The product is improving with each passing day making it more attractive for even more use cases and exciting integrations.

Also minebox.io has started shipping units last week, which will surely increase network utilisation:
http://mailchi.mp/10ff5ed7a543/mineboxos-goes-live

Sia is an already working technology that is rapidly improving (https://blog.sia.tech/sia-may-august-2017-update-8929f21c56f7 ), filecoin on the other hand only exists in theory (whitepaper).

Siacoin was fairly launched and distributed. The filecoin ICO unfortunately seems to favour a limited number of its inner circle investors ( https://medium.com/token-economy/the-analysis-filecoin-doesnt-want-you-to-read-e60d5243f17c )

For completeness' sake there's also XRB - RaiBlocks. Very cool distribution model btw - proof of reCAPTCHA )

Resources worth checking out:

ANN: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1381323.0
XRB vs BTC vs XRP: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1381323.msg19698220#msg19698220
Github: https://github.com/clemahieu/raiblocks

There was recently a request to list PEPECASH on Bitsquare.io (the decentralised peer-to-peer trading platform https://bitsquare.io):
https://forum.bitsquare.io/t/meme-economy/2077

However, to be listed on Bitsquare one would have to:
1) fill in some basic info first (https://forum.bitsquare.io/t/how-to-add-your-favorite-altcoin/46):

* Ticker symbol (e.g. BTC): PEPECASH
* Official coin name (e.g. Bitcoin): PEPE CASH
* Official altcoin webpage where Bitsquare will be added as official exchange:  http://rarepepedirectory.com/
* URL of the block explorer: https://counterpartychain.io/asset/PEPECASH
* Example address (e.g. 3MPe1LfMeJvumN7ykswSwkPSoXLbheXnCH): 1GQhaWqejcGJ4GhQar7SjcCfadxvf5DNBD (a standard Bitcoin address)
* Confirmation that you have checked that the ticker does not conflict with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_4217100 checked - OK
* Social media accounts like Twitter account, subreddit, etc.:

• Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/pepetraders/
• Telegram: https://t.me/rarepepetradergroup
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rarepepeblockchain

* Coin type: Counterparty asset
* Unique features: A deflationary virtual currency used for the creation and trading of the Rare Pepe trading cards on the Bitcoin blockchain.

Official Wallet: http://rarepepewallet.com
Android/iOS Pepe Wallets:
    - http://bookoforbs.com
    - https://wallet.indiesquare.me/
Game Website: http://rarepepe.party
A Gallery of Rares: http://rarepepe.gallery
Centralized Pepe Auctionhouse: http://pepeauctions.com
Pepecash Exchange:
 PEPECASH/BTC:
    - https://tuxexchange.com/trade?coin=PEPECASH&market=BTC
    - https://zaif.jp/token_trade/pepecash_btc
 PEPECASH/JPY:
    - https://zaif.jp/token_trade/pepecash_jpy
 PEPECASH/XCP:
    - https://counterwallet.io/

https://coinmarketcap.com/assets/pepe-cash/#markets

Certified Rare Pepe Ecosystem Map:  
 - https://www.mindmeister.com/840824037?t=4io3TmpTjB

* * *

Please verify the above info is 100% accurate or amend as you see fit.


* * *

2) Make a pull request with an address validator (since this is a counterparty address with standard Bitcoin addresses it should be straightforward but a requirement nonetheless):
 From the Bitsquare dev:
* Pullrequest for the Altcoin address validation (Regex test + checksum test or anything else if there is anything specific) and Unittest for it (use Dev branch NOT master branch for PR).
Validation class is here: https://github.com/bitsquare/bitsquare/blob/Development/gui/src/main/java/io/bitsquare/gui/util/validation/AltCoinAddressValidator.java .
Unittest is here: https://github.com/bitsquare/bitsquare/blob/Development/gui/src/test/java/io/bitsquare/gui/util/validation/AltCoinAddressValidatorTest.java .
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
In case the PR contains major flaws (e.g. the unit test fails, code is not compiling) I will reject the addition and not accept further requests.


* * *

Adding PEPECASH to Bitsquare would be an additional boost to its visibility. I would very much love to trade PEPECASH on Bitsquare among other exchanges.

Members of the community - are we up to the challenge?

 :>

PEPECASH reaching a new all-time-high as rare pepe receives an approval from Fred Wilson, the venture capitalist:

http://avc.com/2017/05/rare-pepe/

PEPECASH featured ...in Japan 

http://www.ocknamo.com/entry/2017/05/09/014954

I suppose we the fans of rare pepe collect the cards based on various criteria - rareness, artistic value, early series, price etc. Some just gotta buy one of each

It's also true that for a high issue card (TESTNETPEPE, PEPEREPUBLIC etc) the price per card may not be as high because there just are more cards than buyers.

5000 PEPECASH is burned with each new pepecard submission:
http://rarepepedirectory.com/?page_id=25

The initial PEPECASH supply was 1 Billion, but it is now down below 700 million. The lock means that no more pepecash can be created, ever. More details on the present can be found here:
https://counterpartychain.io/asset/PEPECASH
(the largest address with 30.2% tokens is the burn address which noone has a key to, meaning that these pepecash are burned for good.)

