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[ANN] MAD Network - A Decentralized Network for the Advertising Industry
MAD Network is a decentralized ecosystem designed to minimize the role of intermediaries and return lost value to advertisers and publishers
The MAD Network is a toolkit of decentralized applications aimed at facilitating peer-to-peer exchange of ad campaigns, ad inventory and data via a distributed network of exchanges, servers and data management platforms. The MAD Network will be comprised of multiple blockchain layers including a payment rail and a proof-of-real-work blockchain.
The MAD Network is a direct response to the disappearing ad dollar, a pervasive industry problem that leaves publishers with less than 40 cents of every advertising dollar spent. The remaining value is absorbed by intermediaries who collect rent by entrenching themselves as the only bridge between advertisers and publishers.
Blockchain technology removes the need for trusted intermediaries by enabling distributed databases that ensure the integrity of their content. By removing trusted intermediaries from the equation, the MAD Network will push more value to the advertisers and publishers the beginning and end points of the ad tech supply chain.
The MAD Network is a direct response to the disappearing ad dollar, a pervasive industry problem that leaves publishers with less than 40 cents of every advertising dollar spent. The remaining value is absorbed by intermediaries who collect rent by entrenching themselves as the only bridge between advertisers and publishers.
Blockchain technology removes the need for trusted intermediaries by enabling distributed databases that ensure the integrity of their content. By removing trusted intermediaries from the equation, the MAD Network will push more value to the advertisers and publishers the beginning and end points of the ad tech supply chain.
[ANN] Po.et - digital creative assets timestamped onto the blockchain
Po.et is a shared, open, universal ledger designed to record metadata and ownership information for digital creative assets. Po.et is a continuation of Proof of Existence, the first non-financial application of the blockchain. By creating an open platform on the Bitcoin blockchain, Po.et aims to create the most institutional, globally-verifiable record of digital media assets. This record will be a framework for building smart, interoperable media applications using a shared, standard and extensible metadata format.
In the same way that blockchain technologies have revolutionized the financial industry by creating immutable and distributed accounting ledgers serving as a platform for financial applications, Po.et will transform the publishing industry by creating an immutable and distributed ledger for creative works that may serve as a platform for both centralized and decentralized media applications.
In the same way that blockchain technologies have revolutionized the financial industry by creating immutable and distributed accounting ledgers serving as a platform for financial applications, Po.et will transform the publishing industry by creating an immutable and distributed ledger for creative works that may serve as a platform for both centralized and decentralized media applications.
You can browse the Po.et Block Explorer in our Alpha Release.
General Token Sale Overview
Po.et will be holding it's POE token sale on August 8th at 8AM EST. 50% of the total number of tokens will be distributed to the community during the sale. Of the remaining Po.et tokens, 10% will be distributed to the early investors who funded Po.et development prior to the token sale. An additional 10% will be distributed over time to publishers, journalists, alpha partners and others who contribute to growing the Po.et network. The Po.et Foundation will retain 22% of all tokens for long-term development, with the remaining 8% going to the early team and founders.
The Po.et Foundation will use all funding to support ongoing development and growth of the Po.et network. The majority of funding will be used for developer salaries and bounties for open-source contributions to Po.et.
Re: [ANN] Spells of Genesis - Innovating the Game Economy with BitCrystals (BCY)
Was talking to a fellow bitcoiner the other night and he raised a really good point that BCY should pull a Storj and move BCY to an ERC20 token. The UX and dev community is so much better in ethereum (as a die-hard bitcoiner I can say this), making it much easier to onboard new casual users via the game. The book of orbs is very difficult to use and counter party project isn't well maintained... the need to have bitcoin to use bitcrystal is a total break in the onboard pipeline! Has this been evaluated?
Re: [ANN] Spells of Genesis - Innovating the Game Economy with BitCrystals (BCY)
Is there a place to see monthly downloads or active users? Or statistics on network/game activity?
