[ANN] Ethereum: Welcome to the Beginning

[tyz]

Update on Ethereum Wallet And Announcement of New Features
Ethereum has been around for about two years now and the project has undergone various changes in that short amount of time.   Ever since Ethereum released their wallet a while ago, developers have been working on a plan to make the Ethereum wallet more streamlined, as well as improve its overall functionality.
http://digitalmoneytimes.com/update-ethereum-wallet-announcement-new-features/

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[Abiky]

I also have another question, and that is what be the cheapest GPU for me to get started mining some Ether? As I'm new GPU mining (and also my budget) I would like to get started with a cheap but decent GPU to mine some Ether. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. 

You can probably start mining with any GPU or CPU that you already have. However some of the older GPUs may have problems because ethereum mining is memory hard and many older GPUs won't have enough memory.

But if you're going to be buying a GPU, stick to AMD cards as they are significantly better than nVidia cards for mining. If you're looking for something cheap get an older AMD 7870 or 6970 GPU. You can probably find them used for ~$100 each. If you want to spend a little more get yourself an AMD 7950/7970 or an AMD R9 280x for better hash rates.

Thanks for your recommendations regarding the cheapest GPUs I could buy. As I'm starting in this, I would buy a fair and used GPU, probably on ebay to start mining some Ether. This is so exciting. Even still, I have some difficulties setting up my Ether wallet (like knowing the right commands for sending and/or receiving Ether) but I will get the hang of it as soon as I finish this semester at college and then I would have more free time. 

[Allforone]

Update on Ethereum Wallet And Announcement of New Features
Ethereum has been around for about two years now and the project has undergone various changes in that short amount of time.   Ever since Ethereum released their wallet a while ago, developers have been working on a plan to make the Ethereum wallet more streamlined, as well as improve its overall functionality.
http://digitalmoneytimes.com/update-ethereum-wallet-announcement-new-features/

Thanks for this! Wallet looks great 

[AforAmethyst]

Where can I find a beginner's guide to developing my own dapps in Ethereum? I can see that Ethereum is very complicated (one of the complications is it's command line wallet) so it would take me some time to study and get used to it. I own plenty of Ether, but I'm afraid I don't know how exactly it is used for. Sorry for my ignorance, but I would like to get more into this.  

Google the Serpant language and it will lead you onto the right path....smile...don't get lost!  Also google "Mist"...New DApps are coming out everyday....Watch the Devcon stream tonight and take some notes....there's plenty of good insight provided there.

I too am a little confused as to what exactly Ethereum does and found this post helpful to some extent. I understand that Ethereum is fuel for projects, but why is it of tradable value? It has programmable language that can be used for apps, but could this not be duplicated at little cost?

Is it a bird, is it a plane, or is it Supercoin?

Well, Ethereum is a platform that provides decentralized turing capabilities and ether is the currency that provides the incentive to secure the chain.  Ethereum and ether are not the same thing and that's why ether is traded on the markets, it's the "gas" that drives the Ethereum platform.  Ethereum is an amazing new platform that's still in its early stages....I can't even imagine the innovation Ethereum will produce. It will make things possible that we've only been able to dream about....it's that large!

It's an altcoin with the added feature of storing "code/language" that can be executed later. It's a really cool idea. The code is better than bitcoin but still not good enough to scale.

I'm expecting myself to be bag holding this coin for like 10 years before it's something useful for billions of people.

Thanks for the paperback summaries. I need to do more research to get my head around Ethereum. It sounds like something too good to miss is going on here.

[iCEBREAKER]

Where can I find a beginner's guide to developing my own dapps in Ethereum? I can see that Ethereum is very complicated (one of the complications is it's command line wallet) so it would take me some time to study and get used to it. I own plenty of Ether, but I'm afraid I don't know how exactly it is used for. Sorry for my ignorance, but I would like to get more into this.  

Google the Serpant language and it will lead you onto the right path....smile...don't get lost!  Also google "Mist"...New DApps are coming out everyday....Watch the Devcon stream tonight and take some notes....there's plenty of good insight provided there.

I too am a little confused as to what exactly Ethereum does and found this post helpful to some extent. I understand that Ethereum is fuel for projects, but why is it of tradable value? It has programmable language that can be used for apps, but could this not be duplicated at little cost?

Is it a bird, is it a plane, or is it Supercoin?

