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1  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Coinbase the Bitcoin Dumpster on: August 18, 2017, 03:41:54 AM
Yes, they are very bad. Moreover GDAX has not a very good uptime. It is totally unfair that they are valued so much when there are way better exchanges.

It is true, I think coinbase will be secure (very secure) but will screw you up in future if it comes to taxes and anonimity

I had completely forgotten about that. A few years back I'd gotten an email from my bank asking if I wanted to link my Coinbase account, to my bank profile. I went back to double check, I hadn't used that bank for any transactions.

In the long run if people can develop a significant ecosystem beyond mining, and speculation the pump won't be so bad. Otherwise it's best to guess how much their fiat pump is, and when the note is getting called in by the banks.

I'm not going to waste any more time on them, I'm just going to close the account.
2  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Coinbase the Bitcoin Dumpster on: August 14, 2017, 07:54:04 PM
So aside from Coinbase what do US based users use to convert to fiat?

There isn't a good one that I would trust with large transactions. I hate saying that. I've used Cryptsy, Xapo, Kraken, Poloniex. Even Bitfinex before they made really nervous. While I've never had problems with any of those. I've never given them the opportunity above 1-2 BTC at a time to make any problems. I would say trust your instincts but that hasn't gotten me very far with Coinbase lately.

Sounds like you're not telling the whole story. I haven't had any issues with coinbase and Dan is very quick to response when I contact him.

There isn't a whole lot else to tell. Other than at one point they told me it was a common bug that was occurring, and had me go through setting up margin trading on GDAX. They said the solution was to toggle the margin switch back and forth. I really didn't want to do it in the first place, but it didn't work. When they split everyone's wallet for GDAX, a lot of these types of problems started occurring. I totally understand they make a lot of money with Wells Fargo from it, but they're killing themselves with it as a reliable exchange. The best I can tell they've been buying into the sales pressure they monitor on Coinbase, on credit from Wells Fargo, and probably these "lost transactions" as well. At a minimum I would not do business with them again unless they separate the two ventures. Pumping a big fat blow up in your face bubble. If you have a Coinbase wallet, you also have a mirror GDAX wallet.

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Subject: Litecoin
AUG 14, 2017  |  12:36AM PDT
Skye replied:
Hi,

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If you are still experiencing this issue, simply reply to this email with screenshots of error messages or other relevant information that you think would help us solve and understand the issue, and we be happy to work on a resolution for you. If your issue has been resolved, no reply is needed.

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JUL 30, 2017  |  12:08AM PDT

I've put in several support tickets since April regarding a Litecoin transfer which shows in my transaction history but doesn't allow me to access the Litecoin. I've been buying, and selling bitcoin on here for 4 years, and so I wanted to make sure you understand that in my opinion you have flushed your name straight into the garbage. If you cant handle basic transactions for customers, you shouldn't be messing with money. It's really that simple. It's not the margin switch, or my browser, somebody needs to look at the transaction.

TypeTimeAmount (LTC)Status
deposit
10:58:56 am - Apr 20, 2017 UTC
1.00000000Complete
Transfer ID: 64481032-c7a9-426d-ad14-9db0a33a7a06
Estimated Payout:
01:06:03 am - Jul 30, 2017 UTC
LTC transaction hash: 9a4458dbbb27a9f04b13023a9aef6220322a34f80aeb3c6bfba5200bd8c23b3b
JUL 04, 2017  |  09:42PM PDT

Yes hi I understand you're new to the issue. I had a Litecoin as in 1 LTC
which still shows under that transfer ID and transaction hash, but I am unable
move/buy/sell/trade with it. It was really a shame because this was a test
LTC that failed, and as a trader ended up moving hundreds of them with
other exchanges while this ticket has been open. You know it's been
averaging a month between responses for some time, and so I hope you can
understand why I have no faith in Coinbase anymore and why I share the
story with other traders.

