Bitshares Newsletter (October) - Bitshares Merger & Self Funded Growth

[testz]

Has the snapshot been taken?

Yes, at PTS block 81578: http://ptsexplorer.cloudapp.net/block/0000000282c569d568338c37a15169a78d202450b041afc9ae616334de719ce3

Block   Approx. Time   Transactions   Value Out   Difficulty   Outstanding   Average Age   Chain Age   % CoinDD
81579   2014-11-06 00:26:18   3   10156.42560775   0.07   1762943.98749679   143.653   365.679   54.0248%
81578   2014-11-05 19:59:10   24   21253.70515654   0.07   1762937.56188904   143.469   365.494   54.0566%
81577   2014-11-05 19:48:54   8   31035.82627668   0.07   1762931.13628129   143.463   365.487   54.0575%

[BitcoinBoost]

For a more detailed account, I'd recommend listening to the developer Nov 7th mumble session.

https://soundcloud.com/beyond-bitcoin-hangouts/beyond-bitcoin-dan-talks-about-new-marketing-2014-11-07