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[TeeGee]

I do rather enjoy Niall Ferguson.

May I suggest watching his documentary series called 'the ascent of money', it has been a few years since I watched it, but there will likely be some good lessons covered related to digital currency.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1sjFHEl5GI&list=PLXm0UoZGic21MsomqqidESnaCuN4Sugoe

Happy Canadian thanks giving.

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[Dyna]

I do rather enjoy Niall Ferguson.

May I suggest watching his documentary series called 'the ascent of money', it has been a few years since I watched it, but there will likely be some good lessons covered related to digital currency.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1sjFHEl5GI&list=PLXm0UoZGic21MsomqqidESnaCuN4Sugoe

Happy Canadian thanks giving.

Thanks, TeeGee. Excellent recommendation. Quite lengthy but very well done.

[DNotes]

Happy Thanksgiving to all our Canadian DNotes stakeholders!
                                           

Happy thanksgiving to our Canadian supporters!

In the states this is my favorite holiday, it has always been relaxing and fun.

[Dyna]

I have never thought that Australia will be the country to approve the first publicly traded Bitcoin company. Being mostly a Bitcoin mining company makes it much easier to meet regulatory requirements and reporting.  Since they will have a huge economy of scale, smaller Bitcoin miners will be faced with more challenges to justify their investment of time and money.

This is a very significant new development and is good for the industry.


BITCOIN GROUP’S IPO ON THE AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGE

Bitcoin Group is to be listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in mid-November, becoming the world’s first publically floated Bitcoin trading company. Following the positive guidance from the Australian Tax Office on the treatment of Digital Currencies, Bitcoin Group will be the first Bitcoin company on the Australian Stock Exchange, in the world’s first official Bitcoin IPO listing. No other Bitcoin company has been publically traded in Australia, or any global stock exchange.

Bitcoin Group’s earliest investor, self-made billionaire Mr. Gao made his fortunes manufacturing, supplying and fitting fire safety systems throughout major metropolitan cities in China. Cryptocurrency arbitrage fund Bitcoins Reserve have in motion to be the world’s first official Bitcoin IPO listing.

CEO of Bitcoins Reserve and Bitcoin Group Sam Lee said:

“Investors who participate in our 20 million dollar capital raising will capture a substantial share of what will be a Billion dollar-a-year industry. The main revenue model of Bitcoin Group is through “mining”, which is a process of verifying transactions between users, effectively acting as a clearing house.This work done is rewarded with newly unlocked Bitcoins that can then be sold for other currencies on the open market.”

“We manage risk through operating a vertically integrated mining business with the financial and strategic backing of all major players in the Bitcoin Mining industry. We believe we are well priced and positioned to help investors profit in what still is the most profitable segment within the Bitcoin ecosystem.”

“Over the next two years, the system is set to issue 1.3 Million bitcoins per year and at current market value ($446 AUD per Bitcoin) this is equivalent to a $580 million dollar per year opportunity.”

https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/bitcoin-groups-ipo-australian-stock-exchange/

[ASchmitt]

What's the next big thing for DNotes? Launching the CR.I.S.P.?

[infovortice2013]

mintpal ---- closed

[DNotes]

What's the next big thing for DNotes? Launching the CR.I.S.P.?

Yes, the CR.I.S.P. programs are our top priority at the moment. We are working on creating a way to make it much easier to get started. It is quite difficult for the average person, with minimal technical knowledge, to feel comfortable creating a securing a wallet for long term storage.

[DNotes]

mintpal ---- closed

Temporarily?

[Chase]

mintpal ---- closed

Temporarily?

Here's what Moolah has to say on Twitter:

38 minutes ago
As there appears to be some confusion - we just want to clarify that @MintPalExchange is not closing.

2 hours ago
All consumer funds on moolah.io are safe, we are perfectly solvent on that front. You can withdraw as per normal.

2 hours ago
Management of MintPal is being handed off to another entity, Moopay LTD does not own the exchange.

2 hours ago
From a consumer funds perspective, we are entirely solvent. We no longer have the company reserves to continue operation however.

2 hours ago
Moolah is having to close its doors. So long and thanks for all the fish. http://blog.moolah.io/2014/10/14/moolah-is-having-to-close-its-doors/ …

2 hours ago
MintPal has been taken down immediately due to a critical bug being discovered.


Here's what I have to say:   grrr! #&*#?@%!!

[Dyna]

It's a tough industry and quite troubling to see so many struggling investors being hurt everyday.

Guess Moolah is gone.

https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/mintpal-shutdown-moopay-bankruptcy-prompts-bitcoin-foundations-brock-pierce-reach-out/

MINTPAL SHUTDOWN; MOOPAY BANKRUPTCY PROMPTS BITCOIN FOUNDATION’S BROCK PIERCE TO REACH OUT

[infovortice2013]

i think if not close forever,,, take his time to reopen.

[ASchmitt]

What's the next big thing for DNotes? Launching the CR.I.S.P.?

Yes, the CR.I.S.P. programs are our top priority at the moment. We are working on creating a way to make it much easier to get started. It is quite difficult for the average person, with minimal technical knowledge, to feel comfortable creating a securing a wallet for long term storage.

I've only invested small amounts as I wasn't sure how to keep my coins safe.

[kanus1113]

Here's what I have to say:   grrr! #&*#?@%!!

Ditto

[kanus1113]

i think if not close forever,,, take his time to reopen.

Hopefully not, I haven't been able to withdraw my coins yet.

[TeeGee]

Yes, the implementation of Mintpal was extremely poor.

When you already have a launched product that is servicing customers, it may have made more sense for them to use an agile implementation for their Information System. The main advantage I see is that they would have had a launchable product at the end of each tested stage.  This ensures bugs are caught and eliminated in the development cycle, and the product is double tested again after the first bug elimination.

