I'm still unable to access my Mintpal account. I've sent in a ticket over 24 hours ago asking them to disable the broken two factor but haven't received a response as of yet.
Just sent them another email. I really feel like I'm about to be Goxxed.
Funny thing is, if you reset your password, it lets you temporarily bypass the two factor authentication accessing your account but you are still unable to turn it off.
As of now, I have my funds being held in their exchange with no means of withdrawing them. I should of taken everything off that exchange when I had the chance...
Same issue. I followed up again saying it has been 3 days and that this is ridiculous. I have traded enough in BTC volume in the past 7 months that my account shouldn't continue to be locked. Having said that, I was vulgar and basically told them their exchange is a fucking scam. I fortunately don't have any coins on there though. I took the last of what I had a few hours before they took their site offline for the V2 upgrade. No amount of free fees will bring me back there. I have several btc tied up in Mintpal including several btc in dark. They released v2 absolutely too well in advance of it ACTUALLY being prepared for release. They are still readding BASIC features day by day. This is amateur hour and I'm extremely disappointed as I will be honest, while volume hasn't been there, mintpal was my favorite exchange. Now? Certain coins, inaccessible. I've watched some investments fall without recourse. No access to certain alts, no idea if they are still there. In fairness, most all of the coins that I had on there prior to the upgrade are still there. My concern is obvious, I am genuinely concerned that if I withdraw anything, it's not going to work. I am therefore going to be patient, wait, hope they get it together and try to liquidate to btc, withdrawing in small amounts if it comes down to it. If they get it together, I would love to continue to use the exchange (never had an intention to stop using them), but I am definitely displeased with this amateurish handling of an overhaul. They should absolutely NEVER have attempted to roll out a brand new UI etc. when you have people's money at stake unless they were absolutely ready. It's really quite unbelievable. All this said, no fees for the remainder of the year.. I do see the basic exhancements and needs getting updated day by day by day... hopefully soon I'll have access to all of my coins and things will get back to normal. I can see that happening and that's what I anticipate. I don't think they're taking people's money, I just think they've handled the upgrade like a second-rate exchange and that has caused me to lose some confidence in an exchange that I otherwise loved. I'm also extremely disappointed about what Mintpal have done. Prior to this I've never had a single issue or problem and have been trading there very happily. This morning my concerns about the situation crossed a line into a realm where I'm very worried about what's likely to happen to them over the next few day/weeks. I expect they will have created a stampede for the exits, so appallingly unprofessional and incomprehensibly poorly managed has been this "upgrade". Just exactly what would have possessed them to embark on such a high risk lobotomy to their trading platform and reputation is beyond me. With the wild gyration swings in DRK's price on there this morning I expect many people are having all sorts of trading problems. It could end up being a black hole within 48/72 hours. But good news CryptoConnection on getting your coins out of there. I've just successfully moved around 10 BTC worth of different currencies in the past couple of hours out of there, the bulk of them DRK. I did a small test transfer of each currency and it took about 30 minutes each time for the funds to appear at the destination (except for around 40,000 POT which took a couple of hours, probably because it's a far less popular coin that needed more time for confirmations on its block chain). I've now moved the whole lot off Mintpal altogether. I suggest you try moving small amounts first to assure yourself the process works. Hopefully you won't have any difficulty. Yes initially I thought to myself "OK they are making wholesale platform changes, stand back and give them some room..." Now, it's simply getting embarrassing and it's clear they have absolutely no idea what they are doing... Yeah. I know you work in IT too Ignition and across my 30 years I've seen some pretty good clusterf~*^s that make you wonder how people could have been so naive but this is like they put a work experience kid from high school in charge of the project. The lack of communication as to what was about to happen, what timeframes were expected and what precautions their customers should take make even some of the most inane IT project roll-outs I've seen look reasonable. There was absolutely no warning that you'd lose all your trading history, that your account would then be sitting there unprotected by 2FA and only subject to "password reset". I'll be amazed if there hasn't been a hack during all this with someone's coins cleaned out completely. As for the "free trades for the rest of the year" that just guarantees we're going to see ridiculous trades going on that aren't representative of a coin's actual market value; it's really going to stuff things up. This sort of amateur-hour inanity is just not good for crypto. Imagine if you'd introduced a friend to DRK, showed him or her how to buy it on Mintpal and a week later this is what they're subjected to. They'd probably not be a friend for much longer. Just unbelievable. |
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I'm still unable to access my Mintpal account. I've sent in a ticket over 24 hours ago asking them to disable the broken two factor but haven't received a response as of yet.
