[ANN] Vcoin sha256 pow

[CoinXE]

No longer vcoin on bleutrade??

https://bleutrade.com/exchange/VCN/BTC

Not an issue at this point.

Any plan to continue develop this coin in future? Is has a good name and history here..

Not in any conventional sense of the term “development”, no. But ...

I'd argue that the history is uninspiring. The emission phase is complete and block reward is basically tx-only. Trading is minimal, wallet is in “maintenance mode” on Yobit and as noted above, delisted from Bleutrade.

Also, not a good choice of name by jp OP, there was already a promotion-redeeming “smart electronic coupon” called VCoin, offered by a company registered in HK. They made a trademark application for VCoin in the US last year, might even have been granted by now. VCoin is basically obliged to re-brand completely - like Darknet re-branding to PIVX. Any conventional development would have to acknowledge the unexceptional nature of the technical aspects of the coin and have to be positioned in such a way as to render this aspect relatively insignificant --- the fact that there have been 3000+ launched altcoins testifies to the difficulty of this task.

VCoin is a totally blank canvas, the OP abandoned the coin almost as soon as the code was made public. In the complete absence of a “public vision”, I've felt free to adapt the coin to be a public work of art and, working in my own branch, am in the process of decorating it with a few imaginative notions that I conjured up, based on some reading I did into some of the less-frequently considered aspects of a peer-to-peer networked cryptocurrency.

It's very much a labour of love. As a public work of art, there is nothing to interest “investors” - which is why it's not an issue that Bleutrade delisted the coin. It's difficult to see how an untraded, emission-complete, tx-only, SHA2-256D coin going to be of much interest to the altcoin mavens of bitcointalk, especially when there are so many other much more promising alternatives.

As for the quietude in this thread - I'd rather get on with the art than yak about getting on with the art.

If you're interested in art rather than money, PM me and I'll elaborate further.

Cheers

Graham

Thank you Graham for thought...i will PM you for some information and advice. Have a good day.

[jc12345]

Link to updated bootstrap file @ block 1649659

getblockhash 1649659
000000000000051634b3ecb63bbde95af974fadbdf19e3ffc96a81f38b58c282

https://chainz.cryptoid.info/vcn/

Is this block explorer showing correct? Currently at 1652012 block..

Yes the block explorer is correct. The bootstrap file was made a day ago.

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[jc12345]

Yobit is synced up and open again.

[CoinXE]

Yobit is synced up and open again.

Great!

Can you email cmc also to update the markets info...i email them but no response at all.

http://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/Vcoin/#charts

[Duchess]

Yobit is synced up and open again.

Great!

Can you email cmc also to update the markets info...i email them but no response at all.

http://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/Vcoin/#charts

I agree it is good news. It is in the interest of everyone to trade so that it stays open while the dev continues development. Also the block explorer must point to Yobit.

[fairglu]

Wallet is saying the 0.9.0 is obsolete, and there are indeed some nodes showing 0.9.2.2, however the github repository still only contains 0.9.0...

Is there a newer repository?

[jc12345]

Wallet is saying the 0.9.0 is obsolete, and there are indeed some nodes showing 0.9.2.2, however the github repository still only contains 0.9.0...

Is there a newer repository?

Hi fairglu, no the 0.9.0 is still the latest afaik. The 0.9.2.2 are test wallets. Best for Graham to answer you regarding the wallet versions and upgrade schedules. Can you point the market rate to Yobit?

[CoinXE]

Wallet is saying the 0.9.0 is obsolete, and there are indeed some nodes showing 0.9.2.2, however the github repository still only contains 0.9.0...

Is there a newer repository?

Im using the 0.9.0 too...seems most of us still using this version..

[gjhiggins]

Wallet is saying the 0.9.0 is obsolete, and there are indeed some nodes showing 0.9.2.2, however the github repository still only contains 0.9.0...

Is there a newer repository?

We're quietly working to upgrade the coin all the way to Bitcoin Core 0.13.x (https://github.com/gjhiggins/vcoincore), continuing the policy of staying very close to the core upstream code - so the change shouldn’t have any untoward impact on a block explorer beyond that of a standard upgrade from a Bitcoin 0.9.x codebase to a Bitcoin 0.13.x codebase. Schedule-wise, we're not expecting to make an announcement for at least a couple of months yet - we'll need to give it a bit of a hammering on testnet first.

If you’re interested in the details of the changes, just drop me a PM. <- offer open to all.

Cheers

Graham

Edit: extended offer.

[fairglu]

Can you point the market rate to Yobit?

Yep, done!

If you’re interested in the details of the changes, just drop me a PM. <- offer open to all.

