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[oblox]

Here's the new schedule for development:

- RC2 (masternode payments, DGW3) : May 14th
- RC3 (1000 DRK limit and denominated change) : May 21st
- After this, I'll find someone to vet the code and open source.
- RC4 (Bugs, security issues)
- Testing, then opensource

I'm wondering, if the  darksend code is opensource, so another coin can implements it and DarkCoin will loose some value because it will not be the only one providing the feature ?
Or I'm wrong ?

Would require massive forks to any coins implementing it and from the standpoint of what is out there, I'd wager there are very few coins with capable devs of not only implementing the change, but maintaining it or even improving it.

But, with open source, anything is possible. I personally think POS is the way to go, even with the energy savings of mining with X11. Not sure how staking would work in regards to masternodes though.

[chaeplin]

Have you noticed this ?

Timed Hardrfork  

Set ntp  


https://github.com/darkcoinproject/darkcoin/blob/master/src/protocol.cpp#L16-L35

Code:

// The message start string is designed to be unlikely to occur in normal data.
// The characters are rarely used upper ascii, not valid as UTF-8, and produce
// a large 4-byte int at any alignment.
// Public testnet message start
static unsigned char pchMessageStartTestOld[4] = { 0xfc, 0xc1, 0xb7, 0xdc };
static unsigned char pchMessageStartTestNew[4] = { 0xce, 0xe2, 0xca, 0xff };
static unsigned int nMessageStartTestSwitchTime = 1398869551+(60*5);

// Darkcoin message start (switch from Litecoin's)
static unsigned char pchMessageStartLitecoin[4] = { 0xfb, 0xc0, 0xb6, 0xdb };
static unsigned char pchMessageStartDarkcoin[4] = { 0xbf, 0x0c, 0x6b, 0xbd };
static unsigned int nMessageStartSwitchTime = 1400094580; //Wed, 14 May 2014 19:09:40 GMT

void GetMessageStart(unsigned char pchMessageStart[], bool fPersistent)
{
    if (fTestNet)
        memcpy(pchMessageStart, (fPersistent || GetAdjustedTime() > nMessageStartTestSwitchTime)? pchMessageStartTestNew : pchMessageStartTestOld, sizeof(pchMessageStartTestNew));
    else
        memcpy(pchMessageStart, (fPersistent || GetAdjustedTime() > nMessageStartSwitchTime)? pchMessageStartDarkcoin : pchMessageStartLitecoin, sizeof(pchMessageStartDarkcoin));
}

[flipme]

This article (http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-thriving-argentinas-black-market-economy/) got me thinking about about the black market and it's global market value.

It turns out it's circa 1.6 Trillion Dollars (http://www.havocscope.com/products/ranking/).

The current currency of the black market is US Dollars but they are turning to Bitcoin and inevitably will turn to anonymous coins in the future, and as Darkcoin is the leader in this field I predict they will start using it once it has been proven to be reliable in the coming months/years.

The potential for this coin is huge....

1.6 Trillion / 22 Million = ~$73900 per coin --- Wow

Maybe this is why we are seeing massive amounts of DRK being purchased at the current low price.

The 1.6 Trillion is the yearly turnover in USD? You can`t deduct a price for DRK from that. In theory one DRK at one USD would be enough with (unrealistically high) velocity, if it changed hands 1.6 trillion times. But still, the potential for DRK is huge, I just do not know how to quantify it.

First we need to take on LTC and bypass it.
Shouldn't be too much of a hassle.
And then run up to the cap of BTC, will take a couple of weeks longer, probably.
And have a fiat exchange ready, around the way.

Would give a quote of ~ US$ 250 with the current BTC price.
With the impact of such a shift and some favorable propaganda it might even shoot higher than BTC ever was.

[eduffield]

Have you noticed this ?

