[KOBO] Kobocoin - Mobile Money for Africa

[TheTribesman]

Can you add on bittrex again?

Yes, once interest and trading volume picks up.

[TheTribesman]

UPDATE

OK, so I hit a limit.

I got 300 tips tweeted and hit a twitter daily limit. The full daily limit is 2400, but I was only able to get 300 out so I'm guessing I can get started again in about 6 hours.

So far with just under 2 hours work of manually tweeting (yes, manually copying, pasting, and hitting send), I've already received a number of retweets from the people I was hoping to reach. An example is shown below:


This is @cute_stiffler, a Social Media Marketer with over 22,000 followers.
With endorsements from prominent and prolific individuals like @cute_stiffler, Kobocoin can get the right attention in the market




Below is an example of the tweet tips being sent out:
This one was sent out to @cute_stiffler (above)
As you can see from the image above, He has already retweeted the tip message to his followers.



I'm hoping that many more social media industry bloggers and promoters will also help give Kobocoin some brand recognition in the mobile finance arena.

One thing I wasn't expecting is that I've also been receiving requests for tips since I started tweeting at 10am. Anyone requesting a tip will get one (as long as they follow @Kobocoindev!). I will be updating the list as the day goes on so that no user is let untipped.

I'm hoping this will take Kobocoin's reach out into the real world. If this all leads to an increase in trading volume, then it may even be possible one day to approach, say, a phone network and discuss KOBO twitter tips being used to buy phone credit. That will definitely be a positive development.

I'll keep you updated
 

[TheTribesman]

Account is active again. I'll be tweeting 100 tips per hour to hopefully keep within limits.

[TheTribesman]

871 Left to go...

[TheTribesman]

New exchange added for KOBO/BTC trading

https://www.coinexchange.io/market/KOBO/BTC

This exchange is from the same team behind CoinWalletco, so you can go straight to exchange from the web wallet. This is a new exchange. Please use with caution.

[semajjames]

I'm getting this error and the wallet will not open  any reason why

Win 7

I have tried a new install and DL of blockchain

EXEPTION: St13runtime_error
init_blockindex(): error opening database enviroment IO error C:,,,,/,,,/,,,txleveldb\MAMIFEST-0000002: The handle is invalid

cheers

[TheTribesman]

I'm getting this error and the wallet will not open  any reason why

Win 7

I have tried a new install and DL of blockchain

EXEPTION: St13runtime_error
init_blockindex(): error opening database enviroment IO error C:,,,,/,,,/,,,txleveldb\MAMIFEST-0000002: The handle is invalid

cheers

Hi, try clearing out the appdata\roaming\Kobocoin directory and see if it will start syncing. I have not personally tried using the blockchain download. It may be causing this issue.

If you have coins in your wallet, please backup wallet.dat before you start

[kiklo]

I'm getting this error and the wallet will not open  any reason why

Win 7

I have tried a new install and DL of blockchain

EXEPTION: St13runtime_error
init_blockindex(): error opening database enviroment IO error C:,,,,/,,,/,,,txleveldb\MAMIFEST-0000002: The handle is invalid

cheers

St13 error means the blockchain you downloaded was corrupt.

Where did you download the blockchain from?

Try my Bootstrap.dat file instead, and follow the instructions on how to install is on the 2nd post.

Kiklo's Bootstrap.dat & Blockchain Snapshot for Proof of Stake Coins

 

FYI:
Bootstrap import for Kobo should take between 4 & 5 hours.

UPDATE:
Just updated your Bootstrap to today's date &
Created a BlockChain Snapshot for Kobocoin, it passed my internal tests,
But Wait until TheTribesman gives the All Clear before using the SnapShot.  

SnapShot is in the Next Post , but in the Future , just hit my link
Kiklo's Bootstrap.dat & Blockchain Snapshot for Proof of Stake Coins
and click on snapshot to get the latest version.

[kiklo]

KOBOCOIN BLOCKCHAIN SNAPSHOT
                 (The Fastest Way to Sync)

Wallet Version  v2.1.0.3 used with this SnapShot.
_______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________
You will need a program that can uncompress rar files, example:  http://rarlabs.com/download.htm

Filename:      KoboBlockChainSnapShot-2016-3-14.rar
SHA-256:       ECCAC5470C93C7C7C2469C0BA9A3A8443A6B4A22C323A2790374E1DF4DA10C36
Download :    https://mega.nz/#!DdJijZDJ!-89kWRO4KKyGOAMVzZjaDZHE1XE8KCfWw70lbFJ2W2A

http://onlinemd5.com can be used to verify the above checksums.

NEW Wallet: Install Instructions
Make a Kobocoin folder under C:\Users\"username"\AppData\Roaming\
Then Extract and copy the files from KobocoinBlockchainSnapShot.rar into
C:\Users\"username"\AppData\Roaming\Kobocoin
Then open Kobocoin and it will start syncing the BlockChain from the last snapshot.    

