A question I'd like your input on leigh2k14 & anybody else so inclined:

Will & I have been discussing a marketing slogan for BRIT and looked at the following, which were put out to mates to poll on:

1) Britcoin – The independent currency for an independent Britain
2) Britcoin – The digital currency for an independent Britain
3) Britcoin – A digital currency for modern Britain
4) Britcoin - a crypto currency for the UK population (thanks Leigh!)

The general feeling was the first 2 were too Brexity & it was better to leave out the word crypto when dealing with the general public, 3) was favoured which was boiled down to:

5) Britcoin - Britain's digital currency
6) Britcoin - The UK's digital currency

which have the benefit of brevity & are informationally catch-all.

Do you think the repetition of 'Brit' in 5) is annoying or alliteratively seductive?

TYVM, RC

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The truth is most coins that have active development, unique features and are not total scams will survive. There will come a time when all altcoins will be instantly interchangeable, with bitcoin as the price conversion benchmark. Ripple demonstrated this the other day in a live demo at the Berlin Expo by sending a blockchain transaction Across 7 Ledgers. The single transaction went across public blockchains, private blockchains, a centralized ledger and a traditional payment channel. I also know this is true because I dream't it would happen last night. The good news in you can buy and hold 15 of your favourite alts with confidence instead of pumping & dumping them on Poloniex. My own portfolio consists of 4 sectors (listed in order of preference): blue chips (BTC, ETH & XRP), privacy coins like DASH, PIVX and XMR, applications (things that take the block chain to new spaces like FCT, REP, PPC, NXS and LSK (I would add REP or GNO but I hope Hivemind blows them both away) and ones I find funky that could moon: BRIT, all the crytonote coins in particular BCN, and my particular fave BURST. Even wannabes like NEM, NXT, ZEC & BTS will be just fine. So just go out and buy whatever the fuck you want, except wank coin, I'm going to grasp those bullocks by the horn.


   

Hello folks, allow me to introduce myself as a new Britboy helping out with press & P.R.

My credentials include working for the BBC World Service in the 90s & as a NYSE reporter in the 00s. Until recently I ran a jazz and chamber music record label and London concert series. I am semi retired and spend most of my time playing poker, trading crypto currencies and mining Burst.

Here are a few of the ideas I've discussed with Will7am and I welcome any feedback you have on them. Although I'm aware Brit is a technical marvel with it's ecological proof of stake, 0.5% interest etc... it needs other qualities to distinguish itself from the 600+ alt coins out there. Best achieved, I reckon, by association with fundamental British values like justice & fair play, free speech & democracy. Amnesty International was founded in Britain, we could set them up a wallet for donations. We might also do the same for key UK charities like NSPCC, RSPCA etc.

Obviously wallet downloading and usage is our top priority and increased public awareness of Brit is critical to achieve that. With Brexit in full swing the timing is excellent for media stories we can infiltrate to gain exposure. So as key Brexit events horizon we should be looking to get press, perhaps starting with 23rd June, our so-called ‘Independence Day’.

Identify with the British sense humour. First thing I did when I came across Britcoin was smile. Although I said we should ride Brexit, I'd rather do it in a Pythonesque manner than a UKIP assault. An independent Britain needs an independent currency! (Stole that T-shirt idea off Will7am). Long term we might hope the BBC enables red nose donations via Britcoin, but short term could we find a cash strapped comedy outfit that needs a wallet - something like Shit-faced Shakespeare!

A faucet to get free Brits - Will is working on getting us onto cryptogiveaways.org. Free stuff always attracts attention.

If we could get a renowned British restaurant to accept Britcoin that would be cool. I'll try my posh local fish & chips place, Geales. You should all get out there and try your favourite eateries - anything from full fry-up type cafes to Ottolenghis and gastro pubs. Obviously a mobile wallet will help here.

A couple of the more wacky ideas I had are borrowing Marvel Comic's Captain Britain as a publicity image, at least until their lawyers take notice and a tie up with Trump coin during the Donald's visit later this year.

So I'm happy to be aboard the good ship Brit, look forward to exchanging ideas with you, and hopefully add some value to this coin.
ATB, Richard