Well, Ethereum is a platform that provides decentralized turing capabilities and ether is the currency that provides the incentive to secure the chain.  Ethereum and ether are not the same thing and that's why ether is traded on the markets, it's the "gas" that drives the Ethereum platform.  Ethereum is an amazing new platform that's still in its early stages....I can't even imagine the innovation Ethereum will produce. It will make things possible that we've only been able to dream about....it's that large!

It's an altcoin with the added feature of storing "code/language" that can be executed later. It's a really cool idea. The code is better than bitcoin but still not good enough to scale.

I'm expecting myself to be bag holding this coin for like 10 years before it's something useful for billions of people.

Thanks for the paperback summaries. I need to do more research to get my head around Ethereum. It sounds like something too good to miss is going on here.

Do Not Miss tomorrow's DEVCON1 keynote....

Nick Szabo - History of the Blockchain

[mookid]

Really excited to see what Nick has to say about the platform and incoming projects.
We are in for a ride

[fartbags]

I also have another question, and that is what be the cheapest GPU for me to get started mining some Ether? As I'm new GPU mining (and also my budget) I would like to get started with a cheap but decent GPU to mine some Ether. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. 

You can probably start mining with any GPU or CPU that you already have. However some of the older GPUs may have problems because ethereum mining is memory hard and many older GPUs won't have enough memory.

But if you're going to be buying a GPU, stick to AMD cards as they are significantly better than nVidia cards for mining. If you're looking for something cheap get an older AMD 7870 or 6970 GPU. You can probably find them used for ~$100 each. If you want to spend a little more get yourself an AMD 7950/7970 or an AMD R9 280x for better hash rates.

Thanks for your recommendations regarding the cheapest GPUs I could buy. As I'm starting in this, I would buy a fair and used GPU, probably on ebay to start mining some Ether. This is so exciting. Even still, I have some difficulties setting up my Ether wallet (like knowing the right commands for sending and/or receiving Ether) but I will get the hang of it as soon as I finish this semester at college and then I would have more free time. 

If you want to get started right now today for a few $ you can rent a miner. R9 280x and r9 290x are really good if you can get one for under $200. Then you need an upgraded power supply for $40.

I hear the new Intel GPU works well on Ethereum but havent tried myself.

[stereotype]

Really excited to see what Nick has to say about the platform and incoming projects.
We are in for a ride

I thought his speech was incredibly dull and uninteresting. Does a better job at being an anonymous creator, IMO 

[sangoku]

Devcon1 - Ethereum Developer Conference - DAY5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34RfEodTn_w

[zanzibar]

Really excited to see what Nick has to say about the platform and incoming projects.
We are in for a ride

I thought his speech was incredibly dull and uninteresting. Does a better job at being an anonymous creator, IMO 

Nick is an incredibly smart guy, but he's an academic trying to enter the professional world of crypto.  He has a lot of "ideas" but has never implemented any of them.  I like the guy but he's not going to "wow" anyone with his speaking skills and I don't think he's as important to crypto as most people think.  He's certainly and most definitely not Satoshi.

[sangoku]

"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist."  ;-)

[Abou Talha]

"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist."  ;-)

Décidément, le diable se cache partout.

[sangoku]

2014-2015 Selling the vision
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2015-2016 Build-out

2016-2017 Installation

2017-2018 Deployment

2019-2019 Acceleration

2019-2020 Vision realization

Thank you all so much!!! And see you next time

[tyz]

Agree. The opinion of Nick is worth more than hundreds of positive press articles about Ethereum. i am curious.

Really excited to see what Nick has to say about the platform and incoming projects.
We are in for a ride

[jeremy grol]

Is there a list of all Dapp in circulation?

[Abiky]

Is there a list of all Dapp in circulation?

As a matter of fact, there is an extensive list of decentralized apps to look at. They have interesting features and are worth to check them out. Take a look at this site here: http://dapps.ethercasts.com/

[sangoku]

Slock.it DAO demo at Devcon1: IoT + Blockchain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49wHQoJxYPo

DAO = Decentralized Autonomous Organisation
IoT = Internet of Things

[Tobo]

is there a link to Nick Szabo's speech?

[Blazin8888]

Good to see price strength building

[iCEBREAKER]

is there a link to Nick Szabo's speech?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34RfEodTn_w&feature=youtu.be&t=32m35s