Timed Hadrfork  

Set ntp  


https://github.com/darkcoinproject/darkcoin/blob/master/src/protocol.cpp#L16-L35

Code:

// The message start string is designed to be unlikely to occur in normal data.
// The characters are rarely used upper ascii, not valid as UTF-8, and produce
// a large 4-byte int at any alignment.
// Public testnet message start
static unsigned char pchMessageStartTestOld[4] = { 0xfc, 0xc1, 0xb7, 0xdc };
static unsigned char pchMessageStartTestNew[4] = { 0xce, 0xe2, 0xca, 0xff };
static unsigned int nMessageStartTestSwitchTime = 1398869551+(60*5);

// Darkcoin message start (switch from Litecoin's)
static unsigned char pchMessageStartLitecoin[4] = { 0xfb, 0xc0, 0xb6, 0xdb };
static unsigned char pchMessageStartDarkcoin[4] = { 0xbf, 0x0c, 0x6b, 0xbd };
static unsigned int nMessageStartSwitchTime = 1400094580; //Wed, 14 May 2014 19:09:40 GMT

void GetMessageStart(unsigned char pchMessageStart[], bool fPersistent)
{
    if (fTestNet)
        memcpy(pchMessageStart, (fPersistent || GetAdjustedTime() > nMessageStartTestSwitchTime)? pchMessageStartTestNew : pchMessageStartTestOld, sizeof(pchMessageStartTestNew));
    else
        memcpy(pchMessageStart, (fPersistent || GetAdjustedTime() > nMessageStartSwitchTime)? pchMessageStartDarkcoin : pchMessageStartLitecoin, sizeof(pchMessageStartDarkcoin));
}

From Litecoin { 0xfb, 0xc0, 0xb6, 0xdb } to Darkcoin { 0xbf, 0x0c, 0x6b, 0xbd }   

[thelonecrouton]

Have you noticed this ?

Timed Hadrfork  

Set ntp  


https://github.com/darkcoinproject/darkcoin/blob/master/src/protocol.cpp#L16-L35

Code:

// The message start string is designed to be unlikely to occur in normal data.
// The characters are rarely used upper ascii, not valid as UTF-8, and produce
// a large 4-byte int at any alignment.
// Public testnet message start
static unsigned char pchMessageStartTestOld[4] = { 0xfc, 0xc1, 0xb7, 0xdc };
static unsigned char pchMessageStartTestNew[4] = { 0xce, 0xe2, 0xca, 0xff };
static unsigned int nMessageStartTestSwitchTime = 1398869551+(60*5);

// Darkcoin message start (switch from Litecoin's)
static unsigned char pchMessageStartLitecoin[4] = { 0xfb, 0xc0, 0xb6, 0xdb };
static unsigned char pchMessageStartDarkcoin[4] = { 0xbf, 0x0c, 0x6b, 0xbd };
static unsigned int nMessageStartSwitchTime = 1400094580; //Wed, 14 May 2014 19:09:40 GMT

void GetMessageStart(unsigned char pchMessageStart[], bool fPersistent)
{
    if (fTestNet)
        memcpy(pchMessageStart, (fPersistent || GetAdjustedTime() > nMessageStartTestSwitchTime)? pchMessageStartTestNew : pchMessageStartTestOld, sizeof(pchMessageStartTestNew));
    else
        memcpy(pchMessageStart, (fPersistent || GetAdjustedTime() > nMessageStartSwitchTime)? pchMessageStartDarkcoin : pchMessageStartLitecoin, sizeof(pchMessageStartDarkcoin));
}

From Litecoin { 0xfb, 0xc0, 0xb6, 0xdb } to Darkcoin { 0xbf, 0x0c, 0x6b, 0xbd }   

Poetry right there.

[thelonecrouton]

I'm wondering, if the  darksend code is opensource, so another coin can implements it and DarkCoin will loose some value because it will not be the only one providing the feature ?
Or I'm wrong ?

I compiled about a dozen wallets before I discovered Darkcoin. Darkcoin-qt was the first one that actually worked, without time spent modifying makefiles, correcting dependencies, and other buggering about. And this was on bog standard X/ubuntu boxes, nothing exotic.

Most coin devs haven't got a clue.

[coins101]

Did anyone notice that Vault of Satoshi added DRK fiat and alt-to-drk exchanges?



https://www.vaultofsatoshi.com/orderbook

[Macno]

First we need to take on LTC and bypass it.
Shouldn't be too much of a hassle.
And then run up to the cap of BTC, will take a couple of weeks longer, probably.
And have a fiat exchange ready, around the way.

