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541  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Announcements (Altcoins) / Re: [EMC] EMERCOIN|崛起币 ★ Blockchain Service Platform ★ PoS | PoW | BTC merge-mined on: June 17, 2017, 04:58:43 AM
Do not fall for this obv scam: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1970796.0

Beware and do not invest in EmerCoin!
542  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: [Warning] Polybius & EmerCoin - Scam on: June 17, 2017, 04:57:33 AM
Update this thread is now for Polybius AND EmerCoin - cause it is the same organisation.

Just think about.
543  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: [Warning] Polybius - Scam on: June 17, 2017, 04:26:32 AM
I fall for Hashocean (only a few bucks) and after that i saw this all a bit different. Now i ask myself how i could be so stupid  Wink

This is very importand that trusted people show newbies and unknown that this whole project is obv a scam and do not will deliver what they promise.
Everybody who spend money into this cant say he do not know this after they scam and run away.

544  Bitcoin / Project Development / Re: Killer-App on: June 17, 2017, 03:39:51 AM

I got the concept for the Killer-App.
And i need a dev team. No joke.   Wink

Will the app be available for all users or only for mobile (after publishing it in appstore), I'm interested to know more about this but I'm thinking you want to create something that would hurt or damage someone and its coins. Since you need a team then this seems to be a huge project which xbtfreelancer is a good place to hire devs in you can't here.

What you mean with hurt or damage someone and its coins?
Im talking about a project witch is aiming for service and profit. Normal, a buissnes i think it would change the game.
And this would be good for all.  Smiley

I said enough what this is about. A possibility for financial transactions in daily real life. Connecting the mainstream with the cryptoworld and in the best way, that PayPal and others can close their buisness  Cheesy
Srly - think about an service you can use to pay and recive money in all kinds of normal daily real life. As i said - the almost searching Killer App.
 
545  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / [Warning] Polybius & EmerCoin - Scam on: June 17, 2017, 03:14:03 AM
*If you do not want believe - please try it with trust me! Later you will maybe come and say thank you.*

Hi,

first im not involved or invested in Polybius or Emercoin in any way, i just find that thread a few days ago and i found some really open and easy to see aspects that this is a new Scam-Giant from the devs of the proofen scam Hashcoins.

I have nothing from degrade a kindly fair company - nothing. So think about why i should say all this, if it isn't the truth in my opinion and others.

This is so extremly obv. that i was shocked after i see how many people do believe in this and put much money into it.

Also i see many fake accounts pushing that and try to give it a real feeling.

Here is everything i found so far.

So i want to use this thread for warning, discussion and proofs about the Polybius & Emercoin scam.
I just copy some qoutes and pls read this and check it for yourself.



Here is a very indepth scam investigation posted on a Russian blog that exposes the Hashcoins/Polybius scam for what it is:

Original Russian version:

https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:GZzOZ5WSs9AJ:https://bitnovosti.com/2017/05/29/radi-bitcoyna-ostanovite-eto/%2Bradi-bitcoyna-ostanovite-eto&newwindow=1&gbv=1&hl=en&ct=clnk

Google translated version:

https://translate.google.com/translate?u=https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search%3Fq%3Dcache:GZzOZ5WSs9AJ:https://bitnovosti.com/2017/05/29/radi-bitcoyna-ostanovite-eto/%252Bradi-bitcoyna-ostanovite-eto%26newwindow%3D1%26gbv%3D1%26hl%3Den%26ct%3Dclnk

As the report states, Hashcoins somehow got the original post deleted (payment or legal threats?) but thanks to the webz we can still access it.

Enjoy Smiley



https://www.cryptoninjas.net/2017/04/25/blockchain-startup-polybius-bank-setup-switzerland-ernst-young-agrees-advise/amp/

Is this True?

Is polybius Backed/advised by ernst&young?
If this is True- it cant be Scam! This is awsome. <3


I hope you're all aware that the Hashcoins crew are behind this ICO.

The same Hashcoins who stole 1000's off of forum members by selling mining hardware that doesn't exist.

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Not a single item delivered.

Then they abandoned their thread:     https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=417623.msg19333790#msg19333790

The same Hashcoins are doing numerous ICO's on this forum.

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Research & use due diligence before throwing your hard earned cash at these people. If you are comfortable giving your money to these proven scammers, go ahead.

