Now that a Bitcoin prediction market is popping up, perhaps some will place bets on whether or not the proprietors of MyBitcoin.com are able to survive the year.

People can even bet on the exact day.

I believe I was using ubuntu 13, not 12.

It's fine by me if python-pip doesn't come installed, but apt-get install python-pip should at least work.

I also tried searching for easy_install and nothing was found.

I have the technical ability to eventually download it and install it one way or the other, but my concern is for other users, not myself.

Also let's keep in mind that certain users have to install EVERY TIME they usb-boot...

sudo apt-get install python-pip  <=== doesn't work on knoppix or Ubuntu.

I tried apt-get upgrade etc but was completely unable to install pip.

Finally I just downloaded the source code.

Please remove pip from the instructions, it's just going to confuse people.

There's nothing stopping you from transferring your money to someone and trusting him to do your trading for you. (And trusting him to return your assets when he's done.)

I don't see how you can eliminate this need to trust a trader, if he is not the owner of the funds. Once he has the power to trade those funds, he could trade them away to another account he secretly owns, in return for some worthless currency that he secretly issued.

okay 2 BTC sent to acorn as well :-)

Please send all original art files to fellowtraveler at rayservers.net

See this thread:  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=212490.0

We'll get the rest to acorn shortly, next day or so. Sorry about delay.

There are various sub-tasks (and bounties) in this project:

-- Namecoin integration 7.5 BTC
-- Systray GUI with OT integration 10 BTC
-- Markets UI 7 BTC
-- HTTP Interface 8 BTC
-- Integration with legacy banking 12 BTC
-- Bitcoin integration (multi-sig) 10 BTC
-- Bitmessage integration 11 BTC
-- Colored coins integration 10 BTC
-- Internationalization. 5 BTC

If you wish, you can contribute to the individual sub-tasks, whichever ones are your biggest priority.

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Status:


-- Namecoin integration

===> This integration is what enables OT credentials to entirely ditch the legacy Certificate Authorities, and still be revokable.

===> As of last night, our contributor randy-waterhouse has come up with the scheme we are going to use, which will allow for expiration, revocation, multiple credentials, etc.

===> Here is the scheme, if anyone has feedback: http://opentransactions.org/forum/index.php?topic=10.msg40#msg40

===> We are tracking this sub-task here: http://ciyam.org/open/?cmd=view&data=20130607042737932000&ident=M100V131&chksum=6dd7acda


-- Systray GUI with OT integration
-- Markets UI
-- HTTP Interface

===> Xenland is coding this as we speak; he's been working on it for several weeks now.

===> He has a working QT systray app, and he has OT building inside it.

===> He is not done adding the OT functionality, but some of the menu items are working already.

===> Track his progress here: https://github.com/Xenland/Moneychanger


-- Integration with legacy banking

===> This sub-task is posted here: http://ciyam.org/open/?cmd=view&data=20130608221956480000&ident=M100V131&chksum=e257f8e6

===> We will probably not start this until the Bitmessage integration is well-underway.

===> We are hoping to take advantage of the work accomplished in this thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=173220.0;all


-- Bitcoin integration (multi-sig)

===> Work on this will probably not commence until the basic UI is finished.

===> However, there's no reason why this couldn't be coded now, if someone wants to bid on it: http://ciyam.org/open/?cmd=view&data=20130607042534492000&ident=M100V131&chksum=45d04220


-- Bitmessage integration

===> Work on this will probably not commence until the basic UI is finished.

===> Bitmessage project have already added the necessary changes on their side.

===> If someone wants to bid on this now, work can start immediately:  http://ciyam.org/open/?cmd=view&data=20130607042614187000&ident=M100V131&chksum=f0373e43


-- Colored coins integration

===> I don't think the colored coins guys are ready for this. (Correct me if I'm wrong.) We're waiting to hear from them on the best API for us to use.

===> Whenever they are ready, there's a bounty waiting to be collected: http://ciyam.org/open/?cmd=view&data=20130607042635688000&ident=M100V131&chksum=649becfd


-- Internationalization.

===> becoin has contributed 5 BTC towards internationalization, so we added this subtask: http://ciyam.org/open/?cmd=view&data=20130627012452184000&ident=M100V131&chksum=7a036860

===> No one has bid on this so far.

Great idea, I will get one set up ASAP and post the link to our wiki opentransactions.org

Nope, not a scam.

Notice our wiki:  http://opentransactions.org -- we haven't started using any logos yet because we're waiting until the artists are paid.

da2ce7 is responsible for 2 BTC, I am pitching in .6, and marcus is coming up with the other 1.4

Since the price of BTC has dropped, I will also pay some extra to the artists. (Anyone want to sell me some BTC for paypal?)

Sorry about delay, I've been traveling for the past 2 weeks.

Great work, and thanks very much.

jgarzik == great help/support for OT project :-)

Recently becoin donated 5 BTC for internationalization of this app.

You can see his project sub-task here:  http://ciyam.org/open/?cmd=view&data=20130627012452184000&ident=M100V131&chksum=7a036860

The winner I choose is acorn. I suggest that da2ce7's reward fund be awarded to acorn.

However, I am very impressed with moltenmich's work, and we want to use his symbol as well (the one you see rotating now in gifs.) So we want to also make him a winner. I will pitch in .6 BTC and also, there is another contributor or two so that we can get his reward up to the 2 BTC as well. His symbol is superb and I would like to stick it up in the upper-left corner of opentransactions.org

I should also mention that bastardizing the work of these two artists into a single logo was my own idea, and I regret it now. Clearly the work of both artists was superior in its original form, and that is why I think it's best to just choose both of them.

We will also add a line for artist credit to our wiki. To those artists chosen, please let us know what name / contact info / donation address you'd like us to credit in the wiki.

Okay I have created this address: 1CHmSeTMYzJMshQhgYiUkMbUY1rATPovzY

If you want to send the 5 BTC there, then I will set up a task on the Holy Grail bounty for that address, for the purposes of Internationalization of the project.

Thanks for your interest and thanks in advance for your donation!

The 't' is fine, it's just the angle + camera focus. See the earlier ones on page 2.

Great work!

If you'd like to hold the 5 BTC at a specific address (and name the address) then I will create a task within the project for internationalization, and your 5 BTC will show up as allotted for that task.

I actually like the one from acorn, but I don't like his color version
I would mix them I think
I would use the globe from moltenmich, but with the font from acorn, and the tx from acorn, but the colors from moltenmich
I think that'd be ideal.
Sometimes I could see wanting it to say "transactions" at the bottom, maybe for half of the images.
But much of the time the "tx" up in the corner is going to be better.
I agree with marcus, about what he said about acorn rotating the 'O'
BTW I'm not good with artistic stuff, so even if I am saying something, it might actually look like shit once you draw it.

Don't forget these.

For the "holy grail" bounty we have a piece for legacy banking integration.

Basically build what you are discussing into our QT C++ application for 12 BTC bounty:
http://ciyam.org/open/?cmd=view&data=20130608221956480000&ident=M100V131&chksum=e257f8e6

You will have full access to the OT API and the Bitmessage API, and I will make any necessary changes inside OT itself in support of you.