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CCU is a new coin concept that we expect to launch in a few months. The coin is multifaceted in purpose to insure perpetual life and to: 1) fund the initial development of the Cryptocurrency University, 2) provide a practical application to what the school teaches, 3) provide scholarships for students who need tuition assistance at CCU (the school). 4) provide needy schools with an income stream by mining CCU 5) provide for all of CCU's start-up expenses (Management, development, and marketing) Line item #4 is in reference to a portion of our premine budget, it provides for 1 mining rig per school at 7 different schools spread over 6 continents (sorry Antartica). However, with rig donations we will be able to expand the Rigs For Schools program exponentially. Here is the general idea: we identify schools from around the world that want to incorporate cryptocurrency education into their respective curriculums, from that list and based on each school's financial need we create a list of schools that will directly benefit from the CCU Rigs For Schools program pool. The schools on the Rigs For Schools list will share the 2% pool fee equally. From the list of pool beneficiaries we determine which schools receive a free rig. Once a school has a rig they would likely join the pool and help the system that is helping them. As you can see, the Rigs For Schools program helps schools in 3 primary ways: the rigs are a learning tool to help students learn how to mine CC, the school's entry on the pool list provides them with a small steady income stream, and the rigs enable schools to mine coin as an additional income stream. When students, teachers, and administrators see how CC can improve their lives, more people get involved in the CC economy (creating a bigger pie for everyone). This donation program is expected to start accepting rigs in September of 2014, no rig too big, too small, or too old, it only needs to be working. Logistically, we will have people from around the world make sure that your rig is adopted by a deserving school near you. You will also have an entry on our donor list as someone who supported CCU's Rigs For Schools program. Please share this info with others. thanks here is some detail about the coin and the school: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=632905.msg7047919#msg7047919 |
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We are a worker owned cooperative looking to crowd-fund our first 3D printer and bring the ability to decentralize the manufacturing industry up in Northern Ontario, Canada. 3D Printers that we are looking to acquire is completely open source and can even print itself. It is called the RepRap Pursa i3, we are hoping you can help get us the funding we need. In return we will be paying all our employees with BTC and accepting BTC as the primary form of payment for our work. All backers will receive several 3D printed objects as well as be part of our grand opening discount. Why is 3D printing important in remote areas such as Northern Ontario? It saves costs by not having to transport and import supplies from other countries and everything we make can be exactly as you want it to be. We are also looking to work with non profits to help lower income and those in need get materials and everyday tools at a much lower cost then local hardware stores can ever offer, this can all be accomplished with the power of 3D printing. If anyone wants to check out us out. https://bitcoinstarter.com/projects/795Thank you again. We are looking for feedback and any support. Including possibly hiring new partners in our worker owned cooperative. good post, I highlighted a word I think should be edited Question: how much would it cost in materials only, if someone has the machine and wants to produce only chess pieces of standard size? |
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So is this going to be an online school? This is the first I've heard of this and i'd like to see more. To this day people still give me the "but I don't understand how it works" which is tough when you've been invovled with crypto/digital currency since 07. Some can grasp it but I think its more or less the older generation that I can not get to understand.