The v2 was plagued with problems. I'm glad to see that Dnotes is clearly aware of such shortcomings of many other entities that have tried to grow too fast and made key errors in the process. The new UI was rubbish, and nobody was happy being unable to trade and withdraw for several days while the Moopay people sorted out all the bugs.

That said, It is sad to see them go. I liked the look of their payment API and store fronts on their website through which you could run an online shop.

[Chase]

According to this, Mintpal will still operate as a separate business.  The question is, will they recover from this fiasco?

"Moolah Announces Bankruptcy Plan, MintPal Transition Amid Money Crisis"

http://www.coindesk.com/moolah-mintpal-closure-bankruptcy/

[Dyna]

Yes, the implementation of Mintpal was extremely poor.

When you already have a launched product that is servicing customers, it may have made more sense for them to use an agile implementation for their Information System. The main advantage I see is that they would have had a launchable product at the end of each tested stage.  This ensures bugs are caught and eliminated in the development cycle, and the product is double tested again after the first bug elimination.

The v2 was plagued with problems. I'm glad to see that Dnotes is clearly aware of such shortcomings of many other entities that have tried to grow too fast and made key errors in the process. The new UI was rubbish, and nobody was happy being unable to trade and withdraw for several days while the Moopay people sorted out all the bugs.

That said, It is sad to see them go. I liked the look of their payment API and store fronts on their website through which you could run an online shop.

At this point it is hard to speculate what is going to happen with Mintpal and their customers' deposits. There are too many conflicting representations, making it is impossible to determine who is correct. This is another highly unfortunate case and yet another setback for the industry. We just have to wait and see.

The investment environment in the cryptocurrency space remains very risky, perhaps even more risky than just the beginning of this year. A lot of the new tricks offered in the forms of crowdfunding, IPO, assets backed securities, and crypto share company, that I have personally reviewed, are questionable, at best. Unfortunately, there are still enough suckers born every day to support them.

We are all still learning and adjusting. At DNotes, we are even more convinced that it is most prudent take our time and build a solid foundation worthy of the trust and participation of those outside of our industry, than just to impress the converted. Making outlandish claims is easy. Building a solid and consistent trustworthy track record takes time and a lot of hard work. It may even be boring and lacking in drama as reflected in the lack of participation in this forum.

As you know, the DNotes team and many of our supporters helped to launch CryptoMoms.com:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bringing-cryptocurrency-women-worldwide-cryptomoms-011500357.html in April this year. CryptoMoms’ core mission is to encourage and assist women to participate in the cryptocurrency world currently overwhelmingly dominated by men. Although CryptoMoms is still in its infancy and has a long way, it has done very well so far. We have populated the site with rich contents, helpful to anyone interested to learn more about cryptocurrency. The forum has been actively participated with many helpful discussions. It has also been a good platform for many of our industry peers to introduce and promote their products and services.

Our second piece of property, DNotesVault, has been in the works for sometime and beginning to take shape. This is a joint project of DNotes and CryptoMoms in support of our family of CR.I.S.Ps. (Cryptocurrency Investment Savings Plans.) We believe that this will be a cornerstone project for CryptoMoms to excel in getting women’s participation, once the CR.I.S.P for Kids is launched.  CR.I.S.P. for employees will be the pathway for our payment processing/merchant account recruitment. We will take our time to work with local businesses and their employees and may not push for merchant account payment processing until we have built a fairly solid base. In addition, we will be launching CR.I.S. P. for students, for Charities, and for Retirement, at the appropriate time. This is a very exciting program with huge potential.

[CryptoBroker79]

The investment environment in the cryptocurrency space remains very risky, perhaps even more risky than just the beginning of this year. A lot of the new tricks offered in the forms of crowdfunding, IPO, assets backed securities, and crypto share company, that I have personally reviewed, are questionable, at best. Unfortunately, there are still enough suckers born every day to support them.

We are all still learning and adjusting. At DNotes, we are even more convinced that it is most prudent take our time and build a solid foundation worthy of the trust and participation of those outside of our industry, than just to impress the converted. Making outlandish claims is easy. Building a solid and consistent trustworthy track record takes time and a lot of hard work. It may even be boring and lacking in drama as reflected in the lack of participation in this forum.

You read my mind in regards to the new schemes being used by these cryptocurrencies. If this were a more regulated industry, and understood by law enforcement, some of these con artists might end up in jail, or at the very least be paid a visit by the S.E.C.

This isn't a reality TV show, it's a business. Boring and lacking drama is safe. I want people that I've recommended invest in DNotes to feel safe. There's a good reason that my family, many friends, and some associates hold DNotes. Because we trust in its long term value.

[kanus1113]

This isn't a reality TV show, it's a business. Boring and lacking drama is safe. I want people that I've recommended invest in DNotes to feel safe. There's a good reason that my family, many friends, and some associates hold DNotes. Because we trust in its long term value.

I enjoy reading the DNotes thread for that very same reason. 600 pages of drama and fighting makes a good coin? Not in my book.

[dnotespool]

I enjoy reading the DNotes thread for that very same reason. 600 pages of drama and fighting makes a good coin? Not in my book.

I may be misreading your response?

600 pages? I see 118.

Drama? Haven't noticed that either.

Are you sure you mean the DNotes thread, or one of the many other crap coins that do have 600 pages, because it's all drama and nothing useful to read?

[edit: I am/was zph42, bitcointalk email must be down or something, couldn't login, so I'm still me, just a new nick ]

[edit2: Oh...I'm usually good with sarcasm. You are making fun of those other 600-page-drama coins, not DNotes.. I get it now, carry on ]