I was looking forward to seeing what your update yesterday.


Equinoxx, I indicated that "the header and footer [are] in proper perspective",  that "the sponsor logos are too big",  "we are showcasing the campaigns
 so their perspective must be larger", and "not using any sliders"  yet that translated to:


That is not what you should have gotten from my message.  

I will be more specific:

1) make the content in your header the size of the content in Skyenet's header,
2) remove specific mention of any CC that is not a sponsor
3) remove the slider
4) reduce the size of the logos substantially (they are to fit in the margin but not take up all of the space, they should be tastefully placed)
5) put in all of the campaign snapshots, those are the heart of the site, the webpage, and this project.  
    In looking at them we are better able to put the rest of the page into proper perspective.
6) replace the header "logo" with a stylized PICISI
7) center the 'Top Campaigns / Start Your Campaign / Search'
8) fill in the 'categories' in the footer with categories  
9) the social network corner was fine with the logos or as they are



thanks

that looks good, it puts the header and footer in proper perspective however, the sponsor logos are too big.

we are showcasing the campaigns so their perspective must be larger.   Of course we are not using any sliders.

btw you know the contract to do the job went to Equinoxx?  

Question: would it matter if the initial view is of the 8 to to 10 snapshot campaigns, then as you scroll down you get to the other content.

In this way more 'meat' (showcase campaigns) could be featured in the heart of the page. 

BTC   0.00693000   1Bat7qkbWDjN3SqXYyYCmBqKNbTsnuZsVY   2015-03-12 05:40:40   COMPLETE: 9efa92c5f231234bf04a49312a37124bc3cbaa334cea40744803ad4322ede4dc

you will receive .00683 x 293 = 2.00119  


It isn't the quality of the image, it's the content.  I should have drawn images and and detailed the specs before giving you the ok to do the graphics.

I'll send you the funds, but I can't use those. 

Thanks for trying.   

Use:  Sponsor Supported Crowdfunding

and remove the object

Ok, I'll take 1 logo and 1 banner, both for PICISI the reference link is here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=972973.0


PICISI is a crowdfunding website that will accept fiat and cryptocurrency; we are looking for sponsors. The logo 
PICISI is an acronym, Philanthropic Investment and Charity for Invention, Start-ups, and Ideas

cool beans, I'll take the deal.

is this only for one or may I order one of each (one logo and one banner)?


Although I'm not really ready I'm not going to let the opportunity pass


Here is your reference:  https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=972973.0

What they reasonably expected to get and what they got could be two totally different things, every blind auction is a hail mary pass; you throw it because you want it to work not because you expect it to work and when it does connect you are as shocked as everyone else in the whole stadium.

Anyone in BTC market knows values could easily swing 15% in a week and 20% over the span of a month.  So would be unwise to make a blind wholesale bid of anything close to public market value.  If all of 2014 the market trend was down, down, down; only recently did it do an about-face and go up, up, u [stuck at $299].

you are being very, very kind.

I'm guessing the USMS chose the avenue they traveled expecting to get about 50% to 70% LESS than the face value of the merchandise. If they wanted face value they would have sold it on the open market little by little like anyone else seeking face value.  The also could have advertised a minimum bid of $200 so that everyone knows they want face value plus.  But none of that happened because they knew they would not get it.  Not just because all of 2014 was a buyer's market, and not because if they sold everything at the same time in the public market they would OBVIOUSLY get less in the aggregate, but because no one in with that kind of money is buying wholesale quantity at retail prices -- it's a fire sale auction NO ONE in their right mind expects to pay anywhere close to "market" value for anything at a "must sell" auction.

Given that govt took (stole, confiscated, seized, appropriated, etc ...) the coins 'fair price' is probably a misnomer.  Nevertheless, as you can see here: http://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/bitcoin/#markets there are a ton of public markets for BTC so with a little work you could easily amass 50K coins
without a peep.

However, this is not a public sale, it is not subject to the norms of public sale as you indicated above.   This is not only a private sale, it's one where
only a few are invited, bidding is blind (bidding against one's self) and you have a highly motivated seller.  All of that screams fire sale, doesn't it?

   [faints]

This is very strange because you as well as other are willing to buy a wholesale item at retail value, to me that's crazy, then when you factor in that this is a deadline sale, must sell, motivated seller, etc ... it's even more insane to pay retail.  

Eh, but to each his own (12.5 mill)

Sorry I got the wrong impression, I've removed the logo and supercoin thread post to give you the ability to weigh your options properly.