Yes it starts as an online school, however because we will have relationships with traditional schools from elementary to grad, as well as continuing ed schools CCU's reach should be extensive. Many of the industry leaders have tacidly endorsed CCU but won't do anything of substance until the community accepts CCU. At this point we are very encouraged by the public support. Right now we are digging down to form the structural foundation, as such very little can be seen at the ground level, but once the structural foundation is in place our progress will be easy to see from anywhere. Industry leaders will likely fund education grants because they know how important it is to have an educated labor force, not just for their present employees but also for their future human resource demands. What's the likelihood that you strongly consider working for an exchange that paid for all of your course work at CCU if the salary is right and they want you on board? |
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I don't actually think he has to do that. he can legally sign anything he wants after the age of 13 AFAIK
Our contracts are simply understandings that allow the parties in the contract to know what is expected and to acknowledge the promise. As such, it matters very little to us about the "legally binding" part. We want everyone to be happy doing what they are expected to do, not surprised or forced to do something they may not want to do. Working with children is ok as long as everyone involved recognizes that the child's parents are who we see as the responsible party not the child. We expect children to be children until that point when they think like adults. At the point of 13 when a natural child is expected to become a natural adult if s/he was raised in such a way that s/he is prepared for adulthood s/he will likely trust his/her parents to make the right "legal" decisions for him/her. In the very rare occasions in which the child can think like a responsible adult but does not trust his/her parents to make sound decision in his/her best interest is not something we want to be involved with. I don't actually think he has to do that. he can legally sign anything he wants after the age of 13 AFAIK Exactly. 1. I don't need my parent's permission to work with anyone on Bitcointalk, they back me 100% on every development project. 2. My parents don't manage my money. I've transacted around 100BTC to this day. All in all, I feel I'd be a great asset and I could build a capable web dev team if you're still interested. Posted from Bitcointa.lk - #jdvJe4nDOqfSkPiNIt may be true that 'you don't need your parent's permission to do things', but we need your parent's permission for you to do things for us. You are clearly very intelligent and you recognize the you are "underage", that fact should mean something to every responsible adult. Please take no offense. Dealing with anybody on this board is a risk and the adults on this board can be worse about flaking out of things than a teenager with a good idea who just needs to get the development team on board. Give him a chance and he (or she) might actually be able to do something with his.
I agree with you 100%, however I'm not his father, I trust that his parents will do what is best for him even if it means no deal. If his parents feel he is putting too much of his time and energy into 'this bitcoin thing' that's their decision as parents to make, we don't know what info they have to based their decisions on or their critical thinking process, but we do know that they are ultimately responsible for his care; I trust that they will do what is best for him regardless of how he views their decision. |
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Hello, We are interested in your project please check out our website http://bitcoincommunitycenter.com/ We work strongly with youth in our Community through Art and Dance. This is our mission statement: Bitcoin Community center is opening its doors in the spring of 2014. The focus will be Computer Health, Music, Art & Dance. It will feature an Art Gallery, Internet Café/Lab and space for community social gatherings. B.C.C. will provide after school programs dedicated to the enrichment of the cultural and artistic freedom of its Hartford ct community. B.C.C. will reach a diverse demographic of youth through instruction, outreach and new age innovative programs.We stress the importance of giving a voice to all Youth in our community and will work collaboratively with artists and organizations from Hartford ct to define innovative ways to show the beauty and essence of our youth to help empower them to make a change in society .The theory of youth safe space suggests that the development of a distinctive physical space is crucial to tackling the issue of youth oppression and to the making of empowered and creative citizens who think globally, but act locally. The BCC center of Computer, Heath, Music, Art and Dance seeks to cultivate and utilize a physical space that gives youth a license to 'speak truth to power', to act freely and openly in an environment that respects and breaks down lingual, ethnic, racial, class, gender, generational, and neighborhood barriers. BCC is a space envisioned to generate strategies for youth decision making and collective action. By creating a space that facilitates artistic achievement, business ingenuity, health awareness, and progressive arts education and entertainment, this community center is poised to become an important cultural asset and institutional resource to the city of Hartford and beyond.How will the space function?1. Cultural: Events launch parties, Concerts, Open Mics, Dance Battles, Art exhibitions, Film festivals, Panel discussions,Gamer lab 2. Business: Organic Coffee House, Internet cafe, t-shirt shop, Roster, BTC Mining 3. Education: Tutoring, Bboy Camp, ESL,4. Training: Computer, Dance, Art, Facilitation, Youth development, Social media5. Administrative: LXY Community Center 6. Environmental & Health: Martial Arts, Yoga, Meditation Thanks for your comment, Bitcoin Community Center will be tops on the Rigs For Schools Program list. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=635743.msg7087336#msg7087336You totally need to get on one of the exchanges if you're really serious about making CCU work as a cryptocurrency. But I like the concept -- one major weakness of many cryptos is that they're on the exchanges but they don't have the retailers involved. If you can seriously make this work, I could probably pull together the materials for the equivalent of Crypto 101 -- What you call Fundamentals of Cyrptocurrency (1001) on another post -- and also Cryptocurrency History (2001)
Commandrix, thanks for your encouraging words, CCU needs ambitious professionals like you. Remember, CCU (the coin and school) has simply moved from concept to reality, like moving from the 'To Do' list, to assembling the tools and materials to begin the job. We are currently in talks with two developers, we're trying to make sure we have a proper match. This project require a greater commitment than a clone-edit-quit project. If you know of talented developers who might want to be associated with this project please let me know. regards Unfortunately I don't know any developers personally, but I'm sure there are plenty of Cryptocurrency experts right here on this board who would be happy to help you out (for a price). Let me know when you have it ready, and if I'm not too busy with other commitments (I'm involved in something that I might or might not make the cut), I'll be happy to help. I'm confident things will work out for all involved one way or another. |
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the instructors are paid with CCUs (cash).
