[ANN][UFR][ICO] Upfiring | Incentivized P2P File-Sharing

[CoinFarmer]

You've definitely picked up in speed at answering question. Good community management.

Please try stealing a developer from qBittorrent or uTorrent because they have such amazing interfaces.

Thank you. Obviously we have a lot going on and several communities we're trying to manage at once, as well as app development and the ICO. None of us really sleep much anymore 

[CoinFarmer]

Very confident. We are on track and fully expect to have the alpha/beta versions of the app released this year into the new year, with the official release planned for early-mid next year.

That sounds very promising. File sharing is still woefully behind the times in my opinion. I hope to see some innovation with technology like you're attempting to harness.

Completely agree. Blockchain really is perfect for P2P apps and it's definitely where the industry is headed.

[BuyingFast]

You've definitely picked up in speed at answering question. Good community management.

Please try stealing a developer from qBittorrent or uTorrent because they have such amazing interfaces.

Thank you. Obviously we have a lot going on and several communities we're trying to manage at once, as well as app development and the ICO. None of us really sleep much anymore 

Well, after this ICO money for hiring should be a problem anymore.

How's the token sale going?

[temple]

Very confident. We are on track and fully expect to have the alpha/beta versions of the app released this year into the new year, with the official release planned for early-mid next year.

That sounds very promising. File sharing is still woefully behind the times in my opinion. I hope to see some innovation with technology like you're attempting to harness.

Completely agree. Blockchain really is perfect for P2P apps and it's definitely where the industry is headed.

But I also think that blockchain technology needs to mature a lot before we all can benefit from a perfect file sharing experience. There will be some load issues in the beginning or?

[BLACKCOIN883]

What is your view around piracy and copyright infringement?
Considering there is money involved, I see potential risk unless the system has a way to tackle it.

We don't support it but we are only the client/protocol - therefore, we don't control what people will share. Any 2 peers can share any files and exchange UFR via the built-in smart contracts.

There will be ways for the community and UFR holders to regulate some of the content in case any inappropriate or copyrighted material is seeded. Some of the details of how this will work can be found in the Whitepaper.

Isn't this the same sort of defense the founders of thepiratebay tried to use and lost?

[BuyingFast]

Unrelated, thepiratebay sucks nowadays. Their website mines cryptocurrency through scripts, unannounced, on your computer.

[BLACKCOIN883]

Unrelated, thepiratebay sucks nowadays. Their website mines cryptocurrency through scripts, unannounced, on your computer.

I'll agree with you there. It's not the only site doing that from what I've read either. Even Showtime was doing it.

[celestio]

Since you get tokens for seeding content, will the higher demand stuff have higher reward to incentivize seeding it?

[danBitcoin]

The ICO is the only way to acquire UFR before it hits exchanges?

Any ideas on this?

[okspam]

Can you please post a comparison between this and Decent? I prefer your project, but I want to see your take as well.

Decent is a good project, but there are a few key differences:

Upfiring strictly focuses on file-sharing. The app allows files to move freely between 2 or more peers - and the solidity smart contracts, which manage the token, distribute UFR tokens when appropriate. Users of our platform earn tokens when others download their files.

DECENT is a protocol for applications and publishing of content. Decent itself doesn't do anything as an application - it simply allows others to build apps on top of it. It functions similarly to an Ethereum/Solidity development framework. It is a solid project in and of itself, but definitely different than Upfiring.

I appreciate your answer. Since Decent is distinctly different from Upfiring, is there any other competition which are much more like Upfiring?

[derickonfire]

I have some UFR in MEW - when I can transfer them to a different account ?

https://blawks.com/s/1x

[CoinFarmer]

What is your view around piracy and copyright infringement?
Considering there is money involved, I see potential risk unless the system has a way to tackle it.

We don't support it but we are only the client/protocol - therefore, we don't control what people will share. Any 2 peers can share any files and exchange UFR via the built-in smart contracts.

There will be ways for the community and UFR holders to regulate some of the content in case any inappropriate or copyrighted material is seeded. Some of the details of how this will work can be found in the Whitepaper.

Isn't this the same sort of defense the founders of thepiratebay tried to use and lost?

The piratebay was hosting the links to torrents and pirated material. Upfiring more closely resembles uTorrent, which is absolutely legal/used widely.

[CoinFarmer]

Since you get tokens for seeding content, will the higher demand stuff have higher reward to incentivize seeding it?

Yes, and the reward is split among all the seeders of a file. You get compensated each time someone downloads a file you are seeding, so if the demand is very high you'll get rewarded every single time it gets downloaded.

[CoinFarmer]

I have some UFR in MEW - when I can transfer them to a different account ?

Right after the crowdsale ends - so November 1st.

[CoinFarmer]

The ICO is the only way to acquire UFR before it hits exchanges?

Any ideas on this?

The ICO is the main way, and there will be a small bounty campaign on these forums before it hits exchanges. Stay tuned for that!

[BuyingFast]

Unrelated, thepiratebay sucks nowadays. Their website mines cryptocurrency through scripts, unannounced, on your computer.

I'll agree with you there. It's not the only site doing that from what I've read either. Even Showtime was doing it.

It seems thepiratebay has stopped too.

[derickonfire]

I have some UFR in MEW - when I can transfer them to a different account ?

Right after the crowdsale ends - so November 1st.

Thank you!

this is very interesting visual for blockchain
https://blawks.com/Blockchain-ECOsystem-Coins-Projects-t

[BuyingFast]

How many people work on this project part time or full time?

[cryptotum88]

What's the meaning of this project?

Why Me, downloader should  use your "p2p-system" to download content?

I will simply use utorrent or whatever other torrent client to download whatever I want for ...FREE!

[temple]

What's the meaning of this project?

Why Me, downloader should  use your "p2p-system" to download content?

I will simply use utorrent or whatever other torrent client to download whatever I want for ...FREE!

If I understand correctly then the game theoretical aspect is missing in utorrent. There is hardly any or no incentive for people to run servers. And I assume the encryption technology from established blockchain protocols is superior? Enlighten me if I am wrong, would also want to know that.