There is no doubt in my mind that it was a coordinated attack instigated by state sponsored actors to crash the market. E.g. https://youtu.be/qqdCVle7zD4

I wouldn't worry too much about the recent drop in price. It was the result of a coordinated attack. That being said, I expect the lightning network to be a failure for various reasons - to the point where there will be no large switch over. I suspect that Bitcoin will instead turn out to be the gold standard of cryptos and will be used in large transactions, including transactions between sovereigns. In addition, Bitcoin pretty much still dominate the market and has a lot of network effect going for it. It will take a lot of effort to dethrone it.

It could be an inside job, but if it is indeed an anonymous hacker who returned the ETH, then it is certainly an act worthy of praise. Good for him/her. That being said, CoinDash certainly have an ungrateful attitude, especially considering that they've reported the address to the Counter Cyber Terrorist Unit in Israel. Is that how you reward a good deed? I think not. The only message it sends is that you wish to be fcked over harder the next time around. Shame on you.

The last time I checked, they said it is safe to remove it from our nicknames.

There is certainly a serious reduction in the number of tokens allocated for the article/blog campaign. The stakes per accepted article should be between a 100 and 500 stakes: https://web.archive.org/web/20180307123712/https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2733965.0 Now it is between 1 and 3 stakes. Someone from Debitum should explain what's going on. It doesn't look kosher.

If your article(s) were rejected and you feel it is a mistake, be sure to reach out to the bounty manager via private message. Remember to include your SP number(s) to make his job easier. Thanks.

Send the bounty manager a private message. He will sort it out.

Yes, as long as you don't send your DEB tokens to exchanges that don't support the ERC223 standard, including ForkDelta and EtherDelta.

According to the last update (posted a week ago): "Bounty and referral tokens will reach your wallet in the next 15 days. Our team will try to do this as soon as possible, though. This is because more than 10,000 people signed up" (https://blog.debitum.network/quick-information-important-know-crowdsale/).

No need to worry. There is plenty of meat to go around. Send the bounty manager a private massage and he will have a stake into your work in no time.

I am sure if you send him a private massage he would be more than willing to help you out with your situatioun.

I would like to know why so many articles were rejected without a reason being given, while ones with copied content and grammatical errors received up to 3 stakes? E.g. https://cryptoindonesia.com/debitum-network/

Wise and true words. To claim otherwise would be to deny reality itself.

Thousands of years of real history shows beyond a reasonable doubt that we're capable of greatness and also have the ability to scoop down to the lowest of levels - far beyond what even the animal kingdom can muster. While the public at large remains blinded by strong illusions and lies - and ourselves to some extend or another, the trend will be downwards and mistakes of the past will be repeated again - leading to the wholesale slaughter of millions upon millions of people again in the final equation. Because let's not kid ourselves, the end result of unchecked criminality - not only scamming - is always ditches and bulldozers. This while the scary reality is that most people are not even aware of the real massacres that went down in history. The blind lead the blind after all and end up in a ditch.

You're absolutely right, there is a constant struggle between sanity and insanity within us - and it is a hard struggle, especially when insanity is declared to be sanity in the name of political and religious correctness. As I always say, the human condition is the saddest condition of all. Yet, there is always a sparkle of hope to ignite the possibility to become better and aim for and achieve greatness through a mix of hard work, dedication, luck and wisdom. The choice is ours - both as individuals and as a collective.

In addition, while the statement made by Bonanzacoin may be ideal as a whole, such statements are absolutely necessary. We have to dream it first before it can stand a chance to become reality. History can be made! We don't have to march in lock step with the past, especially when it comes to repeating the mistakes of the past. 

I am sorry to say, but they are selfish bastards and low life losers. They could have made tons of money along side us in a legal way, but chose instead to place the whole nine yards at risk, while indiscriminately stealing from others, including the poor and vulnerable. I started out with a very small amount that I've built up. They have no real excuses. They have the expertise to defraud, but not enough brain power to make a normal living in this space... it doesn't add up. Except if the bulk of these maggots are bought and paid for by corrupt governments and banksters. Then their actions make perfect sense. Anyhow, I suppose I find it difficult to understand the criminal mind. Instead of choosing to be Robin Hood, they choose to be outright a-holes.

Agreed. I am afraid if we fail to stop the greediness and blindness we will before long lose the whole nine yards. E.g. I am seeing too many people in this space who are keen to get government and banksters to babysit. They don't see the red lights. It is like they've completely forgotten the reasons why we have cryptos in the first place. In terms of not having contentment, this song sums it up perfectly: https://youtu.be/sffBQpWDPeo

I agree, it is easy to lose hope and difficult to push forward. However, I remain confident that positive change will come if enough of us push forward. Their main tool of control are their ability to manipulate public opinion - and in effect the masses. I am confident that this manipulation will only work up to a certain point before it backfires in their faces - people are getting fed up of false narratives and outright lies. Needless to say, we have to use the tools at our disposal wisely. There are many good men and women that will stand up once they wake up from their deep slumber.

In addition, we should forget about Superman coming to our rescue. We will have to unite and collectively rescue ourselves - even if such unity is only based on a sense of humor.

Yes, as long as you don't send your erc223 tokens to exchanges that don't support it, including decentralized ones such as EtherDelta (ED) and ForkDelta (FD).

