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Thanks, I appreciate the tips, maybe I'll check these out in the future. I have resolved my computer issues so my system(s) are stable, and I will never let something like this happen again, it totally could have been prevented if I just followed my own standard procedure for transferring funds. I would recommend you check out the program Revelation. It's a wonderful password manager (as long as you save the password BEFORE sending the coins.. lol). In my case, a while back I had some truly terrible luck. I had just deposited 0.5 btc in a 'quick registered' playt.in wallet, when my computer suddenly died on me. It just shut down without warning, due to a hardware failure (I later discovered that the heat sink died and it simply over-heated and shut down, at the worst moment ever). I had a pretty scientific method for using playt.in, because I noticed that I could never seem to find contact info for the admins, so I always tried to be careful because I knew if something like this happened I would be in this boat.... Playt.in has a quick registration where you just click a link and you have to save a unique URL in order to log in to your account. Typically, I would save the unique URL to my password database on my hard drive, and then also save a copy on a USB flash drive before sending the coins. But this particular time I got distracted for half a second immediately after sending the BTC, and forgot to click 'save' on my password manager program... I also was using the TOR browser at the time, so there was no history to retrieve my login URL with either... believe me, I searched... bad circumstances. The Tor Browser Bundle must cache directly to RAM or something, because there was no trace of the TOR brower's history anywhere on my hard drive... I tried using data recovery & forensic software from a live Kali Linux disc, digging through the SQlite db's that tor does cache to disk during the current session, and everything else I could think of. Well, it turns out that the TOR browser does indeed do it's job well, because there was literally nothing to find. I posted a thread about it here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=822469.msg9191064#msg9191064 I have been trying to contact the admin ever since, as I can prove that I own the wallet that the funds were sent from. There is a link to the blockchain record of the transaction in that thread as well. The funds sat there for a few months, I could not get them, and then one day they were moved. I am assuming at this point I will never get them back. So sure, it is technically all my fault, as there was no fault on the server side ...however, I for one believe that if one is to run a site that deals with currency like playt.in does, then one must be reachable in case things go wrong, like they did in my case. That is why I say do not trust this site. No communication==You're screwed if something goes wrong (you know that old saying, 's*** happens'...) I wonder if there is a chance to find the persons behind. I don't have a clue where to look, who to ask or hire and so on. Any idea? Regarding your problem... i use a freeware named Ditto. It saves everything that was in clipboard. Of course one should set it up so that it doesn't store passwords copied from keepass. But its very helpful. Simply copying a link and it can't be lost anymore. It saved me often from data loss from pc crashs because it saves it instantly itself. For internet forms like forum posts i use FF-Extension Lazarus. I didn't lose that much from not doing it before but it's annoying in any case. |
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In my case, a while back I had some truly terrible luck. I had just deposited 0.5 btc in a 'quick registered' playt.in wallet, when my computer suddenly died on me. It just shut down without warning, due to a hardware failure (I later discovered that the heat sink died and it simply over-heated and shut down, at the worst moment ever). I had a pretty scientific method for using playt.in, because I noticed that I could never seem to find contact info for the admins, so I always tried to be careful because I knew if something like this happened I would be in this boat.... Playt.in has a quick registration where you just click a link and you have to save a unique URL in order to log in to your account. Typically, I would save the unique URL to my password database on my hard drive, and then also save a copy on a USB flash drive before sending the coins. But this particular time I got distracted for half a second immediately after sending the BTC, and forgot to click 'save' on my password manager program... I also was using the TOR browser at the time, so there was no history to retrieve my login URL with either... believe me, I searched... bad circumstances. The Tor Browser Bundle must cache directly to RAM or something, because there was no trace of the TOR brower's history anywhere on my hard drive... I tried using data recovery & forensic software from a live Kali Linux disc, digging through the SQlite db's that tor does cache to disk during the current session, and everything else I could think of. Well, it turns out that the TOR browser does indeed do it's job well, because there was literally nothing to find. I posted a thread about it here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=822469.msg9191064#msg9191064 I have been trying to contact the admin ever since, as I can prove that I own the wallet that the funds were sent from. There is a link to the blockchain record of the transaction in that thread as well. The funds sat there for a few months, I could not get them, and then one day they were moved. I am assuming at this point I will never get them back. So sure, it is technically all my fault, as there was no fault on the server side ...however, I for one believe that if one is to run a site that deals with currency like playt.in does, then one must be reachable in case things go wrong, like they did in my case. That is why I say do not trust this site. No communication==You're screwed if something goes wrong (you know that old saying, 's*** happens'...) |
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That sucks man, I feel your pain... Well, at least the community now knows for sure that playt.in is indeed a scam site.
DO NOT TRUST PLAYTIN!!!
