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June 26, 2013, 07:24:40 AM |
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Friends, We are going to begin producing Bitbills once again. The next generation product will feature a revised design, new denominations, and easier redemption. We will be releasing all the details in the next couple weeks, but I wanted to share this exciting news with you now. If you'd like, you can sign up for email updates on our site. Bitbills.comThanks.
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June 26, 2013, 08:02:56 AM |
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Cool, I think bills are are a big step towards mass adoption.
If I can walk into a store and hand them a tamper proof bill for goods or services, I think it will be a huge step forward.
I would love to hear more details ASAP.
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July 01, 2013, 03:55:08 AM Last edit: July 01, 2013, 04:22:18 AM by casascius |
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This is great news, and am hoping to see what you guys come up with! I had a chance to review your recently published patent application. I think I accurately speak for many of us to say I'm curious to know your intent with applying for a patent on not just your BitBills, but what appears to be the entire concept of Bitcoin cold storage. Some are likely going to think that the reintroduction of BitBills to the marketplace is a good thing, but that an endeavor to gain a broad monopoly over all cold storage of bitcoins is a bit inconsistent with the values of this community. If anyone deserves to patent something like this, shouldn't it perhaps be someone like Gavin Andresen? After all, he proposed this more than a year before your patent application's filing date.
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Companies claiming they got hacked and lost your coins sounds like fraud so perfect it could be called fashionable. I never believe them. If I ever experience the misfortune of a real intrusion, I declare I have been honest about the way I have managed the keys in Casascius Coins. I maintain no ability to recover or reproduce the keys, not even under limitless duress or total intrusion. Remember that trusting strangers with your coins without any recourse is, as a matter of principle, not a best practice. Don't keep coins online. Use paper or hardware wallets instead.
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bg002h
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I outlived my lifetime membership:)
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July 01, 2013, 04:50:38 AM |
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I have a full set of original BitBills (฿1, 5, 10, 20) for sale as a collectors item if anyone is interested!
Glad to see you back Doug! Brian Goss
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naphto
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July 01, 2013, 10:09:09 AM |
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And what's the point?
I mean, if you don't have internet access ok, but if you do, it's pointless. And how can you check exactly how many btc are in the address without internet?
I mean, if it was a 5 BTC bill, you need to know exactly how many btc were deposited afterwards ...
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July 01, 2013, 01:08:54 PM |
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Your patent application scares me. Can you comment on your intent? I was a previous customer and proudly show my bitbill to everyone when I first explain bitcoin to them. Depending on your intent with this patent... I may have to adjust my behavior.
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August 08, 2013, 07:33:57 PM |
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They're a great concept, and I'm also eager to see what comes next. I've got two sets of your Beta BitBills, and would love to be able to carry non-collectible versions of these around in my wallet.
But I'm reserving judgement, and a decision on whether to evangelize or warn, based on your patent intentions.
To me it's not a matter of right or wrong. Legally speaking, ever since the patent laws got ridiculously changed to 'he who gets there first wins', it has invited patent trolls.
In my mind, your intentions will go far on how successful (or not) your product is.
See a lot of success with Ripple within the Bitcoin community? I'd never advocate them to anyone; having a massive pre-mined cache, they have their own best interests in mind, to the detriment to the Bitcoin community.
One last point - saying nothing is, in itself, a decision. It leaves uncertainty in the air. The very people trying to pioneer new concepts (casascius, smoothie, and lots more coming) have a significant risk piled onto their business equation, while this uncertainty remains.
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September 07, 2013, 01:09:19 PM |
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January 03, 2014, 08:39:23 PM |
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They're a great concept, and I'm also eager to see what comes next. I've got two sets of your Beta BitBills, and would love to be able to carry non-collectible versions of these around in my wallet.
But I'm reserving judgement, and a decision on whether to evangelize or warn, based on your patent intentions.
To me it's not a matter of right or wrong. Legally speaking, ever since the patent laws got ridiculously changed to 'he who gets there first wins', it has invited patent trolls.
In my mind, your intentions will go far on how successful (or not) your product is.
See a lot of success with Ripple within the Bitcoin community? I'd never advocate them to anyone; having a massive pre-mined cache, they have their own best interests in mind, to the detriment to the Bitcoin community.
One last point - saying nothing is, in itself, a decision. It leaves uncertainty in the air. The very people trying to pioneer new concepts (casascius, smoothie, and lots more coming) have a significant risk piled onto their business equation, while this uncertainty remains.
I hope this is deemed an acceptable mastur-necro-bump. Having two sets of the Beta BitBills (1/5/10/20 in each set), I figure it is time to defecate or dethrone. I sent the creator a message at support@bitbills.com and am awaiting an answer. I'll share anything I find out here.
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July 09, 2014, 07:01:24 AM |
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Any news on the return of Bitbills?
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July 09, 2014, 09:25:56 AM |
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well good and interesting project concept wait further details here good luck OP
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bg002h
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July 11, 2014, 01:50:40 AM |
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Any news on the return of Bitbills?
Last I heard (6 months...maybe a year ago?), Doug was working on patent / IP issues.
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September 10, 2017, 12:32:40 AM |
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Just got this, wonder what is going on: Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Hello from Bitbills Greetings! You're receiving this email because you either purchased Bitbills or signed up on Bitbills.com for email updates. It seems like just yesterday that bitcoins were trading at $6 each (and were mainly traded in IRC!). A lot has changed since then, and we're happy to have played a part in the success of those who have watched the value of their bitcoin and Bitbills investments appreciate. As a friendly reminder, if you purchased Bitbills, you can redeem them for their face value at any time. To do this, cut open the card (carefully) and remove the embedded sheet with the private key printed on it. If you want to continue to hold the Bitbills, that's ok too! For any questions about the redemption process, get in touch at support@bitbills.com. We are also exploring offering a mail-in redemption service. If this is something you might be interested in, fill out the form below: https://goo.gl/forms/kNcch340mbCIMcDk2Thanks, Doug and Ben Copyright © 2017 Bitbills, All rights reserved. unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp
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