Just sent them another email. I really feel like I'm about to be Goxxed.
Funny thing is, if you reset your password, it lets you temporarily bypass the two factor authentication accessing your account but you are still unable to turn it off.
As of now, I have my funds being held in their exchange with no means of withdrawing them. I should of taken everything off that exchange when I had the chance...
Same issue. I followed up again saying it has been 3 days and that this is ridiculous. I have traded enough in BTC volume in the past 7 months that my account shouldn't continue to be locked. Having said that, I was vulgar and basically told them their exchange is a fucking scam. I fortunately don't have any coins on there though. I took the last of what I had a few hours before they took their site offline for the V2 upgrade. No amount of free fees will bring me back there. I have several btc tied up in Mintpal including several btc in dark. They released v2 absolutely too well in advance of it ACTUALLY being prepared for release. They are still readding BASIC features day by day. This is amateur hour and I'm extremely disappointed as I will be honest, while volume hasn't been there, mintpal was my favorite exchange. Now? Certain coins, inaccessible. I've watched some investments fall without recourse. No access to certain alts, no idea if they are still there. In fairness, most all of the coins that I had on there prior to the upgrade are still there. My concern is obvious, I am genuinely concerned that if I withdraw anything, it's not going to work. I am therefore going to be patient, wait, hope they get it together and try to liquidate to btc, withdrawing in small amounts if it comes down to it. If they get it together, I would love to continue to use the exchange (never had an intention to stop using them), but I am definitely displeased with this amateurish handling of an overhaul. They should absolutely NEVER have attempted to roll out a brand new UI etc. when you have people's money at stake unless they were absolutely ready. It's really quite unbelievable. All this said, no fees for the remainder of the year.. I do see the basic exhancements and needs getting updated day by day by day... hopefully soon I'll have access to all of my coins and things will get back to normal. I can see that happening and that's what I anticipate. I don't think they're taking people's money, I just think they've handled the upgrade like a second-rate exchange and that has caused me to lose some confidence in an exchange that I otherwise loved. I'm also extremely disappointed about what Mintpal have done. Prior to this I've never had a single issue or problem and have been trading there very happily. This morning my concerns about the situation crossed a line into a realm where I'm very worried about what's likely to happen to them over the next few day/weeks. I expect they will have created a stampede for the exits, so appallingly unprofessional and incomprehensibly poorly managed has been this "upgrade". Just exactly what would have possessed them to embark on such a high risk lobotomy to their trading platform and reputation is beyond me. With the wild gyration swings in DRK's price on there this morning I expect many people are having all sorts of trading problems. It could end up being a black hole within 48/72 hours. But good news CryptoConnection on getting your coins out of there. I've just successfully moved around 10 BTC worth of different currencies in the past couple of hours out of there, the bulk of them DRK. I did a small test transfer of each currency and it took about 30 minutes each time for the funds to appear at the destination (except for around 40,000 POT which took a couple of hours, probably because it's a far less popular coin that needed more time for confirmations on its block chain). I've now moved the whole lot off Mintpal altogether. I suggest you try moving small amounts first to assure yourself the process works. Hopefully you won't have any difficulty. |
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Just for clarity, the country that is owed a lot of gravy in the EU is Germany. If things keep going the way they are, the USA will be owing Germany some gravy too.