That comparison alone is enough /thread. Good luck trying to be an organizer of a project you don't fully understand. If you understand that the primary purpose of currency (beit fiat, or crypto) is to use to pay for goods or services, and if you understand that CCU will be a cryptocurrency, then you should also understand that it will be used to pay for the professional teaching services provided by Cryptocurrency University instructors. |
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I know if I were the Principal of a needy school and someone gave my school a free rig If I were the principal of a school, and someone sent me a strange box of electronics, I'd probably call the bomb squad. I certainly wouldn't plug it in. hahahahaa I would hope that not only is the shipment expected, but that it is actually delivered by the person doing the installation. No strange, no bomb, and no need for fear ...  |
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1) "real purpose" - The real purpose of currency is to be a means of exchange for good and/or services. For 90+% of the coins on the market today the currency IS the good to buy and sell.
2) "a deeper level of stability for the coin" - a currency is a means of exchange however that doesn't insure usage; when you give a coin a specific usage market it stabilizes the coin. The built-in usage for CCU is to pay tuition at the school.
3) "you have relevant ancillary data to weigh" - when considering CC investment opportunities relevant data would be: coin price, performance chart, and market cap to name a few, irrelevant data would be the name of the logo designer. Ancillary data would be info that doesn't originate from the coin but relates to it, like the total number of different coin on the market, or the price of BTC (because it is often tied to your CC at exchanges).
So, because CCU has a built-in means of exchange its core is stronger by design, and because of that design the school's performance is relevant ancillary data that investors should consider. As the school grows the base of the coin strengthens making the coin as an investment more stable.
Your "real purpose" is the exact same as every other coin. Your "deeper level of stability" is just a in-wallet exchange since whatever pays for the school will translate into btc/fiat. Your "you have relevant ancillary data to weigh:" uhh, there is no data, since your project doesn't exist.Majeis said: "your 'real purpose' is the exact same as every other coin," I disagree emphatically. Although the purpose of every currency is supposed to be 'a means of exchange for goods and service', most of the coins on the market go no further than exchange listing. Essentially they are being created as commodities to be bought and sold like merchandise instead of being used as currency to buy and sell merchandise, the evidence is ubiquitous. As such the "real purpose" for those coins isn't to be used as a "means" of exchanged, the evidence indicates to a very large extent that the purpose is to be used as a commodity. Majeis said: "your 'deeper level of stability' is just a in-wallet exchange since whatever pays for the school will translate into btc/fiat", firstly that "just a in-wallet exchange" as you put it, is a deeper level of stability than a 'no in-wallet exchange', but that's not the deeper aspect that I was referring to. The deeper aspect is the number of times you can turn the currency over/around before it is traded for fiat or btc. If the school is receiving CCUs as income for tuition, if the school has obligations or debt to pay an d intends to pay that debt with CCUs, the school will very likely hold its CCU to pay its debts. That steady income, subsequent holding, and subsequent reuse of the coin creates the "deeper level of stability" I was speaking about. That level of stability is difficult to find in other coins because they don't have a built-in market. Majeis said: "your 'you have relevant ancillary data to weigh:' uhh, there is no data, since your project doesn't exist.". CCU is designed to be a purpose-driven coin, once developed CCU will have an actual reason for its existence beyond exchange trading; the specific real purpose usage beyond exchange trading for CCU will be for tuition payment at Cryptocurrency University, that association and usage creates a deeper level of stability for the coin because investors will be able to considered the school's performance (enrollment, tuition) as relevant ancillary data when considering CCU (the coin) for investment. You haven't refuted anything I've written aside from saying you "disagree emphatically." You've only rewritten everything in your 1,2,3 list again. Also, how can debts be paid by the school if it's holding its assets? the school will very likely hold its CCU to pay its debts
