BTCD is no more

[jl777]

i see 36000+ bets on btcd.flippoker.net!

Is that number real?  If so, that's amazing.

8000+ for nxt.flippoker.net
5000+ for supernet.flippoker.net

as near as I can tell it is real, but small wagers, plus there is a faucet, so maybe some people setup a bot?

is flip poker sharing revenue with supernet?

that's the plan, possibly a closer relationship
cant comment anymore about this yet

[alxx77]

Damn, this 'flip' thing is contagious !!   

I just started with 5 BTCD and took 15 BTCD profit in 30mins...   

[Cassius]

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=829576.msg9349717#msg9349717
Ouch.

[Bitinvestor]

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=829576.msg9349717#msg9349717
Ouch.

I assume you mean this quote:

That is right. According to my rough calculations, the network needs to be handling 500,000 BTC worth of volume per year for 1 BTC worth of these tokens to generate 100% return in terms of fees paid. That to me seems unlikely to be happening early on in the life of the Blocknet.

It's actually not as bad as it sounds: 500,000/365 = 1370 BTC/Day.

For comparison, BTC-e had a BTC/USD volume of 5189 BTC today.

It's certainly not impossible to make a nice profit with Blocknet but there is no guarantee, of course.

[RichardT]

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=829576.msg9349717#msg9349717
Ouch.

That's very optimistic, imo.

I think it's also funny he said this on a later post:

I'm also wondering whether going open source is a good idea or not. If a clone platform comes out where fees are half the price, won't ordinary everyday users who want things like cloud storage just go with the cheapest option? This isn't like Bitcoin, since the value of this platform is derived from the services not from a currency... I therefore anticipate clones to be more damaging than ordinary coin clones.

Wonder what James thinks about this.  In my opinion, I really like the openness of SuperNET.  That's really the way it should be in the crypto world.

[jl777]

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=829576.msg9349717#msg9349717
Ouch.

That's very optimistic, imo.

I think it's also funny he said this on a later post:

I'm also wondering whether going open source is a good idea or not. If a clone platform comes out where fees are half the price, won't ordinary everyday users who want things like cloud storage just go with the cheapest option? This isn't like Bitcoin, since the value of this platform is derived from the services not from a currency... I therefore anticipate clones to be more damaging than ordinary coin clones.

Wonder what James thinks about this.  In my opinion, I really like the openness of SuperNET.  That's really the way it should be in the crypto world.

anon tech that is not open source is not anything that anybody should use, regardless of what excuse is used

James

[Timevortex]

You guys see the orderbook on Trex?    I can see all the way to the highest price queued.   Great job everyone is HODLing.   Price is as high as 2 BTC.  

[jl777]

Well, after back to back 30+ hour work "days", I got the new architecture pretty stable. Still some kinks, but for the most part working.

New commands:
{ "BTCDjson", "json" } // this supports sending SuperNET API commands
// there is also https access via web browser and curl and wget, so many ways to issue SuperNET API commands

{ "gotpacket", "msg", "dur", "ip_port" } // this is called when the BTCD gets a packet from one of its peers
{ "gotnewpeer", "ip_port" } // this is called when a new peer is discovered
{ "BTCDpoll" } // this mechanism is used to find out when the SuperNET wants to broadcast or narrowcast packets

{ "maketelepods", "amount", "coin" } // this creates telepods, must be multiples of 0.01
{ "telepodacct", "amount", "contact", "coin", "comment", "cmd", "withdraw" } // this command displays the current set of unspent telepods, either globally, by coin, by contact. also will support withdrawing telepods to a normal address and also create credit/debit journal entries. However, only the display of all the unspent telepods has been tested

Existing commands that at least worked in some cases.
   // Telepathy
    static char *getpeers[] = { (char *)getpeers_func, "getpeers", "V",  "scan", 0 };
    static char *addcontact[] = { (char *)addcontact_func, "addcontact", "V",  "handle", "acct", 0 };
    static char *removecontact[] = { (char *)removecontact_func, "removecontact", "V",  "contact", 0 };
    static char *dispcontact[] = { (char *)dispcontact_func, "dispcontact", "V",  "contact", 0 };
    static char *telepathy[] = { (char *)telepathy_func, "telepathy", "V",  "contact", "id", "type", "attach", 0 };
    static char *getdb[] = { (char *)getdb_func, "getdb", "V",  "contact", "id", "key", "dir", 0 };

    // Kademlia DHT
    static char *ping[] = { (char *)ping_func, "ping", "V", "pubkey", "ipaddr", "port", "destip", 0 };
    static char *pong[] = { (char *)pong_func, "pong", "V", "pubkey", "ipaddr", "port", 0 };
    static char *store[] = { (char *)store_func, "store", "V", "pubkey", "key", "name", "data", 0 };
    static char *findvalue[] = { (char *)findvalue_func, "findvalue", "V", "pubkey", "key", "name", "data", 0 };
    static char *findnode[] = { (char *)findnode_func, "findnode", "V", "pubkey", "key", "name", "data", 0 };
 
    // MofNfs
    static char *savefile[] = { (char *)savefile_func, "savefile", "V", "filename", "L", "M", "N", "backup", "password", "pin", 0 };
    static char *restorefile[] = { (char *)restorefile_func, "restorefile", "V", "filename", "L", "M", "N", "backup", "password", "destfile", "sharenrs", "txids", "pin", 0 };


As you can see quite a few API's are ready to test

James

[clovis A.]

