Whether something is a sin or not is solely between you and your god.
My take on this has been consistent in that if it doesn't hurt anyone and everyone is doing it of their own free will, then it is fine and not at all sinful

While this is a great achievement, I hope that Zebpay has a robust monetisation model in place going forward. To date, wallet services has proven a tough segment to crack the revenue problem in.

I agree with you in theory. I have a position but am hesitating to add more here as we seem to be building toward a 0 or 1 moment on the DAPP front for momentum. That, and the 1000 ETC donation by the DAO hacker should help also

I presume that the list of outlets that you cited are all clients of Unocoin's merchant services, Dashing Riddler? Many more in prospect I do hope

This is now beyond ridiculous and clearly doesn't help Steemit's reputation either which has been on a sharp downward tangent for weeks now as reflected in a price sub $1.00. Poor security architecture!

Litecoin will track BTC price with a mid to high correlation but not to the full extent all the way. Not clear that LTC is an asset you need to own going into year-end.

Be aware that Trust can be an arbitrary weapon on here that some folks here will wield to put you in your place even if no bad faith was involved, but just because they don't like something you did. Exercise judgement in your interactions and exchanges.

I have my money ETC, Z-Cash and I think Synereo may yet recover after taking a break from its recent highs. And Monero may also not be done yet, the path to $20 looks feasible.

It's the prevailing narrative now being pushed by many influential investors and operators, the trouble is I am not sure that many small guys in the space can take responsibility for their decisions and watch their money get wiped out, unlike accredited investors.

I am going to say that Monero is gonna hit $1Bn landmark before ETC does. Starting to get a sense that Monero may continue to have some relevance even beyond Z-cash launching. Privacy is hot.

Not only should be able to invest, they should have to at the same price/terms as early adopters to ensure alignment on making the whole exercise successful. Not really enforceable, sadly.

If you want to balance out the panel with some private general blockchain folks also, you may also want to consider William Mougayar or Tim Swanson of R3.

This trade is looking better and better with every passing day, my friend!
Not so much balls of steel, as prescient timing! Wish I had done the same as decisively!

What is the sense on here for what happens to Monero price when Z-cash launches? How much of this boom is a pump to get into Z-cash, and how much is real and fundamentally driven?

This is a bit of a red herring, to be honest. I am virtually certain that the first of a series of arrests will be made soon, underscoring that BTC's pseudonymity is really not all that...

I may well be way off base, but I think in 20 years time if BTC survives, even 20BTC will be an enormous stash to have with substantial purchasing power. Somewhere between 20 and 50 BTC may make for an absurdly chilled retirement.

Chamath Palihapattiya is on record as saying that he owns ~ 25k coins
Tim Draper probably owns 25 to 50k coins all purchased via exchanges and auctions...

Always seemed to me like yet another alt albeit one with an indian angle. Don't see any diiferentiation, and while I will reserve judgment and stp short of calling it scammy, not sure why they will be successful.

Any strategy built on assuming that the attacker will not sell his coins soon is dangerous. The absence of apps and significant dev activity is more critical and worrying.

Litecoin can rebrand itself as much as it wants. It's about as dead as the dodo and that's not very likely to change in the future either.