In fact im not convinced that they are a scam. There is the chance that a really big player went away and that the profit dropped because of that. At least i think he once mentioned something like a very big player on the site. They calculated profit with some algorithm so that profit spikes were flatted out. Thats why its theoretically possible that a big player went away and the profits dropped linearly from that time. What i don't like is that they stopped communicating once profits went down. Though that happens with other ventures too. Another thing that looks a bit strange is that the profit drop stopped after i sold my shares. Maybe that was the timeframe they used to flatten out profits over time. The profits now are even lower but it looks like the website is still working. If they would be a scam then i would think they would stop all things at some point. But it looks like the website is still working fine. Regardless of how it is. I want to get in contact with the founders and shareholders. I hope i can speak with the founders. If now i want to connect with shareholders. They are indeed a scam, if you want to see for yourself look at the link to the funds that I deposited into their wallet, via the blockchain. For about 3 months the 0.5 btc was stuck sitting in the same wallet I deposited it into, but recently the coins were moved and dispersed into many different wallets. If they were a legit site, then my funds would still be sitting in the same wallet that I deposited them into, because that wallet is supposed to be specific to my account. The fact that the site is still operational is even worse. It would appear to me that they will keep the site active until their domain contract expires in a few months, to scam as many people as possible. So if you have BTC sitting in a playt.in wallet, I would withdraw it immediately before they are gone forever, as has happened to mine. |
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That sucks man, I feel your pain... Well, at least the community now knows for sure that playt.in is indeed a scam site.
DO NOT TRUST PLAYTIN!!!
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Im not sure what to think about playt.in so anybody here who invested there or even founded the site?
I want to get in contact.
Thanks!
Well, I can tell you that it's probably not a good idea to deposit bitcoin into a wallet that is on a site managed by unknown persons that cannot be reached, or will not act if something goes wrong. I don't think the admin will be coming out of the shadows any time soon. Although until this happened to me, I did have a positive experience with the site. I suppose if you are really careful and meticulous with your password management (as I try to be, but unfortunate things do happen) and are okay with the risk of loosing your coins, then playt.in could work out well for you, as it did for me until I needed to contact the administrator. Be careful, I am not the only one that has had issues with this site. Best luck to you. |
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Another bump because I'm still looking for the admin of http://playt.in -- I need help recovering funds... |
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Just bumping this incase playtin emerges...
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Alright, well I love the site, it's brilliant, and if the admin pops out of the shadows and helps me out here than I will continue to use it and promote it as well. This is actually a great chance for the admin to restore some faith that has been lost because of his absence. I can prove that the funds were sent from my wallet, I even was able to create an account with the same wallet address that I sent the funds from by signing a message, so I really am asking the admin of playt.in to help a faithful customer out... Thanks for the support and replies, I really appreciate the help.
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Pumping this because I feel you. Maybe some more awarness could help. I've had similar issues besides that the problem was actually on their side. You can have a look at my story in the reply I made to the other topic. Good luck!
Thanks, I really appreciate that and I will check out your thread. Seriously, thanks for helping here. A strong community here will only help make bitcoin safer and better for everyone. |
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Common, I know that a risk that we all took, but that does not excuse absenteeism of an administrator of a server that handles btc.
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Some time ago I had a problem with a DRK deposit. Probably 0.1 worth of BTC... I sent the coins into my account but even after many confirms they never appeared. I know other people had the same problem. It was probably due to a dead daemon or something. I saw people posting in facebook, I posted in bitcointalk. Some weeks after the coins appeared in my balance even though they had been innactive for quite some time when this happened. Sadly there is no direct way to contact them as far as I know. Maybe post here, and also in their facebook page and If they see your message and are kind enough to bother they'll reverse the transaction.
Have you tried resolving this on your own though? You can retrieve the quick registration URL from your browser history.
