Hey cryptohunter - believe me I'm hearing and really liking your insightful suggestions.
1. - Agree on the pools; I'm going to email them now.
2. Agree on trying to get the ball rolling on big, potentially profitable business ventures that are Quark centric.
3. I need to let Max comment on the wallet issue. Those suggestions - POS, etc are great.
4. Agree that ROI for big projects could self-propel by providing money for infrastructure, hiring, etc. I really like this suggestion.
5. I agree that this is a good venue to help organize. This forum provides a lot of exposure to potential investors, and I agree a lot more of the discussion should occur here.
Part of what we are trying to accomplish with the thunderclap campaign and associated Shaq campaign is to stir up interest in people regarding Quark again. Its been a little too quiet, and it is a VERY good coin for a number of reasons that could serve as a great foundation for a lot of payment related infrastructure. Its speed lends itself to point of service use. Its encryption both provides protection against attacks, and is a great marketing point. We're trying to spark public adoption which should get interest back in the coin, which should prompt services to start appearing. I totally agree that we should start brainstorming on services that have a fee component that could reward investment and provide salaries, etc. This is not lost on me, and I really encourage anyone with good ideas to start brainstorming here.
Vic
How easily can you change a coin from PoW to PoS? I would be fully into Quark if this ever happened. If we could do that, not only would we have a secure network, but we would attract many new investors who don't want to miss out on staking rewards.
ROI for big projects is necessary, and supported on a few other websites. The Scharmbeck Foundation (and eventually scandal) was funded like a stock would be and raised 5 million dollars. It promised high dividends. We shouldn't directly associate Quark coin with a project, and we must make sure that the developers are trustworthy.
I'm trying to figure out what a profitable project would be that could help a coin (possibly Quark, but whatever would maximize my potential) as we speak. I think developing android and ios games that use cryptos for 'upgrade purchases' or 'in-game stores' might be one project I undertake. Although a game that rewards you with coins, like a faucet would definitely popularize a coin (at the expense of whoever donates the coins).