Well, after back to back 30+ hour work "days", I got the new architecture pretty stable. Still some kinks, but for the most part working.

New commands:
{ "BTCDjson", "json" } // this supports sending SuperNET API commands
// there is also https access via web browser and curl and wget, so many ways to issue SuperNET API commands

{ "gotpacket", "msg", "dur", "ip_port" } // this is called when the BTCD gets a packet from one of its peers
{ "gotnewpeer", "ip_port" } // this is called when a new peer is discovered
{ "BTCDpoll" } // this mechanism is used to find out when the SuperNET wants to broadcast or narrowcast packets

{ "maketelepods", "amount", "coin" } // this creates telepods, must be multiples of 0.01
{ "telepodacct", "amount", "contact", "coin", "comment", "cmd", "withdraw" } // this command displays the current set of unspent telepods, either globally, by coin, by contact. also will support withdrawing telepods to a normal address and also create credit/debit journal entries. However, only the display of all the unspent telepods has been tested

Existing commands that at least worked in some cases.
   // Telepathy
    static char *getpeers[] = { (char *)getpeers_func, "getpeers", "V",  "scan", 0 };
    static char *addcontact[] = { (char *)addcontact_func, "addcontact", "V",  "handle", "acct", 0 };
    static char *removecontact[] = { (char *)removecontact_func, "removecontact", "V",  "contact", 0 };
    static char *dispcontact[] = { (char *)dispcontact_func, "dispcontact", "V",  "contact", 0 };
    static char *telepathy[] = { (char *)telepathy_func, "telepathy", "V",  "contact", "id", "type", "attach", 0 };
    static char *getdb[] = { (char *)getdb_func, "getdb", "V",  "contact", "id", "key", "dir", 0 };

    // Kademlia DHT
    static char *ping[] = { (char *)ping_func, "ping", "V", "pubkey", "ipaddr", "port", "destip", 0 };
    static char *pong[] = { (char *)pong_func, "pong", "V", "pubkey", "ipaddr", "port", 0 };
    static char *store[] = { (char *)store_func, "store", "V", "pubkey", "key", "name", "data", 0 };
    static char *findvalue[] = { (char *)findvalue_func, "findvalue", "V", "pubkey", "key", "name", "data", 0 };
    static char *findnode[] = { (char *)findnode_func, "findnode", "V", "pubkey", "key", "name", "data", 0 };
 
    // MofNfs
    static char *savefile[] = { (char *)savefile_func, "savefile", "V", "filename", "L", "M", "N", "backup", "password", "pin", 0 };
    static char *restorefile[] = { (char *)restorefile_func, "restorefile", "V", "filename", "L", "M", "N", "backup", "password", "destfile", "sharenrs", "txids", "pin", 0 };


As you can see quite a few API's are ready to test

James

It all makes sense to me now...... regarding your ability to get so much done that is.  Somehow you've figured out how to get 30+ hours out of a 24 hour day.  Kudos to the back to back 30+ hour work days

[clovis A.]

James, in regards to the email you sent Kristov Atlas last week..... did you receive a response from Mr. Atlas?  Does he now have a better understanding of the tech you're implementing?  Very curious about this.....

Thanks in advance!!

[jl777]

James, in regards to the email you sent Kristov Atlas last week..... did you receive a response from Mr. Atlas?  Does he now have a better understanding of the tech you're implementing?  Very curious about this.....

Thanks in advance!!

yes and hopefully
when I am done coding the bulk of thing, I can concentrate on documenting it

[clovis A.]

Good sign to see the network stake rising back to previous levels

[EcoChavCrypto]

You guys see the orderbook on Trex?    I can see all the way to the highest price queued.   Great job everyone is HODLing.   Price is as high as 2 BTC.  

We believe in James!
I am learning Linux & Networking to help testing for this long project.
BTW, can anyone recommend good, free courses/books about that?
Thanks!

2003 3rd edition of "Unix Power Tools" I received it a few days ago.  I have only read 20 odd pages but now know about shells and how they communicate with the kernel. 

[jl777]

https://github.com/jl777/btcd

I pushed a SuperNET_mac.zip that has a standalone Mac build. It wont automatically connect to the network but should at least function and allow you to manually ping and try out API commands.

Need to unzip into your home directory and also make a SuperNET.conf file, so definitely not user friendly, but a start

James

[EcoChavCrypto]

I am up for accepting BTCD for this offer.  I think this is the first set of Star Wars Stormtrooper Armour to ever be offered in crypto.  

https://hashtalk.org/topic/14785/swapping-a-half-build-troopermaster-set-of-stormtrooper-armour-for-hashlets-or-bitcoin

[crackfoo]

Network weight is down to 53k again...

[clovis A.]

Network weight is down to 53k again...

Some people are just relocating their coins after stakeing

219,548

EDIT: .....and rising 254,735

[crackfoo]

Network weight is down to 53k again...

Some people are just relocating their coins after stakeing

219,548

EDIT: .....and rising 254,735

that must mean there is quite a bit moving around?

[clovis A.]

I've been noticing something over the past week or so.... really since the huge dump of last week.  The bots on bittrex are no longer walking the price up, as they were previous to the last big dump. 

Normally, if you put an order in at the top of the book, a bot would immediately drop an order above it.  After experimenting, I've found it can take a couple hours instead of a couple seconds for this to happen 

I hope this makes sense........ would anyone like to comment?  I'm curious if anyone else has noticed this

[crackfoo]

The latest shift for the BitcoinDark multipool paid out over 68 BTCD.

Cheers!