Quote from: bitcoinrocks on May 22, 2016, 04:07:07 PM

Hi guys, way to hang in there with this project. It's been around a long time and things are looking really professional.

A few questions...

Why rebrand AUR at this point instead of starting fresh with a new coin?

We are not rebranding AUR, it's still the same coin. Starting a fresh coin in Iceland will never get the same distribution within Iceland. 10% of the population is a good starting point.

Quote from: bitcoinrocks on May 22, 2016, 04:07:07 PM

Is the goal of this project for people in Iceland to use AUR when paying each other?

Yes.

Quote from: bitcoinrocks on May 22, 2016, 04:07:07 PM

Why would someone use AUR instead of BTC?

We love BTC but the problem in Iceland are currency controls that prohibit people form buying BTC, therefore Auroracoin was distributed to the people of Iceland.

Quote from: bitcoinrocks on May 22, 2016, 04:07:07 PM

How many merchants accept AUR currently?

Currently there are no merchants that accept AUR. But this is about to change. The development team is producing merchant solutions, which will be linked to the isx.is exchange which can convert AUR back to ISK for merchants.

Quote from: bitcoinrocks on May 22, 2016, 04:07:07 PM

How is this project funded?

The project is funded from our own pockets.

Quote from: bitcoinrocks on May 22, 2016, 04:07:07 PM

Is there an AUR richlist?

Here is the Aur richlist https://bitinfocharts.com/top-100-richest-auroracoin-addresses.html

Quote from: bitcoinrocks on May 22, 2016, 04:07:07 PM

Should aurstats.com be up?

I didn't know it was down.

Quote from: bitcoinrocks on May 22, 2016, 04:07:07 PM

It looks like there are 9 people listed as being on the Auroracoin team.

Yes, there are 9 in the official development team. Then there are other Icelanders part of the Auroracoin foundation

Quote from: bitcoinrocks on May 22, 2016, 04:07:07 PM

What are their roles in the project?

Pétur Árnason (Skarfur) - Chairman of the Auraráð foundation (IS)

Hermann Finnbjörnsson (apcoins) - Boardmember of the Auraráð foundation (IS)

Hlynur Þór Björnsson (dinobotta) - Boardmember of the Auraráð foundation (IS)

Craig Dellandrea (bimmerhead) - Community development (CA)

Martin Jansen (LTEX) - Marketing & PR (NL)

Jess Foddrill (ny2cafuse) - Developer (US)

Myckel Habets (biomike) - Developer (NL)

Tom Hendriks (thsminer) - Developer (NL)

Yan Crevier (soltantgris) - Social Media (CA)

Quote from: bitcoinrocks on May 22, 2016, 04:07:07 PM

Do any of them receive compensation?

No, none of us gets any compensation we all have 9-5 jobs and do our best to develop and promote Auroracoin in our spare time.