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Shame to have seen the physical journey come to an end ?This was certainly not helped with Covid and the resulting dreadful worldwide postal service. Let’s hope that the digital version can live on and hopefully still travel time and space  PM coming - Thankyou The journey did not come to an end. I believe it went to Ghost then back to MJ. It made it to me in FL for spring break. He got his ear pierced and other shenanigans. It's on the post card in the package.  Digipiglet is now with Lesbian Cow. Hope this helps. That's great  I'm in no rush to finish it if it's still on the move. Don't forget to tip the piglet: https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/1NETDSdHh6Zoot4BohbWP1ZqCapPvHFih9Are there any new pictures? |
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Hey guys, first of all let me thank you again for participating in this journey I have minted DigiPiglets into NFTs and I wanted to share them with you as a reward. There will be 500 bulls and bears, but only 21 DigiPiglets.    Please send me a message either on here or via e-Mail, I'll create a link for you to claim the NFT. Also, I think we have two transactions missing, it would be great if we could get those done |
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Hey, good to hear from you! Sorry for being away for so long. Times were crazy, but things are looking up. I was thinking the same thing. Lets figure out where our little piggy ended up and finish the journey. A physical chain is the last thing we should do right now  Best thing would be if the current holder could contact me, so that we can figure out the next steps. @minerjones, if you are currently holding it, feel free to contact me here, or instagram or mail, whatever works best for you Good to hear from you too! Times really were/are crazy and looks to be like that for a long time. Bitcoin, though, doing very well, don't you agree? Still curious to see where piggy landed, indeed, but yeah perhaps given current conditions, physical chain could even be slightly irresponsible (not an expert). You're not thinking of NFT are you? Bitcoin is running great, finally, right? Anyways, I am in fact thinking about NFTs At first I thought they are distracting us from goals like banking the unbanked and hedging against a broken financial system. But the more I read about it, the more I believe it gives substance to the entire crypto space. As for the missing DigiPiglet, I contacted @minerjones on Instagram, I'm sure he'll check his messages at some point. |
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Hey guys! The DigiPiglet Piggy Bank project is halted due to security concerns regarding the QR codes. I wanted to create an easy and safe alternative to hardware wallets and exchanges (with ledger being hacked just recently, I think the idea is not far fetched). However, as there are so many concerns with the creation of paper wallets, the printing process, the danger of compromised computer equipment involved in the process, and other issues, I've decided to put this project on hold. I will be on the lookout for scalable ways to create a secure paper wallet/physical BTC, so that it becomes much easier to give away a couple bucks in crypto. If I find a way, I will start a new project and create something more "covert". As for the DigiPiglets, I am thinking about something new, so stay tuned If anyone wants to contact me, feel free to connect on Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/digipiglets/) or Twitter ( https://twitter.com/DigiPiglets) |
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@minerjones did you ever get the piglet? Profile seems to have pages of edited/empty archived posts, not sure if account is still active.
Feel a bit guilty for forgetting about this thread but it does seem like the journey ended abruptly. Project itself seems to have floundered but that shouldn't affect the journey or the story... perhaps eternalgloom might have a way to contact founder having met him?
Journey-wise, wonder if the two who volunteered to be part of the chain would still be interested.
In any case, be good to just get some closure on this.
Hey, good to hear from you! Sorry for being away for so long. Times were crazy, but things are looking up. I was thinking the same thing. Lets figure out where our little piggy ended up and finish the journey. A physical chain is the last thing we should do right now Best thing would be if the current holder could contact me, so that we can figure out the next steps. @minerjones, if you are currently holding it, feel free to contact me here, or instagram or mail, whatever works best for you |
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Wow, so happy to see it moving. Nice pictures tweetious! It is indeed a little inconvenient to send it physically, but that's what makes it special |
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How did the private key get inside the piglet? How is it sealed? How can you easily verify that the piglet has not been cut open? On the website it says uses a double label, so something like other physical bitcoins maybe.
How does one order a piglet of their own, and seal the private key inside? If it's a squishy material, it's probably fun to use, but not very easily "secured".
Hey Dabs I printed the private key on some high quality paper, rolled it up and stuffed it through a tiny hole I poked in the bottom. It's more of a rupture in the material than a hole, so you can't really pull the piece of paper out unless you cut a bigger hole into it. Since the Kickstarter campaign didn't get funded, we'll do some work on the product, so expect some changes. However, our trust chain is still on, currently on its way to Greece after spending some time in the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany Thanks to all who are helping out and participating |
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Hey guys, if you want to receive the DigiPiglet, just send me a name and an address. I'll try to keep in touch with the participants and help them find the next recipient. Cheers |
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Hi all, any more news with the little fella? Just watching with interest to see how far and wide it can get Looking forward to hear some news as well Did bengy already send it to the next recipient ? Is anyone in contact with him ? |
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Do we already have our next location ? I believe Bengy will now get in touch with one of the others in eternal's earlier list. I am also trying to source (feel like there's a better word haha) another person in the UK to get along with this chain but no response yet. I have quite a few secondary options but probably want this to happen a bit more naturally first before I resort to getting people convinced =D P.S. We were both surprised by the weight! For some reason thought it'd be heavier.
