[ANN][ZEN] Horizen: Unbounded By Design

[AndersonFG]

Payments for nodes, have already begun?

I have one of this:

VPS Cloud RAM 2
OpenStack KVM
SLA 99.99%
2 vCore(s)
2.4 GHz
12 GB RAM
50 GB
High Availability (Ceph)

For create a node.

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[finpunk]

One only thing it could be improved is the procedure to create a node - too complicate at the moment. I have the necessary coins for that but I cannot afford spending days trying to understand how to do that.

You are right and we are working on this.
For now you can go to Discord channel and ask for help, somebody is always there to help you.

Discord invite https://discordapp.com/invite/SuaMBTb

Exactly and i have to add that the sec node setup procedures was intentionally left raw initially...goal was to have first wave of sec node operators come from IT backgrounds so we have more resilient network from start. Some folks are already working on "miner in a box" solutions, which will likely turn into "sec node in a box" variants soon. Thanks for interest in the project nonetheless. If you want to give a hand at setting one up now, here's a comprehensive guide: https://blockoperations.com/how-to-build-and-operate-a-zencash-secure-node/

[finpunk]

CryptoWatch: Bitcoin’s dominance may face its most severe challenge in 2018

“Some market commentators think this signifies a structural change, akin to a “flippening” in that the project isn’t keeping pace with more nimble competitors. It’s too early to tell whether this is more than short-term market noise, but one thing is for sure: Bitcoin is the most resilient project in the world and has a long history of confounding its naysayers!”—Rob Viglione, co-founder of ZenCash

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/cryptowatch-bitcoins-dominance-may-face-its-most-severe-challenge-in-2018-2018-01-02?mg=prod/accounts-mw

It is very exciting to see what will happen with Bitcoins marked dominance in 2018. It is indeed threatened, and its dominance is getting low.
As for Zencash i think we have a bright future

Me too, and we have the benefit of coming later in the game where we could see what works, what doesn't, and what we think are the best opportunities. I still stand by my comment in the MarketWatch article about Bitcoin being massively resilient, but what I left out is that I think there's plenty of room to gain market share because that system is much slower to adapt and has some legacy issues that don't seem to be going away anytime soon.

[finpunk]

Zencash has a great development team. They keep up with all the good news for investors and are always available to support the community. I'm sure Zen will be the most worthy investment altcoin this year because Zen's price is really low now

Appreciate that feedback, thanks! Being transparent and readily available to the community is a major part of what we're trying to do...we still have so much more work to improve! One project I'm really excited about is our comprehensive user support system:

https://trello.com/c/PaUSi6p3/35-customer-support-system

We're in process of a quick MVP on it, then spec'ing big improvements...goal is to be the Zappose of the cryptocurrency industry, finally treat users like respected customers...

[finpunk]

You say "Zen is an evolution of the Zclassic codebase". Why did you choose Zclassic that is fork of Zcash? Why not Zcash itself?

Zclassic was a more streamlined clone that didn't have the controversial parameters. We could have done it either way, but the team came from the Zclassic community at the time.

[Temporel]

You say "Zen is an evolution of the Zclassic codebase". Why did you choose Zclassic that is fork of Zcash? Why not Zcash itself?

 We could have done it either way, but the team came from the Zclassic community at the time.

We ??

[MedaR]

You say "Zen is an evolution of the Zclassic codebase". Why did you choose Zclassic that is fork of Zcash? Why not Zcash itself?

 We could have done it either way, but the team came from the Zclassic community at the time.

We ??

Robert Viglione aka finpunk co founder of ZenCash.

[Temporel]

You say "Zen is an evolution of the Zclassic codebase". Why did you choose Zclassic that is fork of Zcash? Why not Zcash itself?

 We could have done it either way, but the team came from the Zclassic community at the time.

We ??

Robert Viglione aka finpunk co founder of ZenCash.

thats a nice move from him to join us on Bitcointalk, well done !!!

[finpunk]

You say "Zen is an evolution of the Zclassic codebase". Why did you choose Zclassic that is fork of Zcash? Why not Zcash itself?

 We could have done it either way, but the team came from the Zclassic community at the time.

We ??

Robert Viglione aka finpunk co founder of ZenCash.

thats a nice move from him to join us on Bitcointalk, well done !!!

I admit, a tad overdue!