No problem about the tech itself, it is that the explorer's wallet is now returning in its getinfo API

Code:

"errors" : "Warning: This version is obsolete, upgrade required!"

which is why I asked

(that message also gets reflected in the explorer)

[gjhiggins]

If you’re interested in the details of the changes, just drop me a PM. <- offer open to all.

No problem about the tech itself, it is that the explorer's wallet is now returning in its getinfo API

Code:

"errors" : "Warning: This version is obsolete, upgrade required!"

which is why I asked

(that message also gets reflected in the explorer)

Ahh, I wasn't aware of that. Thank you.

Cheers

Graham

[chrisvl]

Fairglu the yobit link for vcoin is https://yobit.net/en/trade/VCOIN/BTC on the explorer you have set https://yobit.net/en/trade/VCN/BTC

[chrisvl]

If you’re interested in the details of the changes, just drop me a PM. <- offer open to all.

No problem about the tech itself, it is that the explorer's wallet is now returning in its getinfo API

Code:

"errors" : "Warning: This version is obsolete, upgrade required!"

which is why I asked

(that message also gets reflected in the explorer)

Ahh, I wasn't aware of that. Thank you.

Cheers

Graham

If someon check inside the code on main.cpp will see

Code:

// Check the version of the last 100 blocks to see if we need to upgrade:
    if (!fIsInitialDownload)
    {
        int nUpgraded = 0;
        const CBlockIndex* pindex = pindexBest;
        for (int i = 0; i < 100 && pindex != NULL; i++)
        {
            if (pindex->nVersion > CBlock::CURRENT_VERSION)
                ++nUpgraded;
            pindex = pindex->pprev;
        }
        if (nUpgraded > 0)
            printf("SetBestChain: %d of last 100 blocks above version %d\n", nUpgraded, CBlock::CURRENT_VERSION);
        if (nUpgraded > 100/2)
            // strMiscWarning is read by GetWarnings(), called by Qt and the JSON-RPC code to warn the user:
            strMiscWarning = _("Warning: This version is obsolete, upgrade required!");
    }

so if the version on more than 50 blocks exceed the version stored in the software strMiscWarning = _("Warning: This version is obsolete, upgrade required!");

[e1ghtSpace]

Will anyone sell me 100k VCN for 0.05 btc (50 sats each)?

[chrisvl]

Will anyone sell me 100k VCN for 0.05 btc (50 sats each)?

You have to try https://yobit.net/en/trade/VCOIN/BTC most of Vcoin users hold their vcoins,  I would describe Vcoin as a rare coin who nobody wants to sell at 50sat larger amounts it's obvious if someone look at yobit sell orders

[e1ghtSpace]

Will anyone sell me 100k VCN for 0.05 btc (50 sats each)?

You have to try https://yobit.net/en/trade/VCOIN/BTC most of Vcoin users hold their vcoins,  I would describe Vcoin as a rare coin who nobody wants to sell at 50sat larger amounts it's obvious if someone look at yobit sell orders

I did look at the yobit sell orders.
I just thought maybe someone on here wouldn't mind selling me some at that price.
I really don't believe most of the vcoin users hold their coins on yobit, or at least most of the coins. But I may be wrong.

[jc12345]

Will anyone sell me 100k VCN for 0.05 btc (50 sats each)?

You have to try https://yobit.net/en/trade/VCOIN/BTC most of Vcoin users hold their vcoins,  I would describe Vcoin as a rare coin who nobody wants to sell at 50sat larger amounts it's obvious if someone look at yobit sell orders

I did look at the yobit sell orders.
I just thought maybe someone on here wouldn't mind selling me some at that price.
I really don't believe most of the vcoin users hold their coins on yobit, or at least most of the coins. But I may be wrong.

There are currently a minimum of 1.2m still in the wallets at Bleutrade and 620k on Yobit. The rest are probably in offline wallets and/or cold storage.

Link to explorer with exchange wallets tagged.

[e1ghtSpace]

Will anyone sell me 100k VCN for 0.05 btc (50 sats each)?

You have to try https://yobit.net/en/trade/VCOIN/BTC most of Vcoin users hold their vcoins,  I would describe Vcoin as a rare coin who nobody wants to sell at 50sat larger amounts it's obvious if someone look at yobit sell orders

I did look at the yobit sell orders.
I just thought maybe someone on here wouldn't mind selling me some at that price.
I really don't believe most of the vcoin users hold their coins on yobit, or at least most of the coins. But I may be wrong.

There are currently a minimum of 1.2m still in the wallets at Bleutrade and 620k on Yobit. The rest are probably in offline wallets and/or cold storage.

Link to explorer with exchange wallets tagged.

Wow someone has transfered quite a few coins to yobit. Over 1 million on there now.

[e1ghtSpace]

Any one else experiencing a problem like this?

Its been 3 days. I've contacted support yesterday, with no response yet.