The mass produced versions will come out a little heavier and firmer. The prototype was glued together by hand, therefore, it's not as robust as the final model. So if anybody receives the piglet with a dent or some other flaw, don't worry Please make sure to have anyone who participates share the story and a picture somewhere online. If someone doesn't feel comfortable to show themself on the picture, just shoot a picture like the first one in the original post. |
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Do we already have our next location ? |
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How about after we finish the physical trust chain, we initiate a digital one? Maybe with some digital collectibles?
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Update: Bengy responded (thanks eternal for helping sort that out!), and it turns out we're in the same city after all (fancy a Steemian and a Bitcointalker ending up there). I'll leave the stickers, and add a small piece of artwork that will be done by a very young Bitcoiner (I have sadly neglected updating a post here where you can see her art). Just a little something to add on to the chain, without making the package (that much) heavier! So the handover will be done tentatively Tuesday =) That's a funny coincidence and really convenient Love the idea with the artwork. |
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Yaayyy Can't wait to see the pics Let's establish that we use tracking/insurance if we send it overseas. Domestic mail usually is fairly reliable, but we should not take the risk if we are sending it far away. |
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~snip~
You're right with your assessment, but you always have that risk in a trust chain. The reason we're going through the effort of sending it from person to person is that we want people to hold this thing in their hands, share it, show it to friends and anyone that's interested. We're not about being the most efficient charity out there, just completely different. So are you just doing this solely because of marketing or you want to give the donor a firsthand experience on how he can be part of the charity? Either way this is really risky, I haven't even mentioned anything about the risk on how it could have problems with your courier (from delays and damages to theft) and I think eternalgloom is currently experiencing it now with the delay in shipment. At least just make the piggy empty and don't store the wallet's private keys inside of it, it removes the temptation for the donors on stealing it and there is really no point on adding it when already receiving the DigiPiglet is something they need to look forward for. I want to do both + I want people who never experienced Bitcoin before, to hear about DigiPiglets and get to know how (easy) Bitcoin works. When I showed the DigiPiglet to people and explained how it worked, it was much easier for them to wrap their head around, than when explaining Bitcoin in theory. We can minimize risk if we personally hand it to others. I was hoping the piglet would find a Bitcoin community hub somewhere, where a few people could hand it to each other personally before sending it to a different country. |
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I really like how the work is ot for but I just see two flaws in the system. One is the need of the DigiPiglet to be on hand physically to the next recipient before it can send BTC to the piglet, by doing this like what eternalgloom will be doing on shipping it to the next trustworthy person he will be incurring additional cost by doing so. The second one is related to the first flaw because this kind of system you will be risking the donations everytime you send it to another person, as you are handing out the private key everytime you send it to an individual even if you think the person is trustworthy doing it with 98 more prople looks like a risky thing to do.
You're right with your assessment, but you always have that risk in a trust chain. The reason we're going through the effort of sending it from person to person is that we want people to hold this thing in their hands, share it, show it to friends and anyone that's interested. We're not about being the most efficient charity out there, just completely different. |
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I'm getting a bit worried now for the DigiPiglet, I hope it didn't get lost in the mail.
Since I've mailed it last Thursday, I would have thought it'd had arrived by now.
I hope it'll arrive tomorrow at buwaytress's place.
Does the mail carrier have an inquiry process for stuff like missing mail? |
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Key Facts:
3. The 99th recipient sends it back to me.
4. I unload the balance and send the money to a Venezuelan Charity Organization
How can we be sure you just won't keep the coin? You are an anonymous newbie. :/ You can't, that's why it's a trust chain But I have a digital footprint and I'm happy to engage with you guys in real life. If you check out my Kickstarter you will find my real name. My LinkedIn is out there as well. |
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Hi Piglet-ers,
I'm just checking in with a pretty much never used account... I'm bengy from Steemit (I guess the username gives it away...). Anyway, as I had mentioned on Daan's post on STEEM... I am more than happy to be part of this trust chain. My problem was that I don't really know anyone in real-life that I might be able to pass it on to. Anyway, nice to drop in here!
Bengy (aka John).
PS: I'm in Europe if you are grouping people together!
Hi bengy, I'm sure we'll be able to find someone on the forum, Steemit, or any other social media site, if you or anyone else doesn't know where to send the piglet. Also: If anyone manages to convince someone to participate who's never used Bitcoin before, we've done something for the community as a whole. That would be my ultimate goal |
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Perhaps I missed it (didn't read every post) but do the unfunded versions come as DIY?
The Kickstarter campaign is supposed to fund a batch of DigiPiglets and a batch of labels containing both private and public keys (not DIY). After we're funded, we could offer a DIY version as well, provided there's enough demand for that. More people interested in that? Great to see so many people participate, I'm especially happy to see people from the other side of the world |
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