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[Chase]

TeeGee, that was a great post and should be used as part of the DNotes "history book."  It always helps me fill in the blanks of the big picture of DNotes when I hear what people were thinking when they first came to DNotes or what they did before that.  I can't take credit for coming up with the idea for CryptoMoms.  PEACEOFWAR first mentioned the idea of doing something to target women and that sparked someone to come up with the idea of CryptoMoms.  I thought it was a great idea to reach out to women.  The more research I did into the levels of poverty, the retirement crisis, and other issues that women faced, the more I realized how big of an impact a currency like DNotes could have on them.

And yes, I am a mother of two grown children.

[SmokeysGardens]

Quote from Dyna:

Can anyone tell what is different about the following headline that has never been represented before. It is not a trick question. It is just for the record. I am confident enough to bet my reputation on it.

"We Are Witnessing The Greatest and The Most Deceptive Technology Revolution In Human History".

Alan Yong
April 17, 2015

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Answer: We normally would have said that "Bitcoin is one of the greatest technology revolutions since the Internet. And, no one has highlighted the word "Deceptive" as a headline to describe it.

Despite all the negative headlines Bitcoin and Blockchain technology has been getting, there is a clear indication that many large and small players are coming to the party. Combined with the high certainty that DNotes will continue to be a stable digital currency pointing to a rapid and enormous growth rate, I am now certain that this technology revolution will be the greatest and the most massive in human history. So, we are projecting that it will be bigger than anyone has envisioned, and yet many are not even interested to take a closer look at it. Could it be because it is also most deceptive for a variety of reasons?

RJF is correctly pointing out that "It's happening right in front of us and most people don't even realize, or know it", hence rather deceptive. To characterize it as the most Deceptive will need further justification.

We can be deceived by others giving us inaccurate, false, misleading, and deceptive information. Advertisements with such characterizations are troubling and often sued and forced to cease and desist. What about industry articles which are inaccurate, false, misleading, and deceptive? Won’t they have the same negative impact? I respect the right to free speech, but in this particular case we a paying a very high price for it. Clearly many people rather stay away from Bitcoin and digital currency based on what they have heard, much of it being inaccurate and false. Essentially they have been deceived to believe in something that is not true.

We can also deceive ourselves by making decision based on insufficient facts. This is a very complex technology and a hugely complicated industry. Even for those who are willing to spend hours each day learning about what one needs to know, it takes months to learn enough to be in the position of making objective decisions. The “Elevator Pitch” syndrome has certainly not been helpful.

 
“What is an "Elevator Pitch"?
An "Elevator Pitch" is a concise, carefully planned, and well-practiced description about your company that your mother should be able to understand in the time it would take to ride up an elevator.” http://www.businessknowhow.com/money/elevator.htm

It is nearly impossible to convince or educate someone about the viability of Bitcoin in a short period of time. A lot of people think that they know enough to take a pass may be deceiving  themselves without realizing it. At some point in the future, when DNotes is worth substantially more than what it is today (10,000 DNotes for $100) someone may be wondering how they could have missed loading up with some DNotes when it should have been so obvious. Well you have deceived yourself by taking a pass because you thought you knew what you needed to know,

I really enjoyed reading this post. Getting more people to understand crypto will be a massive under-taking.

I remember back in about June or July 2014, I contacted DYNA and wrote a massive letter discussing my personal views on Digital Currency, and what my experiences were in terms of getting other people to share the passion I had for it, and explain the difference between demographics that took 'less effort' to get on board. It was my view at the time, that people who were sceptical of government involvement in monetary systems and had a natural propensity to prefer 'smaller government' with less control over their lives were much easier to bring forward to participate in crypto - the more they heard about the decentralised nature of the system, the more excited they got. It was my thought at the time, that if DNotes could win over the lions share of the existing Digital Currency market + that of people who were sceptical of government intentions and market mis-management, that such a position would become the perfect launchpad to push DNotes into the mainstream. DNotes would already be the pre-eminent Digital Currency, but in a small, 'niche' market - it's dominant status in the crypto community would mean the difficult task of expanding into the mainstream would begin without much in the way of worry from competitors.