Yes, but they are also the ones paying for most of this (right after paying for East Germany to come up to speed). They will now become the country everyone hates again for trying to make the world a better place, IMO. (disclosure, I'm of German decent ;P ) I think they still want to make up for the evils of WWII, but that can never be repaid. (should I say we?) Only forgiveness can repay it, and that is given, not earned. The lies and manipulation didn't just start in our lifetimes. I urge you to continue down the rabbit hole. I would be DAMN PROUD to be German. http://thegreateststorynevertold.tv/http://grizzom.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/red-ice-radio-august-18-2014.htmlI'm sorry, I have to speak up here. Bottom line, a group in power that kidnap and kill 5 million people in the most inhumane way, and don't tell me it didn't happen, my grandfather saw it toward the end of the war, are bad and those most responsible let evil fill their hearts. I don't call Hitler the anti Christ or the devil, because I don't give him that much credit. He was a sick, hateful shit head that was undoubtedly a psychopath, in the true nature of the word. I don't blame the German people, it happened in their country, but it can happen in ANY country and I think we're well on our way in this country to something similar, maybe more ala Stalin, but what is the real difference, millions dead, same result. I have no problems being German, I don't hide it, I welcome the discussion and hopefully the healing. My friend's mother saw her mother killed in front of her. They shot her in the belly where she was carrying her future sibling. The pain goes down to the next generation when the children have to deal with their parent's issues, and it goes down again and again. The same thing is happening right now in so many countries, in South America, Africa, the Middle East, North Korea and probably many other places we don't even know about. ok, gonna stop now, I just wanted to make myself clear as to what I believe reality is. You're a good woman Tante and I so appreciate you being here amongst all of us blokes. |
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Most people who spend BTC on dark markets cash in and out on the same dark markets.
There is next to no special coding work needed, forked from BTC. DRK plugs right in.
I've used tumblers because I had no better option. Anyone who would intentionally choose a tumbler over DRK is fucking dumb as shit... Tumblers are a maybe at best, cost a hell of a lot more, require foolhardy trust that aren't a honeypot themselves... That poster is either genuinely very, very stupid, or working for the guv...
A few moments outside of this DRK world we've all become so comfortable with and you realise just how little understanding there is of Bitcoin's major flaw. That that guy could be moving around in darknet circles and just sprouting such a naive view about Bitcoin addresses, post the original SR take-down, just goes to show you how lacking in situational awareness so many people are (but then it most likely goes with the territory of that realm too). Oblivious, arrogant, and gonna tell you how wrong you are... Condition White. I actually used Silk Road accounts as a mixer because they had way more traffic than any mixing service, and they were free... Knowing where the dealers live doesn't prove you did any business with them. Guilt by association is still not admissable in most courts... I meant that SR, while it facilitated many things for many people (some of them pretty sophisticated, as no doubt your use of it was Camosoul), it would also attract a relative high level of dumb-ass wannabe crooks who're just not going to understand how the Internet works and what sort of tools/techniques law enforce has (like those idiots in chat rooms who get arrested in a sting for attempting to procure an under age person for sex when their dream 13 year old cutie they've been grooming turns out to be a 45 year big hairy gorilla cop ready to bus their balls). |
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Most people who spend BTC on dark markets cash in and out on the same dark markets.
There is next to no special coding work needed, forked from BTC. DRK plugs right in.
I've used tumblers because I had no better option. Anyone who would intentionally choose a tumbler over DRK is fucking dumb as shit... Tumblers are a maybe at best, cost a hell of a lot more, require foolhardy trust that aren't a honeypot themselves... That poster is either genuinely very, very stupid, or working for the guv...
