[PRE-ANN][ZS] Zer0stake-Info coming soon

[Zer0Foundation]

About us

We are trying to bring back to life the ZS coin. To that end we set up Zer0foundation that would first fork the old coin and then further develop the coin to bring it back where it belongs. The foundation list is not closed yet and is still time to join. Optimally, we need 8-10 members (have currently 6 confirmed).

In order to prepare transition process Foundation has set up a donation wallet:

Code:

E6H5g3JwwaEELKC9Smk7xVBfPHtGPNpqGj

Currently we managed to collect 32601 ZS, plus what has been minted since, you can check the wallet here: http://coinia.net/zimstake/getbalance.php?top=100

You can check us out on the IRC channel #zerostake on freenode.

Open points for discussion

In order to make the transition process smooth there are several issues that must be discussed, before we can put the proper ANN. Here is the list of issues that we have currently in mind (will be updated as discussion goes on).

1. icecube45 volunteered to help with forking ZS to the new coin. There several issues that still have to be agreed:
a.) whether to increase the current number of coins, in order to have sufficient funds for bounties and development or just keep the coin as is, relying fully on donations. If increase how much would be sufficient? 50k, 100k, 500k? Whether, or not to allow short PoW phase, if coins are added.
b) fork will be made at 1:1 rate, 1 old ZS coin will be one new Zer0stake coin.
c.) apart from forking the coin, icecube45 won' have more time to devote to it, that is why we would love to have a permanent Dev that will be paid from our donation pot. There are two options, either we could have it with fixed salary, of say, 5k ZS bi-weekly, or to have it paid on per-task basis.
d.) what to do with the coins that are owned by the previous Dev, CG, in order to avoid massive dumping once the project recovers?

2. List of issues that we would like to see further, once the coin is forked: anon mixer?, marketplace?, some more features in the wallet?, you name more...
3. Have possibility for donation in non-ZS currencies, be it BTC or any other, you name your proposals.
4. Have fixed people from the foundation responsible for PR of the coin and further development strategy, in order to improve the usage and possible applications of the coin.
5. New logo, new ticker, etc. For now, we have first proposal of the logo:

https://i.imgur.com/MdGYJEF.png

A bit smaller for better overview ...  

Specifications

All technical specifications of the old coin can be found in the old topic: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=583591.0

[SquallLeonhart]

zero mining. pure pos?

[Smokeymar]

Plain zero

[fast2fix]

will the coins will be given to zs holders 1:1??

[Zer0Foundation]

will the coins will be given to zs holders 1:1??

Yes the plan is to exchange coins 1:1 on fork.
Added this info to the first post now.

[ChrisLandin]

Great stuff.

Nice to start to see the ball rolling on this takeover.

I can't wait to see it in full swing.

[crazywack]

W00T! Took longer than we thought but the six foundation members we currently have all seem to have different schedules . This in its current stage is meant for a basis Of discussion. We are willing to hear all arguments for and against any issue. We have seen the ZS community come together before and are expecting the same here

[bluewhackadoo]

Sorry about the disappearing act towards the end of last week, put me down for 10,000 ZS to the foundation purse once I get my wallet sync issues sorted out (I'll work on that this evening) also I should have some additional logo design options and a placeholder website in place near term.

-blue

[uki]

Sorry about the disappearing act towards the end of last week, put me down for 10,000 ZS to the foundation purse once I get my wallet sync issues sorted out (I'll work on that this evening) also I should have some additional logo design options and a placeholder website in place near term.

-blue

in case there are any problems synchronising, this is the list of the nodes that worked for me:

Code:

staking=1
server=1
listen=1
daemon=1
enableaccounts=1
rpcuser=user
rpcpassword=pass
rpcport=12126
port=12125
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
addnode=107.170.235.67
addnode=107.170.150.165
addnode=188.226.237.73
addnode=188.226.231.143
addnode=74.255.67.181
addnode=74.255.67.180
addnode=74.255.67.182
addnode=37.59.31.185
addnode=98.234.71.71
addnode=216.221.52.188
addnode=92.109.140.16
addnode=88.198.69.99
addnode=95.85.20.219

[uki]

some alternatives for the logo, courtesy of flu663r:

[bluewhackadoo]

Sorry about the disappearing act towards the end of last week, put me down for 10,000 ZS to the foundation purse once I get my wallet sync issues sorted out (I'll work on that this evening) also I should have some additional logo design options and a placeholder website in place near term.

