With >13 billion coins in supply and >16 billion total cap I'd say those prices are extremely difficult. Source: https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/verge/ 

In Finder, go to the Menu > Go > Go to Folder, the enter "~/Library/Application Support/VERGE/"

You can put verge.conf and wallet.date files in there.

I don't mind running a full node but I am only connected to one peer and it's taking quite a while even on a fast laptop. I am not using a VPN. Is this normal? I am using the GUI on OS X.

Ah ok thanks very much for clearing that up. So was Vergecoin ever DogecoinDark? Was that website just way off? If so this project kind of looks cool. How is the privacy and anonymity compared to Monero?

I just found out about Vergecoin, apparently it used to be Dogecoin Dark and is based on DASH: https://www.cryptocompare.com/coins/xvg/overview/BTC

Does that mean Vergecoin has masternodes or no? I haven't seen any mention of them?

I suspect the reason they are releasing the keys is to give themselves plausible deniability. This way they can still go ahead with the attack and just claim it was greedy bitcoiners scrambling over the coins.

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Thank-you for giving us our future Hal. Rest in Peace.

You can think of the block chain as global dialogue with a long memory. Up until now it has mostly been used to communicate transfer of value in the form of bitcoins. But Bitcoin's block chain can also be used to store human readable messages.

For example it could be used as a notary service and as an alternative to patenting inventions.

Instead of writing down and idea and posting it to yourself you can type the idea in to a file, create a SHA1 hash of it and put it in the block chain. If at a later stage someone tries to steal your idea you can prove that it originated with you, or at least that you recorded it first.

And what about passports and birth certificates?

In many parts of the world this is a real problem, especially for girls in certain parts of India. You can use the block chain to document your birth, maybe cross reference it with your heart's ECG signature.

You could also use it for rights management of art works and of course smart contracts which is what Ethereum and others are trying to do.

I think we are starting to discover the true value of this invention now. It's not about money, it's about communicating meaningful action over time.

Oh you mustn't stop doing this, it's important. I am starting to think that this aspect of block chains is more valuable than the currency. Because it's not really money that has value, it's the work/movement it represents. If people can prove their work and have individuals independently verify it by performing checksums over the course of their life, then over time it would build up a picture of person's contributions to their civilisation. And not just the result but the evolution of their thoughts and plans.

A friend of mine made something similar for the alt chains but it was for Bittorrents: http://blockchain-link.com/

Money fills the gap between our purchasing decisions; our measures of sacrifice. But it dances with time too. Time and energy.

I will think more about this. Thank-you for your time and energy 

I just want to say how much I love your product. I have started putting my git commits in the block chain as a proof of existence experiment and recently at the World Crypto Network we put a hash of our Town Hall Meeting in there.

This is a very powerful idea. Thanks so much. I hope there will be updates.

I have cited and will be referring to some of the comments on this thread in my show tomorrow on WCN. To see show prep notes head over to the /r/worldcryptnetwork page. I would be keen for any of your thoughts and insights.

Thank-you

Thanks so much for the quick response, that makes a lot of sense. Really enjoying testing out this feature.

Hey everyone,

Simple question:

Is there a way to make a Raw Public Key from a Bitcoin Address.

The Raw Public Key is used to make a Lockbox but I can't find a conversion tool anywhere to do it without using Armory itself. All I can find are ways to create the Hash 160. The reason I am asking is that I am wondering if it's possible for anyone to create a Lockbox for two different people with only their public keys in Base58.

And thank-you for such a great open source product. 

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