for a faster sync, sync via lite mode then switch back to full mode.

I've been a part of a coin that had a very few holders have the majority of coins.  Those people have the ear of the Devs and it's and it's insane how they can bully the Dev to make decisions he would not normally make to keep them happy.  In these situations there is a lot of lying and deception to the public while back room deals go on.  I have seen it first hand.

They also get the inside information on releases and announcements ahead of time so they can manipulate the markets with pump and dumps.  They cry the loudest while they are the ones screwing the rest of SDC buyers and sellers to make their profits.

The Dev obviously thought Blocknet was a good choice for the future, and were I in his place it would be the perfect opportunity to get those coins distributed to others early in its life.  Make the decision you want and call their bluff to dump their coins.  If they do then you've got a community of people willing to pick them up and 'wala! there you have a more distributed base of people holding your coin.  Solves that problem.

Sold my SDC this morning, don't want to be part of this type of manipulated coin again.

There we go. 

is there a command i can use to move coins from Staking to Spendable sections? I am not currently staking but the wallet still has them as Staking and therefor unspendable.

Is everyone aware of what a major step the new GUI is for crypto? Let me connect the dots for anyone that can't read between the lines.

The new GUI is not just a graphical update, but a complete rewrite and design of Shadow's framework. The first step was the SPV (ShadowLite) system which allows for lighting quick syncing to the blockchain, while still securing the PoS network. The GUI release is an entirely modular HTML5/CSS3 wallet written in C++.

Some of you might be thinking to yourselves "WTF does that mean?"

Answer: This opens up a new door for privacy-based zero knowledge application development and redefines the meaning of a cryptocurrency wallet. The new wallet has the potential to function more like a decentralized version of Steam, Chrome Web Store, Google Play or Apple's App store with it's own financial layer (ShadowCash). Developers will be able to design and build privacy-based plugins like apps or games that run right on the Shadow wallet.

Again some of you might be asking "WTF does this mean?"

Answer: This introduces an entirely new element to the ecosystem where devs or entrepreneurs can sell their work for Shadow or introduce in-app purchases that use Shadow. Also with the built-in messaging system (ShadowChat) this makes the ecosystem even more functional. Access to a future ShadowChat API will permit that functionality inside of their apps or games.

For example: In a Shadow poker application, users will not only be able to bet against one another, but also chat directly inside of the poker room. The developer might even sell the poker app for SDC or introduce fee based structures where the Poker app makes a % of the wins etc.

The release of the new lite wallet functionality and GUI are major cornerstones for Shadow. The next phase for the wallet is optimizing Shadow's API and documenting it for new devs and entrepreneurs. Designing the next generation of zero knowledge privacy applications will require proper documentation. After the zero knowledge and ShadowChat updates are released, it'll free up time for that. Eventually, what you'll see are Core applications like ShadowChat built by the Shadow team and community applications like the sample Poker app. Similar to Facebook core apps like messenger and Facebook developer apps like FarmVille.

in a few hours it should be ready.

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