Just a friendly FYI. Good luck.


"Powered by HASHCOINS"

*close


Another quote:
just newbies reviews

Yup - shill accounts from the Hashcoins/Hashflare/Polybius/Emercoin/Chronobank "Team".

A quote from the Emercoin thread FYI:



No I am not a spokesman for Oleg, I'm a spokesman for logic and reason.


Right. So you think that it's logical & reasonable to advertise, promote, endorse, defend & link to a proven scam company like hashcoins on your website & your thread then.  Got it.


You have no proof to back your accusation of Polybius being a scam, otherwise you'd have presented it.


The proof is on their website, it presents itself.

https://polybius.io/#team

That polybius "Team" are the same hashcoins "Team" who scammed customers for 1000's selling vapourware. Guess who's also on that list - good old Oleg Khovayko Blockchain CTO, Emercoin. He crops up quite a lot actually, along with a few other recognisable Hashcoins/Hashflare/Chronobank/Emercoin/Polybius profiles. Of course, Emercoin & Polybius are also advertised by these Hashcoins scammers, & it's no surprise that Polybius advertise Emercoin & Hashcoins also - is that some back scratching or because it's the same people I wonder....

Let's break it down & make it easier for you, open the following web pages in different tabs:

https://www.hashcoins.com/management
https://hashflare.io/team/
https://polybius.io/#team
https://emercoin.com/team

Apart from the obvious similarities in the website layouts, the same profiles crop up over & over again on each site, proving that the same people are behind them. This is not "FUD" as you call it - it is fact & it is displayed on the websites for all to see.

Oh, and who's involved with all of them?  You guessed it - Emercoin dev Oleg Khovayko.  Don't even think about denying it - it's there for all to see.


Total USD: 19,527,830$
Participants: 17269


That's not an answer - just numbers.

Wait - WHAT!?

So those lying, cheating, thieving scumbags Hashcoins have reared their scammy heads again & are pushing another scam under a different name eh? WTF!!!!

Those motherf*ckers disappeared years ago with everyone's money - now they're back pushing another scam thinking everyone's forgotten about it?  NOT A CHANCE!

Look at all the noob shill accounts they're using to avoid using their real Hashcoins account, not to mention the BS numbers they keep posting - unf*ckingbelievable - what a joke those c*nts are.

ANYONE & EVERYONE - DO NOT GIVE HASHCOINS/POLYBIUS A SINGLE CENT, YOU WILL NEVER SEE IT AGAIN. GET YOUR MONEY BACK NOW BEFORE THEY RUN OFF WITH IT AGAIN.

I can assure you this is another Hashcoins scam - GET OUT NOW!!!


Frankly, I do not see the point of your warnings here. The necessary amount has already been collected - and you can not do anything and have no influence whatsoever ...

What? Every single second this is running forward more people lose more money. Thats extremly annoying that u easy can see whats going on, but you dont want to see.





An other point:
Here is very important document: http://www.fi.ee/public/hoiatusteated/20170606_Hoiatusteade_Polybius.pdf

Translation: https://translate.google.pl/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=pl&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fi.ee%2Fpublic%2Fhoiatusteated%2F20170606_Hoiatusteade_Polybius.pdf&edit-text=

This shows that marketing is stronger then sober thinking.

A real banking project has to have real experience, with at least Payment Institution license with confirmations of that. Hope, soon, there will be a project that will bring a legal solution with full transparency. Not only marketing.


I will open a thread for this.


And here also the answer from my mailing with Ernest and Young:
(It's german)

"vielen Dank für Ihre Anfrage. Wie Sie schon zurecht in Erwägung gezogen haben, stimmt die von Ihnen beigefügte Nachricht nicht. EY  (Ernst & Young) stand und steht mit Polybius Cryptobank in keinerlei Geschäftsverhältnis. EY hat Polybius bereits aufgefordert, anderslautende Informationen von der Website des Unternehmens zu entfernen.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Dag-Stefan Rittmeister
"


Just translating the German text to English:
"Thank you for your request. As you already thought the message you attached is wrong. EY  (Ernst & Young) does not and has never had a business relation with Polybius Cryptobank. EY already requested Polybius zo remove different informations from their website.