I tried very hard to retrieve the URL, unfortunatly I just happened be using the Tor Browser during this event, so there was no history to find. What else can I do? I have posted on their facebook, twitter, etc. I will hack the private keys to that wallet address if I have to, I need those coins back... |
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Seriously, nobody? I would think that there is at least one or two other people in this predicament. Yes, it technically is my mistake because my computer died before saving my login URL, but seriously playt if you are out there, I need your help! Prove that you still are a legit service and help me recover my funds and I bet that a lot more people would use your site (im speaking to the admin of playt.in hoping he/she sees this thread). Is there anyone else out there that has had a similar situation and managed to recover your account/btc? I am just so upset because of this, I can't afford to loose these coins. Someone must have dealt with the playt admins before... Unfortunately I was using the tor browser bundle so I have had no luck whatsoever finding the URL anywhere on my system, because that is kinda the point of tor... Anyone have any advice?  I will pay a bounty to the person that helps me resolve this if necessary. As a community, we need to have failsafe mechanisms for these random screw-ups and the admins of these services need to be reachable! Help? |
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Today I deposited some coins into a playt.in account that was a 'quick' registration account. My computer crashed moments later and I have lost the URL to access my funds. I have confirmed they are still sitting in my account on the blockchain, and PM'd the playt admin's account on this forum, but I cannot find a direct support email address or anything like that. Playt has not been active on this forum for a while, and I am not feeling very good about the potential outcomes of this situation. I was using the tor browser, so there is no history. MAYBE I can dig the URL out of my tor browser bundle's cache if it did not get a chance to delete the history, because my computer just totally shut down on me. Would someone please help me figure this out or help me get in contact with the admins of https://playt.in ? I don't really know what else to do, and it was a fairly large amount of coin. https://blockchain.info/tx/42f000bded103d7bc09d2ef1d77a617e860bef0caa3e7d15c1f42d53c5f6d95fthere are my funds, I can prove that they are my funds.. but how do I contact the admin, and will they even help me? Someone help please? |
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Hey, where is the admin of playt.in? I need to speak to him urgently, I just made a large deposit into a quick registration account and then my computer crashed on me and I lost the login link. I can prove the funds are mine, as I still have the wallet address I sent from. I can see the funds on the blockchain, sitting in the account, but I can't get to them... how do I get a hold of the administrators of playt.in? Please someone help?
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I often have to reopen my wallet because it does not always sync properly, for instance sometimes a transaction will say "unverified" well after it's gotten many confirmations on the blockchain. The solution is generally to click ctrl + o and reopen the wallet, although sometimes switching servers is necessary as well. How about adding a button, or even a console command such as: or The command would reopen the wallet and switch to a new server, to increase chances of a proper sync. That would be very convenient. Just my thoughts. Best Regards, I love Electrum. |
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So I just withdrew some bitcoin out of my account with coin.mx, and it's been about an hour and the transaction has yet to be confirmed. I checked the blockchain, and noticed that they sent a transaction of 10 BTC (some to my wallet and some to another) with no transaction fee, whatsoever! Isn't that just bad business? The probability of the transaction either being delayed, or getting stuck, is much higher is no fee is included. I chatted with customer support about the issue, and this is what they said: Me: Hi, I just wanted to comment that when I withdrew BTC from my account the transaction was sent, but with no transaction fee for the miners. That's not good practice, as it can seriously delay a transaction, or even cause the transaction to freeze. Although a transaction with no fee will usually get picked up by some miner eventually, there is no guarantee, and it's been 45 minutes and the transaction has yet to receive a confirmation. I would suggest you make sure that a small fee is sent with each BTC withdrawal. Agent: The fee of the miners was determine on the blockchains the exchange can't control Me: Actually, when one sends a transaction, one has complete control over the amount of the included fee, and can choose to include a fee or not. It's really basic stuff... I'm surprised that a company of this stature would do that. Agent: Once it's complete on transaction history, it means that the btc is now on the blockchain for confirmation. This is something that is beyond our control since the transaction is already on the blockchain. Me: Yes, it is at this point, beyond your control; however if a very small fee (even .0001 btc would suffice) is included to begin with, the probability of the transaction quickly, and successfully confirming is much higher. Agent: If you have some concerns you can free to email support@coin.mx
Agent: thank you
Me: Ok, well if I don't get a confirmation on my withdrawal within the next few hours, I will do that. Agent: alright thank you It's pretty amazing that coin.mx would send that much coin with no fee, and then claim that they have no control over whether or not they send a transaction fee. In my opinion, this is very unprofessional. It's been an hour and I still have not received a confirmation... What should I do next? I am assuming it will come through eventually, but I'm rather irritated because if they bothered to send even 0.0001 btc than I probably would have spendable coins be now. |
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Get ready for the slaughter when litecoin miners start dumping dogecoin when doge merge mines with litecoin.
I've heard of this, can someone explain exactly how this would work? |
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Oops my link is broken but my errors are exactly the same as the other guy's. I'll send 200 doge to the person who helps us figure this out!
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So really am interested in Darkcoin, as it has some qualities that make me think it could do very well (like anonymity). But everytime I try to compile it, and I've tried on a VPS and on an AMD, and get this error at make: make[2]: *** [minerd-hash.o] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/anon/darkcoin-cpuminer-1.3-avx-aes' make[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/anon/darkcoin-cpuminer-1.3-avx-aes' make: *** [all] Error 2 I've tried the 1.2, 1.3 master and the stable versions of each, to no success. Does anyone have an answer for this? I've included the entire compilation output here: http://darkerego.com/error.html |
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