My understanding is that you can buy "Gems" in game using your itunes account, and then buy "random" packs of cards that may or may not include blockchain cards that have a market value. In effect gambling. Does this mean SoG provides a back door for people to acquire crypto with their iTunes acct?
Are there any efforts to develop out a b2b product/service, promoting BCY as a branded content tool for other game studios to leverage?
Then you could just start at the bottom of the 100 highest grossing free-to-play games and work on getting integrations... just a handful of games would significantly amplify the # of users. Considering 14 of the top 20 highest grossing apps on ios are free to play games, this project in pretty interesting to watch.
Thanks for answering questions!
My understanding is that you can buy "Gems" in game using your itunes account, and then buy "random" packs of cards that may or may not include blockchain cards that have a market value. In effect gambling. Does this mean SoG provides a back door for people to acquire crypto with their iTunes acct?
Are there any efforts to develop out a b2b product/service, promoting BCY as a branded content tool for other game studios to leverage?
Then you could just start at the bottom of the 100 highest grossing free-to-play games and work on getting integrations... just a handful of games would significantly amplify the # of users. Considering 14 of the top 20 highest grossing apps on ios are free to play games, this project in pretty interesting to watch.
Thanks for answering questions!
2015-11-18 Bitcoin Magazine - Bitcoin has grown up, with infograph
Bitcoin Magazine and BitPay partnered up on a super slick infograph and story on Bitcoin's maturity over say 2014. Definitely worth checking out.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-is-growing-up-an-infographic-of-the-bitcoin-ecosystem-1447865097
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/bitcoin-is-growing-up-an-infographic-of-the-bitcoin-ecosystem-1447865097
Re: BREAKING: Atlanta based Bitcoin giant BitPay hacked for nearly $2,000,000!
A good case for 2-factor authorization on your email as well as your bitcoin accounts, as well as a text/email alert system for activity on your account. I'm a little surprised the heads of the company didn't have text messages being sent to them for any transfers over a certain amount.
In fact, this is an excellent case for multi-factor authentication and multi-signature, combined, to be implemented.
Example below as to how such could've been used to thwart the successful ~$1.8M phishing attempts if were in place:
MFA:
Password: liver1212
Cat's name: TabbY
School mascot: Tiger
Mother's maiden name: Smith
Dog's name: Spot
Last four digits of your SSN: 1234
MS:
Sign if you approve this 1,000 BTC transfer: Tony
Sign if you approve this 1,000 BTC transfer: Stephen
Sign if you approve this 1,000 BTC transfer: Bryan
Sign if you approve this 1,000 BTC transfer: Alice (in laundry)
Sign if you approve this 1,000 BTC transfer: Bob (the janitor)
Due to the size of the above transaction, please wait at least one hour before playing again.
MFA:
Password: liver1212
Cat's name: TabbY
School mascot: Tiger
Mother's maiden name: Smith
Dog's name: Spot
Last four digits of your SSN: 1234
MS:
Sign if you approve this 1,000 BTC transfer: Tony
Sign if you approve this 1,000 BTC transfer: Stephen
Sign if you approve this 1,000 BTC transfer: Bryan
Sign if you approve this 1,000 BTC transfer: Alice (in laundry)
Sign if you approve this 1,000 BTC transfer: Bob (the janitor)
Due to the size of the last two transactions, please wait an additional at-least twelve hours before playing again.
MFA:
Password: liver1212
Cat's name: TabbY
School mascot: Tiger
Mother's maiden name: Smith
Dog's name: Spot
Last four digits of your SSN: 1234
MS:
Sign if you approve this 3,000 BTC transfer: Tony
Sign if you approve this 3,000 BTC transfer: Stephen
Sign if you approve this 3,000 BTC transfer: Bryan
Sign if you approve this 1,000 BTC transfer: Alice (in laundry)
Sign if you approve this 1,000 BTC transfer: Bob (the janitor)
Due to having the combined MFA and MS in place, a phishing attempt was almost halted in its tracks. Thanks for playing. Enjoy the rest of your Break-away Friday.