Best regards
Dag-Stefan Rittmeister"


I found a very interesting recording of a telephone interview with Daniel Haudenschild, who is described as a Partner to Ernst & Young on their website (https://webforms.ey.com/ch/en/industries/financial-services/ey-contact-implementing-new-regulatory-requirements), on Soundcloud dated 6th June 2017, just after this Hashcoins/Polybius ICO scam started. The interviwee is a long time Bitcoin adopter & is very knowledgable in the field - this comes across very clearly in the interview with the questions he asks, which Daniel Haudenschild fails on all fronts to give an answer to.  Have a listen (ignore the first 30 seconds of silly music!):

https://soundcloud.com/junsethsworld/daniel-haudenschild-of-ernst-young-discusses-polybius-ico-6617-1151

There are several points of interest in the interview, here are a few that are relevent to this scam accusation:

1) 04.35 - Hashcoins confirmed as the people behind Polybius.
2) 06.30 - They don't hold a banking license.
3) 07.40 - Daniel Haudenschild admits that even he doesn't know who owns Polybius, which is not only strange coming from an "advisor" who works for Ernst & Young, but is also not disclosed in the white paper.
4) 09.10 - Ernst & Young did NOT endorse Polybius in any way & actions are underway to remove any Ernst & Young connection with Polybius. (*more on this below)
5) 09.30 - Hashcoins are a cludmining brand who sold miners that didn't exist.
6) 09.50 - Emercoin confirmed as partners & are described as a "non-sense project" SmileySmiley (confirming the connection between Polybius, Hashcoins & Emercoin - which Emercoin have tried to deny on multiple occasions, despite me proving to them otherwise)

After the above & for the rest of the interview, Daniel Haudenschild seems unable to properly answer a single question, is often confused into silence & comes across as being pretty embarrassed about the whole thing. He must feel pretty stupid allowing not just himself, but the whole Ernst & Young brand name to be dragged into this whole scammy affair & I wouldn't be at all surprised if he loses his job at Ernst & Young for doing so.....

Wait, what's this?.......**MASSIVE UPDATE**

Daniel Haudenschild lost his job at Ernst & Young......SmileySmiley

FT published a transcript of the above interview:

https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2017/06/07/2189826/building-blockchain-banks-with-icos/    (regtoread)

Updated at the bottom with:

Quote
Update (June 8th, 18:43 London time): EY have got in touch to say that “At publication of this story, Daniel Haudenschild is no longer with EY and his comments concerning EY’s Blockchain strategy are incorrect.”

*Ernst & Young have since instructed Polybius to remove all reference of Ernst & Young from the Polybius website & advertising. Polybius removed the Ernst & Young profiles from their website but continue to use it for advertising on various forums, websites & so called "news" outlets on the web:

https://www.cryptoninjas.net/2017/05/15/swiss-ey-officially-joins-polybius-cryptobank-advisors-ico-follow/

https://www.cryptoninjas.net/2017/04/25/blockchain-startup-polybius-bank-setup-switzerland-ernst-young-agrees-advise/

If Ernst & Young are prepared to fire anyone who associates their brand with Polybius, I'm pretty sure they will also go after Hashcoins/Polybius too. I hope they do, it will save many people getting ripped of by Hashcoins again, but you can do your bit too by contacting Ernst & Young using the below link (Fraud Investigation):

https://webforms.ey.com/uk/en/services/assurance/fraud-investigation---dispute-services

Let's be honest here, if Polybius are prepared to lie about their association with Ernst & Young then brag about it on the web - what else are they lying about? Add to this the fact that Hashcoins (older crypto users will know about them) are behind all of this & you've got a scam the size of Mt Etna waiting to explode.

Another point to mention here is the OP of the Polybius thread, nixoid, aka: Andrey Zamovskiy, founder of Ambisafe. nixoid has posted many ICO posts lately & I've read reports on most of them being a similar type scam as Polybius. I'm not sure if Ambisafe are connected to Hashcoins/Polybius - but the fact that Ambisafe are promoting them here & on their website is cause enough for concern:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1848751.msg19734730#msg19734730

All these scam ICO's are the scurge of crypto. For every legit one, there are 100 scam ones. The sooner we cleanse crypto of them, the better crypto will be for it.

I'm sure I'll get more BS neg-reps from the multitude of Polybius shill accounts (they love posting about it on their thread:)), but I really don't care tbh. I believe that if I can stop one person getting scammed then it's worth it - & the intelligent forum users here will see straight through the false trust anyway.