[etoque]

One only thing it could be improved is the procedure to create a node - too complicate at the moment. I have the necessary coins for that but I cannot afford spending days trying to understand how to do that.

You are right and we are working on this.
For now you can go to Discord channel and ask for help, somebody is always there to help you.

Discord invite https://discordapp.com/invite/SuaMBTb

Exactly and i have to add that the sec node setup procedures was intentionally left raw initially...goal was to have first wave of sec node operators come from IT backgrounds so we have more resilient network from start. Some folks are already working on "miner in a box" solutions, which will likely turn into "sec node in a box" variants soon. Thanks for interest in the project nonetheless. If you want to give a hand at setting one up now, here's a comprehensive guide: https://blockoperations.com/how-to-build-and-operate-a-zencash-secure-node/

Nice to hear that ,second wave of node operator im in  

[fatttoshi]

Is ZenCash partnered with IOHK? The firm behind Cardano?

[MedaR]

Is ZenCash partnered with IOHK? The firm behind Cardano?

Collaboration between ZenCash and IOHK is not new.

After the short term mitigation plan, the Zen Core team will continue to work with an industry leading development team, IOHK, to continue development and improvement of the ZenCash software to follow along with the vision laid out in the Zen White Paper.

https://blog.zensystem.io/zencash-status-update-thursday-june-8-2017/

We’re also fortunate enough to have Charles Hoskinson as an advisor, his depth of experience in blockchain projects hard to overstate in helping found Bitshares, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic, and CEO of IOHK, the most sophisticated blockchain R&D firm in the world. Additionally, we’ve benefited tremendously from the depth of industry expertise and relentless work ethic of Carlo Vicari, who also works for IOHK and is a Community Manager for Ethereum Classic.

https://blog.zensystem.io/zencash-dashifying-zcash/  JUNE 11, 2017

“I believe that privacy is a foundational human right and enjoy the tremendous innovation the cryptocurrency space has brought to the discussion,” said IOHK CEO Charles Hoskinson. “ZenCash’s team has the right background, knowledge and character to understand both the technology and philosophy behind the delicate intersection between privacy and security. Thus, I’ll be working closely with them to try to amplify their efforts and advise where and when consulted.”

https://www.ccn.com/privacy-networking-platform-zencash-allows-upgrades-via-soft-fork/  JUNE 25, 2017

[MedaR]

CryptoCandor Live with Charles Hoskinson | Cardano

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMUxbxWkzFQ

1:53:20 Charles Hoskinson talking about ZenCash.

[MedaR]

IOHK | Cardano whiteboard; Treasuries, with Bingsheng Zhang, Ph.D. Lecturer



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyh3h_yX-S0&feature=youtu.be

ZenCash will be working with IOHK in the design of the ZenCash treasury and governance implementation for the ZenCash blockchain.

One of the things they found attractive to doing this with ZenCash is that we have the ability to create secret ballot voting through the use of shielded transactions as opposed to the open ballot blockchain voting other systems have.

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[MedaR]

Payments for nodes, have already begun?

I have one of this:

VPS Cloud RAM 2
OpenStack KVM
SLA 99.99%
2 vCore(s)
2.4 GHz
12 GB RAM
50 GB
High Availability (Ceph)

For create a node.

Some payments have been processed for the 18th and 19th of december. I'm waiting for more information that everything went successfully.

[finpunk]

Nice to hear that ,second wave of node operator im in  

Sweet! We also have some architecture optimizations / improvements needed for scaling, then second wave should be ready for action :-)

Goal is to have the most decentralized node network in the world...we're already not too far off from that!

[finpunk]

Payments for nodes, have already begun?

I have one of this:

VPS Cloud RAM 2
OpenStack KVM
SLA 99.99%
2 vCore(s)
2.4 GHz
12 GB RAM
50 GB
High Availability (Ceph)

For create a node.

Some payments have been processed for the 18th and 19th of december. I'm waiting for more information that everything went successfully.

Yup, we're still catching up on sec node payments, but good news is that they've started and we're refining payment process as we go...should be catching up completely over this next week if all goes well.

[pubix]

Always forget to ask: where is ZEN team (or most of it) based? Russia?

[etoque]

Always forget to ask: where is ZEN team (or most of it) based? Russia?

there's many team from many place in the world !

[puwaha]

Always forget to ask: where is ZEN team (or most of it) based? Russia?

I know a couple are based in the USA, and one in Hong Kong.