Thanks,

MAY 26, 2017  |  07:26PM PDT
Dan replied:
Sorry for the very delayed response.

I’m new to the team this week and only working on cases we’ve failed to respond in a timely manner on. Is this still an issue I can help you on?

APR 24, 2017  |  04:43AM PDT
The Litecoin I sent still shows under transactions but I can't do anything
with it.

Transfer ID: 64481032-c7a9-426d-ad14-9db0a33a7a06
LTC transaction hash: 9a4458dbbb27a9f04b13023a9aef62
20322a34f80aeb3c6bfba5200bd8c23b3b
APR 24, 2017  |  09:32PM PDT
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APR 20, 2017  |  05:48AM PDT
Original message

I sent 1.0 LTC, as a test which was confirmed by your email system, but it doesn't show up in my account. It was intended for GDAX. When you find it, can you also let me know if the address is good to send to in the future? Thank you, https://live.blockcypher.com/ltc/address/LRte1L2UuC49t6yeBmP5rsPkkixRnkVSWH/
3  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Re: Coinbase the Bitcoin Dumpster on: August 14, 2017, 07:05:19 PM
Hey thanks to everyone for the support. It's been really frustrating so I kind of took a crypto break. To be clear it's 1.0 LTC I was able to see the transaction come in on the block chain. https://live.blockcypher.com/ltc/tx/9a4458dbbb27a9f04b13023a9aef6220322a34f80aeb3c6bfba5200bd8c23b3b

Then I got the confirmation email from Coinbase that it was received. From that point forward it just shows as pending in my Coinbase wallet with the 60,000 confirmations.

As far as the people not having issues with Coinbase, yes I understand that. I've had an account with them for over 4 years, and haven't had a problem with much larger transactions. I am explaining why I have lost faith in them entirely despite that fact.

The two biggest concerns that I have are that they don't understand the issue, and it's clear that the litecoin continued to move from then on. I thought at first it was just moving to cold storage, but I'm not sure now. I mean they literally emailed me that they don't understand what the problem is. It's possible they've become entirely inept at dealing with Litecoin in Charlie Lee's absence, and it's still there somewhere. It's also possible that someone is stealing Litecoin on their end from the hot wallets, and they really don't know what the hell is going on. I have another ticket open with them, I think 4 months is a little excessive, and there's still no resolution of any kind. That's why I would not do any business with them in the future.


4  Bitcoin / Bitcoin Discussion / Coinbase the Bitcoin Dumpster on: August 05, 2017, 06:18:35 AM
I've been trading on Coinbase about 4 years. I sent a Litecoin back in April as a test before sending the rest, and it's still pending on the Coinbase end after 4 months. After several support tickets, and trying to call I gave up on them entirely. It shows up with over 60 thousand confirmations, and they just completely ignore me. I'm not the only one that's had this happen in recent months. They have quickly turned into the worst exchange available. I'd heavily advise against trading with them. If you have an account with them, move it somewhere else, or offline.
5  Economy / Service Discussion / Re: Is Bitfinex turning into Mt. Gox? on: April 23, 2017, 04:43:06 PM
I've been trading a while. I didn't lose money at Mt. Gox, I think I was on Cryptsy at the time. I lost a little on the Bitfinex hack. Anyway, my bigger concern has become the exchanges are not just exchanging anymore. They've been making clear manipulative movements that I think will ripple out like Mt. Gox as loss of confidence if nothing else. Also, the iFinex vs. Wells Fargo lawsuit is possibly revealing the relationship between Coinbase, and Bitfinex. For the record I already hated Wells Fargo, but the first thing that stuck out was the jurisdiction section that mentions officers and offices in San Francisco, Coinbase HQ. They also share very close offices in the UK, where Bitfinex holds Tether, and Coinbase process CC tx. I think it's common knowledge among most BTC users the banks are tied together, but not the exchanges? It's possibly a stack of giant coincidence. There's a little Jerry Fletcher in my head screaming this is going to unfold all bad for the BTC/USD pair. That's my 2 Satoshi, I'm out for a while. Cool
6  Economy / Games and rounds / Re: BTCJam forum name verification on: January 09, 2017, 06:42:58 PM
I want to link my Bitcointalk name with BTCJam's. Verification code: a2321e17-d25c-4948-b45b-2db529c8f045
7  Economy / Goods / Nexus 7 32 GB 2013, .15 BTC on: October 22, 2016, 07:54:43 PM
http://bigjelectronics.com/nexus-7-certified-refurbished.html

