Anonymity is one feature that alt coins could have the would distinguish them from Bitcoin. Several alt coins are looking to add anonymity. At what stage is anonymity in these alt coins? Which alt coin has the best anonymity implementation and why?

0.015 BTC is a bit below the current Bid of 0.0173. Raise your bid, I say.

I did ask CoinBase and the rep said he was not permitted to tell me. He said to call my bank and they could tell me where the ACH transfer went. I called my bank and they said they could not tell me and to call CoinBase.

Which bank does CoinBase use to do ACH transfers with clients? As the US banks have a history of shutting down bank accounts of Bitcoin related businesses, I wonder how CoinBase has been able to avoid the same fate. Any ideas?

Is there an exchange or other places that trades Bitcoin, BTC, for Japanese Yen, JPY ?

With Bitcoin Core installed I can send BTC to anyone with Bitcoin Core installed. Is there a similar client I could install on my computer that would allow me to send XRP to someone with similar client software installed? I'd prefer a simple installer program instead of compiling code and setting up my own server.

Thanks. I did not know about the java script client. Is there client in the form of a standard Windows application, Linux Application, Mac OS application, iOS app or Android app?

If I want to transfer BTC to someone I can do that with the Bitcoin Core wallet for example. But with XRP there is no way for me to withdrawal XRP from the ripple.com website. Therefore, if ripple.com is shut down, I will not be able to send XRP to someone else. That's the difference as I see it. Does ripple have any plans to create a Ripple Core wallet to allow XRP to held outside of rippple.com?

Any centralized system of exchange of assets will eventually be shut down by governments. E-gold is a perfect example. Won't more recent examples such as Ripple eventually be shut down as well?

What makes a good development team for a crypto currency? How would you rank the development teams of the various crypto currencies?

From an economic standpoint, which factors make one cryptocurrency worth more than another?

1) current number of coins
2) maximum number of coins
3) rate of growth in the supply of coins
4) how many people/businesses accept it as a form of payment
5) total number of users
6) technical aspects of the protocol
7) number of exchanges that allow conversion to other cryptos or fiat currencies

Discuss.

As of 2013, the USA ranks 10th out of about 177 countries on the Index of Economic Freedom. See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_economic_freedom
While the US used to be higher on that index, 10th place is still not too bad. That said, there are many continuing threats to the US and Americans. Most of the Answers to these threats are in Milton and Rose Friedman book "Free to Choose". See
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_to_choose
However, the American political leaders can not even keep their own government open so I highly doubt they could implement any of Milton Friedman's great ideas.
In short, America will be its own downfall. Fiat currency, fractional reserve banking and big government will bring it down. The question is not "if", but "when".

if the blockchain.info website goes offline, can you access your BTC?

Where is the the most volume in BTC/ARS traded? Are there any online exchanges that trade this pair?

If you don't want to pay 2.47 BTC plus shipping, then show me a bid.

I bought a New Nexus 7 2nd Generation tablet last week but have decided to sell it. It's barely used, in original box. Price is 2.47 BTC plus shipping. I will ship anyplace that UPS offers service. Shipping cost is whatever UPS charges. You will be responsible for any customs fees.

Specifications, see
http://www.google.com/nexus/7/


    Screen
        7.02" 1920x1200 HD display (323 ppi)
        1080p HD IPS
        Scratch resistant Corning® glass
    Cameras
        1.2MP front facing, fixed focus
        5MP rear facing, auto focus
    Dimensions
        114 x 200 x 8.65 mm
        0.64lbs (290g) Wi-Fi, 0.64lbs (290g) LTE
    Battery
        3950 mAh
        Up to 9 hours active use
        Wireless charging built-in (Qi compatible)
    Audio
        Stereo speakers
        Surround sound, powered by Fraunhofer
    Processing
        CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro, 1.5GHz
        GPU: Adreno 320, 400MHz
    Wireless
        Dual-band Wi-Fi (2.4G/5G) 802.11 a/b/g/n
        NFC (Android Beam)
        Bluetooth 4.0
     Memory
        16GB internal storage
        2GB RAM
    Ports & Connectors
        microUSB
        SlimPort™ enabled
        3.5mm audio
        Microphone
        Power and Volume buttons
    Sensors
        GPS
        Gyroscope
        Accelerometer
        Compass
        Ambient Light

Do you have a particular price that you are asking or are you just looking for bids?

With BTC there is no BTC-reward for those running the client. Would it make sense to have an alt-crypto that has a random lottery for a small amount of coin to be sent to one of the clients that is running when the next block is found? Wouldn't this encourage people to run the client separately from mining and help the network?

What makes one crypto-currency worth more than another?

1) current number of coins
2) maximum number of coins
3) number of people using
4) number and size of merchants accepting for payment
5) active development team of the protocol and wallet software
6) number of exchanges and fiat currencies supported

What else would you say makes one crypto-currency worth more than another?