Quote from: lucas2047 on October 29, 2014, 07:26:59 PM

Quote from: defunctec on October 29, 2014, 07:10:42 PM

I see it this way.

In 10 months, let me say that again 10 months (40 weeks) lol! Darkcoin has achieved near NSA proof privacy and practically perfected eCash.
Darkcoin is open source(open to scrutiny) and is getting better with every update.

Time will pass, dust will settle. Darkcoin will emerge.

I just doubt there are enough people who actually care though.

As a small example... Right now you can chat securely online very easily (using Pidgin with the encrypted add-on) and yet the majority of people continue to use programs like Skype or Yahoo, even after it's been shown how these are monitored and logged.

So if people can make simple changes to secure their privacy and don't bother, why would they make more complex ones such as buying and using cryptocurrency?

As sad as it sounds the only people right now who are really interested in Darkcoin are either privacy nuts or drug dealers. The general public don't even know about it, let alone have an opinion formed. And for the cryptocurrency they do know about (basically just Bitcoin), they generally don't care enough to learn about it or buy it.

The Snowden revelations should have dramatically changed how people go about things. Unfortunately it has not. To me that's a clear indication of how seriously people take their privacy

People are interested in crypto, i have had numerous conversations with both for and skeptic. With time, accessibility will draw more users (Twitter/Facebook/gmail for example)

You say the apps that privatise your messages are not being used by billions of people, but skype and yahoo are.
They came from nothing! Just an idea, a concept and then creation. Darkcoin is 10months old, skype and yahoo are 10+ years!

Bitcoin will become huge yes. But not for eCash (relative to the other uses bitcoin will have).
eCash will be eCash, bitcoin will be a automated decentralized ledger, storing all transactions forever. This is a good thing, but not for eCash.

Darkcoin on the other hand Wink