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[brekyrself]

Hey. I'm not sure if this is true but apparently Ethereum might use something called DPOS (1). I haven't read the paper yet (2) but according to (1) vitalik agrees that proof of work is dead.

I believe this needs serious analysis in case they are right and onto something.

(1) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=740684

(2) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=558316.0

Might be the reason why BTSX has been on the rise. 


PTS has also been on the rise due to the snapshot coming up on the 21st.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=325261.msg8386117#msg8386117

[AlexGR]

the implication may be correct but the assumption is highly questionable

I think the assumption can be improved massively by knowing how much money each new adopter brings. One "whale" is not the same as 20 "small fish", so... But you can't know that with any accuracy.

[TeeBone]

Wowzers, is DRK going to zero ?

[aminorex]

Wowzers, is DRK going to zero ?

it is headed that way but it will take a long time to get there and may make a couple of loop-de-loops along the way.

[aminorex]

a new hampshire political candidate wants to accept btc for state taxes and fees.  if i lived in nh i would talk to him about xmr.

.. Do you know who?

andrew hemmingway, republican gubernatorial candidate.  20% of his campaign donations were bitcoin.

donate xmr, people!

[Polycoin]

a new hampshire political candidate wants to accept btc for state taxes and fees.  if i lived in nh i would talk to him about xmr.

.. Do you know who?

andrew hemmingway, republican gubernatorial candidate.  20% of his campaign donations were bitcoin.

donate xmr, people!

Aminorex, isn't it true that the new hamsphire political candidate has a reputable signifity over his constinuating repeccesors? It doesn't make sense that he should suffer through deleterium over the constant herbellings that perugue his identity...Does it?

[nioc]

a new hampshire political candidate wants to accept btc for state taxes and fees.  if i lived in nh i would talk to him about xmr.

.. Do you know who?

andrew hemmingway, republican gubernatorial candidate.  20% of his campaign donations were bitcoin.

donate xmr, people!

Aminorex, isn't it true that the new hamsphire political candidate has a reputable signifity over his constinuating repeccesors? It doesn't make sense that he should suffer through deleterium over the constant herbellings that perugue his identity...Does it?

The difference is that no clarity is forthcoming when I right click your words.

[thefunkybits]

Any Ducknote XDN fans in here?

with the recent wallet news and subsequent price spike I have started to dabble

I think it shows potential to be a "fun" tipping type currency in the CN space (similar to DOGE for a different userbase)

thoughts?

[kbm]

Any Ducknote XDN fans in here?

with the recent wallet news and subsequent price spike I have started to dabble

I think it shows potential to be a "fun" tipping type currency in the CN space (similar to DOGE for a different userbase)

thoughts?

quack is whack, yo

[Este Nuno]

Any Ducknote XDN fans in here?

with the recent wallet news and subsequent price spike I have started to dabble

I think it shows potential to be a "fun" tipping type currency in the CN space (similar to DOGE for a different userbase)

thoughts?

A fun tipping currency and CryptoNote seem like an odd and silly combination to me.

[dunchy]

Any Ducknote XDN fans in here?

with the recent wallet news and subsequent price spike I have started to dabble

I think it shows potential to be a "fun" tipping type currency in the CN space (similar to DOGE for a different userbase)

thoughts?

Stay away from any CN but Monero. Read this:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=740112.0

and pass the word. That guy deserves a gold watch from the community for his time and effort.

[danteT]

Any Ducknote XDN fans in here?

with the recent wallet news and subsequent price spike I have started to dabble

I think it shows potential to be a "fun" tipping type currency in the CN space (similar to DOGE for a different userbase)

thoughts?

Stay away from any CN but Monero. Read this:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=740112.0

and pass the word. That guy deserves a gold watch from the community for his time and effort.

Lol, i am ducknote fan, and i would stay away from monero as it is full of viruses, botnets and hidden mining.
duckNote is a fair launched coin with lots of features and already made GUI wallet. And duckNote wallet is best cryptocurrency wallet ive ever seen. There is nothing behind monero and there are guys with strong technical and marketing knowledge behind ducknote. ducknote is only anon coin with clear emission curve and declared smart economy - take a look https://magic.piktochart.com/output/2454451-xdn ducknote source code is clever and full of new features, i can`t wait for new GUI wallet source code. Go duck, go! to da Moon duck, fly high! Really like that crypto.

[danteT]

Any Ducknote XDN fans in here?

with the recent wallet news and subsequent price spike I have started to dabble

I think it shows potential to be a "fun" tipping type currency in the CN space (similar to DOGE for a different userbase)

thoughts?

ducknote to da moon, bro!

[Polycoin]

Oh lordy, I might buy 20 btc of Ducknote just to dump it at a lower price.

[synechist]

Those interested in how XC works might take an interest in this:

Hello all

"Whitepaper," a term in cryptoland ostensively used to describe anything from a diagram to a full scholarly presentation, now pertains to this, Dan's diagrammatic summary of Rev 2 RC 1's trustless mixing process.