Given that the supply is fixed and reduced with each new pepecard the supply is deflationary, which is very good news for long term investors.

Thinking whether to Buy, Sell or HODL? You may like:

https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/695v5x/siacoin_sc_technical_analysis_may_4th_2017/

In case you missed it:

Read Minebox April's newsletter:
http://mailchi.mp/e44be252b43f/minebox-april-newsletter?e=55ec310860

ITBusinessEdge opinion: #Nextcloud & @SiaTechHQ proof of cloud as "valuable asset":
http://www.itbusinessedge.com/blogs/infrastructure/growing-diversity-of-cloud-storage-solutions.html

Fun fact - did you guys know that TUX Exchange (https://www.tuxexchange.com) is now the single largest hodler of PEPECASH?

That also means plenty of liquidity for all your PEPECASH needs. 


My favourite mobile wallet by far is the Book of Orbs - visually very pleasing and great for trading and hodling all the precious rares.

Showing off a RICHPEPE:
http://imgur.com/a/vQKev

Congrats on the release!

A great resource for a sneak peek into Sia network, also mentioned in the newsletter:

http://siahub.info/network

I have a feeling there might be some good news coming these days.

Also found this: https://twitter.com/betaboot/status/856225088772898817

Excited for Sia!

Sia v1.1.1 Released:

https://forum.sia.tech/topic/888/sia-v1-1-1-released


Graphical Client: https://github.com/NebulousLabs/Sia-UI/releases/tag/v1.1.1
Command Line: https://github.com/NebulousLabs/Sia/releases/tag/v1.1.1

"We are proud to be releasing Sia v1.1.1. There are two significant updates in this release. The first is that the file uploading process is much more scalable. Our previous release (v1.1.0) boasted greater than 200mbps upload speeds, but would slow down after the first 50-100 GB had been uploaded. This release will not slow down until well past the 1TB mark, so long as each individual file is smaller than 100 GB. This release also features improvements to the download speeds.

The other significant change is in the hostdb. Previously, hosts would often not appear in the hostdb, or the hostdb would shrink for no reason. Now, the hostdb is much better at tracking hosts and not losing them. Also, the host ranking system has been improved.

Please note that when upgrading, the first time you open the new version may take several minutes. It can take up to 10 minutes on an SSD and up to an hour on an HDD.

With that out of the way, we are turning to our next major update: instant wallet unlocking. We hope to have this ready in the next few weeks. When instant wallet unlocking is in place, the RAM consumption should also drop by an estimated 500MB, making Sia more friendly to resource-constrained machines." -- taek


Happy upgrading all! :-)

Have you looked into Siacoin? You can rent out your drive with Sia and it has many exciting developments coming up regularly.

https://forum.sia.tech/topic/106/what-is-sia

Live network overview:
http://siapulse.com/page/network

Slack invite: http://slackin.sia.tech/ | Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/siacoin | Twitter: https://twitter.com/SiaTechHQ

Poloniex has put sia wallet in maintenance mode currently.

In the meantime you can trade SC at Bitsquare (https://market.bitsquare.io/?market=sc_btc) or Yunbi (https://yunbi.com/markets/sccny).

If interested in keeping up with Sia's developments why not hop over to Slack (https://siatalk.slack.com/ invite: http://slackin.sia.tech/ ), drop by the forums (http://forum.sia.tech/) or subscribe to twitter (https://twitter.com/SiaTechHQ).

Some fresh and exciting Sia news: http://www.cloud28plus.eu/content/Minebox---Next-Generation-Cooperative-Storage-Powered-by-Blockchain?extId&caid
(https://minebox.io will use sia as a backend btw)

Just a small reminder that Siacoin trades on Bitsquare, the P2P exchange:

https://market.bitsquare.io/?market=sc_btc 

https://bitsquare.io

Life takes us around.
From void to void; ground to ground.
No thought, sight, or sound.
  -- Joel V Benjamin


IOTA:

Hey you guys


+1 for Bitsquare.io (http://bitsquare.io)!

@presstab:
To get the listing process started I filled in some basic info below (for full requirements see: https://forum.bitsquare.io/t/how-to-add-your-favorite-altcoin/46)

* Ticker symbol (e.g. BTC): HYP
* Official coin name (e.g. Bitcoin): HyperStake
* Official altcoin webpage where Bitsquare will be added as official exchange: http://www.hyperstake.com (offline?! Not good, guys:P)
* URL of the block explorer: http://hyp.presstab.pw/
* Example address (e.g. 3MPe1LfMeJvumN7ykswSwkPSoXLbheXnCH): pGTH3Bue1etRDNyqFfujHCv5p9K3597LvS
* Confirmation that you have checked that the ticker does not conflict with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_4217 - OK!
* Social media accounts like Twitter account, subreddit, etc.:

• http://www.hyperstake.com
• https://www.facebook.com/hyperstake
• https://www.facebook.com/hyperstakeindonesia
• http://www.reddit.com/r/hyperstake/
• https://twitter.com/hyperstake
• ##hyperstake on freenode - http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=##hyperstake

(edit as appropriate)

I hope to be trading HYP on bitsquare ASAP