Forgive me if this is out of place, but this thread seems to have forgotten all about DNotes development and instead is just posting news about crypto in general (and various quasi-delusional libertarian dreams of the future). Could we perhaps.... get back to the point?
TeeGee asked a few pages back:
What do people here think the best way to encourage forum participation is?
The best way to get any participation
period is to position the coin as a worthwhile and accessible speculation instrument. Whether you philosophically believe this or not, in crypto it's true. The ability to buy and sell something as a means to make money is the
only route to awareness at this time.
So what is the most important short-term goal to achieve?
Getting NOTE listed on Cryptsy. Until that happens, very little in the way of adoption or awareness will happen. Sure, you say - we're taking it slow. Well, I guess there's three speeds: slow, dead slow, and stop.
Pushing the listing of the coin on a major exchange will do a thousand times more for usage and interest than any marketing campaign, than any development work, than any linkedin posts..
Cryptsy needs to be our number one target above all else if this innovative coin is going to go anywhere.
Hi Mochilles, good to see you. We do support getting DNotes listed on Cryptsy. It took them almost a year with many strong appeals before they put us on their voting list; a little odd to me. We have the same issue with Bittrex. I know you have been a very strong supporter of DNotes. We are in a significantly stronger position today than any other days before. It will be a very good thing if you and our community could lead a sustained campaign to get DNotes listed on Cryptsy. While we are on the subject of being listed on more exchanges, we might as well give Bittrex another shot. You will have my support for that. We may even want approach a couple of exchanges outside of the United States.
We are positioning DNotes for rapid growth starting next year. Behind the scene, a great deal of work is being done but not appropriate to disclose other than some general hints here and there. Personally I have been putting in no less that 14 hour a day, 7 days a week for the entire month of April. We are developing worldwide connections, everyday. Strategic executions are hard to measure when they are still in progress. What I can tell you is that, by January 2016, we will have a lot more stakeholders outside of the United States and a lot closer to CoinMarketCap top 10.
As I mentioned a number of times, I am working on multiple projects, and will not have as much time to post on this forum. However, anytime when I noticed that this forum is dead quiet, I would drop everything else I was working to make a post.
Lastly, I do strongly believe that being well read and deeply informed about what is going on in our industry is essential. I used to leave other issues that were not directly related to DNotes alone. We should be very proud of the fact that more people are taking notice of DNotes with admiration, and the words trust, integrity, and respect are beginning to show up in published articles and blog posts. There are also signs that some are turning our way for leadership. DNotes is not only on track but we have already shifted to a higher gear. Those who are selling DNotes at the current price and hope to buy them back at a lower price may soon end up owning less DNotes than if they had done nothing. But, of course, this is a free market. I am all in, but it does not mean you should. We always suggest that you should not invest any more that 10% of your total portfolio or only money you can afford to loose, in case of a total loss.