Some details attendant upon this:

- We anticipate you'll have a lot of questions about this, so Dan will host a Q&A session this evening here. The intention is to use Dan's summary to build up a public record of shared understanding about XC's technology.

- Trustless mixing is highly similar to, though predates, "coinshuffle", a paper for which is accessible here.

- For clarity, XC's trustless mixing is, in a nutshell, a randomised multipath version of coinshuffle on top of the encrypted P2P Xnode communication protocol.


See you later.

[Jshank]

Oh lordy, I might buy 20 btc of Ducknote just to dump it at a lower price.

I often wish i could do this. 

[synechist]

Those interested in how XC works might take an interest in this:

Hello all

"Whitepaper," a term in cryptoland ostensively used to describe anything from a diagram to a full scholarly presentation, now pertains to this, Dan's diagrammatic summary of Rev 2 RC 1's trustless mixing process.


Some details attendant upon this:

- We anticipate you'll have a lot of questions about this, so Dan will host a Q&A session this evening here. The intention is to use Dan's summary to build up a public record of shared understanding about XC's technology.

- Trustless mixing is highly similar to, though predates, "coinshuffle", a paper for which is accessible here.

- For clarity, XC's trustless mixing is, in a nutshell, a randomised multipath version of coinshuffle on top of the encrypted P2P Xnode communication protocol.


See you later.

Hi all

The Q&A has begun! Please feel free to submit any questions on trustless mixing to the topic on the official forum.

Dan will wait until a bunch of questions have accumulated and then answer them in one go.

[Polycoin]

Those interested in how XC works might take an interest in this:

Hello all

"Whitepaper," a term in cryptoland ostensively used to describe anything from a diagram to a full scholarly presentation, now pertains to this, Dan's diagrammatic summary of Rev 2 RC 1's trustless mixing process.


Some details attendant upon this:

- We anticipate you'll have a lot of questions about this, so Dan will host a Q&A session this evening here. The intention is to use Dan's summary to build up a public record of shared understanding about XC's technology.

- Trustless mixing is highly similar to, though predates, "coinshuffle", a paper for which is accessible here.

- For clarity, XC's trustless mixing is, in a nutshell, a randomised multipath version of coinshuffle on top of the encrypted P2P Xnode communication protocol.


See you later.

Hi all

The Q&A has begun! Please feel free to submit any questions on trustless mixing to the topic on the official forum.

Dan will wait until a bunch of questions have accumulated and then answer them in one go.

Alright, first question.

Why does XC have a premine?

[synechist]

Those interested in how XC works might take an interest in this:

Hello all

"Whitepaper," a term in cryptoland ostensively used to describe anything from a diagram to a full scholarly presentation, now pertains to this, Dan's diagrammatic summary of Rev 2 RC 1's trustless mixing process.


Some details attendant upon this:

- We anticipate you'll have a lot of questions about this, so Dan will host a Q&A session this evening here. The intention is to use Dan's summary to build up a public record of shared understanding about XC's technology.

- Trustless mixing is highly similar to, though predates, "coinshuffle", a paper for which is accessible here.

- For clarity, XC's trustless mixing is, in a nutshell, a randomised multipath version of coinshuffle on top of the encrypted P2P Xnode communication protocol.


See you later.

Hi all

The Q&A has begun! Please feel free to submit any questions on trustless mixing to the topic on the official forum.

Dan will wait until a bunch of questions have accumulated and then answer them in one go.

Alright, first question.

Why does XC have a premine?

To fund some very intensive development.

I believe this has been discussed at some length in this thread already.

There was a lot of talk about the relative ethicality of IPOs, instamines, premines, and venture capital.

For what it's worth, a small premine is the most ethical option in my opinion.

[Polycoin]

Those interested in how XC works might take an interest in this:

Hello all

"Whitepaper," a term in cryptoland ostensively used to describe anything from a diagram to a full scholarly presentation, now pertains to this, Dan's diagrammatic summary of Rev 2 RC 1's trustless mixing process.


Some details attendant upon this:

- We anticipate you'll have a lot of questions about this, so Dan will host a Q&A session this evening here. The intention is to use Dan's summary to build up a public record of shared understanding about XC's technology.

- Trustless mixing is highly similar to, though predates, "coinshuffle", a paper for which is accessible here.

- For clarity, XC's trustless mixing is, in a nutshell, a randomised multipath version of coinshuffle on top of the encrypted P2P Xnode communication protocol.


See you later.

Hi all

The Q&A has begun! Please feel free to submit any questions on trustless mixing to the topic on the official forum.

Dan will wait until a bunch of questions have accumulated and then answer them in one go.

Alright, first question.

Why does XC have a premine?

To fund some very intensive development.

I believe this has been discussed at some length in this thread already.

There was a lot of talk about the relative ethicality of IPOs, instamines, premines, and venture capital.

For what it's worth, a small premine is the most ethical option in my opinion.

2nd question

Why did XC's dev sell the premine for Bitcoin? Doesn't that mean he's just in it for the money, and that's been reflected on XC's constant fall in price?

You know.....just wonderin.