Aren't debts paid by releasing assets for equity? Perhaps you should enroll in an economics class before running your own "university." Cash is an asset; furthermore cash is the most liquid asset there is. For Cryptocurrency University's CCU will be their cash. In the case I outlined above the instructors are paid with CCUs (cash). |
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I saw their ad banner at the bottom of bitcoindifficulty.com
And, actually, from the first sight i wanted to spend some 1 BTC and get 200 shares to invest for future... until I opened this thread...
My conclusion: better to refrain from such "investments".
Ironically, they just destroyed their cred via this thread. Morons! Wow Phinnaeus Gage you are a security force to be reckoned with; when CCU gets off the grown I hope you consider teaching a security course there. Thanks, Brey, and tell your sister, Gratte, I said hey. BTW, if you're still looking for a breed of dog to replace the one you lost, may I suggest the same breed of poodle? <--Just to let you know that I know who you really are.  Huh? ... well I guess my whole: 'great investigation tactics thing' just blew up in my face because I haven't the slightest idea who Brey is, much less am Brey. sorry about that. |
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4) provide needy schools with an income stream by mining CCU
Please explain why needy schools wouldn't just mine the most profitable coin instead of CCU. No coin is ever the most profitable all the time, hence the existence of multipools. Also, please answer me in your original thread here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=632905.msg7064657#msg7064657You've been active and posting on these forums since then. Why can't you reply? Thanks for your question. You asked: "... why needy schools wouldn't just mine the most profitable coin instead of CCU. No coin is ever the most profitable all the time, hence the existence of multipools." Schools can mine what they wish, our hope is for them to mine CCU. I know if I were the Principal of a needy school and someone gave my school a free rig and two income streams it is highly unlikely that I would do anything to jeopardize the income streams or the relationship. Responsible adults, especially those who are charged with the care of children, rarely think in terms that you have suggested. |
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1) "real purpose" - The real purpose of currency is to be a means of exchange for good and/or services. For 90+% of the coins on the market today the currency IS the good to buy and sell.
2) "a deeper level of stability for the coin" - a currency is a means of exchange however that doesn't insure usage; when you give a coin a specific usage market it stabilizes the coin. The built-in usage for CCU is to pay tuition at the school.
3) "you have relevant ancillary data to weigh" - when considering CC investment opportunities relevant data would be: coin price, performance chart, and market cap to name a few, irrelevant data would be the name of the logo designer. Ancillary data would be info that doesn't originate from the coin but relates to it, like the total number of different coin on the market, or the price of BTC (because it is often tied to your CC at exchanges).
So, because CCU has a built-in means of exchange its core is stronger by design, and because of that design the school's performance is relevant ancillary data that investors should consider. As the school grows the base of the coin strengthens making the coin as an investment more stable.