A few moments outside of this DRK world we've all become so comfortable with and you realise just how little understanding there is of Bitcoin's major flaw. That that guy could be moving around in darknet circles and just sprouting such a naive view about Bitcoin addresses, post the original SR take-down, just goes to show you how lacking in situational awareness so many people are (but then it most likely goes with the territory of that realm too). |
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Good work stealth923 on getting a conversation running on there and correcting such major misunderstandings Incorrect, there are MANY places you can buy USD --> Darkcoin. The main ones are: Bitfinex:https://www.bitfinex.com/ Cryptsy: https://www.cryptsy.com/See the full list of exchanges here: https://www.darkcoin.io/using-darkcoin/buy-darkcoin/exchanges/Also Darkcoin is already based on the bitcoin API so integration would be as simple as adding another crypto coin...not much at all.. Bitcoin IS NOT anonymous enough - there are huge data gathering exercises going on to correlate IPs to transactions to btc addresses - if you think this isnt happening you are very naieve. But even after this, this guy comes back with: Let us know when a market vendor is identified through either blockchain analysis or "IP/BTC address correlation".
Until then, it's anonymous enough.
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I was having terrible trouble getting any of the normal pages I use on Mintpal to refresh properly until I opened a new browser window and started fresh at www.mintpal.com (without any other previous URL auto-fill). From there I've re-opened the DRK page and a few other coins and it all seems to be okay (haven't tried withdrawing or trading through). So maybe a few people on here are using their shortcuts/favourites or the browser's history is filling out the address bar with a URL that's now no longer correct. |
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Guys be careful your wallet doesn't go offline during staking or you might lose the stake altogether.
I run the 1.4.0.0 wallet on my laptop and for the most part it just sits there at home with the wallet unlocked for staking. I was at a shopping centre yesterday with my laptop using the free Wi-Fi when suddenly the notification bubble pops up telling me I'm receiving a stake of 1650. Oh great I think, but continue on doing something else and didn't give it another thought. A short time later closed my laptop, packed it away and went off to do something else. Later that night I thought I'd look in my transaction list within the wallet to see exactly how much that stake payment had been but couldn't find it! I then realised I'd shut down my laptop in the middle of the staking process which requires 50 blocks on the network to be confirmed before the coins for the stake are definitely in your wallet. So, the network mustn't have been able to confirm the stake because my wallet was no longer online, therefore when I came back online later and the wallet synced, there was no stake!
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most likely in the trash or what not -
really wouldn't worry about it
Yeah, no trouble. It's great that you're so passionate but we do need to be careful how we position the stuff, especially when the mainstream media is all agog about terrorism and looking for anything that can demonize as part of some abhorrent plot to help with terrorism funding or expertise. As I've noted previously, Darkcoin is at high risk of suddenly dropping into a maelstrom of controversy and beat-up. Didn't mainstream media accuse bitcoin a couple years ago as something that could be used by terrorists and criminals? Look where bitcoin went after that. I wouldn't worry too much about mainstream media demonizing darkcoin. Let them have a go at it. They love to sensationalize and to scare people. The more darkcoin is mentioned, the more people will look into it. That's how publicity works. Oh yes absolutely, ultimately no coverage is bad coverage when you have something so substantial on offer. But one can avoid a whole lot of pain, difficulty and unnecessary persecution by just positioning the stuff appropriately up front so we don't end up with a runaway situation of the public completely missing the point of what Darkcoin is and why it's so fundamentally important to them and democracy in general. That's the higher level message I'm getting at rather than just "Darkcoin is for people that want to transact privately", a message while entirely true, leaves the purposes of why people would want to do that open to the default speculation of the ignorant masses: "they must be criminals". |
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most likely in the trash or what not -
really wouldn't worry about it
Yeah, no trouble. It's great that you're so passionate but we do need to be careful how we position the stuff, especially when the mainstream media is all agog about terrorism and looking for anything that can demonize as part of some abhorrent plot to help with terrorism funding or expertise. As I've noted previously, Darkcoin is at high risk of suddenly dropping into a maelstrom of controversy and beat-up. |
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Anybody want to stop me before I send this to NBC?
This is an UNOFFICIAL RESPONSE and should not be considered sanctioned by the DarkCoin community and/or Develpor(s). You may use and/or freely distribute any and all statements contained herein.
I am Mangled Blue.
I write you today on behalf of DarkCoin and as a holder of DarkCoin (disclaimer)
DarkCoin, is a Crypto-Currency that has been created for the masses. It's purpose, is to give financial privacy to those that desire privacy.
