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What exactly are your future plans with CHIP?
I want to make chipcoin easy to buy and use. I am looking at ways to integrate Paypal/Ideal/Bankwire/BTC transactions into a "swap" website. Some sort of mini exchange terminal. But that will take some time to develop.
Also an integration of my services, such as nodes, blockexplorers etc. I want to make it possible for people to order these services with CHIP, and with every received order in CHIP, a % will either be destroyed, or deposited in a community fund. I will leave that up to the community to decide. A few more games are also planned
Also the thought of a transition to PoS or PoW/PoS hybrid comes to mind.. After monitoring the network for several days in a row, I can honestly say we need something done to compromise the loss in hashes etc. I really like PoW myself.. But for safety and stability reasons this might just need to happen soon.. I would like to know how the community feels about that as well... Of course I will not do anything drastic without consulting you guys first!
As for original features etc. I am still brainstorming about that.. Its not easy to code something that has not been done before in the last 2-3 years.. As you might have noticed only a tiny % of cryptocurrencies has original features backing their coin. But I am working out a few ideas, and will keep you updated about that when I am confident I can truly realise these plans. Hype and disappointment already happens to much in crypto
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Currently I am looking at ways to get merchandise going for chip. A small webshop with hats/shirts/stickers/mugs/Chipcoin Pokerchips etc. Promo stuff... Eventually when the webshop is a succes, other things like keyboards, mouses etc will be added
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These are the things I am currently working on.. But I have a whole list of things I want to do in the longterm for chip. As said before.. This is not your average 2 weeks daytrader coin.. I am hoping for a reliable and stable community user base...
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Eventually a "white paper" will be released with all the plans I have in mind for this coin.
We had a good restart, we are still trading higher then before the takeover.. So the only way to go is forward imo
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Cheers,
Banzai
Now that's what I call a thorough answer, awesome!The mini-exchange idea sounds interesting, but don't underestimate the knowledge and security that are required to make it somewhat hack-proof. An audit might be in place, but that costs a LOT of money. Also a lot of time and effort are required if this is to be done properly. Is it safe to assume this mini-exchange idea is planned for a later stage when the coin has established a more solid base? Great idea nonetheless!
I agree, transitioning the coin from PoW to either PoS or a PoS/PoW hybrid might be a good move. How about combining PoS with a special staking reward program? Might make the coin even more interesting for (new) investors. If the community votes for a transition to PoS or PoS/PoW hybrid, will you start with a clean chain?
You're right about the fact that a lot of features have already been (newly) introduced by other cryptocurrencies. And it's not always necessary to reinvent the wheel, so I personally believe this gives Chipcoin a great opportunity to choose from a plethora of already developed features. How about creating - besides the PoS reward incentive - some sort of second layer incentive? Not sure if that will fit the concept of Chipcoin, but it was merely a quick thought.
Hmm.. I honestly don't see any added value in nor the need of creating a merchandise store let alone merchandise in itself. Why would anyone want to buy a Chipcoin shirt? Unless I have misinterpreted the idea, could you elaborate on this? Perhaps focussing on social media actions (like the Twitter campaign you mentioned) to create more awareness is a better move.
A whitepaper would be great, looking forward to the first draft.
My compliments about your interaction with the community. I like how you discuss everything with the community first and keep up the positive vibe. KUDOS to you!
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Really curious to see where Chipcoin will be heading.
Would be nice to see some constructive feedback from the rest of the community as well, I know you guys are there.. lurking! ![Wink](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/wink.gif)