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Yay! Have missed these - great to see them back. |
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BetXCP is live! For cryptocurrency sports bettors who want an alternative to centralized betting solutions, BetXCP is a peer-to-peer betting platform that eliminates the need for sportsbooks. Unlike sportsbooks, BetXCP is never in possession of customer funds. Looks cool Matt - huge congrats on the launch! |
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Lending Bits bits looks like a great project, but in the USA wouldn't it violate SEC laws? US companies are not allowed to issue bonds unless they register with the SEC, not to mention they are not allowed to advertise/promote that they are raising financing unless they register with the SEC (this is the "general solicitation" rule).
I think the guys are going to be starting in the UK, and will be seeking advice on UK law first. They also plan to use Vennd.io to create a gateway that will only dispense value to KYC authorised Bitcoin addresses to help with AML requirements. So what happens when the bonds are traded around to random people on the DEX? The distributions will be withheld until the bonds are held by someone with KYC? The thinking is to scan the blockchain to make sure that a bond has never been traded outside of group of authorized participants. So before you buy one of these instruments via the DEX, you'd need to make sure you're registered, otherwise, you'd effectively be destroying its value. So, they're using Vennd and the blockchain history to create a kind of closed market that has less exposure from a regulatory point of view, but retains the benefits of low cost transactions. I'll point the guys to this thread - they might want to chime in. |
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Lending Bits bits looks like a great project, but in the USA wouldn't it violate SEC laws? US companies are not allowed to issue bonds unless they register with the SEC, not to mention they are not allowed to advertise/promote that they are raising financing unless they register with the SEC (this is the "general solicitation" rule).
I think the guys are going to be starting in the UK, and will be seeking advice on UK law first. They also plan to use Vennd.io to create a gateway that will only dispense value to KYC authorised Bitcoin addresses to help with AML requirements. |
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 SME lending platform emerges from UK Hackathon.Over the weekend of the 28th and 29th of June, I represented Counterparty at Hackcoin (which is the UKs first digital currency hackathon). One of the five teams developed a prototype for a start-up called Lending Bits, which is a platform that aims to enable SMEs to raise funding by issuing bonds on the Counterparty platform. More info on our blog. |
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Hi Guys, We're looking for active volunteers to run Counterparty meetup groups in the 20 world cities listed here - https://forums.counterparty.co/index.php/topic,361.0.htmlIf you're the first to get a successful group started in one of these cities, we'll send you - - 25 XCP to help cover the meetup.com charges,
- ... plus, an extra 75 XCP as a little bonus from the founders.
These groups are central to our strategy, and we'd like to get at least a dozen groups running by mid year. Niki |
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Delighted to announce that SyRenity will be running our Israel Meetup group. Who else wants to step-up and provide leadership in their local city? You'll position yourself as the "go-to" person in your area for Counterparty, and make some great connections over a few drinks. Please PM me. |
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Guys, We're urgently looking for people to run Counterparty meetup groups in towns and cities all over the world. So far, we have two groups that are just starting up ( London, and Silicon Valley) but we'd like at least ten times as many. Ethereum, for example, have 35 meetup groups running. The founders and I need your help to bridge this gap. These groups (and associated hackathons) are a central part of our strategy for getting people involved with Counterparty, and getting innovative new projects developing on the platform. https://forums.counterparty.co/index.php/topic,361.msg2461/topicseen.html#msg2461Want to put yourself at the heart of the Counterparty movement in your local area? Please PM me, or respond in the thread above. Niki |
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This is an article about what seems to be fraudulent trading during the MT gOX days that may have been the real cause for BTC to go over $1000 at the time. http://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/news/report-mtgox-fraud-led-to-1200-bitcoin-price/2014/05/25It ends with an important paragraph that should be made part of our marketing message. Can We Trust Centralized Exchanges? This is not the first time that claims of fake trading data have been thrown at a Bitcoin exchange, but this possible fraud by MtGox would definitely have had an extremely large impact on the bitcoin price over the course of 2013. The impact could have been large enough to be the very basis for the boom, bust, consolidation, and repeat cycle that so many bitcoiners have come to know and understand over the years. BTC China CEO Bobby Lee has taken shots at other Chinese Bitcoin exchanges for possibly faking trading data, which points to the need for honest, transparent exchanges more than ever. After all, how is anyone supposed to know the real price of bitcoin if the data being used to create that price is completely fabricated? I posted this to our Social Media Alerts thread. This is definitely a key message that we need to communicate. |