The American Dollar, formally know as, the, Federal Reserve Note (FRN), is used for countless, illegal transactions, everyday. FRN's, funds, Wars and is apart of countless death's. FRN's are used by ISIS, Al-Qaeda and even the NSA but very few are standing up in America and around the world shouting, "Destroy the American Dollar!" Why? Because, for a lot of people, their lives depend on the American Dollar, a.k.a. FRN
The problem DarkCoin has is, it's new. All lot of people don't like anything new. New means change but I shouldn't have to explain this to you. A lot of people - don't like change.
The problem with Bitcoin is, there is no privacy. Would you scan your bank records and post them on the internet for all to see? This is what Bitcoin and all other crypto-currency's do.
All other crypto-currency's, including Bitcoin, is a Prosecutor's wet-dream come true, never-mind the NSA and all the other 3-letter government agencies.
What does Darkcoin really do? Darkcoin creates doubt. Darkcoin creates doubt by mixing other Darkcoins from other users via what is known as a MasterNode. After that explanation, it gets a little complicated and some-what technical.
According to the laws of America, "You must be found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt" or that's what everybody is suppose to believe, right? DarkCoin simply creates doubt by, "mixing" coins from other users, that choose to do so, willingly, before any transaction is ever made. It's very much like walking into a bank and asking, "Can I have change for a hundred?"
If any government proposed a law that said, 'You must publicly display and record every serial number, to every bank note, that you own and transact..." do you really think that this proposed law would be passed? That is what Bitcoin is and does. A complete disclosure to your Bitcoin finacial records for all to see. There is nothing anonymous and/or private about Bitcoin, no matter what somebody has said and/or you have read.
I find myself defending DarkCoin like I protect my bank account because, the police are not your friends. The police, at least for now, need a search warrant to gain access to my bank records. The NSA and all the other 3-letter government agencies, are not your friends. These government "offical's" have shown that they cannot be trusted, simply by the revelations of Wikileaks and by citizen Snowden.
DarkCoin choose's to openly share it's technology and the right of privacy with the entire world. On September 29th, 2014, every person in the world will be able to copy and review the DarkCoin privacy code known as DarkSend. DarkCoin it's self, has been a fully functioning crypto-currency since January of 2014.
As an American speaking....
The Forth Amendment should be a universal right for all of mankind. Our fore-fathers would be considered terrorist, if given a proper and modern definition.
The creation of a technology, that cannot be controlled by a central authority, will be feared by the central authority. You cannot control something that you have no control over. The only way to destroy crypto-currency, is to shut down the internet. If the Internet is shut-down, revolution is sure to come. The common man and woman will ask, 'What do you mean I can't get on-line any more?'
There are many faucets that must be considered before any government decides to "step-in" and attempts to control a technology that was created, by the people, for the people. Even more so when we live in a country that was created, by the people, for the people.
The World, as a whole, has a right to privacy, and even more so, financial privacy.
We are Darkcoin
IN DRK WE TRUST
Mangled Blue
edited for corrections
Ah Mangled, don't send it I absolutely understand where you've coming from (and I thoroughly enjoy your posts) but you're sounding like a whacko libertarian nut job. When dealing with mainstream media you must write in a level-headed manner that appeals to higher level of over-arching principles and avoids "street speak" throw-around concepts that people like us are perfectly aware of but won't be understood at all by a mainstream journalist. Saying things like this: What does Darkcoin really do? Darkcoin creates doubt. Darkcoin creates doubt by mixing other Darkcoins from other users via what is known as a MasterNode. After that explanation, it gets a little complicated and some-what technical.