Sorry, not even close for me.

Andreas is a great speaker for BTC, clearly comfortable with public speaking.  However, most of the time you need to catch him on his terms.  Whereas that other guy designs his material with the reader/listener/viewer in mind, so much so that he anticipates questions and puts them in the material so that you get to experience the material from an additional perspective.  

I suppose what I'm saying is Andreas does more lectures and the other guy does more teaching.   Both are experts, you can learn from both, however I believe I could learn far more, in less time, using less energy, learning from James.

Dear Sativacoin Community thanks for being one of PICISI's sponsors.

In the coming weeks I plan to launch PICISI, PICISI is a crowdfunding (CF) website where crowdfunding Organizers, Sponsors, Donors, and Contractors gather to materialize dreams; the platform will accept any publicly traded CC or Token, and any fiat accepted by Paypal.  A PSD is expected by the end of the week, and the site itself should be completed in a bit over a month; Crypto Cloud Hosting is our Official "Powered By" Sponsor.

The top 8 - 10 sponsor logos will be featured on the home page as follows:

As you should know UTILITY determines the strength of a coin the more it is used the stronger it will be.  Currently, STV is a sponsor of PICISI, that association has already introduced your coin to new people.  But impressions and exposure is not utility, you want your coin to be used.  With strategic sponsorship you can enable STV to be used often at PICISI.  

PICISI sponsorship for CCs provide more than a simple opportunity to promote a message, your coin gets the opportunity to be used, bought, and sold.  Here are some practical examples of how STV sponsorship of PICISI will help your coin:  
  1)  Host CC - when an Organizer creates a campaign he may select a CC sponsor, let's say he chose STV because he likes their sponsorship reward, upon acceptance of the
                     sponsorship STV is the Host CC for that campaign.  That specifically means ALL CCs (including tokens) donated to that campaign will be immediately converted
                     to STV with a STV balance shown on the account (see above).  
  2)  Campaign - Campaign sponsorship is where, with the permission of the campaign organizer, the sponsor's logo is strategically affixed to the body of the campaign.
                       Position on sponsors list is determined by the cumulative donation value, highest donation goes on top.
  3)  Perk -  with the Donor perks and advertising perks sponsors are able to not only brand their coin and promote a message, but also able to get the coin in the hands of
                 the viewer. Donor Perk, we escrow CC on behalf of a specific campaign to be used as a perk, if not sold is converted to host CC and donated to the
                 campaign.  Advertising Perk, we escrow CC on behalf of a specific campaign to be used as a perk, if not sold the CC reverts back to the sponsor.  Unsold funds
                 are NOT donated to campaign.  
and
  4) Video - campaign organizers can also allow for their campaign video to be sponsored.  Upon acceptance of sponsorship, you will have the opportunity to have your 3 - 5
                 second message + logo image place before the viewer like this: "This video is sponsored by Steviacoin, [show STV logo] [... state motto, purpose, or aim]"  
                 then the campaign material will begin -- the sponsor's message is first.

The above shows you how PICISI could deliver your message time and time again, it also indicates how you could have your coin actually USED, used to collect CC donations, and also used for perks.   Here's another way that your coin could be used.  During the campaign the Organizer can used his CC to hire a campaign contractor to develop and or promote his campaign.  That would represent a second spending cycle and additional exposure for your coin.

At the end of the campaign the organizer will receive funds in the two host currencies selected, of course he may choose to have us convert the funds further (for a fee).

As you can see there is great potential for CCs at PICISI, I encourage you to take full advantage of every opportunity you can, especially earlier on because it will get very competitive later.



Thanks again

since there's no meaningful creative difference, let's move forward with the first one.

In the spaces allocated for sponsor logos place the following:

1) highest in left column https://i.imgur.com/KISijPV.png
2) highest in right column https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fartsycoin.com%2Fimages%2FArtsyCoin_temp.jpg&t=550&c=g6pfayvdbDEtig
3) 2nd highest in left column https://i.imgur.com/H8fekUT.png
4) 2nd highest in right column
5)

others logo will come until the point is complete, if you finish the project before all of the sponsor spaces filled that would be fine.

As the creator of PICISI and Pres of The Einsteinium Foundation there is an inherent conflict of interest, as such in order for EMC2 to endorse or sponsor PICISI there must be a unanimous vote of the full board or an overwhelming favorable vote (12 people) of the community.

Without the formal endorsement of the board or overwhelming favorable vote of the community PICISI will not receive the endorsement of EMC2.  

