CLOAK used to maintain a SLACK channel but moved to their own Chat system some time ago.

And to think I was actually thinking about buying some this crap. Thanks for the warning! I'm outa here...

Just found this thread. So, you are serious about resurrecting USDe huh? Great! Just fired up the old wallet and it's syncing now. Have you decided what to do with any unclaimed/outstanding coins?

Pretty sure when this all shakes out and BTC is settled, there will be a buying frenzy in ALTS and Bitcoin. Just waiting it out for now...

Interesting theory but, if you look at Tether's last month, the volume is more or less consistent with historical data although there is a slight uptick the last several days but there has been higher volume in the past. Still interesting though...

No, Satoshi isn't selling Bitcoins. What is happening , put very simply, is this:

The market conditions right now are being caused by uncertainty over the coming deadline for Bitcoin to either accept an upgrade or not which could cause two competing versions of Bitcoin itself. Since ALTS are in the Bitcoin market, anything that happens to Bitcoin affects ALTS. We will know more after August 1st but until then, just sit tight, it will work itself out as designed. If you are not comfortable with the current situation, don't make any rash moves, wait it out. Don't make any major buys or sells now without knowing exactly what you are doing!

"Keep calm and carry on"

This is NOT investment advise, just common sense...

No, the "low trade" right now is from uncertainty over the coming deadline for Bitcoin to either accept an upgrade or not which could cause two competing versions of Bitcoin itself. Since ALTS are in the Bitcoin market, anything that happens to Bitcoin affects ALTS. We will know more after August 1st but until then, just sit tight, it will work itself out as designed. This will all work out in the long run and ARK and other quality projects will go forward. Don't make any rash moves now without knowing exactly what you are doing!

And, how does this differ from Monero exactly?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monero_(cryptocurrency)

Agree. Most likely seeing the low now although that could change depending on what Bitcoin does after 8/1. If that doesn't go well, it could reverberate through the entire ALT market. Even so, things will pick up in the long run, I'm sure of that at least.

Hmmmmm... Sage words from a newbie. Best you watch and learn before offering an opinion. In the current market, all bets are off. If it takes longer then, so be it, it takes longer. The entire market is down and no marketing will change that until Bitcoin figures out what it wants to be when it grows up then, come back and offer an opinion.

Hummm.. It's not entirely clear from your post who you are attacking, so:

If it's me, than this applies:

If your talking to me you little dipshit, you have no idea how things really work here. I don't kiss anyone's ass but I have been known to beat a few belonging to little punks such as you. I hold millions of ECC and I have spent real money to help this project so, I suggest you crawl back under the bridge with the rest of the trolls and continue to pull you own pud until someone puts you out of your misery.

If it's the other guy than, this applies:

People need to be patient in situations like this. If you hold ECC, I can sympathize with you and, if you don't, perhaps you could help out in some way. Choice is yours. Either way, the problems will get fixed, I'm sure of that.

Have a nice day!

Actually, we have working explorers https://chainz.cryptoid.info/ecc/, currently syncing,  release dates just cause frustration if missed, and the Dev is working full time as well as working on ECC in hours between sleeping and earning a living. Before you tell us what you "expect", why not tell us what you have done to help this project. Or, if you have any skills, perhaps offer to assist.

LOL... Just a slight change huh...  Really wish Bitcoin would decide what it wants to be when it grows up!

Well, this explains the AlphaBay outage:

https://cointelegraph.com/news/dark-market-alphabay-goes-way-of-silk-road-after-operator-found-dead

Your decimal point is in the wrong place.  .02 BTC is $43.80 USD  You meant to say .002 BTC or $4.38 USD 

LoL    I need more Popcorn...

Thanks guys, working on getting a block explorer service up for ECC. Is there a good bootstrap or block DB download available? Also, a couple good node addresses would help.

I just read that as well but you beat me to the post!  

I see this as the next (first?) step in the "sea change" of finance and banking. For years, banks have had a monopoly on the personal financial sector (not to mention business) that has slowly bled consumers dry. From deposit interest rates to loan points, banks have been fully in control of each and every one of us with the possible exception of the very rich and even they have to deal with them at one time or another and, at less than favorable terms, even for them. For the most part, the bank always wins.

This kind of power and control breeds contempt and is one of the prime drivers of crypto today. Banks have enjoyed a monopoly in the field of personal finance, not to mention business, and that only creates stagnation and fuels greed. As with most innovations, crypto has been working to re-invent itself within the field of finance and become a major player on the world stage. I submit that the appearance of fully digital/crypto online banks are the harbinger of a new world. Moving all the old standards of banking including safe haven, loans, credit cards, mortgages and business finance online, without fiat. A new world needs to start with eliminating the old one and that is happening now.

Let's face it, the crypto ecosystem does not need "brick and mortar" branch offices and 20 employees in hundreds of cities to satisfy customers needs. The overhead this will eliminate is staggering in, and of, itself. Twenty four by seven access is the holy grail of banking right now but, until now, only ATM machines and bank web sites could come close and the reality of it is that it's an illusion, and an expensive one at that for the consumer.

So, think about this for a minute: Today's crypto exchanges will be tomorrow's pioneering online, full service, no fiat banks. Is there a better fit or road to the evolution of these entities? Current thinking sees services such as Bittrex, Poloniex, Kraken and the others as mimicking the stock markets but, I see then evolving into full service online banks with crypto eventually totally replacing fiat at some future point. As far as ATM's go, they will eventually be a thing of the past like color TV picture tubes, they will yield to new technology. If everyone has access to and, could spend their funds anywhere using their cell phone or some other sort of portable electronic device, who would have the need for an ATM? No cash, no ATM. Even Bitcoin ATMs days are numbered unless they morph into a form of "crypto coin exchanger", like a hardware ShapeShift perhaps. But even here, if you can do it on a cell phone, why the need for a kiosk? I suppose in areas and countries where cellular enjoys less than 98% penetration, it would be needed, for now.

Darwin's contribution basically states "adapt or die" which fully encompasses the state of the financial industry we are dealing with today. It is a given that people will adapt by using the easier of two different choices all else being equal. Why would you drive to the bank or ATM to get "cash" when you can click an icon and your purchase is payed for? Kind of a no brainer really, cash and the institutions that support it and control us through it are as dead as the dinosaurs, they just haven't looked up at the sky, yet...
  

What's the current block height?

Never really thought about it that way before but, your right, even trolls have to be newbies at some point.