Would give a quote of ~ US$ 250 with the current BTC price.
With the impact of such a shift and some favorable propaganda it might even shoot higher than BTC ever was.

Weeks? To run up to the market cap of Bitcoin? Now you`re an optimist for sure  
I`d like that, no doubt, but I don`t think it will happen, as Bitcoin aims at the mainstream and DRK to the dark-markets.
But I agree LTC should be achievable in a year or so, if RC3 etc work out fine.

[dazbarlby]

Interesting article from a Bitcoin holder stating Bitcoin shouldn't be regulated and instead should take advantage of the dark markets.

http://nakamotoinstitute.org/mempool/how-to-market-bitcoin/

To me it sounds like he's worried about Bitcoin being regulated.

If Bitcoin is regulated (even if it's just in the US) it will give Darkcoin a massive lift/advantage....

....this time next year, Hmmmmm :-)

[aleix]

Have you noticed this ?

Timed Hardrfork  

Set ntp  


https://github.com/darkcoinproject/darkcoin/blob/master/src/protocol.cpp#L16-L35

Code:

// The message start string is designed to be unlikely to occur in normal data.
// The characters are rarely used upper ascii, not valid as UTF-8, and produce
// a large 4-byte int at any alignment.
// Public testnet message start
static unsigned char pchMessageStartTestOld[4] = { 0xfc, 0xc1, 0xb7, 0xdc };
static unsigned char pchMessageStartTestNew[4] = { 0xce, 0xe2, 0xca, 0xff };
static unsigned int nMessageStartTestSwitchTime = 1398869551+(60*5);

// Darkcoin message start (switch from Litecoin's)
static unsigned char pchMessageStartLitecoin[4] = { 0xfb, 0xc0, 0xb6, 0xdb };
static unsigned char pchMessageStartDarkcoin[4] = { 0xbf, 0x0c, 0x6b, 0xbd };
static unsigned int nMessageStartSwitchTime = 1400094580; //Wed, 14 May 2014 19:09:40 GMT

void GetMessageStart(unsigned char pchMessageStart[], bool fPersistent)
{
    if (fTestNet)
        memcpy(pchMessageStart, (fPersistent || GetAdjustedTime() > nMessageStartTestSwitchTime)? pchMessageStartTestNew : pchMessageStartTestOld, sizeof(pchMessageStartTestNew));
    else
        memcpy(pchMessageStart, (fPersistent || GetAdjustedTime() > nMessageStartSwitchTime)? pchMessageStartDarkcoin : pchMessageStartLitecoin, sizeof(pchMessageStartDarkcoin));
}

         

Can you explain plz??

[coins101]

Just a question, DRK come from 0.60$ to 1.60$ with the RC of the DarkSend.
With a final DarkSend and a good adoption of the Dark, what is the price you predict ?

Place your bet now, I'll post the result in a week.
https://fr.surveymonkey.com/s/5P2NF3G

We will see if we made a good prediction in 3 months !

Strip out the fans and haters and so far you get a price between $4-$5 over the coming weeks.



https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=579976.msg6335710#msg6335710

[Joshuar]

Just a question, DRK come from 0.60$ to 1.60$ with the RC of the DarkSend.
With a final DarkSend and a good adoption of the Dark, what is the price you predict ?

Place your bet now, I'll post the result in a week.
https://fr.surveymonkey.com/s/5P2NF3G

We will see if we made a good prediction in 3 months !

Strip out the fans and haters and so far you get a price between $4-$5 over the coming weeks.



https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=579976.msg6335710#msg6335710

$9+ for sure.

[Kai Proctor]

http://www.google.com/trends/explore#q=darkcoin%2C%20litecoin&date=1%2F2014%2012m&cmpt=q

[thelonecrouton]

Did anyone notice that Vault of Satoshi added DRK fiat and alt-to-drk exchanges?

I contacted Bittylicious in the UK and was told that they've had two requests for Darkcoin in the last two months, one of those being from me.

How many people here have wished in the last few weeks they could simply just buy DRK with fiat without jumping through hoops? We need this to be easier for people to do, so don't be shy about politely asking your local fiat/crypto merchant to provide the service - the service will only come if they know there's a market for it.

