The project is not dead. But like most of the altcoin market, not a lot is going on right now. Hopefully things will start looking up again for the whole crypto scene in 2019

The Ballzcoin Web Wallet is now up 

https://wallet.ballzcoin.org

There is also a link on the main website to download the web wallet and run from your own computer, or even run completely offline:

https://ballzcoin.org/wallet.html

I am pleased to announce the first Ballzcoin exchange listing. A big thanks to the team at https://www.finexbox.com  

I'm not entirely sure what you just asked, but if you are asking if the project is still alive, very much so  Currently approaching exchanges to discuss listings.

Discord channel now up 

https://discord.gg/wtC7bNd

To solo mine in Windows, you need the Windows client binary (also known as the command line wallet), started with the RPC port open. There are instructions on the website for solo mining:

https://ballzcoin.org/mining.html

And to run the client binary in Windows:

https://ballzcoin.org/wallet.html

Hope this answers your question, if I have misunderstood please let me know.

I won't be mentioning any exchange names until they have been contacted, and a decision made either way. This is partly because some exchanges have confidentiality requirements, and I do not want to jeopardise any potential listings by posting anything here that I shouldn't.

Regarding ASIC resistance, I like the idea that a person with a single GPU can participate in the network and get a few coins, and that those who have invested in larger GPU mining rigs get a fair reward for their services in securing the network. As you may know, there is a proposal to implement ProgPOW in Ethereum, which in theory will provide ASIC resistance. If this happens and proves stable / no issues, I will update the Ballzcoin client to implement ProgPOW.

Over the next month, I will be approaching several exchanges to ask about a listing. The aim will be to find out:

- Which exchanges are willing to list Ballzcoin.

- Fees involved for each exchange.

- Whether any exchanges will list the coin without charging a fee (obviously this would be the ideal outcome!). As the source code is based on Ethereum, there should be no major technical challenges, so it will come down to individual exchange policies.

I do not expect this to be a quick process, and please don't take this to mean that a listing is going to happen soon! Where possible I will post the outcome of any discussions here, if I am allowed under the confidentiality rules of each exchange.

Thanks both of you for supporting the project, the pools have been added to the announcement post and the website 

Excellent, thanks for the feedback 

I have started writing a new GUI wallet from scratch, to provide an alternative to the existing wallets, which are based on Mist (the official Ethereum wallet). The new wallet will have some interesting features, which I will talk about more when the coding is a bit further ahead.

The official blockchain explorer is now up and running  

https://explorer.ballzcoin.org

The goals are listed on the website (some more light-hearted than others!), but probably the most important long term goal is the following:

"Encourage and incentivize the development of DApps to run on the Ballzcoin network, with an emphasis on fun DApps, especially games. This will include providing resources to game developers to make it easier to incorporate Ballzcoin into the game code."

This is an area where I think there is real potential for growth, and I have some ideas on how to achieve this with Ballzcoin, which will be implemented in due course.

Thanks everyone for the positive messages, and for your patience  The website is now up:

https://ballzcoin.org

Next on the to-do list: official block explorer.

Now is a good time to solo mine as the project is still very new, so you should get a good yield of coins Solo mining instructions are included in the first post, but please let me know if you have any issues or would like any help.

Thanks for your interest in Ballzcoin. It is early days (the blockchain height is 153000) and promotion has not really started yet, so not many people know about the project.

Hi Johnnie, thanks for your interest in the project. I will be in touch in the near future to discuss.

Hi psihotoc, you have asked a valid question. The website design is in progress, and I had hoped to have it up by now. There is no point in making excuses or apologies, so all I will say is that I am targetting the 14th October to have the website up and running (just over a week from now). 

The logo is on the Github repository (I can't post images here as still a Newbie member) 

Here is another workaround if you get "Ballzcoin node connection error" when starting the GUI wallet (it seems to be a problem with some PC's and not others):

1. Run the client binary in console mode (see this post).
2. Wait for the client to sync and download the blockchain.
3. Run the GUI wallet. The wallet should load up.
4. After closing the GUI wallet, the correct way to exit the client is by typing 'exit' into the console.

There is a section on the charity aspect of the coin in the white paper:

https://github.com/ballzcoin/whitepaper

In summary:

- There are 10 account addresses embedded into the code that will start accumulating coins ~6 months after the launch date. The account private keys will be given to charities over the next 6 months. 
- Accounts will only be given to registered charities who are already established. New charities will not be created as part of the project.
- Ballzcoin itself is not a charity.

No charities have been selected yet, however once the website has been released (coming soon!), this process will begin.