[ANN][DASH] Dash (dash.org) | First Self-Funding Self-Governing Crypto Currency

[bigrcanada]

Criticisms:

Your media outreach is a bit unrealistic and it's not helpful to just list the "big boys" and say an article. You want real media outreach. Include the big boys, but you can't expect any of those to take notice of DRK at this point. Your bounty should be way more specific:

1. Compile a list of "influencial" cryptocurrency bloggers to conduct outreach to (approx 10-20 to start). This list needs to include contact information and be approved before outreach begins.

2. Write (and get approved) an outreach letter/email. This should be short and concise introducing the currency, the developer and providing the person you are contacting an incentive to reply back (i.e. the developer is making himself available for an interview, online Q&A sessions).

3. Nominate a single (or no more than a few people) to conduct the outreach. Bounties in the wild will just lead to mass confusion with no one "officially" representing the project. Trust me, if random people just start spamming "WRITE AN ARTICLE ABOUT DRK" with no real connection to the coin, nothing will happen.

You need to set into place some sort of review & approval process if you want to be professional about this. Set up a real process to conduct outreach If the team is inexperienced have them start with the smaller journalists to do trial runs.

The Security Bounties Are Very Vague
If you are really going to control this, you need to really understand the importance of the testing/QA and final endorsement of the security community to this coin.

Again, random, small bounties for bugs isn't the right approach. You need to get someone in place who can do the research to find a notable third-party, respected party in the world of security and crypto to audit the security and the goal being some sort of endorsement at the end of the process. Right now, these are bug-fixes.

This is the most important part of your list and all other stuff needs to be secondary. Again, if this coin can't deliver on the anonymous stuff, all other efforts are in vein. Getting reviewed by/endorsed by someone notable is what you are striving for.

Thank you, this is excellent critcism. Unfortunately I have a day job and only so much time to coordinate these bounties and write up detailed conditions for security testing. Hmm, maybe I can make a bounty for that...

So on that note: who wants to help define these bounties in more detail, answer queries & validate submissions? I could definitely use the help.

Well PM me if you ever want input, i too have RL job but I do want this to succeed. I think it's one of the very few coins out that has a chance of making something out of itself.

I think you just need to really learn how to prioritize things and focus on the right things to help the coin succeed. This can be done with a simple yes/no question on whether the item is a key factor for success. Many of those items aren't, at this phase, imo.

Look at the hype something like Ethereum gets. It's from technical discussions, whether through articles, white papers and most important conferences.

One item you should amend to the list is a travel fund, if the dev is into it, to get him to go to (and speak at) conferences. Get noticed and many of those other pieces (like media attention and legit parties willing to audit/test the code) fall into place.

It seems to me that both of you seem to have a grasp on this.  I'll try to be more of a resource....once I'm  caught up with our renos at the  winery.  PM me if you need anything specific.  Sorry LimLims for the delay in response.  I'll keep donating DRK... another 50 DRK right now.

[coins101]

@bigrcanada

do you have a typo in your footer? an or and?

[Rux]

DRK is goin up... now we dont stop until 0.002

[InternetApe]

 I am planning on ordering Physical Darkcoins very soon, but I need a design for the back of the coin.

I was thinking where on the front it has the binary it should say: The only privacy-centric cryptographic currency.

With something else in the middle.

Please post some ideas up SOON, who ever's design gets picked will get a free physical coin!!!!

 

[AlexGR]

I am planning on ordering Physical Darkcoins very soon, but I need a design for the back of the coin.

I was thinking where on the front it has the binary it should say: The only privacy-centric cryptographic currency.

With something else in the middle.

Please post some ideas up SOON, who ever's design gets picked will get a free physical coin!!!!

 

Physical Darkcoins = with private keys on them or simply collectibles or bullion coins printed on .999 silver/gold?

[darkproton]

limlim. I will post tonight or tomorrow simple code to include on a website if you or anyone else wants that can be used for accepting drk donations similiar to the vertcoin site used here

also modified the donation button for anyone to stick on their pages.


I'll post when I put these up on github with links

[rickraw]

Awesome progress, ideas, and initiatives coming through this week! Really getting excited at the long-term outlook for this coin.

[InternetApe]

I am planning on ordering Physical Darkcoins very soon, but I need a design for the back of the coin.

I was thinking where on the front it has the binary it should say: The only privacy-centric cryptographic currency.

With something else in the middle.

Please post some ideas up SOON, who ever's design gets picked will get a free physical coin!!!!

 

Physical Darkcoins = with private keys on them or simply collectibles or bullion coins printed on .999 silver/gold?

Just collectible numbered coins.

[DieCommieScum]

I am planning on ordering Physical Darkcoins very soon, but I need a design for the back of the coin.

I was thinking where on the front it has the binary it should say: The only privacy-centric cryptographic currency.

With something else in the middle.

