizon. |
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Ok... In the works Great! Nice and simple Crypto Bullion. XCB. Wouldn't mind it to happen. There's some good reasons to do it, easier to search on media too. |
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Ok... In the works Great! Nice and simple Crypto Bullion. XCB. |
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