According to the laws of America, "You must be found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt" or that's what everybody is suppose to believe, right? DarkCoin simply creates doubt by, "mixing" coins from other users, that choose to do so, willingly, before any transaction is ever made."
will just be taken out of context and it reads like "the essence of what Darkcoin is for is to create doubt so people can get away with lots of illegal stuff via mixing and (because we know about the guilt beyond reasonable doubt ruling) the technology will prevent people from being held to account". Can you see how this will just send the whole wrong message!!! We need to be talking the language of how our forefathers (well not mine, I'm in Oz but same principles apply) fought to ensure "pursuit of happiness....(etc)" and that privacy is a fundamental plank in that platform which is slowly being eroded to greater and greater levels in a manner that is very unhealthy for democracy and privacy. We need to position Darkcoin as democracy's weapon to fight the evil encroachment of irrepressible government over-reach and all the ill that come with that. |
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Jane: Bitcoin is great, easy and so secure?
Bob: Hmmmm...
Jane: What do you mean Hmmmm…
Bob: Let me ask you something… do you enjoy getting cold calls?
Jane: No! Of course I don’t, I find them a real pest.
Bob: So, is your number unlisted/ex-directory?
Jane: It sure is! I don’t want strangers knowing my number and I hate companies calling me.
Bob: I know what you mean, your phone number is private and you only want people you trust to have it.
Jane: That’s right… where are you going with this?
Bob: Like a telephone directory holding phone numbers for anybody to view and use, bitcoin keeps a ledger of every single transaction you and everybody has made and will make in the future. That ledger is known as the blockchain and can be viewed by anybody.
Jane: Wow!
Bob: The problem is those transactions can be linked and tracked in such a way that people with the right knowledge can find all your past transactions and even know how much money you have in your wallet.
Jane: I thought bitcoin was anonymous and secure!?
Bob: Unfortunately that’s a misconception many people have. Bitcoin is secure in as much as you can’t double spend but your transaction history is completely open for all to see.
Jane: OMG… There would be riots if everybody was able to view other people’s bank transactions…
Bob: I know, and can you imagine when Bitcoin is used more widely…. Companies will start tracing their customer’s transactions and merging it with other information they have to find out what they have purchased and how much is in their account. Services will pop up inviting you to track your partners’ transactions and much more. Not to mention what criminals will be able to do with such information… To me this is very scary.
Jane: It sounds scary to me too… What can I do to protect myself?
Bob: I would recommend you use an anonymous coin, such as Darkcoin
Jane: What is Darkcoin?
Bob: Darkcoin is an anonymous cryptocurrency based on Bitcoin but it has privacy at its heart and obfuscates/hides your coins in the blockchain by mixing them with other coins on the network. It does this when you’re not using your wallet so your anonymous coins are available to spend when you need them.
Jane: That sounds great but I can spend my Bitcoins everywhere and more companies and services and popping up all the time. Where can I spend my Darkcoin?
Bob: Because Darkcoin is based on Bitcoin, there would be very little effort for all those services to start accepting Darkcoin too. The problem is Darkcoin is still a young coin in comparison to Bitcoin and many people haven’t heard about it and the many advantages it has over Bitcoin.
Jane: That’s fab… So how else does Darkcoin differ?
Bob: Did I mention instant transactions?...
To be continued…..