I like it phin. Perfect way to avoid a hack. Other variations exist but this is pretty comprehensive other than an actual token key each person could have to sign/verify they are who they are in the confirmation process.
My outline works when you include the secret handshake and wiggle your ears.
In case anybody missed it, a two- or multi-factor authentication and multi-signature wouldn't of worked to thwart the phishing attempt, especially the latter since all parties (not Alice and Bob) were already in agreement when sending the moneys.
Here's a question: Which one of the three (Tony, Stephen, or Bryan) wouldn't pick up the phone to make a call to verify after a loved one who just supposedly emailed them requested a mere $1,000 USD? I'll make it simple for you: All three would make the call. But, we're lead to believe that not a one of them had the same exact foresight to pick up a phone upon an ~$1.8M USD payment request spread out over two days in three payments.
Here's another question: How did SecondMarket know for sure that the request from BitPay was genuine? Either SecondMarket didn't have any defense mechanisms in place, or the person making the call from BitPay had to jump through hoops to get the requested moneys, but not once thought about using the same, or a similar procedure to verify what's requested of them, of which was of a higher BTC/$ amount.
If you've been boiling water for years sans a lid, but for the first time notice some dude using a lid whereupon his water boils faster, as a college grad you'll be inclined to start using a lid yourself from that moment forward oppose to ignoring what you just witnessed the competition doing.
One final question: Since a crime was committed, was a police report filed or just an insurance claim?
Police report- it's an active investigation involving multiple law enforcement agencies. I could answer most of these questions but at this point it is unwise considering the ongoing lawsuit. Look forward to sharing more later when the dust settles... as much as I enjoy the entertainment in this thread there is zero basis for any of it. This incident should be taken as a wake up call to all bitcoin startups that highly skilled groups of hackers are actively stalking you, and will go to extreme lengths, working for months around the clock, to exploit your systems. And to be clear, 2-factor is not good enough.
2015-09-12 BM: The case for a small block size, why it's a feature not a flaw
Coredevs and Nick Szabo, representing the "decentralist" view on the blocksize, weigh in on why the 1mb size is important. Clearly articulate the risks of rapidly increasing the blocksize.
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/21919/decentralist-perspective-bitcoin-might-need-small-blocks/
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/21919/decentralist-perspective-bitcoin-might-need-small-blocks/
2015-08-26 BM: Tim Draper Speaks on Stock Crisis “I Expect People to Run to btc"
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/21722/tim-draper-speaks-global-equity-turmoil-expect-people-run-bitcoin-way-gold/
Tim Draper Speaks on Global Equity Turmoil: I Expect People to Run to Bitcoin the Way They Do to Gold.
Tim Draper Speaks on Global Equity Turmoil: I Expect People to Run to Bitcoin the Way They Do to Gold.
Re: Bitmain BM1385 Chip ( 230W / T) & AntMiner S7 Discussion Thread
I said this in another thread so it's worth repeating. Business timelines can change, and I have no more info than you on when the S5 will be released, but the Antminer ad in yBitcoin is an official ad. We only print ads with the direct consent and participation of our advertising partners. Thanks for reading the magazine and please share it!
Kind regards,
/db
Kind regards,
/db
who said we read the magazine? naaaaah, we just followed the links to the advertisement page
Haha just when I'm starting to get nostalgic over BTF. Well, just so you guys know what we do- we're the world's leading educational bitcoin publication. Our awesome partners (like Bitmain) enable us to give the magazines away for free all over the world- in turn raising awareness and hopefully making your rigs pay out some extra dollars. This year we've been able to print almost 300,000 free magazines reaching an estimated 1-1.3 million potential new bitcoin users. If there is someone in your personal network on the edge or interested about using bitcoin, get them a free magazine shipped right to their door (we even pay shipping within the USA)!
ROLL TIDE, David!