ACTIVE Wallet:Install Instructions , (Be sure to have a backup of your Wallet.dat 1st)
Make sure Kobocoin is closed
Go under c:\Users\"username"\AppData\Roaming\Kobocoin (for Windows) or in the Kobocoin data folder for other OSes
Then Delete 4  files :  .lock & blk0001.dat & db.log & debug.log
Then Delete 2 folders named : database & txleveldb
Then Rename kobocoin.conf to oldkobocoin.conf,
Then Extract and copy the files from KobocoinBlockchainSnapshot into
C:\Users\"username"\AppData\Roaming\Kobocoin
(If you had made custom changes to kobocoin.conf, rename kobocoin.conf to defaultkobocoin.conf and rename your oldkobocoin.conf back to kobocoin.conf)
Then open Kobocoin and it will start syncing the BlockChain from the last snapshot.

Once your Kobocoin Wallet is completely Synced.
Check your Balance, if the Balance is incorrect.
Click on Help, click Debug Window, click Console,
type in repairwallet and hit enter, then check your Balance
If Balance is still not correct.
Then From a Command Prompt run kobocoin-qt.exe -rescan  
will take a little while but should correct your balance info.

[TheTribesman]

KOBOCOIN BLOCKCHAIN SNAPSHOT
                 (The Fastest Way to Sync)

Wallet Version  v2.1.0.3 used with this SnapShot.

Can't thank you enough for this kiklo. I'll test this on my desktop wallet. I'll send you a PM and update this thread when done.

[semajjames]

I'm getting this error and the wallet will not open  any reason why

Win 7

I have tried a new install and DL of blockchain

EXEPTION: St13runtime_error
init_blockindex(): error opening database enviroment IO error C:,,,,/,,,/,,,txleveldb\MAMIFEST-0000002: The handle is invalid

cheers

St13 error means the blockchain you downloaded was corrupt.

Where did you download the blockchain from?

Try my Bootstrap.dat file instead, and follow the instructions on how to install is on the 2nd post.

Kiklo's Bootstrap.dat & Blockchain Snapshot for Proof of Stake Coins

 

FYI:
Bootstrap import for Kobo should take between 4 & 5 hours.

UPDATE:
Just updated your Bootstrap to today's date &
Created a BlockChain Snapshot for Kobocoin, it passed my internal tests,
But Wait until TheTribesman gives the All Clear before using the SnapShot.  

SnapShot is in the Next Post , but in the Future , just hit my link
Kiklo's Bootstrap.dat & Blockchain Snapshot for Proof of Stake Coins
and click on snapshot to get the latest version.

what i did was
first I renamed my roaming/Kobo folder then removed kobo coin from C/Program files then downloaded the complete installed and ran it then made .conf file then started wallet

the wallet fully synced over night with 3 connections to network
i closed the wallet now when i open it i get the error and wallet will not run

cheers

[TheTribesman]

TWITTER PRICE TICKER NOW ONLINE

The new KOBO price ticker is now active on twitter and will be tweeted once an hour (click on the image to see actual tweet)



It will be tweeted from the @kobocoindev and @fugoji twitter accounts

I'll be posting details of the new block explorer later today
Take a look quick here http://www.presstab.pw/phpexplorer/KOBO/

[TheTribesman]

New Kobocoin Explorer Now online
http://www.presstab.pw/phpexplorer/KOBO

Dashboard (click image to visit)


Features

Charting
Market Capitalization
Coin Supply
PoW Difficulty
PoS Difficulty
Stake Weight
Annual Stake Rate

Block Data
Chain Data
Block Search
Address Search
Transaction Search
Nodes List
Address Claim

plus Market Data

Richlist (click image to visit)


 

[TheTribesman]

A quick update on Twitter activity

Tipping continues but at a slow pace. Too many tips at one time is seen as spamming. I don't want the account suspended. It got suspended for almost 24hrs on Saturday after I blasted out 500 tips in a matter of hours. Lesson learnt!

Good news from another angle is that the price ticker is getting a good number of retweets. That's very positive. I'll be tipping genuine retweets, likes and follows with 100 KOBO from tomorrow. Direct tipping is a lot more successful as there's already acknowledgement by the person at the other end.

Even in tipping there's scamming. I've been getting tip requests. Multiple accounts by the same people. You can see the signs. Patterns in their tweeting! It's another person aware of KOBO so I'll not complain (but I won't be tipping them).

I also have the rss scheduled feeds running as well so the twitter account now looks very healthy and active, and is acquiring new followers every day.

 

[TheTribesman]

Welcome to Crypto, Google!



