The official website counter is wrong, use the countdown page on main post. Sorry all for the inconvenience.

We were made aware of the issue, that is why we added the link to the OP as our web dev was busy trying to get everything else finished.

We apologize for the inconvenience and we just want to make sure everyone knows we do actually plan on launching on time!

If you see the countdown timer on the front page there is still another 16~ hours to go.

The first batch of e-mails for the lucky 100 sign-ups has been sent out! Please also check your spam/junk box as we have had a couple of reports of it going there for some reason!

Also I have a message to pass on from the web dev, the forum is now up and operational!

http://forum.getrapidcoin.com

So come along and join the community if you wish! - minor changes are still being made so you may notice some lag/errors time to time.

Right guys, its now 24 hours for launch and we are all in the final stages!

We would like to thank you all for your support/contributions so far!

Sorry if we haven't PM'd you back yet as we have received a lot so far and it takes time to go through each one, don't worry we will get to you! Everything is moving along smoothly and we are testing every different scenario to make sure there are no errors to ensure a smooth launch.

Our web dev has passed on that our own dedicated forums are ready and will be released shorty for all you that want to sign up there!

Remember guys this is just the beginning!

Thanks for all the support guys! Without you all this wouldn't be possible.

I hope you are all ready for launch as it is getting very close!

Awesome work!

Will pass onto the web dev, and will send you a pm shortly.

Mintpal.com does look nice, but that is a secondary priority at this stage. We are working full steam ahead to have a flawless fair launch for all. We can only do this once, and we want to do it right.

After launch we will then move onto the next stage of things which includes getting listed on exchanges so people without mining rigs have a chance to get RapidCoin also

This is just the beginning guys!

Well all the 100 free RPD signups are all taken now! (you will receive an e-mail within 24 hours after launch for all eligible)

Everyone can still signup to receive the launch information to their e-mail, but this will also be displayed every where else, so its not necessary.

Awesome, thanks for adding us!

We can understand why people dislike pre-mine, but if you read above our reasoning is clear. The pre-mine is solely to promote health and longevity of the coin through give aways, bounties, services, marketing etc.

Without all the above the coin would not be able to exist.

The thread is lacking a little, but the amount of interest we are getting through the sign up on front page is rather big. There isn't much more to add to the thread at the moment as things are full steam ahead for launch, but we may have a couple of updates very soon

Added to post.

We would like to thank you all for your support guys! This is only the beginning.

We agree that pre-mining a coin sounds like a bad thing, but really it ensures a healthy and long living coin. Without a pre-mine we would not be able to have multiple give-aways, faucets, bounties etc etc.

All of the pre-mine expenditure will be detailed in a ledger also on the main website to ensure transparency.

Sounds great!

We have had astounding amounts of interest with the free RPD signup, there are still some spaces left so be in quick!

Stay tuned for some more updates as soon as one of the dev's pushes them through

Hi everyone!

Sorry we haven't posted in the last few hours, we have been working full steam ahead for launch!

Our web dev has passed on a couple of images he took on his coffee break (number 5 for the day already!) Check the OP to see them!

*EDIT* We have update launch page to reflect the free 25 RPD for the first 100 signups! (we will be checking for double ip/e-mails and you will not be eligible if you do)

Bongsoup pretty much has it spot on, there will be a ledger of some sort on the main website with what the pre-mine has gone too (bounties, give-aways, contests, advertising etc). We believe a coins success is based on the community so we aim to involve the whole community one way or another i.e through bounties, give-aways etc.

The logo was quickly mocked up by our web/design dev while we wait for a few people who applied for the bounty to get back to us. We wanted to give the thread a bit of a shine

Firstly thanks for the feedback;

With our calculations we thing 1% is enough as we have the bounties to pay for, the launch give away (details to be released shortly) and to sustain support for the longevity of the coin. All the information about the pre-mine and where the coins are going to is going to be publicly available on a sort of ledger on the main site after launch.

That way we can be 100% transparent with you the user, it also gives a chance for people that don't have mining rigs to get involved in the coin by dedicating some time and submitting some work to help RapidCoin grow. We understand that some people won't agree with us, but as part of our philosophy we want to make RapidCoin feel as much yours as it is ours.

Yes one of our devs can develop the logo/icons (which will happen if bounty is not fulfilled) but we were trying to get the community involved as we want RapidCoin to be as much ours as it is yours.

We will be posting some images/sneak previews hopefully later on tonight, just trying to finalize a few things.

Awesome idea with the IRC will pm you shortly about it!

Awesome sounds great, if you need any other information to help with article message us and we will get our marketing man to reply.