You can choose Bitpay at checkout for anything in the store for that matter.
8  Economy / Investor-based games / Re: BITCOINS.WORK ✚ LARGEST PAYING BITCOIN DOUBLER ✚ INSTANT ✚ 191+ BTC PAID on: February 10, 2016, 07:17:59 PM

Hello there's been no payouts on this tx. Please look into it thanks.


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9  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Open Source Avalon Gen2 55nm Board on: February 10, 2014, 04:59:24 PM
Yes, frequency of 1000 gets 16GH/s on a 16 chip board. I'm suggesting that measuring the junction between the heatsink and the chip is easier and reusable for reference measurement. I wasn't sure if you were talking about using the MCP9700A to take that measurement for reference or building it into your design.
10  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Open Source Avalon Gen2 55nm Board on: February 10, 2014, 05:41:09 AM
They're all 16 chip boards. I misunderstood your logic as entering the frequency yielded a specific hashrate. Yes, the frequency seems to correspond with the number of chips on board. When I switch the boards out they yield the same hashrates so something is going on with the power supply or operating system I'm not sure which yet. My step up transformer that runs my 220V BGA station went down so I had the chips placed professionally at Mastek Innerstep, which by the way if anyone wants professional chip placement I already paid for the stencil I think they want $25 a board for 16 chips but the stencil would work for less chips obviously. PM me for contact info.

I don't have a lot of USB cables so I wan't sure if one was messed up or not. I'm just shooting darts for the difference between my two sets of boards. I figured mabey high data transfer coupled with lead resistance. It doesn't matter, like you said I used a 6 foot PS3 controller cable and nothing changed.

If someone blows up a regulator please post details Smiley In the mean time I'll keep stepping up a 16 chip board to blow one up on purpose and report back. My better thought is to lift the inductor used for the overcurrent protection and take AC and DC measurements there.

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With hand or with a sensor, no matter how good is it, there is a fundamental problem of access to junction temperature. You can't measure temperature directly on the chip die, and that's the only one that matters. Temperature on the heatsink may be substantially lower than that on the junction if thermal coupling is poor between the chip and the heatsink. In this case the heatsink will stay cool but the chip will remain hot. Just imagine a heatsink that is not in physical contact with your chip. The same thing happens when it is in physical contact but for some reason thermal coupling isn't very good. Temperature difference also increases when the amount of dissipated power increases, so your estimation of junction temperature will be increasingly less accurate as the amount of power dissipated by chips gets higher. You could of course do all the math if you have thermal models of your system and you correctly estimate their parameters but well that's a very demanding job to do it right.

I've taken these measurements for several companies, you can't do anything about the inside of the chips to the best of my knowledge but most models suggest platinum with 4 wire yields at least +/- .1 C I think. You take a thin strand of platinum that's zero to at least an ice point reference and a span of 100. Then you thermal paste the platinum in between the heatsink and the chip, any exposed platinum must be insulated. Or you can buy a thin film prt also platinum that's already charted and hook it up to an Agilent meter and something like Benchlink.

You build a model of the metal instead of the system so you can reuse it. Really you can just weld (not solder) the tips of any RTD together as long as you have an idea of the composition, and do the same thing as long as you can generate ice point and 100C. It's probably only worth it if you're going to build a lot of boards. I have one set up to control the heat for an infrared reball station in my shed as well, it's pretty accurate. I favor my hand because it's easier. I was just curious how many days you've had them running at 35. 