Nice work dazbarlby. I've had a number of conversations with people where they just had no idea Bitcoin transactions are all easily trackable and visible, so a hypothetical conversation like this is entirely likely. |
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RedenegadeMan - Thanks for your PM, I'll respond tonight. Let's have a chat and see what we can do about getting these guys on Darkcoin: http://www.coindesk.com/coinjar-charge-fees-new-bitcoin-debit-card/I'm sure they are familiar with alts, let's put together a 1 pager to present some Darkcoin facts that should encourage them to add DRK to their Debit Card. I'm thinking right after we go live with Instant(tx). Then if they have any questions or need any support, they have two local Aussies they can call upon to manage any queries. What say you? Be sure to share your one pager on this thread: https://darkcointalk.org/threads/darkcoin-promotion-initiatives.2463/ We will be setting a Darkcoin Foundation CRM soon to manage the promotion efforts, we are counting on you guys for Australia. One of the first things is to create a Darkcoin corporate profile and information package we can use when contacting payment processors, exchanges and crypto financial institutions. Yes, sure will Minotaur. |
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RedenegadeMan - Thanks for your PM, I'll respond tonight. Let's have a chat and see what we can do about getting these guys on Darkcoin: http://www.coindesk.com/coinjar-charge-fees-new-bitcoin-debit-card/I'm sure they are familiar with alts, let's put together a 1 pager to present some Darkcoin facts that should encourage them to add DRK to their Debit Card. I'm thinking right after we go live with Instant(tx). Then if they have any questions or need any support, they have two local Aussies they can call upon to manage any queries. What say you? Thanks Ignition. Just had a look at the CoinJar site. Wasn't aware of this so thanks for heads up. I'll start writing up a few key points for the one pager. I think there'll be many many people here who will aspire to the privacy aspects of Darkcoin but won't know such a thing exists. And there'll be many that know about Bitcoin, (and maybe Litecoin) but have likely heard many poor reports about the altcoin scene so will need hand-holding as to what Darkcoin's about and why it's so far beyond the general alt rabble. |
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Right I need a little help. I have installed the social wallet. I have copied the old wallet.dat file over the top of the one in %appdata% How the hell do I now launch the wallet? there are no shortcuts created (windows 8.1) unlike the qt wallet. The only way I have found to launch the wallet is using the one in the zipped download.
I have also tried to install the electrum wallet incase. The instructions are very weak. It states just run the exe and you will be good to go. Again how do I launch the wallet. Again the only way is to run the exe in the downloaded zip. Again I have copied the wallet.dat and they do not show.
When I launch the wallet it still does not show any coins?
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I have managed to get this going. I had to copy across the blockchain and let it sync properly. My coins now show up in the new wallet. Defiantly needs an auto update tool for this. Or a step by step guide
This is something that concerns me greatly about Reddcoin. I also installed the social wallet and went through the same difficulties of trying to work out why it didn't "install" like a proper packaged application. I also wanted to copy the block chain files across so I didn't have to download the whole block chain again. In the Reddit forum announcing the social wallet, a comment was made on this subject "Oh just copy the blockchain across from the Qt wallet to the social wallet" with no detail on how that's actually done, whether it's a feature/function or whether you just copy a specific set of files manually.....I worked it out myself in the end but instructions like this that are devoid of specifics assume everyone is technical and has previous experience with wallets. Nothing is more off putting for a person that's come in fresh than the people promoting/supporting it unthinkingly supposing everyone already knows all this stuff. It just makes new people think it's a techo realm they can't possibly partake in. If we want adoption outside of crypto fans and techos (which the whole tipping platform is obviously destined for) we must have better instructions for installing/upgrading wallets and helping people be sure they're not going to lose their coins. |
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If there's anyone on here that's motivated and knowledgeable for this stuff I'd say it's you georgem. You've demonstrated a continuous capacity to produce content and you appear to have pretty good knowledge on this stuff (we just don't want any titty/bum stuff included in the UI...Ha!)
Not sure if you're aware (as you haven't referenced this) but BCT user DRKLord had done a huge amount of work on a new wallet UI and it was looking absolutely tremendous. Unfortunately (I believe) he became ill so hasn't been around for a couple of months now. Here's oen of his many postings showing what he's been producing.
Yes, I heard about DRKLord, any news about his condition? If I am not mistaken, DRKLord is not the creator of these graphics (he's more like the project coordinator), but that there is a whole team behind it, and in particular a user named raze ? https://darkcointalk.org/threads/enhanced-darkcoin-wallet-ui.1705/I'm not sure what's happened with him. Very unfortunate as it was really moving along and looked like we'd have that interface very soon. Not sure what his role specifically is/was compared to raze. Can someone else fill us in? |
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VERTOE!
IMPORTANT:
I may have found someone through my #buildthedarkness initiative who would be perfect for the wallet UI project. (C++ And QT) He may post here soon but I am in contact with him on Twitter.
Here's hoping!
I will keep you posted.
EDIT: He is going to post in the DCT thread!
