People who went "all in" at 50 do care.

Agree. Cheap coins might be 'costlier' at one point.

Eh so it seems that the smartest thing to do now is somehow forget about clarkmoody and come back in 3 months.

Weekend of action: Buy Now for 45 BTC  .

Hmm , sorry but your story smells so fishy all the cats are going dizzy

first , it happend TODAY , great coin-cidence.
Second , you wwnt to the trouble of typing "to a South American country" instead of the actual country name
Third , I would like to know what country that is because the regulations you're talking about are also quite "interesting".

Also , what is he going to do with those bitcoins? eat them?

So how does he plan to spend it?    

But this will stop it from being used as a currency. It will be store of value, but not currency in a sense "pay for dinner" or "buy a coffee" currency. Of course you CAN buy a dinner in few obscure places that I do not know names of in LA paying with BTC, but that's not the point.

I appreciate BTC benefits. Being decentralised is fantastic. Having a paper wallet is mind blowing. Its compressing value into a QR code. This stuff is truly, truly amazing to me. But I cringe when I hear that BTC will become a widely adopted currency.

And it's failing at that. 

But he IS right in saying that bitcoin will never be used for microtransactions.

I'm not going to turn this into a Ripple discussion.  That wasn't my intention.  It's actually a brilliant system though, if you take the time to understand.  It's everything Bitcoin could have been and never will be.  That's MY view.

+1 on the Mac .dmg. I tried unsuccessfully to get this running from the source and using Homebrew the other day, but after an hour or so, gave up.

I'm aware you don't know what I'm "babbling" about, as it relates to Ripple, because you don't understand Ripple.  You're prejudiced against anything not Bitcoin, thus remain ignorant to what Ripple really is.  Truly, Ripple is not a Bitcoin competitor or replacement.  It could become that, but that is the choice of the people.  That is not what Ripple is for.  Ripple could actually make Bitcoin more accessible to more people and businesses, without more people or more business actually having to deal directly in Bitcoin.  It's a win, win for Bitcoin.  Sure beats begging businesses to accept Bitcoin in numerous forum threads.  

How your "debt" point is even relevant, I'm still trying to figure that out.

So you dont understand when, for example zefir paid a full batch of 782.1BTC, there didnt happen a confirmation of payment because freshly mined coins were included and at the end the order and the bitcoins are gone. No chance to contact avalon. You can do what you want you wont get an answer. And zefir tried everything. I myself mentioned him in my contact tries too often. Nothing happened. No empathy for zefir?
Or iam. If i would spend my own bitcoins ok, but i have the burden to have responsibility for other peoples money. Its a high pressure on the shoulders when you think a batch felt over. Its finally solved now but still there are questions regarding the chips that should be answered before they arrive at customs and before i get them because i have to buy the needed packaging for shipment and so on.
Fine... no support for the chips was stated... but i have read it of course that they wont answer things like "my miner doesnt work, can you help me" and such things. But no contact at all? Thats not what i awaited.
What i wonder the most... avalon most probably has massive money now. Whats the problem that keeps them from hiring a support person?

Guys, you realize there's every other subforums for this kind of discussion, right?

Let me explain why I feel hoarding is bad , and not because of this keynesian b*** which i don't give a crap about.

Worst case scenario
We have people accumulating bitcoins , people not using bitcoins , price skyrocketing because bitcoin is such a great idea, and there are fewer and fewer bitcoins (people are stashing them)  until , some moroon realizes

Why the f*** is a bitcoin so pricey when you can't do anything with it.

You know what happens next. And this won't be a bubble burst.It's going a total bearpocalypse.

I use a toilet for that... u know... toilet!!!!!!

I know pretty well I stirred a bitbee nest by saying that but don't forget.
Greed will destroy every dream no matter how beautifull it is  , and currently bitcoin is driven by greed.

Unlike many others on forum , I haven't put all my hopes of a wealthy future in bitcoins succes, and thus I can keep a cooler head than most people here.

Thanks for the quick update, much appreciated.

1. I'm sure you are extremely busy but IMO your customers who have collectively invested $millions in your bulk chips shouldn't have to dig up a 25 minute video for information on when they can expect their sample chips that I believe are now over 3 weeks late with no contact from Bitsyncom. A quick e-mail to your customers will go a LONG way in easing their concerns and reducing the conjecture/paranoia found on the forums.
2. Awesome, can't wait.
3. I personally have no glitched orders/tickets but I am curious why you have not hired a customer service rep or 2 to deal with us annoying customers. It seems pretty normal for people to worry when they get no response from a company's support system so I can't blame them. Even just a canned reply "We are looking into your issue!" goes a long way.
4. I know this sentiment is common but you have to realize that we have to come here because there is simply no official info about the delay and this is one of the few places people share what little info can be found. Some people have a LOT of money riding on you with very little information available. When I got the update that batch #2 was starting to ship in April I relaxed, hugged my mom, threw the ball with my kids etc etc. After a month passed with no tracking # or update I decided to check back here only to learn there wasn't much progress so far with batch #2 and the sample chips. Now that another three weeks have passed without any update, surly you can understand why a lot of us are curious about what is going on. Your update above is the first I've heard that you are having production issues that are not currently solved and the irony is I learned this on these forums, not from an official Bitsyncom update so you are training us to come to this cesspool of a forum . I'm telling you man just a quick update to your customers will go a loooooooong way. I have 2 boys in baseball so I get plenty of sun and don't have the time to dig up videos and random forums posts to find out why the miners I spent my hard-mined BTC on are now almost 2 months late. It's like I tell my daughter when she goes out. I don't mind if you are going to be late but just give me a quick call so I know what to expect and avoid losing any sleep needlessly worrying.

Again I deeply appreciate your efforts and I look forward the next "official update"

Re: This was the original point of my post (not to bring up batch #2 delays) and I find this ambiguous response "interesting". I didn't expect that you would directly address this post but while you're hear why not just clear the air and end the conjecture? The facts VERY strongly suggest these are the funds you have received for bulk chip orders. The transactions match bulk order amounts and began exactly when orders opened. I believe some people have tracked their coins to that address as well. I was planning to order 10k chips but backed out since there was very little info but have been watching with extreme curiosity especially now that the sample chips have been delayed with no official response.