11  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Open Source Avalon Gen2 55nm Board on: February 09, 2014, 07:01:31 PM
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The max hash rate with my firmware is achieved at speed=1650 to speed=1750-1800 which may not be the same as the chip's operating frequency but it yields precisely that hashrate

I've been using your firmware and found personally this isn't true at all. I'm still around 1280 .94V, my two boards running on Debian run around 10 GH/s. The other 2 on raspberry pi, Archlinux run at 17 GH/s. The bfgbuild, drivers and firmware are identical. I've confirmed these speeds on both multipool and givemecoins.

Can someone confirm that shorter and higher quality USB cables yield higher speeds? I'm not entirely sure yet but this may be the most cost effective upgrade you can make. I also appreciate the change to the LED.

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It's hard to measure DVDD current directly because the current is high and because it's hard to break DVDD circuit at one location in order to insert an ampermeter there.

I agree, I'm considering moving the regulator to a breadboard in an attempt to get a more accurate measurement of the output current unless someone has a better idea. An easier method might be increasing the resistance at Pin 11 (sense +) through TP1 on the regulator and measuring the change in voltage to get a better idea of the output current. Things like that work in my head, but don't always pan out in the real world. Have you had any regulators fail yet?
 
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Our thermal design is very capable, involving heatsinks on both sides of the PCB. The thermistor was physically attached to one of the per-chip top side heatsinks and protected from forced air cooling by a layer of glue and a piece of plastic, so as not to distort measurement results due to sensor cooling. The top side heatsinks were also not very hot on touch. However, these results may still be inaccurate because of the very nature of measuring temperature with thermistors. I'm going to try the more accurate chip thermal sensors, namely MCP9700A. Also there are no means of measuring the chips' junction temperature. With heatsinks occupying all the space around the chips, you could only mount a thermal sensor on the heatsink, and then your results will depend on quality of thermal coupling between the chip and the heatsink. So even with better sensors, any temperature measurement of this kind should be considered only approximate.

I favor the method of holding my hand slightly above the heatsinks, I've suspected via IR gun that the reported 25C is closer to 30 on my boards. I might be able to borrow a slim PRT that could take this measurement pretty accurately. Like you said all temperature measurements utilizing resistance in this method are approximate. Utilizing a 4-wire resistance and an ice point reference is probably the cheapest. I cut up a 10 ft hunk of aluminum C-Channel from the Home Depot and thermal pasted it Smiley
12  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Open Source Avalon Gen2 55nm Board on: February 08, 2014, 12:57:00 AM
Is there a way I can get a live current measurement in parallel between sense+ or TP1 and sense- on the voltage regulator?

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@BigJRepairs why do you think you need pull down resistor on SCL/SDA lines ?


I originally had pull-up then I edited it to pull down. I think it is pull up anyway, one device = bus driver. The rest of the devices = bus passengers or "slaves" even if it's one. The resistors keep the slaves clock and data line in time with the master. I think it's referred to as a wired logic connection. I'd guess it would work with the resistors on the board just between two the way you said. Why would you go through the trouble for just 2 boards though?

13  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Open Source Avalon Gen2 55nm Board on: February 07, 2014, 08:00:38 PM
I had seen Ost mention using 1.025V. I don't see much of any difference between .9 and 1.025. Wouldn't it make more sense to keep it around .9V?
0.9V is the default. When you try to overclock the chips, hardware error rate increases. Raising the power supply voltage helps reducing the error rate somewhat. In the end, you're trying to get the maximum speed with an acceptable error rate, or the maximum effective speed of hashing as reported by your pool. Both raising the supply voltage and overclocking the chips will increase the total power consumption of the chips and reduce their power efficiency, i.e. GH per Watt. It also increases heating and puts more demands on your thermal design. You can measure power consumption by using an ampermeter on the 12V input power supply wire.