Going forward I will not unilaterally bring up the subject of PICISI to the board or the EMC2 forum again unless the proposal is approved.  From this point forward I won't broach the subject again unless someone initiates the discussion or the proposal is approved by the community or board.

In the coming weeks I want to launch PICISI -- a crowdfunding (CF) website that accepts fiat and cryptocurrency.   PICISI will be where crowdfunding Organizers, Sponsors, Donors, and Contractors gather to materialize dreams.   The platform will accept all publicly traded CCs, and any fiat accepted by Paypal.

PICISI will have many sponsorship opportunities for CCs:
  -  Host CC - is the currency that all other CCs will be converted to for a particular Campaign.
  -  Campaign - sponsor’s logo is affixed to body of campaign.
  -  Donor Perk -  CC escrowed on behalf of a specific campaign to be used as a perk, if not sold is converted to host CC and donated to the campaign
  -  Advertising Perk -  CC escrowed on behalf of a specific campaign to be used as a perk, if not sold reverts back to the sponsor.  Unsold funds are NOT donated to campaign.
and
  -  Video - 5 sec message at start of campaign video: “This video is brought to you by …”

After issuance of a PICISI token, on a regular basis PICISI admins will use the fees derived from fiat to buy PICISI tokens at our official exchange sponsor's site.  Unlike most other coins the PICISI token will be connected to a business that would actually use the token in the course of doing business. .  

The top 8 - 10 sponsor logos will be featured on the home page as follows:
PICISI is currently in development a PSD is expected by the end of the week, and the site itself should be completed in a bit over a month.  Crypto Cloud Hosting is the Official "Powered By" Sponsor.

As I indicated numerous times, UTILITY determines the strength of a coin; if EMC2 is a major sponsor of PICISI it will have lots of usage and exposure.

Unlike most sponsorships in which, someone simply pays for an opportunity to promote a message; sponsorship at PICISI for CCs is far more than that.  Here is a practical example of how EMC2 sponsorship of PICISI will help EMC2.   Let's start with Host CC; when an Organizer creates a campaign he may select a CC sponsor, let's say EMC2 is his choice because they pay the highest sponsorship reward.  For the remainder of the campaign ALL CCs (including tokens) donated to that campaign will be immediately converted to EMC2 with an EMC2 balance shown on the account (see above).  

During the campaign the organizer may use the funds to hire a campaign contractor to develop and or promote the campaign.  At the end of the campaign the organizer will receive funds in the two host currencies selected, of course he may choose to have us convert the funds further (for a fee).

The second sponsorship opportunity is Campaign sponsorship,  this is where the sponsor's logo is affixed to the body of the campaign.   With the permission of the campaign organizer EMC2 can be one of the campaign sponsors.  The higher the cumulative value of that coin's donation the higher the sponsors logo will go in the sponsor logo area.   Unlike Host CC sponsorship, Campaign sponsorship has many different sponsors.   The location of the sponsorship logos are strategically placed in the campaign text.

Donor perks and advertising perks are the third sponsorship opportunity, the differences are indicated above.  This is an opportunity to brand the coins message and offer actual coins to the public at the same time.

PICISI will have a youtube channel in which we will showcase all of the campaigns, if you sponsor a video, the video will start with your message, for example: "This video is sponsored by Einsteinium, [show EMC2 logo] doing what we can to fund science initiatives"  then the campaign material will begin -- the sponsor's message is first.

I know the value of utility (aka adoption) for the CC universe, and I see great potential for CCs that take advantage of sponsorship opportunities at PICISI, for those reasons I vote in favor of having EMC2 endorse PICISI, and sponsor campaigns in various ways.

OK, the USMS auction of 50K BTC from Silk Road seizure is finished: http://www.forbes.com/sites/katevinton/2015/03/10/three-anonymous-bidders-take-home-50000-bitcoin-in-silk-road-auction/

The question is: What would you have bid for the 50,000 Bitcoins?


My bid would have been $111 per BTC for the whole lot, however, I really don’t like buying seized assets because it fosters more seizing and a culture of seizures. As evidence by police department, sheriff offices, and whole cities actually depending on seizures as a revenue resource for the running of their entity.

Think about it, when the police take “ill gotten gains” from the “bad guy” isn’t the system laundering the money back into the system?   If they want to do the right thing for everyone, simply put all of the money, property, etc into a furnace and burn it.  As for the btc they could simply send it all to an irretrievable address, effectively destroying the coins.


Anyway, what would you have bid for the coins?

thanks for the reminder, I knew that name was familiar