For Darkcoin to succeed people need to be able to easily get it, and easily spend it.

If I was young and talented I'd be working on a p2p dbay...  

[solo20]

 DarkCoin wallet is out of sync its stuck at 0 hours behind
how do I get it in sync

[thelonecrouton]

DarkCoin wallet is out of sync its stuck at 0 hours behind
how do I get it in sync

If you mouse hover over the progress bar you'll see it's actually up to date with the last block, it just doesn't realise it... 

[TanteStefana]

Here's the new schedule for development:

- RC2 (masternode payments, DGW3) : May 14th
- RC3 (1000 DRK limit and denominated change) : May 21st
- After this, I'll find someone to vet the code and open source.
- RC4 (Bugs, security issues)
- Testing, then opensource

I'm wondering, if the  darksend code is opensource, so another coin can implements it and DarkCoin will loose some value because it will not be the only one providing the feature ?
Or I'm wrong ?

Darksend is not a LEGO block

Ugh, you're like my husband, LOL.  Great analogy but just in case we lost someone there, Evan says you can't just drop this code into another coin.  I suppose you could clone it outright once it is finished though.  But you do have to remember, a clone will have no support or a great developer who is going to implement all kinds of wonderful new things.  Hopefully, in the near future, after darksend is finished, we will attract other great programmers/developers and the team will make the coin invaluable

[th00ber]

Just a question, DRK come from 0.60$ to 1.60$ with the RC of the DarkSend.
With a final DarkSend and a good adoption of the Dark, what is the price you predict ?

Place your bet now, I'll post the result in a week.
https://fr.surveymonkey.com/s/5P2NF3G

We will see if we made a good prediction in 3 months !

Strip out the fans and haters and so far you get a price between $4-$5 over the coming weeks.



https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=579976.msg6335710#msg6335710

How, I didn't see this post.
Let's see if the 2 surveys will have the same results

[TanteStefana]

Have you noticed this ?

Timed Hadrfork  

Set ntp  


https://github.com/darkcoinproject/darkcoin/blob/master/src/protocol.cpp#L16-L35

Code:

// The message start string is designed to be unlikely to occur in normal data.
// The characters are rarely used upper ascii, not valid as UTF-8, and produce
// a large 4-byte int at any alignment.
// Public testnet message start
static unsigned char pchMessageStartTestOld[4] = { 0xfc, 0xc1, 0xb7, 0xdc };
static unsigned char pchMessageStartTestNew[4] = { 0xce, 0xe2, 0xca, 0xff };
static unsigned int nMessageStartTestSwitchTime = 1398869551+(60*5);

// Darkcoin message start (switch from Litecoin's)
static unsigned char pchMessageStartLitecoin[4] = { 0xfb, 0xc0, 0xb6, 0xdb };
static unsigned char pchMessageStartDarkcoin[4] = { 0xbf, 0x0c, 0x6b, 0xbd };
static unsigned int nMessageStartSwitchTime = 1400094580; //Wed, 14 May 2014 19:09:40 GMT

void GetMessageStart(unsigned char pchMessageStart[], bool fPersistent)
{
    if (fTestNet)
        memcpy(pchMessageStart, (fPersistent || GetAdjustedTime() > nMessageStartTestSwitchTime)? pchMessageStartTestNew : pchMessageStartTestOld, sizeof(pchMessageStartTestNew));
    else
        memcpy(pchMessageStart, (fPersistent || GetAdjustedTime() > nMessageStartSwitchTime)? pchMessageStartDarkcoin : pchMessageStartLitecoin, sizeof(pchMessageStartDarkcoin));
}

From Litecoin { 0xfb, 0xc0, 0xb6, 0xdb } to Darkcoin { 0xbf, 0x0c, 0x6b, 0xbd }   

Poetry right there.

Please explain what ya'all are talking about to us non-coders??? LOL

[TanteStefana]

Did anyone notice that Vault of Satoshi added DRK fiat and alt-to-drk exchanges?



https://www.vaultofsatoshi.com/orderbook

Wow, just Wow!  But I can't use them from the US

Now we need to get Coinbase to do that!