If you're optimizing power per GH, you should instead try to lower the chip supply voltage and speed, until you get the best GH/Watt ratio.


It's DVDD adjustment right? Ideally the maximum hash rate you could get would be around 1.1V at 2A Iop, Frequency = ? Or .9V per chip still around 2A Iop if you are going for efficency, Frequency = ? When you came up with the 4A per chip were you measuring the operating current per chip or measuring the power consumption of the board? I also noticed you're chips running at 35C, how long have you been able to sustain that?
14  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Open Source Avalon Gen2 55nm Board on: February 07, 2014, 06:17:21 PM
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did you try to chain boards ?


I didn't try hooking up two boards together like you were saying. (I'm not saying that wouldn't work, I'm not sure actually) It works using the schematic in a master slave effect. You need the pull-down resistors on SCL and SDA to create the logic 0 on the chain.
15  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Open Source Avalon Gen2 55nm Board on: February 07, 2014, 05:49:51 PM
at lower voltage it will draw more amps for same performance

I think you are wrong. There is no DC/DC converter "inside" the chips Grin

I concur I'm lost as to what this would be set at ideally or if it even matters between .9 and 1. The best response I've found is around .940 1640:70 into BFG. What do you set your cards at form?

Also wondering if anyone has interest in my jacked up card? Whatever is wrong with it isn't obvious, it connects to BFG miner but won't do any work. I know it isn't the ASIC's because I have 4 others assembled in the same manner. Anyway, I'm tired of messing with it.
16  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Open Source Avalon Gen2 55nm Board on: February 07, 2014, 03:57:45 PM
I had seen Ost mention using 1.025V. I don't see much of any difference between .9 and 1.025. Wouldn't it make more sense to keep it around .9V?
17  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Open Source Avalon Gen2 55nm Board on: February 05, 2014, 11:52:23 PM
Ok, form has answered on that question. one more thing, if you connect fan to the board cut the yellow wire, it will reset PIC16LF1459 all the time. everything else is ok on that side.
@form what we need to change in the code for tach to working ? i have removed it from hardware completely, but it can be used for some alarm when the fan stop working or something like that ... is it big change or minor ? Thanks,

Thats an issue caused by non-standard fans, which actively outputs +12 volts on the tacho-output.
The board is designed for normal CPU-fans (i think it was specified by intel), which have a passive open-collector output on the tacho-pin, which alternatevly connects this pin to GND and leave it open again.

When a non-standard fan outputs +12 volts there, the PIC is entering high voltage programming mode, which is not intended to happen.

So actually no way to avoid it via software, just cut the wire - The software doesnt take care of the RPM anyway.

I just hardwire the fans full speed. Am I reading the chipset datasheet wrong or would stock setting be 1V at 500-1000 MHZ?
18  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Open Source Avalon Gen2 55nm Board on: February 05, 2014, 09:12:21 PM
One last retarded question before I move to the chain. The fifth board is bothering me. What 2 points are you measuring to adjust voltage? TP1 to ground?
19  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Open Source Avalon Gen2 55nm Board on: February 05, 2014, 04:46:48 PM
Hi Folks,

did anyone tried I2C board chain ? Is it working ?

Cheers,

Im interested in giving this a shot. I hope no one saw my original comment it was seriously retarded. I can breadboard it out. The design below the ISP on the schematic is reference for the chain right?
20  Bitcoin / Hardware / Re: Open Source Avalon Gen2 55nm Board on: February 05, 2014, 04:36:37 PM
It turned out the request work updates were due to a short in the board. So 4/5 running not bad I guess. I am having a strange issue with the raspberry pi. It doesn't seem to like more than 2 of these connected at once. The cards aren't bad because I can interchange them. Anyone else run into this? Mabey, just too much for the little guy.
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