[ANN][IPO] Spark: New codebase for a new crypto

Spark: The future is now

Thread 3 of 4: Fund raising / IPO

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If you are looking for actual information on Spark, follow this link: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=525419

If you want more in depth answers about Spark (and its IPO): https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=527405

Spark is a brand new cryptocurrency made by a team of 3 professional developers who wish to remain anonymous.

It takes the best from all the interesting cryptocurrencies out there (bitcoin, nextcoin, darkcoin) and mixes it with fresh and new ideas.

It is not a fork of existing code, but rather a brand new codebase with core concepts that are thought differently from existing cryptocurrencies.

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Raising money: The IPO

If you do not know what Spark is, begin by reading the following thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=525419

As announced in our original post, we will never touch any of the funds that are raised. They will entirely be used for the promotion of Spark.

Our escrow will handle the bitcoins for us, and will use them in investments of our choice that promote Spark. None of the invested btc will come back to us.

We will ourselves invest in Spark just like everyone else. After a few days of IPO, we will decide how much we invest. Current plan is 1btc each, not more. We are not rich.

Unlike what we announced in our original post, we will give out 100% of all Sparks right away once the IPO phase is over. They will not be slowly given over 10 months.

The IPO will last for for 20 days. It will be closed at a random time on Sunday, April 13th.

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Investing through our escrows

Most escrow services and private escrows turned us down, as they do not like the idea of handling this kind of business.

We have paid our escrow 1btc in advance, and will give them 1% of all the invested bitcoins to make up for the extra effort required.

Our escrow of choice is btc-asia. They are a well trusted service with a long history of bitcoin escrows.

They will provide instant refunds at any time until the IPO is over if you wish to cancel your investment.

The address to which you should send your bitcoin investment in Spark is: 1BFknD2rTAqTx1cSCdxNiP4smnofCwBohz

There is no minimum or maximum amount. Even one satoshi will get you a fair (but very small) amount of Spark.

Once your bitcoins are sent to the address, send us an e-mail at spark-crypto@linuxmail.org with the following information:

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- The amount of bitcoins sent -

- The transaction ID -

If you do not know you transaction ID, send us the precise date and time of your investment instead.

We will ask you to prove you are the owner of the bitcoin address that sent the transaction before we credit you.

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Addressing self moderation

Even though this thread is self moderated, we will not delete the criticism and scam accusation posts.

You can look at our first thread for proof, as it is full of those: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=525419

We do believe that criticism and hate are a normal part of every IPO, and understand why they happen.

The reason for the self moderation is getting rid of the plague that are advertisements.

The forum is huge, moderators can not remove them all: we will do it ourselves.

Do not bother posting adverts in our thread. They will be deleted right away.

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In closing: Release date

The Spark wallets and your Sparks will be released right after the IPO, on Monday, April 14th.

An altcoin exchange already received a copy of our minimalistic wallet (sparkyd) to ensure that it will be tradeable at launch.

If you represent an exchange and wish to implement Spark trading before April 14th, send us a PM or a mail !

We have successfully set up a testnet with enough nodes to sustain the network and do blank runs.

It works on every major OS (FreeBSD included) and only requires Python 3.

Thank you all for your interest in Spark. The future is now !

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