Please post some ideas up SOON, who ever's design gets picked will get a free physical coin!!!!

 

I was actually thinking of doing the same, the front designed to look like the coin image, the back flat with the security hologram with priv key underneath it. I found black security holograms I thought looked good.

[rickraw]

I am planning on ordering Physical Darkcoins very soon, but I need a design for the back of the coin.

I was thinking where on the front it has the binary it should say: The only privacy-centric cryptographic currency.

With something else in the middle.

Please post some ideas up SOON, who ever's design gets picked will get a free physical coin!!!!

 

I was actually thinking of doing the same, the front designed to look like the coin image, the back flat with the security hologram with priv key underneath it. I found black security holograms I thought looked good.

Would certainly be interested in purchasing some physical coins.  If they had actual DRK value, that would be even better!

[coins101]

I am planning on ordering Physical Darkcoins very soon, but I need a design for the back of the coin.

I was thinking where on the front it has the binary it should say: The only privacy-centric cryptographic currency.

With something else in the middle.

Please post some ideas up SOON, who ever's design gets picked will get a free physical coin!!!!

 

The one thing bitcoin doesn't have: Evan Duffield

[chompyZ]

At long last I finished the one-pager for Darkcoin.

You can see the doc here:
http://wowgwow.com/Darkcoin-one-pager.pdf
http://wowgwow.com/Darkcoin-one-pager.docx

From experience, having all the most processed and digested info on one-page makes it very easy for journalists, bloggers, readers etc. to tap in. I believe this will make our marketing efforts much easier.

Since neither English nor technology are my first "languages", please feel free to rephrase anything.

My 2cents.

If you can rephrase that in layman's terms (something new to crypto would understand, like analogies to common stuff - especially darksend), I'm more than happy to make an infographic out of it.

I tried to reach a balance between layman's terms for newbies, and more technical details for those seeking in-depth understanding. As for Darksend explanation, I copied what the devs gave... BUT i encourage you to do an infographics. The worst [best] that can happen is that you will get feedback and be able to make it better. Go ahead...

[mattmct]

I am planning on ordering Physical Darkcoins very soon, but I need a design for the back of the coin.

I was thinking where on the front it has the binary it should say: The only privacy-centric cryptographic currency.

With something else in the middle.

Please post some ideas up SOON, who ever's design gets picked will get a free physical coin!!!!

 

The one thing bitcoin doesn't have: Evan Duffield

haha +1 ! He's awesome. 

[InternetApe]

I am planning on ordering Physical Darkcoins very soon, but I need a design for the back of the coin.

I was thinking where on the front it has the binary it should say: The only privacy-centric cryptographic currency.

With something else in the middle.

Please post some ideas up SOON, who ever's design gets picked will get a free physical coin!!!!

 

I was actually thinking of doing the same, the front designed to look like the coin image, the back flat with the security hologram with priv key underneath it. I found black security holograms I thought looked good.

Would certainly be interested in purchasing some physical coins.  If they had actual DRK value, that would be even better!

 I will look into maybe leaving the back blank, and could add on a holographic sticker with QRCode with public address and you could peel off to get private key.

Is there more interest in doing that?

[Muffnz]

Make mobile wallet, plz.

[fearcoka]

I wonder when the big boom is gonna happen...

Btw do we still need a better website? I can probably make something happen in less than 10 hours.

[chompyZ]

I wonder when the big boom is gonna happen...

When you least expect it...
Guarantied.   

[anonymousxx1503]

I wonder when the big boom is gonna happen...

Btw do we still need a better website? I can probably make something happen in less than 10 hours.

This is going to be the new one. http://darkcoin.us/io/

It's a bit template-y but it looks good. Although I like how simple and clean the current website is also. Decisions, decisions.

[miningpoolhub]

Please come to my pool and mine together


Darkcoin Mining Pool Hub

http://darkcoin.miningpoolhub.com

- 0% Fee
- US / Asia servers


All Time statistics is now about 88.86%. (The lower the better)
You will get more coins than other pools.

[aNTi-Vlact]

I am planning on ordering Physical Darkcoins very soon, but I need a design for the back of the coin.

I was thinking where on the front it has the binary it should say: The only privacy-centric cryptographic currency.

With something else in the middle.

Please post some ideas up SOON, who ever's design gets picked will get a free physical coin!!!!

 

I was actually thinking of doing the same, the front designed to look like the coin image, the back flat with the security hologram with priv key underneath it. I found black security holograms I thought looked good.

Would certainly be interested in purchasing some physical coins.  If they had actual DRK value, that would be even better!

 I will look into maybe leaving the back blank, and could add on a holographic sticker with QRCode with public address and you could peel off to get private key.

Is there more interest in doing that?

I think a little bit of design would be fine. Maybe put the release date, the Devs names, or just something of importance with the coin. I think the QR code would be a cool touch.