Your "real purpose" is the exact same as every other coin. Your "deeper level of stability" is just a in-wallet exchange since whatever pays for the school will translate into btc/fiat. Your "you have relevant ancillary data to weigh:" uhh, there is no data, since your project doesn't exist.Majeis said: "your 'real purpose' is the exact same as every other coin," I disagree emphatically. Although the purpose of every currency is supposed to be 'a means of exchange for goods and service', most of the coins on the market go no further than exchange listing. Essentially they are being created as commodities to be bought and sold like merchandise instead of being used as currency to buy and sell merchandise, the evidence is ubiquitous. As such the "real purpose" for those coins isn't to be used as a "means" of exchanged, the evidence indicates to a very large extent that the purpose is to be used as a commodity. Majeis said: "your 'deeper level of stability' is just a in-wallet exchange since whatever pays for the school will translate into btc/fiat", firstly that "just a in-wallet exchange" as you put it, is a deeper level of stability than a 'no in-wallet exchange', but that's not the deeper aspect that I was referring to. The deeper aspect is the number of times you can turn the currency over/around before it is traded for fiat or btc. If the school is receiving CCUs as income for tuition, if the school has obligations or debt to pay an d intends to pay that debt with CCUs, the school will very likely hold its CCU to pay its debts. That steady income, subsequent holding, and subsequent reuse of the coin creates the "deeper level of stability" I was speaking about. That level of stability is difficult to find in other coins because they don't have a built-in market. Majeis said: "your 'you have relevant ancillary data to weigh:' uhh, there is no data, since your project doesn't exist.". CCU is designed to be a purpose-driven coin, once developed CCU will have an actual reason for its existence beyond exchange trading; the specific real purpose usage beyond exchange trading for CCU will be for tuition payment at Cryptocurrency University, that association and usage creates a deeper level of stability for the coin because investors will be able to considered the school's performance (enrollment, tuition) as relevant ancillary data when considering CCU (the coin) for investment. |
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Unfortunately that won't be possible. Sorry.
We tried, sorry it could not work out. enjoy |
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Cryptocurrency Investment, Resale, Escrow, & Exchange I could teach that. I have extensive experience with bitcoin trade and fraud. Great, you are counted in. thanks Do you also do development (looking at your username) if so we are currently interviewing developers, we are in need of a lead developer.
Yes, I do front end development. That's good to hear, if you can put together a team inclusive of front and back end developers we could start contract talks with you for development of CCU. I believe it may be more difficult to lead from the front end but I suppose it boils down to the relationship. Please let me know. I'll get with a few developer friends of mine to see if they're interested. (Backend Dev's, Security Specialists) The only issue I see is the fact that any contract I sign is not really legally binding due to the fact that I'm underage. Whoa! that was a surprise. At this juncture I would need your parents permission to continue this kind of conversation. Could you please have one of them contact me via PM. Essentially, once they give permission for you to work with us, we pay them for your work, they decide from there what you get. |
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CCU is a new coin that we expect to launch in a few months. CCU is also the Cryptocurrency University. The coin is multifaceted in purpose to insure perpetual life and to: 1) fund the initial development of the Cryptocurrency University, 2) provide a real life practical application to a major part of what the school teaches, 3) provide many scholarships for students who cannot afford CCU tuition, 4) provide needy schools with an income stream by mining CCU 5) provide for all of CCU's start-up expenses (Management, development, and marketing) Line item #4 regards our premine budget, it only provides for 1 rig per school at 7 different schools, spread over 6 continents (sorry Antartica). However, with rig donations we will be able to expand the Rigs For School program exponentially. Here is the general idea: we identify schools from around the world that want to incorporate cryptocurrency education into their respective curriculums, from that list and based on each school's financial need we create a list of schools that will directly benefit from the CCU Rigs For Schools Program pool. The schools on the CCU Rigs For Schools Program list will share the 2% pool fee equally. From the list of CCU pool beneficiaries we determine which schools receive a free rig. Once a school has a rig they would likely join the pool and help the system that is helping them. As you can see, the Rigs For Schools program helps schools in 3 primary ways: the rigs are a learning tool to help students learn how to mine CC, the school's entry on the list provides them with a small steady income stream, and the rigs enable schools to mine coin as an additional income stream. When students, teachers, and administrators see how CC can improve their lives, more people get involved in the CC economy (creating a bigger pie for everyone). This donation program is expected to start accepting rigs in September of 2014, no rig too big, too small, or too old, it only needs to be working. Logistically, we will have people from around the world make sure that your rig is adopted by a deserving school near you. You will also have an entry on our donor list as someone who supported CCU's Rigs For Schools program. Please share this info with others. thanks here is some detail about the coin and the school: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=632905.msg7047919#msg7047919 |
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Do you also do development (looking at your username) if so we are currently interviewing developers, we are in need of a lead developer.