1. "Even if that's the case, again education is not enough. We NEED deeper than education, that is consciousness - psychological approach. They have to realize whether if they're being deceived at that moment. Performing sales talks, even con arts"

Education should be sufficient to teach people what methods are used against them and how to combat it, including the various methods of psychological warfare.

In short: Education itself is enough to bring a deeper understanding without getting dragged down with psychological BS predominantly based on subjective nonsense.

This is not to say that we shouldn't for one aim to have public opinion on our side, but there are honest ways to do it without having to fall back on subjective BS (screwing with the minds of people).

2. "Ok. Why not just give support or suggest this to existing organizations that are by the way have the reputation and the people to get the job done"

With "existing organizations," do you mean government agencies like INTERPOL and the FBI? If yes, like I've indicated above - the door will be left open for cooperation, but efforts to combat scammers will not be fully dependent on their efforts. Why? State agencies have shown that they only serve public interest to a certain extent (e.g. https://news.bitcoin.com/rogue-silk-road-agent-admits-to-stealing-bitcoins-seized-by-u-s-marshals/) - the very reason why cryptos were born. State agencies failed to protect us against criminal bankster scum and their lackeys.  

In terms of non-state players that share the vision to bring scammers to task, the same principal as above will apply, namely: "the door will be left open for cooperation, but efforts to combat scammers will not be fully dependent on their efforts."

3. "By ensuring justice you mean all of them, right? Well, I must admit your idea is not impossible to do and quite impressive (I mean that in a good way).
But I'm sure that one group belonged to a much larger group of people. An organization, a syndicate of some sort.

There are many things to really have to consider here. And to the fact that this is a private organization, for sure the government will not just sit still and approve of this instantly, they will be intrigue and to the point that this is in the global scale, not to mention that there are already agencies like this.

These special task force units will be questioned. This is also a political matter, what if they will consider you as a threat and not a help"

I am not 100% sure what you mean with: "By ensuring justice you mean all of them, right?"

And yes, criminal syndicates and groups are definitely involved. This doesn't mean that those who wish to fight these criminal syndicates and/or groups can't pool resources in order to take the fight to them. Like them, we also have to group up and smart up.

In addition, while the organization will be set up in a legal manner - its creation and efforts must not be allowed to stand or fall in terms of government approval (or any half-assed 'legalized' sense or standard of justice). It will combat corrupt governments and members of corrupt governments with the same ferocity as the fight against scammers and/or black hat hackers.

Yes, there are many things to consider here, but nothing is impossible. And again, if you're in reference to state agencies when you state "not to mention that there are already agencies like this," then you already have your answer. The organization will not seek to be babysitted by any government. Cryptos are about taking our own destinity in our hands - not waiting on goverments to do it for us.

Yes, chances are that the special task force units will be questioned, but like I've indicated, they will predominantly operate like private investigators. When muscle is required, alliances could be formed with private security companies, traditional law enforcement agencies and such across the world. If that fails, it will encourage the Dexters of the world to take action. We cannot sit with a situation where the public at large are continuously treated as slaves, goods to be traded or stolen - all based on fake, half-assed standards of justice and protection.

In terms of hackers/scammers, there should be an amnesty period to come clean and join the good fight. Anyone that wants to get clean should be given the chance to get clean. The aim of the proposed organization will be to save lives while combatting criminality as defined by good, old-fashioned common sense. Anything less, will simply not cut it.

In any case, there you have it, my two satoshis (or the traditional two cents/pennies). I stand by what I've written. Sorry for not getting into it at length, but that must suffice for now.

I am not going to go into it at length here, but you assume and read a lot into my previous post that are simply not there.

1. " Its like training a hacker here or an investigator. I wonder who would be interested in that, considering that countries already take measures in those cases" - No, my response in regards to that specific point is about empowering ordinary people to be able to spot scams through education. Nothing more, nothing less.

2. "Again, people won't be as good as those people that are specialized to do this. Besides, it would take a lot of time. You're not going to find them that easy" - Nowhere did I indicate that people with special abilities and skills won't do the tracing and tracking down (or that it will be done by ordinary people).

3. "Talk about international laws, if we have one. It depends on the country to where they belonged to. If they committed a crime (which is scamming people), the authorities who have the power to arrest people whatever country they are in. Some agencies like, Interpol or FBI, they are specialized in these kinds of stuffs" - Yes, international law is a relative term and cooperation with agencies such as Interpol can not be excluded, but efforts to ensure justice is served will not be limited or stand on their efforts alone. The idea with the proposed organization is to create a private organization that is supported by membership contributions, but actual field work - beyond the work needed to educate the public at large - will be done by setting up special task force units that have the expertise required to trace and track-down scammers on a global basis. They could be seen as private investigators operating in a highly specialized area. And yes, the approach from country to country will most likely differ, but make no mistake - there are many ways to skin a cat, just as scammers are using many ways to defraud and steal.

I think you will be surprised how many people with the skills required would be willing to help out, including white hat hackers. This might sound naive, but it is certainly not an impossibility. Difficult? Yes. Impossible? No.

"These kinds of people are just into the money, they don't care about anything else as long as their satisfactions are sustained" - What are you saying? Just because they're into the money, they should not be brought to justice? I think not.

I agree with you to some extent, but we should be careful not to throw the baby out with the bath water.