OK. Bash away Smiley


EmerCoin is from the same organisation.

They are associated with hashcoins which never delivered any miners to there buyers
hashcoins is a cloud mining site
which is another red flag

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=417623.820
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=362513.msg15540242#msg15540242
emercoin is not to be trusted
fake testimonials in hashcoins website
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=417623.msg16172367#msg16172367
hashcoins exit scam proof
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1059735.20
proof of being associated



99% Polybius is a scam . Centralized Bank LOL no one needs that they are just selling hopium
Estonia will never give a license for bitcoin bank
https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/4efdam/estonia_now_officially_worst_country_in_eu_for/

https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-exchange-forced-move-estonia-supreme-court-decision/

http://blog.instantscamalert.com/2014/12/hashcoin-review.html


https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=trust;u=218926
go reviews which are untrusted and see


https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1851039.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=438135.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1040702.0
after this if they are asking for money again , I am sure it is a scam













Sure we can find more, but for me the fact that the same people from Hashcoin team are part of the Polybius team makes me scary enought that i wouldn't recommend to put money into Polybius & EmerCoin!





Here a list of users i believe that are involved or fake accounts to publish and move forward this scam organisation:

- FreakSeaker Makes a few posts about saying anything about Eth and Waves defs and just say Emercoin is great - makes no sense

- mzn brand new poster in polybius thread like a old known boy - just created to push the buisness and keep everything cool

- b080180d 62/62 posts about polybius and in polybius thread - repeat every post that say scam and try to push it away




What did you think?
546  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin backed Altcoin possible? BitCredit on: June 16, 2017, 11:18:47 AM
 Smiley
547  Bitcoin / Project Development / Re: Killer-App on: June 16, 2017, 11:09:16 AM

I got the concept for the Killer-App.
And i need a dev team. No joke.   Wink

It would be better if you stated what your "killer app" is about, and what requirements you are looking for in a dev team. Huh

Yes - but i'm looking for a interested dev that i can tell my concept.

But the following things i can say: Financle App with an blockchain based transaction and wallet system. The concept opens the way to bring in crypto in mainstream using.
Everything else i will tell a trusted and really interested dev.

(Im really sorry for my english)  Smiley
Just having an Idea will not take you too long.It must be feasible both technically and financially.You should search linkedin to find someone expert in blockchain and discuss your idea with him

Yes i have to find someone. This is what i do and not only here.  Wink
Maybe here is someone looking around. Thats not more than a try.

Sure an "idea" is not enough, but i will make it alive at least if i have to pay for. But i think there many other ways.
Somewere there is a start and the start is the idea.
But i got more than an idea.
548  Bitcoin / Project Development / Re: Killer-App on: June 16, 2017, 10:17:11 AM

I got the concept for the Killer-App.
And i need a dev team. No joke.   Wink

It would be better if you stated what your "killer app" is about, and what requirements you are looking for in a dev team. Huh

Yes - but i'm looking for a interested dev that i can tell my concept.

But the following things i can say: Financle App with an blockchain based transaction and wallet system. The concept opens the way to bring in crypto in mainstream using.
Everything else i will tell a trusted and really interested dev.

(Im really sorry for my english)  Smiley
549  Bitcoin / Project Development / Killer-App on: June 16, 2017, 09:26:23 AM

I got the concept for the Killer-App.
And i need a dev team. No joke.   Wink
550  Economy / Service Announcements / Re: [ANN] Bitssurfer.com upto 25 Satoshi per site surf in Manual TE & 130% Revshare on: June 16, 2017, 09:07:53 AM
At least it's good for advertiser to promote links. Not a good site for earning satoshis.
But it worked for me since a long time - but i still dont reach the cashout limit  Sad
551  Bitcoin / Mining support / Re: Upgrade Mobile-Mining? on: June 16, 2017, 08:42:55 AM
High end smartphones aren't good for mining because of their high cost, but cheap smartphones can be worth it. Back when Perk mining was profitable, some have tried using VMs to mine only to find out that the performance is very poor, that is if they could get it to run in the first place. (The Perk miners use ARM native code and won't run on x86. If you fake an ARM CPU, the net performance is very poor.)