 

[kiklo]

what i did was
first I renamed my roaming/Kobo folder then removed kobo coin from C/Program files then downloaded the complete installed and ran it then made .conf file then started wallet

the wallet fully synced over night with 3 connections to network
i closed the wallet now when i open it i get the error and wallet will not run

cheers

Press CTRL ALT DEL , click Start Task Manager , click the Processes Tab and if you see kobocoin, highlight it and then click End Process.
Then restart the wallet to see if it works, if not the try the below steps.

Download the snapshot
You will need a program that can uncompress rar files, example:  http://rarlabs.com/download.htm

Filename:      KoboBlockChainSnapShot-2016-3-14.rar
SHA-256:       ECCAC5470C93C7C7C2469C0BA9A3A8443A6B4A22C323A2790374E1DF4DA10C36
Download :    https://mega.nz/#!DdJijZDJ!-89kWRO4KKyGOAMVzZjaDZHE1XE8KCfWw70lbFJ2W2A

ACTIVE Wallet:Install Instructions , (Be sure to have a backup of your Wallet.dat 1st)
Make sure Kobocoin is closed
Go under c:\Users\"username"\AppData\Roaming\Kobocoin (for Windows) or in the Kobocoin data folder for other OSes
Then Delete 4  files :  .lock & blk0001.dat & db.log & debug.log
Then Delete 2 folders named : database & txleveldb
Then Rename kobocoin.conf to oldkobocoin.conf,
Then Extract and copy the files from KobocoinBlockchainSnapshot into
C:\Users\"username"\AppData\Roaming\Kobocoin
(If you had made custom changes to kobocoin.conf, rename kobocoin.conf to defaultkobocoin.conf and rename your oldkobocoin.conf back to kobocoin.conf)
Then open Kobocoin and it will start syncing the BlockChain from the last snapshot.

Once your Kobocoin Wallet is completely Synced.
Check your Balance, if the Balance is incorrect.
Click on Help, click Debug Window, click Console,
type in repairwallet and hit enter, then check your Balance
If Balance is still not correct.
Then From a Command Prompt run kobocoin-qt.exe -rescan 
will take a little while but should correct your balance info.

_______________________________________________________________________________ ___________________

If it does work right after the snapshot, but then gives the St13 error the next time you open the wallet then something is corrupting your blockchain.
Things that can cause this are a hard drive going bad , or bad AC power fluctuations.
But I would try it on a different system, just to see if you have the same problem.

Question:
What OS are you running?
How much Ram is in it?
Which Antivirus are you using?
What Country are you in? 
(Countries with low humidity have more problems with static electricity playing havoc with Computers.)

 

[TheTribesman]

I just found Kobocoin on Coin of View

http://coinofview.com/coin/Kobocoin.html

Nice site

[TheTribesman]

Coin of View Compare Feature

I particularly like the 'Compare cryptocoins' feature of this site. Very innovative. Compare any number of supported coins side-by-side (click on pic to go there)



Very Nice!
 

[semajjames]

I'm getting this error and the wallet will not open  any reason why

Win 7

I have tried a new install and DL of blockchain

EXEPTION: St13runtime_error
init_blockindex(): error opening database enviroment IO error C:,,,,/,,,/,,,txleveldb\MAMIFEST-0000002: The handle is invalid

cheers

St13 error means the blockchain you downloaded was corrupt.

Where did you download the blockchain from?

Try my Bootstrap.dat file instead, and follow the instructions on how to install is on the 2nd post.

Kiklo's Bootstrap.dat & Blockchain Snapshot for Proof of Stake Coins

 

FYI:
Bootstrap import for Kobo should take between 4 & 5 hours.

UPDATE:
Just updated your Bootstrap to today's date &
Created a BlockChain Snapshot for Kobocoin, it passed my internal tests,
But Wait until TheTribesman gives the All Clear before using the SnapShot.  

SnapShot is in the Next Post , but in the Future , just hit my link
Kiklo's Bootstrap.dat & Blockchain Snapshot for Proof of Stake Coins
and click on snapshot to get the latest version.

what i did was
first I renamed my roaming/Kobo folder then removed kobo coin from C/Program files then downloaded the complete installed and ran it then made .conf file then started wallet

the wallet fully synced over night with 3 connections to network
i closed the wallet now when i open it i get the error and wallet will not run

cheers

I was using AVG anti virus on Win 7 ,, I disabled AVG and downloaded Blockchain and it now works ,,,,Thanks

[TheTribesman]

Positive News From Twitter Tipping

The following blog article was published yesterday (15th March, 2016) and Kobocoin gets a very nice mention

I sent a tip to @BitcoinDood, and it sent him on a journey of discovery. In his article we get a very nice mention.



Read the full article here:
http://bitcoindood.com/bitcoin-blog/2016/03/15/dood-reviews-coinwallet-co-tipbot-and-pos-pool/