Thank you for your contribution to bitcoin! Didn't realize we were close to one another until now. I live in Birmingham.
I'll have to check out the magazine in more detail.
Have a great day!
David Ward
ROLL TIDE!! Proud University of Alabama alum here. There's actally a pretty big bitcoin scene in Tuscaloosa, a few of us got a bunch of students and professors invested in the $10 to $100 range so they have alot of happy supporters and college kids with too much btc for their own good. Actually met my girlfriend of the pat 3 years there and she's now working at BitPay.. bitcoin life.. right?
Come visit us in Huntsville when you get a chance, we're actually relocating to Nashville around the start of the year so don't wait too long!
Best,
/db
I said this in another thread so it's worth repeating. Business timelines can change, and I have no more info than you on when the S5 will be released, but the Antminer ad in yBitcoin is an official ad. We only print ads with the direct consent and participation of our advertising partners. Thanks for reading the magazine and please share it!
Kind regards,
/db
Kind regards,
/db
who said we read the magazine? naaaaah, we just followed the links to the advertisement page
Haha just when I'm starting to get nostalgic over BTF. Well, just so you guys know what we do- we're the world's leading educational bitcoin publication. Our awesome partners (like Bitmain) enable us to give the magazines away for free all over the world- in turn raising awareness and hopefully making your rigs pay out some extra dollars. This year we've been able to print almost 300,000 free magazines reaching an estimated 1-1.3 million potential new bitcoin users. If there is someone in your personal network on the edge or interested about using bitcoin, get them a free magazine shipped right to their door (we even pay shipping within the USA)!
I said this in another thread so it's worth repeating. Business timelines can change, and I have no more info than you on when the S5 will be released, but the Antminer ad in yBitcoin is an official ad. We only print ads with the direct consent and participation of our advertising partners. Thanks for reading the magazine and please share it!
Kind regards,
/db
Kind regards,
/db
here's the latest issue of ybitcoin mag .... Bitmain ad there but is it real or 
http://issuu.com/ybitcoin/docs/ybitcoin-volume1__issue4/7?e=0/9799106
Bitmain to confirm this please.
http://issuu.com/ybitcoin/docs/ybitcoin-volume1__issue4/7?e=0/9799106
Bitmain to confirm this please.
Business strategies change all the time, so I'm not able to comment as to Bitmain's plans... but I can say that nothing is published in yBitcoin without the direct participation and consent of our partners. Thanks for checking out the magazine, be sure to share it!
Best,
/db
Hey everyone,
I've been trying to contact Rassah via his email address that I got from http://bitcoin100.org/contact/ a few weeks ago, but haven't gotten a reply. Is Bitcoin100 still active and adding charities?
I am volunteering for an organisation called New Harvest. They are a US registered non-profit advancing alternatives to conventionally produced meat, mostly focusing on cultured meat.
Their website:
http://www.new-harvest.org/
What cultured meat is:
http://www.new-harvest.org/cultured-meat/faq/
They are fully set up now and the only thing missing are the donations.
Can you give me some info on why I didn't get a reply, or get me into contact with someone who can set up New Harvest for this, please?
Thanks!
I've been trying to contact Rassah via his email address that I got from http://bitcoin100.org/contact/ a few weeks ago, but haven't gotten a reply. Is Bitcoin100 still active and adding charities?
I am volunteering for an organisation called New Harvest. They are a US registered non-profit advancing alternatives to conventionally produced meat, mostly focusing on cultured meat.
Their website:
http://www.new-harvest.org/
What cultured meat is:
http://www.new-harvest.org/cultured-meat/faq/
They are fully set up now and the only thing missing are the donations.
Can you give me some info on why I didn't get a reply, or get me into contact with someone who can set up New Harvest for this, please?
Thanks!
Bitcoin100 is more alive than ever- in fact, I would wager the delay is due to the high volume of emails Rassah is getting. He is alive, I saw him last week. Posting here is a smart move, I'm sure when he's had a second to breathe he'll be back to you.