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FYI: tomorrow we’ll be launching our first volunteer-led taskforce, which will be our Social Media Taskforce. These “taskforces” sound fancy, but they’re really just ways of making it very easy for anyone to chip-in and support the project. In a few months we’ll have dozens of volunteer “roles” (spread across multiple taskforces), all on a big list, so that anyone new to the project can pick a task that matches their skills and start contributing immediately. With this in place, will have a structure for handling the influx of new volunteers as Counterparty gains wider support. Unlike some of our competition, we can’t throw piles of stock and cash around to get stuff done. Our best leverage is our community, right here, and over on the main forums. Over the next 6 months, we'll be working on building a large and effective network of volunteers and getting everyone pulling in the same direction. If we’re successful, I think we’ll outpace the competition not just on the quality of our technology, but also on the basis of superior organisational ability and sheer force of numbers. If you want to be among the first to contribute, please PM me. Maybe its possible make some "default" post where is explain all what need about counterparty and countersport. And then xcp holders who like can translate it to own language and go write to local betting forums and tell about this new system.? Yeah, we'll definitely come up with boilerplate descriptions that people can pick up, translate and use. |
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FYI: tomorrow we’ll be launching our first volunteer-led taskforce, which will be our Social Media Taskforce. These “taskforces” sound fancy, but they’re really just ways of making it very easy for anyone to chip-in and support the project. In a few months we’ll have dozens of volunteer “roles” (spread across multiple taskforces), all on a big list, so that anyone new to the project can pick a task that matches their skills and start contributing immediately. With this in place, will have a structure for handling the influx of new volunteers as Counterparty gains wider support. Unlike some of our competition, we can’t throw piles of stock and cash around to get stuff done. Our best leverage is our community, right here, and over on the main forums. Over the next 6 months, we'll be working on building a large and effective network of volunteers and getting everyone pulling in the same direction. If we’re successful, I think we’ll outpace the competition not just on the quality of our technology, but also on superior organisational ability and sheer force of numbers. If you want to be among the first to contribute, please PM me. |
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I'll be giving a presentation on Counterparty at the CryptoCoin Conference Cruise on the Thames (held 10am - 4pm, Weds 18th June 2014) which is during London Technology week. If any of you can make it, it would be great to meet you  |
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Hi all, The first draft of my introduction to the Counterparty swarm ... [Swarm] [FAQ] Introduction to the Counterparty swarm. ... is up on the main forums, and I'd love to get your thoughts. This post sketches out the rough approach I'll be using (in my new role) to help make sure that ours is the most vibrant and effective community in the crypto 2.0 space, so that together, we can get the Counterparty financial toolset into the hands of one million individuals and businesses by the end of the decade. When you read this post, do you feel it represents the kind of messaging that (when combined with great marketing exposure) could be used to build out a network of thousands of volunteers and advocates? Imagine you're new to Counterparty, would this get you excited about contributing and spreading the word? If what I've written doesn't capture them, what were the big ideas that got you excited about the Counterparty project? When you describe Counterparty to your friends, what ways of describing the project have you found to be the most engaging? All thoughts are most welcome, here. |
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14 people have RSVP'd to attend the first London Counterparty meetup group.If you're based near London - it'd be great to see you there! http://www.meetup.com/London-Counterparty-MeetupWhen: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 7:00 PM Where: Penderel's Oak 283-288 High Holborn London. It's a fairly quiet venue and is handy for town and the City.  ... I've reserved a couple of tables (on the right as you're walking in) but it's a huge pub and we can move to a larger area if numbers grow.  ... here's the streetmap view. Hope to see you there!
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Announcement: Niki Wiles will be working as community relations manager for Counterparty. For more information, see our blog. Yay! I'm looking forward to my invitation to the Counter(block)party! Thanks sparta_cuss I'm really excited about the new role. At the moment I'm working on some collateral for the launch of the Counterparty swarm, and I'll be making an announcement here, very shortly. |
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I've just set a date for the inaugural London, UK Counterparty meet-up. Wednesday, May 28, 2014 @ 7.00. http://www.meetup.com/london-counterparty-meetupLondon venue, TBA.Counterparty is a revolutionary peer-to-peer financial platform; open source, and built on top of the Bitcoin blockchain, Counterparty is the world’s first trustless P2P digital asset exchange, betting platform and derivatives market. This meetup group is a place for Counterparty enthusiasts to hang out and talk business, but anyone with an interest in the disruptive potential of peer-to-peer finance is welcome, including absolute beginners. |
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Do we even know how mining on this coin will work yet?
There is no mining. Ok, the "new coin generation". How does it work? It sounds like there'll be 100 million coins created by the developers. We know that 1% of these will be issued via an IPO. I think we're waiting to find out the specifics of when / how the remaining 99% will be distributed. |
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1 million coins (1%) will be sold for 50k in Bitcoin.
So from an investors point of view, we'd need to believe in a $5m valuation at launch. That's almost top ten territory, market cap wise. What's the plan for distributing the remaining 99%? |
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