Besides, for $80, you can get 4 Moto Es that would altogether use maybe 10W or so. Good luck trying to find a PC that costs less and uses less power for the same performance, especially after factoring in emulation overhead.

if you want to run this road, i think is better to use something like RaspBerry PI3 or ODOID XU4
much more hashing power than cell phones and cheaper...
oh... it consume a few watts of course
Actually, the Moto E in question has 4x A53, basically the same as what's in the Pi 3. Walmart sold them for $20 each at one point, on par with the cheapest Pi 3s I was able to get, plus they include the PSUs and do not require SD cards to boot. Before that, I managed to get some ZTE Speeds for $10 each and ZTE Paragons for $5 each.

There's a good reason that back in the days, cheap smartphones were the device of choice for building Perk mining clusters.

What about a mobile phone upgraded with a RaspBerry PI?
552  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: What are the hurdles to creating a "proof of human work" coin? on: June 16, 2017, 08:15:04 AM
DNA Coin

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1949893.0
553  Bitcoin / Project Development / Re: DNA-Credit - Thinkabout on: June 16, 2017, 08:14:30 AM
 Wink
554  Economy / Securities / Re: [Cryptomerian.com] Cryptomerian Investment Private Crypto-Fund on: June 16, 2017, 06:40:10 AM
After looking around i have a few questions that my be interesting for others too.

1. Do you plan a refferal system in the future?

2. How does it come, that the price for a CS is rising with the time?

3. Is the Userpanel still in Beta?

I really like this - hope there comming more in the future.
555  Bitcoin / Project Development / Re: What does it need for a Online Pokerroom? on: June 16, 2017, 06:32:34 AM
 Wink
556  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin backed Altcoin possible? BitCredit on: June 15, 2017, 09:03:51 PM

I wonder why the the problem with transaction costs and waiting time is still a part - why not make a crypto backed with BTC and made for what all we need to bring it to the word currency?
What would be the problems about a BTC backed currency? I mean if you see it in real life everybody wants a gold backed fiat and dont want to pay the meal with a gold nugget.

I really believe this would be a good way to solve the problem. Call it BitCredit - make it 1 sat = 1 Credit.

What you think?  Wink

Are you hyping bitcredit?  Grin LOL. It was just listed on one of the trading platform. I used to be on a signature campaign with bitcredit. And I know see that it was pump and going to more than 100%. I'm still holding it till now so its really worth for me.

Oh no i do not mean that - this was ust a name i take - i really dont know there is a BitCredit ^^ I do not mean this, pls forget the name BitCredit.
557  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: New US law proposal will make all crypto illegal on: June 15, 2017, 08:15:09 AM
No law can stop cryptos. Only time is winning.  Wink
558  Alternate cryptocurrencies / Altcoin Discussion / Re: Bitcoin backed Altcoin possible? BitCredit on: June 15, 2017, 07:57:57 AM

I wonder why the the problem with transaction costs and waiting time is still a part - why not make a crypto backed with BTC and made for what all we need to bring it to the word currency?
What would be the problems about a BTC backed currency? I mean if you see it in real life everybody wants a gold backed fiat and dont want to pay the meal with a gold nugget.

I really believe this would be a good way to solve the problem. Call it BitCredit - make it 1 sat = 1 Credit.

What you think?  Wink
Because as soon that is resolved that imaginary crypto currency will have no value and it will not offer anything to anyone, also you will need to buy bitcoin for that to happen and that is expensive, finally I’m sure may will fear something similar to what happened to gold and fiat to happen again.

I think you do not understand.
Im not talking about a mineable own cryptocoin. Im talking about a fiat backed with BTC. This is like a Gold backed Dollar. The Dollar dont rise for it alone, it would be just a way to make the usability easier.
559  Local / Projektentwicklung / Re: Blockchain Projekte - Die ersten Schritte on: June 15, 2017, 07:51:59 AM
Am besten einen Freelancer einstellen oder für die "Fortbildung" buchen. Gibt genügend Leute die sich gut mit dem Thema auskennen und relativ einfach und auf Augenhöhe das nötige know how ein- bzw. beibringen könnten.
Das ist denke ich die effektivste Methode.
560  Other / Off-topic / Re: What is Your Favorite YouTube Channel? on: June 15, 2017, 06:06:13 AM
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6ISibPp-y8uZYqWUAgd6Ig
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