Now I don't think my strategy was faulty by any means. I had formed it based on personal experiences with what 'types' of people were easy to bring to the crypto family, and those who weren't. I do however, think that I made an error in scope - I thought the task of immediately promoting to the mainstream user of money was too difficult, technical, costly and risky. I was very aware of the happenings in the crypto markets, and saw that no other crypto but 'Bitcoin' were pushing for mainstream adoption, and this push was coming from 'third party' businesses that were operating on the Bitcoin network, but could easily switch to any other coin that defeated BTC. Seeing this, I think I reasonably decided that every other player had analysed the 'cost-risk-benefit' ratio and decided against mainstream advertising. Every crypto had essentially limited their userbase to a 'niche' market, hoping that success in the industry would bring it to the mainstream in the future.

DNotes Difference

Many here will already know that DYNA specialises in strategy, and takes on the 'strategist' role for DNotes. DYNA espouses a mantra of 'doing what others are not prepared to do' and 'moving strategically at the most opportune time'. No doubt, DYNA thinks that mainstream adoption is possible now, and is one of the few (along with his core co-founding team - DNotes and Smokey) prepared to get the job done. At the point of my initial 'hello' e-mail to DYNA, I did not know much about him but for his adventures in the market that is mobile computing.

One thing quickly became apparent about the error in presumptions I had made about mainstream adoption - no other Digital Currency had effective or successful 'strategists' or strategies behind them. Most Digital Currencies are launched by computer experts who want to 'make a dollar', professors trying to realise an 'improvement' they saw potential in, or jokers who thought 'meme' coins like Dogecoin et al were a great digital 'content type'. People looked at Bitcoin's success and thought - 'Oh!? Well why not I give that a go too and see what happens?.' It shouldn't really be any surprise then, that no other Digital Currency seems to have moved in the same direction that DNotes has. DNotes also has an active community of contributors who have been the brainchild of many of DNotes projects - Chase for example thought up both Cryptomoms AND CRISP's! These contributors haven't only thought up ideas, but have supported the programs with their time and full effort. Cryptomoms is managed by Chase and Grandmama, and the CRISP programs by (past and present) Chase, RJF, TeeGee, Malfort and Cryptobroker (who also just released a really cool educational app). DNotes then has a community of active forum users who provide high quality, throught provoking thoughts that educate readers, and a warm friendly environment to discuss industry ideas. It is this community background, that has brought over analytical thinkers from other crypto networks to come participate like IMZ, transcending community barriers.

DNotes first realised that female participation was too low in crypto as frequently highlighted by forum contributor Chase, and moved to create cryptomoms. The team knew that complex public user ID codes like "3J98t1WpEZ73CNmQviecrnyiWrnqRhWNLy" were far too complex, annoying, unsafe, and prone to error - with slow processing times thanks to a bloated blockchain to send digital currency to on a computer wallet or online 'wallet'. The creation of DNotesVault meant the simplification of crypto to the level that anybody who can use e-mail can send it without worry of copy and pasting long hash codes, or making a mistake. It meant that your Ditial Currency is safe in an online vault with a 100% deposit guarantee. It meant that money can be transferred instantly and securely on the Vault system without having to process through the blockchain, which means payment processors in the future could use the service to instantly receive payments without waiting for blockchain confirmations. It meant the development team was advertising itself as the solution to an otherwise unsecure and untrusted environment. It meant that DNotes was going to target the mainstream now, not wait years for somebody else to do it.

Our resident forum 'cryptomom' Chase (Seriously, I hope you're a mom after this!)  DNotes launched CRISP, a series of Cryptocurrency Investment Saving Plans that focussed on the functions of, and how people actually used money. This strategy meant that the infrastructure would be in place for Digital Currency users to have a functional value to their DNotes for transactional use, investment and savings - rather than just have them for the sake of 'hold and hoping'. This strategy ensured that every demographic, whether it be young or old, student or retiree, poor or wealthy had an opportunity to get involved now and reap the future rewards because the CRISP programs applied to everybody. DNotes is pumping out press releases into mainstream media outlets regularly to inform everyday people about the 'everyday' financial services and products they either currently, or will in the future offer their stakeholders. 99% of the world that use money do not even know what Bitcoin is, and those who do tend to pay attention to financial markets or be tech enthusiasts. These 'mainstream' money users are quickly going to recognise DNotes as the only Digital Currency with a trackrecord of stability to make a viable currency used for payments. DNotes is positioning itself into the mainstream now, and no other Digital Currency is establishing itself as a competitor. Forgive me for being bullish, but I think DNotes will 'dominate' quickly and be in a position that it will fast become in a market position so far ahead of the competition, it will be difficult for any competitor to reach as a result of these strategies.