Interesting. Would be so awesome to finally get a Qt expert on board. I tried to look into it, but Qt is way over my head. I was gonna ask, are the UI elements available for download somewhere? I mean the essential graphics like buttons, menues, fonts, checkboxes, textfields, scrollbars etc... I am working on turning my forum extracting script into a (desktop) app, and was wondering, hm... I create apps all the time, why not with a DRK UI? Is a full-fledged UI for Darkcoin available, and if yes who is the designer? When I say full-fledged UI I mean something like this: (preferrably in PSD format)  I am also working on a sophisticated GIF creator app. Now that I created so many GIFs I need my own tools to accelerate the development cycle.  Why not create a whole pallette of DRK apps and widgets with a consistent DRK UI.  If there's anyone on here that's motivated and knowledgeable for this stuff I'd say it's you georgem. You've demonstrated a continuous capacity to produce content and you appear to have pretty good knowledge on this stuff (we just don't want any titty/bum stuff included in the UI...Ha!) Not sure if you're aware (as you haven't referenced this) but BCT user DRKLord had done a huge amount of work on a new wallet UI and it was looking absolutely tremendous. Unfortunately (I believe) he became ill so hasn't been around for a couple of months now. Here's oen of his many postings showing what he's been producing. Hey everyone, I'm pleased to announce that my project team and I have decided on the final design of the new Darkcoin wallet software and UI. The new Darkcoin wallet will look like this: Light/White Skin Dark/Blue Skin You'll be able to choose your desired skin/theme and modify colors to your liking. We may support custom layouts in the future as well, but for now we must focus on functionality and completing the work in a timely fashion.  You can view yesterday's status report on the wallet overhaul at DarkcoinTalk.org... Regards, The DRK Lord |
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Thanks Minotaur, that's a tremendous initiative. I've just added some feedback. |
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hey guys...
I am thinking about creating a mascot for darkcoin... sort of an animal like creature.
What are animals who are commonly associated with darkness or hiding, etc?
Bat.
Mole. (creates tunnels, etc..)
what other creatures can you think of?
Cat! A black cat would be both cute and awesome. Specifically a black panther cat (and I note someone above already mentioned panther) would give Darkcoin a brilliant mascot. They're very dark, sophisticated in their ability to be stealthy and very hard to locate or see. And when they run they're very fast. They represent many qualities and attributes we're wanting to communicate about Darkcoin. |
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Shit still looks dead to me.... am I wrong?
Yes, as usual, you're wrong. Last time you were here you were touting your shitcoin that was supposed to be superior to drk, but look what happened lol. Darkcoin is actually ready to be fully released (anon features are now ready, and open source in less than a week), and will be ready to be marketed to vendors and retailers. It's very different from coins that might get anon in 2 months and other features only on the roadmap months into the future with all kinds of potential problems that might arise. No I'm not wrong. I was here when cloak was still trading under 100K. It peaked at 350K and sat around 200K till the devs failed on POSA V2. If you guys would have listened to me then and picked some up you could have seen 200% if you weren't greedy. DRK is still nowhere, and in the mean time the other coins I been speaking about on the forums have seen over 600% gains. XST, LXC, xcloud (200%) I can go on but you get the point I'm sure. Strength in numbers! You are a leech Bob. You do not add any value to anything or anyone. Your sole point is to waltz in and from the very outset be on the take from people who are attempting to build something of substance. You are clearly devoid of any conscience that facilitates a desire to support and foster; most likely a pathological condition that has removed empathy from your mental make up. Your modus operandi is to simply use your experience and knowledge to take, take and further take from people like those here in Darkcoin that are building something substantial for the future, new investors just entering and people coming to crypto with a desire to learn and be involved. You are probably responsible for thousands of good people leaving this scene having had their fingers burned by the trolling and manipulation employed by appalling individuals like you. Many of those would have been extremely disappointed with their initial experiences and would have felt pretty abused. Although it's just what goes on in the human realm again and again, it's truly disgusting and the sheer self interest demonstrated by pathetic excuses for human beings like you goes on ad infinitum. Perhaps you could stick your foul head up a dead bear's bum and suffocate. |
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