Hello everyone,
Time for an update about Coldkey.
These last few months were a bit chaotic, but I am very happy to say we got the situation back under control.
It took us some time to fulfill all our obligations as we were reaching closer and closer to get back to normal operation.
It feels a little like a new beginning, as many things have changed from the day Coldkey began.
A few examples :
Order processing :Before : When an order was placed, the Coldkeys were produced.
Now : The whole batch is produced beforehand and kept in stock while sales are ongoing.
Production :Before : Coldkeys were manufactured one by one, every step was launched manually.
Now : Coldkeys are still produced manually, but the overall production chain has been greatly improved.
Funding :
At first : Coldkeys shipped funded in mail.
Then : When a buyer confirmed the proper receipt of their parcel with our 2FA procedure, I was funding Coldkeys manually.
Now : When a buyer confirms the receipt of the parcel, there is a 2FA procedure with a
BTC transaction. This funds the Coldkeys instantly while still providing a high level of security during transit.
Example of new Funding instructions document enclosed in ongoing parcels :
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I want to briefly address the hiccups related to the latest sales of the
Q3 2020 History Coldkey full sets.
Coldkey has been in somewhat of a difficult spot since the reboot.
Hardware failure and replacement issues aside, we still had some pending situations (now taken care of) and I made a wrong decision at one point, which I reconsidered and dismissed.
This decision impacted our ability to timely deliver and finalize the orders that have been placed at that time.
It was disastrous as our customers who bought this listing faced some frustrating wait.
We are still experimenting some disruption at this level for now, but we've also never been so close to be fully caught up since I had to take a long break in 2021.
This is where we need to draw the line.
We chose not to sell gift cards or find other ways to get things resolved. We ate it all up.
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Starting from today, there will be no more disruption.
Coldkeys without funding are processed timely.
Coldkeys with funding are processed timely.
Our new procedure makes it possible for you to trigger the funding of your Coldkeys once you received them, without any further action needed from our side.
A few customers have already experienced this funding method and everyone went through without issues !
As small roadmap of what's up with Coldkey for the rest of 2022 :
Q3 2022 :
- Website + Coldkey Authenticity tool (Authkey) restored.
- Coldkey Discord server.
- Q2 2021 History Coldkey release.
- 1 new concept // surprise release.
Q4 2022 :
- Coldkey Tracker website.
- Q3 2021 History Coldkey release (Early Q4)
- Q4 2021 History Coldkey release. (Late Q4)
- New collection of Funded Coldkeys. (Such as the 2019 0.001, 0.005 and 0.01 ones)
That said, we want to thank ALL of our customers for their support, trust, feedback (positive or negative) & the ongoing enthusiasm for new releases. <3
Thank you for reading, and please feel free to raise your voice or ask any questions you have.
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