DYNA's strategy was different to mine, in that he knew that mainstream adoption could be achieved now. Nobody else is prepared to, or has the skills necessary to do what DNotes is currently doing. DYNA said himself that he didn't think he would be able to create winning strategies to accomplish the end goals he has for DNotes 20 years ago when he was founding CEO of Dauphin Technology - the company that created the first tablet computer, best known for winning a $400m contract with the pentagon, and later a $150m manufacturing contract with IBM. Tech visionaries see potential in markets early before everybody else does. DYNA did this at Dauphin, then again at Smokey's Garden's with our resident Smokey (probably worlds largest flower grower, with over 5 million plants!). Smokey, who co-owns Smokey's Gardens with Dyna recently said,

"This reminds me of our Daylily business. We are so far ahead of the competition that we could write a book on it, invite them to our operation, SHOW them how we do it, and they still could not match us. Part of this is because most others would not put in 100 hours a week (not just working, working our ASS OFF) for weeks on end when needed (like we did). Part of this is because most others, after working 12 or 14 hours, would not discuss strategy and plan for world domination of the Daylily World until midnight (like we did). MOST of it was in the planning. If you do not plan for it, it WILL NOT HAPPEN."

Working 100 hour weeks is tough, in fact... I've never even worked a 100 hour week. When I was a full time Chef, I worked long hours - normally 65-75, but regularly over 80, and sometimes over 90. I did these hours because I had a 'responsibility' to my employer (well, ya know... I was the only person who was available do the work at the time), but that was definitely not the way I would have chosen to spend my week. DYNA and Smokey were working 100 hour weeks voluntarily!!! These men were doing exactly what they wanted - planning their business to succeed. Planning to win. When people have a 'passion' for something the way DYNA has stated he has for Digital Currency on these forums, the effort he puts into DNotes doesn't even feel like 'work' anymore. When people are passionate about something, they will often spend their time doing whatever activity it is without remuneration. Passionate people, combined with winning strategies can achieve anything.

DYNA is very busy now working tirelessly behind the scenes to get DNotes flying and is now struggling to find time to participate at the forums (but does anyway), DNotes (the user) is always silently creating infrastructure behind the scenes, many community members are silently chipping away at various projects. Let us see how it all pans out.

     This post displays an understanding very few achieve. It is extra-ordinary on so many levels. I don't even know where to start, so I won't. I need to go back and read this several times. It is THAT good.

Great Job, Tee Gee

Smokey

[mrbum805]

Tee Gee's post was GREAT! That should be posted everywhere

[Dyna]

Excellent post, TeeGee. This write-up is the closest anyone has attempted to understand why DNotes is fundamentally different; both in substance and in style. In many ways, it disclosed the portion of our business plan that has mostly been executed or the segment of the road map that we have already traveled. Yet from the outside, those are just some of the most obvious that have contributed to DNotes success. There must be more than that.

Indeed there are. Among them, was a clear understanding of a very complex new industry in a chaotic state behaving very badly. At the founding of DNotes on February 25, 2014 a strategic choice had to be made. Join them or create a new universe. One that thrives on trust and respect in an environment that is productive and rewarding. To accomplished that, there must be a cultural change; from one that reacts instinctively to self interest to one that believes in mutual interest for mutual benefits. DNotes is reflecting a cultural change. That in and by itself, is a significant contribution to our industry. Can that new culture spread industry wide? Perhaps; if it does, we will go down in history as the community that started it. Many more articles will be written on the critical importance of trust and integrity where mutual interest trumps self interest.

[DNotes]

TeeGee, I am thoroughly impressed that you identified each of those items and pieced them together so well. It is easy to look at each accomplishment individually and not be impressed. When you can combine them into one package, you can really begin to see the bigger picture and direction DNotes is headed. We are still building DNotes foundation, and only seeing hints of what is to come.

[DNotes]

After reading this article, I realized yet another reason we need decentralized digital currency. While I'm sure there may be good reasons to close someone's account or freeze their assets, this certainly doesn't seem like one of those cases. They also refuse to provide an explanation as to why they performed these actions.

'Barclays closed down my bank account after Bitcoin trade'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/11537972/Barclays-closed-down-my-bank-account-after-Bitcoin-trade.html

[mafort1469]

After reading this article, I realized yet another reason we need decentralized digital currency. While I'm sure there may be good reasons to close someone's account or freeze their assets, this certainly doesn't seem like one of those cases. They also refuse to provide an explanation as to why they performed these actions.

'Barclays closed down my bank account after Bitcoin trade'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/11537972/Barclays-closed-down-my-bank-account-after-Bitcoin-trade.html

The answer is plain and simple. They (banks) believe by doing this that they are helping to eliminate the bitcoin threat when in reality (which banks have never been in) the opposite is true. For every account they close due to bitcoin activity they make another believer in the cryptocurrency system. For this I am glad as the banks are actually helping us achieve our goals of a decentralized currency. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.....this is one of the best examples I can think of.

[kanus1113]

Excellent post, TeeGee. This write-up is the closest anyone has attempted to understand why DNotes is fundamentally different; both in substance and in style. In many ways, it disclosed the portion of our business plan that has mostly been executed or the segment of the road map that we have already traveled. Yet from the outside, those are just some of the most obvious that have contributed to DNotes success. There must be more than that.

Indeed there are. Among them, was a clear understanding of a very complex new industry in a chaotic state behaving very badly. At the founding of DNotes on February 25, 2014 a strategic choice had to be made. Join them or create a new universe. One that thrives on trust and respect in an environment that is productive and rewarding. To accomplished that, there must be a cultural change; from one that reacts instinctively to self interest to one that believes in mutual interest for mutual benefits. DNotes is reflecting a cultural change. That in and by itself, is a significant contribution to our industry. Can that new culture spread industry wide? Perhaps; if it does, we will go down in history as the community that started it. Many more articles will be written on the critical importance of trust and integrity where mutual interest trumps self interest.

Incredible post TeeGee, I hope everyone got a chance to read it.

I also wanted to highlight one point in Dyna's post that really drew my attention. Much of the issues in our the cryptocurrency world can be attributed to selfish greed. It is disappointing when people can't work together for a common goal and everyone benefits. Working together leads to far greater benefit than can be accomplished on your own, and you don't have to hurt others to get ahead.

[IMZ]

"people who were sceptical of government involvement in monetary systems and had a natural propensity to prefer 'smaller government' with less control over their lives were much easier to bring forward to participate in crypto . . . "

Tee hee, we whittled our elevator pitch down to 'Do you hate banks?'

"Much of the issues in our the cryptocurrency world can be attributed to selfish greed."

Kanus, the striking of a realistic sociological balance (in an environment in which you can't look into someone's eyes . . .) is my great interest. I don't troll -- but if you wanna PM me, I will link you to the experiment we have well underway. And:

http://cointelegraph.com/news/114010/new-bitcoin-subreddit-will-not-allow-trolling

Mark

[TeeGee]

It goes back to the whole 'game theory' and 'prisoners dilemna' thing that many espouse. People have a much better likelihood of success if they work together for mutual interests, rather than everybody losing.

I did a research paper on game theory once, and there were some interesting critiques, but overall I think the theory provides a great example of why people should work together.

This is from wikipedia:

"The prisoner's dilemma is a canonical example of a game analyzed in game theory that shows why two purely "rational" individuals might not cooperate, even if it appears that it is in their best interests[citation needed] to do so. It was originally framed by Merrill Flood and Melvin Dresher working at RAND in 1950. Albert W. Tucker formalized the game with prison sentence rewards and gave it the name "prisoner's dilemma" (Poundstone, 1992), presenting it as follows:

Two members of a criminal gang are arrested and imprisoned. Each prisoner is in solitary confinement with no means of speaking to or exchanging messages with the other. The prosecutors do not have enough evidence to convict the pair on the principal charge. They hope to get both sentenced to a year in prison on a lesser charge. Simultaneously, the prosecutors offer each prisoner a Faustian bargain. Each prisoner is given the opportunity either to: betray the other by testifying that the other committed the crime, or to cooperate with the other by remaining silent. Here is the offer:

If A and B each betray the other, each of them serves 2 years in prison
If A betrays B but B remains silent, A will be set free and B will serve 3 years in prison (and vice versa)
If A and B both remain silent, both of them will only serve 1 year in prison (on the lesser charge)

It is implied that the prisoners will have no opportunity to reward or punish their partner other than the prison sentences they get, and that their decision will not affect their reputation in the future. Because betraying a partner offers a greater reward than cooperating with him, all purely rational self-interested prisoners would betray the other, and so the only possible outcome for two purely rational prisoners is for them to betray each other.[1] The interesting part of this result is that pursuing individual reward logically leads both of the prisoners to betray, when they would get a better reward if they both cooperated. In reality, humans display a systematic bias towards cooperative behavior in this and similar games, much more so than predicted by simple models of "rational" self-interested action.[2][3][4][5] A model based on a different kind of rationality, where people forecast how the game would be played if they formed coalitions and then they maximize their forecasts, has been shown to make better predictions of the rate of cooperation in this and similar games given only the payoffs of the game.[6]"


The term 'rational self interest' comes up frequently in political and philosophical discourse, the prisoners dilemna can demonstrate that rational self interst doesn't necessarily mean beneficial in any way. Mutual interests is another axiom this community should focus on as a point of difference.

[kanus1113]

"people who were sceptical of government involvement in monetary systems and had a natural propensity to prefer 'smaller government' with less control over their lives were much easier to bring forward to participate in crypto . . . "

Tee hee, we whittled our elevator pitch down to 'Do you hate banks?'

"Much of the issues in our the cryptocurrency world can be attributed to selfish greed."

Kanus, the striking of a realistic sociological balance (in an environment in which you can't look into someone's eyes . . .) is my great interest. I don't troll -- but if you wanna PM me, I will link you to the experiment we have well underway. And:

http://cointelegraph.com/news/114010/new-bitcoin-subreddit-will-not-allow-trolling

Mark

Shoot me a link, I'm game, I enjoy learning about how people (or anything) works.

[Dyna]

This is what I posted at:

 

The Chicago Bitcoin Center @ 1871 Official Meetup

Alan Yong
Location:
West Chicago, IL
Member since:
April 18, 2015

Introduction
With an absolute conviction that digital currency + Blockchange technology is the greatest technology revolution in the history of mankind, I founded DNotes, CryptoMoms, DNotesVault + CRISP savings for everyone. Google "DNotes Alan Yong" to learn more

What Alan Yong is saying about this Meetup Group:

Digital currency and Blockchain technology will result in massive job and wealth creation. Should we quietly watch San Francisco, New York, Singapore or London seize the crown? Utilizing everything I learned from behavioral science theories at GWC to developing and executing winning strategies at NIU, I have led a team and a community to develop Bitcoin Alternative DNotes. At one of our MBA classes some 40 years ago, we concluded that the 2nd mover advantage trumps the pioneer advantages, often saddled with pitfalls and paying a high price with no recourse. We used all that to our advantage and built the most stable digital currency among over 500 industry peers. For over a year we have built the digital currency of the future that can truly exploit the near zero transaction cost. Using highly scalable building blocks we have also created our own ecosystem. I will be delighted to share more with you to see if Chicago can be the Epicenter of Digital Currency and Blockchain Technology

[DNotes]

This is what I posted at:

 

The Chicago Bitcoin Center @ 1871 Official Meetup

Alan Yong
Location:
West Chicago, IL
Member since:
April 18, 2015

Introduction
With an absolute conviction that digital currency + Blockchange technology is the greatest technology revolution in the history of mankind, I founded DNotes, CryptoMoms, DNotesVault + CRISP savings for everyone. Google "DNotes Alan Yong" to learn more

What Alan Yong is saying about this Meetup Group:

Digital currency and Blockchain technology will result in massive job and wealth creation. Should we quietly watch San Francisco, New York, Singapore or London seize the crown? Utilizing everything I learned from behavioral science theories at GWC to developing and executing winning strategies at NIU, I have led a team and a community to develop Bitcoin Alternative DNotes. At one of our MBA classes some 40 years ago, we concluded that the 2nd mover advantage trumps the pioneer advantages, often saddled with pitfalls and paying a high price with no recourse. We used all that to our advantage and built the most stable digital currency among over 500 industry peers. For over a year we have built the digital currency of the future that can truly exploit the near zero transaction cost. Using highly scalable building blocks we have also created our own ecosystem. I will be delighted to share more with you to see if Chicago can be the Epicenter of Digital Currency and Blockchain Technology

Excellent, browsed through the other members of that meetup group. Looks like a great networking opportunity.

[DNotes]

21 Chairman Hints at Stealth Startup's Larger Mission at Bitcoin Job Fair
http://www.coindesk.com/21-ceo-balaji-srinivasan-bitcoin-job-fair/

There were a few very interesting points made in this one.

"Srinivasan suggested that bitcoin is now moving to a stage of institutional acceptance"

"Bitcoin is to PayPal as Linux is to Windows. It is open-source, decentralized and programmable. "

"Are there legal issues? I think that was a reasonable concern in 2013, [but] I don't think that's a reasonable thing today," Srinivasan said.

He further characterized the US government's sale of confiscated bitcoin at auction as "implicit sanction" and a sign of institutional acceptance.

"A lot of people thought there was going to be a crackdown on bitcoin. Now, neutral to positive things are being said. Since the [US Senate] hearings in late 2013, there's been a real turn around," he continued.

[grandmama]

I had a very good meeting with a Chicago Law Firm yesterday. Zach and his team at Liliak Law were very gracious, knowledgeable, and eager to learn more about DNotes and its ecosystem. Our business model is so different; it is never easy to explain in a short period of time, why we are so unique. Zach has been very diligent and prompt in communicating with me on many occasions. I am confident that they can represent us well at the appropriate time.

I also had a great telephone conversation with Daliah Saper and one of her colleagues at Saper Law earlier this week. Daliah is a rising star and an expert in laws governing social media and the Internet. She has frequently appeared on TV. Daliah has been very gracious and will refer us to people who may be interested.

Here are the possibilities as I see them at this time. We can treat Chicago just like the rest of the world, using our general mass media campaign. Since I reside in this area, we can target certain segments of the market like Universities, Colleges, small business owners and certain organizations. We can also go big and partner with the Chicago high-tech communities, universities, local and state government as well as the investment community. It will also be very helpful to have the strong support of the mainstream media, which based on my findings has been totally lacking.  Given the huge potential of Digital Currency and Blockchain Technology in job and wealth creation, this is a gigantic undertaking I am willing to spearhead if there is sufficient local support, including the local news media.

In my previous and subsequent posts you will note that I am extremely impressed by what J.B. Pirtzker and Chicago 1871 has accomplished based on a 2 part article by Jim Dallke of Chicago Inno publication.

Here is what I am planning to do. I will take the next 6 to 8 weeks to determine if there is sufficient local interest to form an exploratory committee to explore the feasibilities of what an epicenter of digital currency and blockchain technology could be based on along the possible theme as follows:


“Epicenter of Digital Currency & Blockchain Technology”

“Digital Hub for Blockchain technology”

“Global Center of Digital Innovation and Blockchain Technology”

I will keep the community posted if there is new development in my efforts:

Really good to have Dyna heading proyect and spreading DNotes to society, this step isnt done for almost 99% of coins, and be sure only ones that cultivate can collect. We are going in good way sure!

tip recived, thanks DNotes 

Everything about this is fascinating, the articles, the ideas, the potential of witnessing the start of something so big that it is game changing for the industry and for the the lucky city that makes the first move.

Taking this all in...  I am almost at a loss for words... and that doesn't happen often.

Good luck Dyna - you are the best person for this job!

Thanks, Chase. This could be the biggest challenge of my life time. I believe in it. I am very passionate about it. I am capable mapping out a master plan with winning strategies. I can motivate, train, guide and direct those who want to be part of the team. I can lead the thirsty horse to the water but I can not force it to drink. This will be a very interesting case. And is it recorded here in case it becomes historic. Stay tuned. We may like you to have the honor to be the historian.

You are absolutely correct Chase. Alan has the drive, tenacity, and experience to make this happen and that motivates me even more.

     You hit it right on the money. The drive and tenacity displayed by Dyna has been infused in the entire DNotes team. A "can do" attitude goes a long way in any endeavor. We have a long road ahead of us. I doubt there is another team that could emulate us.

     This reminds me of our Daylily business. We are so far ahead of the competition that we could write a book on it, invite them to our operation, SHOW them how we do it, and they still could not match us. Part of this is because most others would not put in 100 hours a week (not just working, working our ASS OFF) for weeks on end when needed (like we did). Part of this is because most others, after working 12 or 14 hours, would not discuss strategy and plan for world domination of the Daylily World until midnight (like we did). MOST of it was in the planning. If you do not plan for it, it WILL NOT HAPPEN.   

     We PLAN on DNotes being the "Trusted, Stable Currency of the Future".

Smokey

That is one thing I learned from working with both of these guys. The monumental tasks that can be accomplished, though seemingly impossible.

That too is why working late, very late hours at times even though you may not want to, you do it so you can be successful. This means doing it each and every day even though you may tire of something or not feel like writing an article, or not feel like taking that phone call on a Sunday evening at 9:00.  You do what you have to do each and every day at each and every moment to become successful and to be around the next day, week, month and year. Each and everyone needs to do their part without exception and to the greatest of their ability on each and every task. Expecting someone else to take up your slack does not contribute to the team effort. That is why I love the DNote community each and everyone is doing their best to make DNotes a success even if there are bumps along the road.  Nothing cannot be overcome with great spirit, attitude, effort and commitment.  Keep up the great work and if you are slacking at times say to yourself "what can I do to make the DNotes community and experience a better place"! There will come a time when the struggles of the crypto world will not be so great that will be the time to take a deep breath.  Congrats again to everyone involved!

[DNotes]

I will be writing up the final design for CRISP for Employees program. Been emailing back and forth with Alan and Marc to nail down how the program needs to work. The key is it needs to be designed for employers to sign up and manage funds and how they are distributed to the employees. I have a general idea of how that will work, but I would appreciate any comments and suggestions before I post the version I am thinking of.

[RJF]

An interesting read. Some the numbers may be off but, still worth looking at:

https://bitcoinmagazine.com/19870/bitcoin-can-help-millions-women-around-world/

[Dyna]

It looks like CryptoMoms Press Release is being pick by many more News Outlets.


NEWS
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http://www.keyc.com/story/28840102/bitcoin-forum-for-women-cryptomoms-celebrates-first-anniversary-continuing-to-encourage-womens-participation-in-cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin Forum For Women, CryptoMoms Celebrates First Anniversary Continuing To Encourage Womens Participation In Cryptocurrencies

Posted: Apr 19, 2015 5:51 AM CDT
Updated: Apr 20, 2015 4:52 PM CDT

This article was originally distributed via SproutNews. SproutNews, WorldNow and this Site make no warranties or representations in connection therewith.

CryptoMoms continues to encourage and assist women worldwide to participate in Bitcoin and digital currency, as it celebrates its first anniversary after officially launching one year ago on April 16, 2014.

Illinois, USA – April 19, 2015 /MM-BitcoinPR/ —

In spite of the troubling gender gap being well recognized in the cryptocurrency and Bitcoin space, most industry efforts to help improve the situation have shown little result. Most reports indicated a slight improvement from over a year ago by about 2%. The statistics came as no surprise for CryptoMoms which has strongly advocated a gentler and more inclusive approach with a friendly and helpful community environment.

As long time CryptoMoms Community Manager Rocky explains:

“CryptoMoms is the wave of the future to get women involved in the cryptocurrency world. Empowering women to get into the financial world has been a struggle. With Cryptomoms it is centered around women, designed for women to communicate and get involved in their own finances. Communication and understanding finances is very important with so many single women in the world. It is time women become involved at a higher level and manage with confidence their own finances.”

CryptoMoms celebrates its first anniversary as a gateway for women into the world of digital money overwhelmingly dominated by men. The site provides plenty of vital information and easy guides for newcomers as well as a strong and helpful community. The forum alone attracts up to 272 visitors daily, an impressive number considering that far less than 10% of the cryptocurrency community are women. As the one year mark passes CryptoMoms remains true to its mission with multiple projects aiming to bridge the gender imbalance.

Although CryptoMoms was created by, and is fully funded by the DNotes team, it has positioned itself as a currency neutral site giving free access to industry peers to promote their products and services. Dozens of coins have benefited from this free platform to introduce and promote their coins. Many have commented very favorably on CryptoMoms’ commitments to provide a culture of trust and mutual respect while fulfilling its genuine efforts to assist women and others to acquire the basic knowledge about digital currency. Supporters from other coins have often shared their knowledge and assisted many new participants.

Alan Yong Co-Founder of CryptoMoms, DNotes and DNotesVault has frequently pointed out that Bitcoin is the greatest technology revolution since the Internet with significant world changing implications resulting in a quantum shift. Unlike the Internet, Bitcoin and Blockchain technologies are much more complex and far reaching with even more massive job and wealth creation potential than the Internet. DNotes is also committed to working with CryptoMoms in assisting women small business owners and women organizations. This is truly a worthy cause that the most fortunate 1% can participate to make a world of difference.

CryptoMoms is becoming increasingly popular among parents and grandparents since it launched cryptocurrency investment savings plans for kids (CRISP) last December. Since then DNotes, CryptoMoms and DNotesVault have added savings plans for retirement and for students worldwide. It has become quite apparent that moms care deeply about the financial future of their children and their financial means to get a good education. Digital currency, such as DNotes being at its infancy offers potential high returns and superior advantages as a form of payment.

Chase, a devoted community member and the brain-child of CRISP pointed out that,

“With cryptocurrency, we have the opportunity to reach women from all walks of life and from every corner of the world. It has the power to help women by addressing poverty, providing economic inclusion, and allowing them to participate in the massive job and wealth creation of a new industry. Cryptocurrency has the potential to provide women with a secure financial future that otherwise may be unattainable. It also allows woman to start and operate a business in locations around the world that have no banking access.”

She concluded by inviting everyone to.

“join us at CryptoMoms to learn, or to help teach others, about cryptocurrency, investing, retirement, and the many opportunities evolving in this new industry.”

With rich content on everything one needs to know to get started in the digital currency space; CryptoMoms continue to be vital for the introduction of women to the unprecedented opportunities offered by Bitcoin, digital currency and cryptocurrencies more widely.

For more information about us, please visit http://cryptomoms.com/

Contact Info:
Name: Rocky DeLucenay
Email: Contact@CryptoMoms.com
Organization: CryptoMoms

[IMZ]

Would your merchants like to sell the Dnotes they take, even (particularly) large amounts, without 'slippage'?

We are facilitating this (with Our Coin at this point). At a kindergarten level. Fledgling. Nascent. Proof-of-Concept.

And check Trade 103 here: our first purchase of bullion with Dnotes:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14hftnJ_crV9flLcUKaPqwEfTLKJme3R8jVeUJtudQSw/edit#gid=495759384

Mark (IndiaMikeZulu), Australia

[Chase]

21 Chairman Hints at Stealth Startup's Larger Mission at Bitcoin Job Fair
http://www.coindesk.com/21-ceo-balaji-srinivasan-bitcoin-job-fair/

There were a few very interesting points made in this one.

"Srinivasan suggested that bitcoin is now moving to a stage of institutional acceptance"

"Bitcoin is to PayPal as Linux is to Windows. It is open-source, decentralized and programmable. "

"Are there legal issues? I think that was a reasonable concern in 2013, [but] I don't think that's a reasonable thing today," Srinivasan said.

He further characterized the US government's sale of confiscated bitcoin at auction as "implicit sanction" and a sign of institutional acceptance.

"A lot of people thought there was going to be a crackdown on bitcoin. Now, neutral to positive things are being said. Since the [US Senate] hearings in late 2013, there's been a real turn around," he continued.

This was an interesting article. 

"He further characterized the US government's sale of confiscated bitcoin at auction as "implicit sanction" and a sign of institutional acceptance."  They can't undo that sale - bitcoin is here to stay.