Any update here? Who is developing this?

I just sent .5 BTC.  Let me know if you like to start a project for this on CoinFunder.  I will waive all fees.

What are your regulatory requirements for opening such an exchange?

This is something we are actively working on.  We were more concerned with getting the functionality out the door, but I think it is time that we circle back and focus on this.

Thanks for the feedback!

Let us know if you have any feedback.  We will address it to the best of our ability.

We have some ideas about how to improve upon what we have built for Initiatives thus far, bue we would like to hear the thoughts of the community.

Hey - I replied to your PM.  Let's talk!

Hey Guys,

We have improved our rich text editor so that including images in the post is much easier.

Get started today:
CoinFunder.com

Also, we have made some advancements in our Search Engine Rankings.  We are getting a steady stream of new users / visitors!

BitcoinStarter.com is still very much active as well.

Cool project!  CoinFunder.com is still alive and kicking. Growing every day!

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Thanks for the help DarkPunk!

We have made a few adjustments based on your suggestions, and we will continue to make a few more adjustments over the next few days.  Most importantly, we have adjusted the browse section.

DarkPunk - no offense taken at all!  Thank you for the constructive feedback, we will go through and try and clean this stuff up a bit!

The CoinFunder Team is proud to announce the launch of the 2nd iteration of CoinFunder.com.

What makes CoinFunder different from other CrowdFunding platforms?
1) CoinFunder allows you to post projects / fund projects based on your currency (BTC amount floats as exchange rates change / we support 19 currencies)
-This feature is especially important given the volatility of the BTC market if you are trying to fund projects in a local currency
-Of course, you can choose project owners and funders can choose to pledge in BTC, in which case the amount does not fluctuate
2) Flexibility - CoinFunder allows you to pick between 2 Campaign Types:
-Escrow - A funder is not counted toward your project's goal until the pledge is paid.  Any funds that are pledged are held in escrow until the project reaches it's funding goal.
-Pledge - A funder is counted toward your project's goal immediately once they pledge.  Funds are not requested until the project reaches it's funding goal - they go directly to the Project Owner.

View our Youtube video here for more information:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD5Ghec_CA0

CoinFunder.com allows 2 types of crowdfunding initiatives:
-Projects - A user can post a project and solicit Bitcoins from the community for their idea.  If the idea is fully funded, bitcoins are transfered to the project owner
-Bounties - A user can post a request for a bounty, and fund it.  Other people within the community can contribute to the bounty.  Once a bounty is funded, other people within the community can post solutions for that bounty.  If a solution is approved by the project owner, they can choose to award the solution contributor the bounty.

Our Fees:
CoinFunder has always charged a 5% fee on all initiatives.  In some cases - we may waive our fee all together (i.e. Bitcoin PR Campaigns)

In order to start a project, post a bounty, fund an initiative, or post a solution you must be a member of CoinFunder.com.

We launched our initial version on 3/25.  We have been hard at work adding the features requested by the community.

Update:
We have totally re-designed the UI on the search pages!  Check it out:
www.coinfunder.com/browse

We have added a new featured project:
http://www.coinfunder.com/project/the-bitcoin-revolution

This is one of the first projects to use the Pledge model.

Is bitcoincharts.com the best API to pull the currency values from?  I am guessing it would be best to use the 24 hour weighted average?

Thanks for the feedback on the video!  I agree - I also think it could probably present the ideas in a clearer fashion.

On the currency conversion subject, I guess there are 2 directions to look at this.
1) The Funding Goal could be specified in a currency other than BTC, in which case, the value in BTC would fall and rise.  This would probably be necessary where the user was planning on converting the funds from BTC to their home currency to execute on the project.  I am guessing that this would be the vast majority of projects funded in the Bitcoin Community.

2) In the case of a Pledge, I think this is where the currency conversion is needed the most.  If someone pledged X amount of Bitcoin, and they did not set that Bitcoin amount aside designated to this purpose, it could be a real issue.  To combat this, the user could always Cancel their pledge, and then re-pledge a different BTC amount.  Project owners could also add new rewards (of a lesser value) to combat this issue as well.

How much of a priority do you guys think it is, considering that a Pledge can be canceled (prior to the project reaching it's funding goal)

I don't know about you guys, but I am also a fan of this style of video:
http://www.youtube.com/user/321fastdraw?v=v0PDemkEPMs

Especially for something like this.

Absolutely - we would waive all fees for this project.

Go ahead and signup - I recommend that you pick the "Pledge" campaign type.  Let me know if you need any help!

Man - no comments on the video. = )

I just received some feedback from a Project Owner. He suggested that we allow the Project Owner to tie the goal amount to a particular currency (instead of tying it to a BTC amount).  Obviously, the funding would still be in BTC.  I could see this as being a good feature, especially with the fluctuations that we have seen in the BTC value over the past month.  What do you guys think?

I have always been a fan of Keep It Stupid Simple - myself.