-blue

in case there are any problems synchronising, this is the list of the nodes that worked for me:

Code:

staking=1
server=1
listen=1
daemon=1
enableaccounts=1
rpcuser=user
rpcpassword=pass
rpcport=12126
port=12125
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
addnode=107.170.235.67
addnode=107.170.150.165
addnode=188.226.237.73
addnode=188.226.231.143
addnode=74.255.67.181
addnode=74.255.67.180
addnode=74.255.67.182
addnode=37.59.31.185
addnode=98.234.71.71
addnode=216.221.52.188
addnode=92.109.140.16
addnode=88.198.69.99
addnode=95.85.20.219

Thanks for the nodes, got me slowly syncing now.  Hit the bed and check status in the morning.

[bluewhackadoo]

Still having a bear of a time getting the wallet to sync, on newest version with all the nodes added in the .conf file as recommended, seems to be creeping along but barely.

[LuckyBtc]

Still having a bear of a time getting the wallet to sync, on newest version with all the nodes added in the .conf file as recommended, seems to be creeping along but barely.

Are you syncing the wallet from beginning?

[bluewhackadoo]

Still having a bear of a time getting the wallet to sync, on newest version with all the nodes added in the .conf file as recommended, seems to be creeping along but barely.

Are you syncing the wallet from beginning?

Here is where I'm presently stuck...

[Mr.Silver]

Still having a bear of a time getting the wallet to sync, on newest version with all the nodes added in the .conf file as recommended, seems to be creeping along but barely.

Are you syncing the wallet from beginning?

Here is where I'm presently stuck...

look nice

[crazywack]

Damn it has been a while ;p 3 blocks for 35zs in less than a min!


Only suggestion is closing and reopening till complete. When I first opened I had the same issue. Till I got to about 75%.

[bluewhackadoo]

Damn it has been a while ;p 3 blocks for 35zs in less than a min!


Only suggestion is closing and reopening till complete. When I first opened I had the same issue. Till I got to about 75%.

Will try.  Thanks.

[uki]

Here is the current output of getpeerinfo for my wallet. Other than that I can also only recommend restarting the wallet every time it hangs:

Code:

{
"addr" : "88.198.69.99:12125",
"services" : "00000001",
"lastsend" : 1410386573,
"lastrecv" : 1410386574,
"conntime" : 1410366704,
"version" : 60013,
"subver" : "/CG:1.0.1.3/",
"inbound" : false,
"startingheight" : 203363,
"banscore" : 0
},
{
"addr" : "81.101.235.108:12125",
"services" : "00000001",
"lastsend" : 1410386574,
"lastrecv" : 1410386574,
"conntime" : 1410366717,
"version" : 60013,
"subver" : "/CG:1.0.1.3/",
"inbound" : false,
"startingheight" : 203363,
"banscore" : 0
},
{
"addr" : "24.85.126.229:12125",
"services" : "00000001",
"lastsend" : 1410386574,
"lastrecv" : 1410386574,
"conntime" : 1410366748,
"version" : 60014,
"subver" : "/CG:1.0.1.4/",
"inbound" : false,
"startingheight" : 203363,
"banscore" : 0
},
{
"addr" : "95.85.20.219:12125",
"services" : "00000001",
"lastsend" : 1410386520,
"lastrecv" : 1410386573,
"conntime" : 1410366754,
"version" : 60014,
"subver" : "/CG:1.0.1.4/",
"inbound" : false,
"startingheight" : 203363,
"banscore" : 0
},
{
"addr" : "98.234.71.71:12125",
"services" : "00000001",
"lastsend" : 1410386574,
"lastrecv" : 1410386575,
"conntime" : 1410366759,
"version" : 60015,
"subver" : "/CG:1.0.1.5/",
"inbound" : false,
"startingheight" : 203363,
"banscore" : 0
},
{
"addr" : "151.225.120.252:12125",
"services" : "00000001",
"lastsend" : 1410386574,
"lastrecv" : 1410386574,
"conntime" : 1410366959,
"version" : 60013,
"subver" : "/CG:1.0.1.3/",
"inbound" : false,
"startingheight" : 203368,
"banscore" : 0
}

[bluewhackadoo]

Any chance a kind soul could upload a new bootstrap.dat file for ZS, this open/advance 2 blocks/close is torture.

[crazywack]

Any chance a kind soul could upload a new bootstrap.dat file for ZS, this open/advance 2 blocks/close is torture.

Looks like we need some updated checkpoints to speed this up! Hopefully we can take care of this in the fork.