Yes, I do front end development. That's good to hear, if you can put together a team inclusive of front and back end developers we could start contract talks with you for development of CCU. I believe it may be more difficult to lead from the front end but I suppose it boils down to the relationship. Please let me know. |
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I saw their ad banner at the bottom of bitcoindifficulty.com
And, actually, from the first sight i wanted to spend some 1 BTC and get 200 shares to invest for future... until I opened this thread...
My conclusion: better to refrain from such "investments".
Ironically, they just destroyed their cred via this thread. Morons! Wow Phinnaeus Gage you are a security force to be reckoned with; when CCU gets off the grown I hope you consider teaching a security course there. |
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I'd be able to cover "Fundamentals of Cryptocurrency (1001)"
Feel free to PM me some more information about this opportunity.
Thanks for that, you are counted in. Do you also do development (looking at your username) if so we are currently interviewing developers, we are in need of a lead developer. If you are not a developer please make inquires on our behalf on the matter. Thanks again. I responded on the other thread. PM me so we can go over the details.
Got it, you are counted in. thanks |
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Wow, that was far easier to put up than campaigns at Indiegogo and Kickstarter.
I looked hard but I didn't see a fee schedule for your services; is there a fee at this time?
thanks
Thanks we try!  Glad to have it up and "live"! Pretty slick idea you have here! https://bitcoinstarter.com/projects/793Thanks again! Great, thanks for that, I will add it to my sig, then make sure to mention it at least 2x a day in various ways. btw, if BCS is not already taken you should consider it to create a coin. The coin will reach far more of your target audience than all of your current resources can combined. With a reasonable premine you could have the finances to market in a way that places Bitcoinstarter in the top 10 of non-equity crowdfunding platforms. In case you do it. let me know I want in at the very beginning. [Edit] because I'm still in "newbie" state the forum only permits about 40 characters in the sig, but as you can see it is incorporated in the personal message as well as the sig. |
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Hello
If it is a CRYPTO school or university. How come you people are promoting your own coin as well. Dont you think that is unfair and gives you a monopoly from the beginning over other coins?
Regards
Duke
Duke, thanks for your question, I appreciate your perspective. 1) CCU like all coins are cooperatively owned so it is your coin too, 2) Yes, CCU is both a coin and a school; and yes a key component of the school is having the coin as resource to get the school started, and one of the benefits of the coin is having the built-in usage market 3) Although, we only receive CCU for tuition, you may initiate your payment with whatever publicly traded currency you wish, an immediate trade would be done to complete the transaction. If a philanthropist wants to create a grant to pay for the education of 1000 students the initiating currency will be doge but it will finalize in CCU -- win, win, win. 4) CCU will educate its students about the major differences between CCs, a part of the 2000 level investment course is real life trading students will be exposed to the gamut of CCs, also diversification is vital to a sound investment portfolio. 5) free lifetime job placement assistance for graduates will give them opportunities to work for and with many different CCs. Keep in mind some grads will create their own coin, some will take on leadership positions at existing coins, some will own exchanges, some will write legislation that covers all CCs in their county, some will organize CC convention, etc ... and 6) regardless of the reference coin, if it's relevant to the CC industry I assure you it will be incorporated somewhere in our teaching material. Wow, that was far easier to put up than campaigns at Indiegogo and Kickstarter. I looked hard but I didn't see a fee schedule for your services; is there a fee at this time? thanks |
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Just let me know if you have any questions:
