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Re: ### C-Note Turns 1yr Old and Growing! ###
by
tactrad
on 16/05/2015, 19:57:28 UTC
The coin lives.

I mined a few today, and managed to withdraw from Polo
But I can't find another exchange

--- Anyone? ---


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Re: [ANN] Diamond (DMD) Evolution v 2.0 | NEW wallet, 50% POS Active
by
tactrad
on 21/03/2015, 18:01:45 UTC
POS not working with Wallet v2.0.4.0

Maybe I am just noob, but I am not getting anything.

I got the new wallet setup in Feb and moved all 56 of my diamonds into it. The wallet has been online almost continuously since Feb 8
The icon in the lower right says:
  Minting
  Your weight is 1694
  Network weight is 2483052
  Expected reward is in 10 day(s)

It always says reward in 7 or 10 days, but no reward ever shows up.

What am I missing?

Thanks
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Re: ♦ [ ANN ][ MIM ] ♦ Magic Internet Money ♦ MERGE MINE WITH FRK NOW! ♦
by
tactrad
on 10/09/2014, 21:59:23 UTC

Does this coin work?
Wallet opens but no block source.
Did anything ever happen with the merged mining?

Are there any known nodes?
Does anyone care?

Surprisingly, the website is still working LOL


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Re: [CRYPTOSTOCKS] ★★ TetraHash ★★ Join the Mining [R]Evolution ✔ 10.1 TH/s ★
by
tactrad
on 27/08/2014, 00:58:16 UTC
Sooooo... The 20th has come and passed and no special dividend. Did I just get suckered again on cryptostocks?

Yup!!!
 
 Shocked
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Re: [ANN] Diamond (DMD) Evolution v 2.0 | NEW wallet, 50% POS Active
by
tactrad
on 15/08/2014, 21:31:45 UTC
With all these blockchain problems I have had to reload the blockchain several times.  I have always been careful to back up my wallet, but this last time I am missing a bunch of diamonds.  I had been around 236 and after the last reload I only showed around 65.  I had gotten off on a fork I guess because my difficulty was extremely low. (like .3) I understand those going away when I got on the right fork, but the ones I am missing are legitimate diamonds.  I went back and exported my transaction history and added everything up.  Starting at a zero balance on 6/1/2014, I have mined and minted 355.67874 diamonds but my balance is showing only 136.598378.  I did not count any transaction that was not confirmed,  so I am short 219.080262.  that's a lot to be short.  I have not sold or transferred any diamonds since POS began,  my last transfer out was to cryptsy on 4/27.  Where did my diamonds go and how do I get them back? and why do they show in my transaction history but the balance on the wallet is incorrect?

jaymoeco


guess u minted in the fork.....


try this:
help - debug window - console
and enter the command
repairwallet

Upgraded to 2.0.3.1,
Had the same problem missing coins.
I typed in Repairwallet and it responded:
Mismatched spent coins":11,"amount affected by repair":48.58339400
Type in repairwallet again and it shays Wallet check passed:True

So where are my 49.58339400 Diamonds? They have been in there for a while, Deposit in May, and mining in May / June
And How do I get them back ?

FWIW, Opened the 2.0.3.0 wallet on another computer and the coins are there (Yes, it is the same wallet.dat file)
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Re: Would some Regulation in the Altcoin space be welcome?
by
tactrad
on 12/08/2014, 21:54:11 UTC
First rule of crypto's is NO FUCKING REGULATION!

Seriously, are you people high? Why are you even here then? Go play by the white devil's rules of Wall st if you want fucking rules.

Look, I know people get ripped off and scammers scam, but instead of defeating the whole purpose of crypto's, why not get off your fucking asses and educate the n00bs. Call the cunts out for their bullshit. Scream it so loud that every member of the cryptocoin scene will never again doubt. If those of us 'in the know' did our fair share, the shit tornado of coins would come to a halt.

Only you can prevent scamcoins



Sadly, regulation will rule in the end for two reasons.

1. Its money. Government will have control so they can get their piece of the pie.
2. Too many people screaming "I got scammed or robbed; government and law enforcement has to do something".

Forums like this and exchanges have the power to curb some of the menace and put off the inevitable.

First remember rule number 1, It is Money.
One of the major arguments against Bitcoin etc. is that no one will ever commit significant funds to it because there are no rules. Throw in the wild west Altcoin world....
How big is the "average" trader of any coin on any exchange? We know there are 'whales' out there, and the manipulators....
In the real world of money, bitcoin ($8 Billion mkt cap) is tiny.

There are Good regulations. There are a lot of bad ones to.

Ultimately this thread is about trust, as in regulations that would increase levels of trust.  Anyone have an idea on how to increase the level of trust in the land of cryptos?
Let the community decide? (a sort of SRO type action)  also very slow
Let the Exchanges decide? (another SRO type option)  could move quickly if someone took a leading role
Do nothing? (All of crypto dies of a thousand cuts)

Ultimately coin value is based on Supply and Demand. But understand how important the concept of trust is on both sides.
If you trust you will be able to sell/exchange/trade it for something of relatively equal value in the future, a coin is sustainable. If not... RIP I believe is the current catch phrase. (Note: Trust in the blockchain IMHO has little value)

 
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Re: Would some Regulation in the Altcoin space be welcome?
by
tactrad
on 07/08/2014, 21:10:22 UTC

hey get over it and watch the toilet flush ..there is no stopping it !
far too little far too late.. nothing is going to change.
greedy fuckers have made their choice looooooooong ago.

this topic will be on page 80 in a day or two.. your dreaming lol

Unfortunately, I think you may be correct.

I would like to believe the people behind the exchanges are taking a long-term view. (long-term meaning decades)
If the focus remains narrow and short-term, you will be correct.

IF, and this is a big if, Two of the main exchanges, Cryptsy, Bittrex, Mintpal, and Polo, were to merge,  (best match IMHO is Cryptsy and Bittrex) and  then implemented a set of criteria for coin listing, that requires a measurable and ongoing commitment from the coin team, to ensure legitimacy and commitment, the industry could be saved. It is going to take a tremendous amount of work.

But hey, it always take a tremendous amount of work to make something lasting from nothing.

Any more thoughts?
Anyone like the idea of a Bittrex / Cryptsy merger ?
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Would some Regulation in the Altcoin space be welcome?
by
tactrad
on 01/08/2014, 20:08:21 UTC
Due to the number of recent scam coins, the industry's trust problem has gotten much worse.

A possible solution IMHO is a Self Regulatory Organization (SRO), like stock exchanges have. People have faith in the stocks because they are on the exchanges. Exchanges have customers because they do their homework (due diligence) before listing a stock. They are not perfect, but the system works.

For an exchange, it is all about trading volume, and that means having the hottest coins. But paid listings are worrisome.
It begs the question, Who are an exchanges primary customers? Devs with coins to list? Or, the people that trust you with their coins (Read: Their Money)

The Mt.Gox collapse was the wake up call. Hey, this is real money! Then events like the Poloniex theft, and others exposed the need for exchanges to secure and validate themselves. Now, say what you want, but Poloniex recovered and made their customers whole. That alone deserves a measure of respect. The result of these terrible events is a growing faith in the surviving exchanges.

Now we have a torrent of new scam coins, which will drive the next evolutionary phase of development: Due Diligence. If exchanges continue allowing scam coins onto their exchanges, where funds are virtually stolen from exchange customers, exchanges will soon find their customers have no funds with which to trade.

To protect traders, speculators, and investors, a measure of due diligence, call it regulation if you like, must evolve. Without some sort of regulation, the scammers will run their scams until there are no funds left to be scammed. And that will be very, very bad for the exchanges.

You see, despite the desire for anonymity, transaction size and volume will likely remain in the 2 digit $ range forever. Large transaction and or investments require a system where where Someone or some entity can be held accountable.

A well defined 'industry standard' and or set of criteria needs to be (read: will eventually be) developed. (Yes, that would be considered a regulation.) Measuring the shouting on social media does not qualify. Something, anything that will deter evildoers must be put in place. For instance, if a dev can only be reached via IM, Chat, IRC, Forum post, or Email.... that is probably not a good thing.

The alt coin future is straight forward. Self Regulation of coin developers (meaning regulation) driven by the Exchanges is the best option. Government intervention probably won't work and no one wants it. If nothing is done, it will be a slow death due by a thousands of ever smaller scam coins yet to be released. Exchanges in it for the long haul have no choice. Exchanges must immediately begin scrutinizing the coins currently listed and begin developing new regulations for any coin they consider listing. If they don't, their customers lose money and the alt industry suffers. Bottom line, Integrity and Intent count. Oh yea, and the exchanges with the greatest integrity are the ones most likely to survive. 

You can make it happen,
You can watch it happen,  or
You can sit there and wonder WTF Just happened....  (Capt. Phil Harris)

I can't wait to see the response this.... or maybe it is already being discussed elsewhere

Good day!
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Re: [ANN] Potential Markets de-listed from Bittrex on Friday, July 25th
by
tactrad
on 01/08/2014, 19:13:55 UTC
What I would like to see from a leading exchange like yours is to implement some proof of dev.

- How hard would it be to get the leading dev of interesting coins to chat with one of you in a video call explaining what his coin is, what he intends to do and what not.  

I am sure some of them will still be scam, as a competent person can fool you into accepting his coin but after he fooled the community once, this guy will be barred from your exchange forever with his photo published and what not.,. For their next scam they will need an other competent dev to give the speech and answer your technical guy. A method like this is a bit intrusive but for the sake of crypto, I believe this is almost mandatory at this point.

Bittrex is hurting more than helping the community at this point with all the scams. This is unbelievable how much money has been stolen past few weeks with all this stuff. What might happen at this point is people are going to avoid your site and go back to mintpal and invest in established new coins.

I personally was trading quite a bit 3 weeks ago and barely bought any coins on your exchange since then, and intend to do so until this situation is resolved.

Investing in the dev > investing in a coin right now.

@Bittrex-Bill
Proof of Dev? Seriously, you mean all I need is a cool online name, a few BTC, and I can get my coin listed? No wonder the industry has a trust problem....

Think SRO (Self Regulatory Organization), like a stock exchange. People have faith in the stocks because they are on the exchanges. Exchanges have customers because they do their homework before listing a stock. They are not perfect, but the fact they look into companies first deters the unscrupulous.

As an exchange, It is all about trading volume, and that means trading the hottest coins. But paid listings are worrisome.
It begs the question, Who are your most important customers? Those with coins to list? Or, the people that trust you with their coins (Read: Money)? (No good or bad here, it is just a business model thing. But being a customer I prefer the latter)

Why? Because more and more alts have Market Caps approaching the 10's of millions range or higher. This is Real Money. The Mt.Gox collapse was the wake up call. Hey, Real $$! Then Poloniex suffered a loss at their own fault. Now say what you want, but Poloniex recovered and made everyone whole. Like the exchange or not, they have earned a measure of respect. As a result, there is a growing faith that each exchange is not a fraud, but soon they will demand a measure of protection from / by the exchange from coin fraud.

Now with the recent rash of new scam coins should drive this next evolutionary phase. Due Diligence. Some sort of due diligence is needed and or will soon be demanded by traders and investors. Bryce Weiner (think what you want) he has his coins. Will they work? IDK, but when I buy/invest in one, I have some knowledge of what I am getting into and reason to believe it isn't a scam. That doesn't mean it will work, but it seems like the guy is trying.

A clearly defined 'industry standard' set of criteria needs to be (read: will eventually be) developed. Something much more significant than measuring the shouting on social media. It is like a random pat down for people waiting at the gate of a sporting event. Will it keep bad people out, NO. But the simple tactic is enough to make casual evildoer step out of line.

The future of the industry is straight forward. Exchanges that continue listing anything for anyone will lose respect, volume, and desirability.
Exchanges that are serious have no choice than to start regulating themselves. If they don't, the alt industry will suffer significantly. Bottom line, Integrity and Intent count.  (It is also expensive!)

And that sets up the next stage.
Ultimately fragmented industries consolidate. It simple economics; things like economies of scale and shared resources are powerful at the bottom line.

So, anyone hear of any merger talk lately? Uncomfortable with that idea? It doesn't matter. The mergers are coming. And as fast as this industry evolves... I think the first one happens soon, like in the next 3 - 9 months.

You can make it happen,
You can watch it happen,  or
You can sit there and wonder WTF Just happened....  (Capt. Phil Harris)

My complete guess (based on Geography) >> Bittrex & Cryptsy.
Trex has a bit more volume which should go well with Cryptsy's newly (Licensed) Dollar markets. Every US Dollar Cryptsy adds to their accounts increases their desirability. 
Then the US Alt Trading Powerhouse will be ready to go international (read: MintPal) but that bring a lot of expensive legal requirements.
I see Polo gathering up the best of the rest while the high-school project sites fold due to lack of interest. Being in 3rd place (US) maybe Polo should try and get the ball rolling first.


I wholeheartedly agree with everything you said The issue is within this game people don't want there to be regulations and they don't want to be accountable its the guise of(anonymity and the lack of consequences that has been the way things have been operated thus far in all things crypto); that being said they're trying to hide behind new pseudonyms and scam coins. If these exchanges had any care for due diligence they may be able to catch some of the scams but at the same time there is no real way to tell whether a coin is going to be a scam or not because i could make the most legit looking coin and not have a crazy high market cap for it and then just poof vanish. There would need to be some kind of regulations put in place that would hold people accountable and those types of regulations are what will push people away from crypto as it would take the level of anonymity out of it. Now with what you said when those things come about crypto will be more stable and trustworthy but much less anonymous hopefully theres not too much of a mess before the dust settles.

The point: Exchanges must devise some regulations for Coin Developers, to protect their primary customers, and people that want to use said coins, from scams.
If they do not, then it won't be long before their customers (read: People holding accounts at exchanges) will realize the coin devs are the main customers and that would seal the fate of the Alt Coin market.
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Re: [ANN] Potential Markets de-listed from Bittrex on Friday, July 25th
by
tactrad
on 28/07/2014, 21:14:03 UTC
A clearly defined 'industry standard' set of criteria needs to be (read: will eventually be) developed. Something much more significant than measuring the shouting on social media.

We have a sophisticated and very capable semantic web representation as a foundation:

https://github.com/DOACC

But ... in the situation you outline, the difficulty is that those who have the problem aren't those who own the solution. It's a societal issue, not a technical one -- but the technology will be asked to play a part at some point, we think.

Cheers

Graham


having thought about this a bit more:
It comes down to this. Coin users can be anonymous. Mining / Maintaining of the Block chain can be distributed. 

For a coin to have / gain lasting value, The Developer Team, meaning the people involved, must be known and well known at that. In short, the buck has to have a tangible stopping point rather than a community of some sort.
The teams that wins likely won't be the best, but will most certainly make very fewest mistakes along the way.
One could argue that the best way to look at alt coins is as small companies. That may not go over well for some, but that is the reality I see evolving.

The industry has a huge challenge in front of it. At the root, it is called desirability. You can talk about the features and benefits of one coin vs. the other, but.... hey, it is all open source. Which I take to mean: 'Anything you do another can too' 
Ultimately the difference is the commitment of the people, not the community, behind it. Now this makes the devs start sounding like a management team with a product that is virtually given away for free.
The winner won't be the best Dev team, it will be the Dev team with that surround themselves with the best marketing team.

BTW, I have no idea who it will be
Still like the idea of Cryptsy merging with Bittrex... if anyone is listening...

Best
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Re: [ANN] Potential Markets de-listed from Bittrex on Friday, July 25th
by
tactrad
on 25/07/2014, 19:59:46 UTC
What I would like to see from a leading exchange like yours is to implement some proof of dev.

- How hard would it be to get the leading dev of interesting coins to chat with one of you in a video call explaining what his coin is, what he intends to do and what not.  

I am sure some of them will still be scam, as a competent person can fool you into accepting his coin but after he fooled the community once, this guy will be barred from your exchange forever with his photo published and what not.,. For their next scam they will need an other competent dev to give the speech and answer your technical guy. A method like this is a bit intrusive but for the sake of crypto, I believe this is almost mandatory at this point.

Bittrex is hurting more than helping the community at this point with all the scams. This is unbelievable how much money has been stolen past few weeks with all this stuff. What might happen at this point is people are going to avoid your site and go back to mintpal and invest in established new coins.

I personally was trading quite a bit 3 weeks ago and barely bought any coins on your exchange since then, and intend to do so until this situation is resolved.

Investing in the dev > investing in a coin right now.

@Bittrex-Bill
Proof of Dev? Seriously, you mean all I need is a cool online name, a few BTC, and I can get my coin listed? No wonder the industry has a trust problem....

Think SRO (Self Regulatory Organization), like a stock exchange. People have faith in the stocks because they are on the exchanges. Exchanges have customers because they do their homework before listing a stock. They are not perfect, but the fact they look into companies first deters the unscrupulous.

As an exchange, It is all about trading volume, and that means trading the hottest coins. But paid listings are worrisome.
It begs the question, Who are your most important customers? Those with coins to list? Or, the people that trust you with their coins (Read: Money)? (No good or bad here, it is just a business model thing. But being a customer I prefer the latter)

Why? Because more and more alts have Market Caps approaching the 10's of millions range or higher. This is Real Money. The Mt.Gox collapse was the wake up call. Hey, Real $$! Then Poloniex suffered a loss at their own fault. Now say what you want, but Poloniex recovered and made everyone whole. Like the exchange or not, they have earned a measure of respect. As a result, there is a growing faith that each exchange is not a fraud, but soon they will demand a measure of protection from / by the exchange from coin fraud.

Now with the recent rash of new scam coins should drive this next evolutionary phase. Due Diligence. Some sort of due diligence is needed and or will soon be demanded by traders and investors. Bryce Weiner (think what you want) he has his coins. Will they work? IDK, but when I buy/invest in one, I have some knowledge of what I am getting into and reason to believe it isn't a scam. That doesn't mean it will work, but it seems like the guy is trying.

A clearly defined 'industry standard' set of criteria needs to be (read: will eventually be) developed. Something much more significant than measuring the shouting on social media. It is like a random pat down for people waiting at the gate of a sporting event. Will it keep bad people out, NO. But the simple tactic is enough to make casual evildoer step out of line.

The future of the industry is straight forward. Exchanges that continue listing anything for anyone will lose respect, volume, and desirability.
Exchanges that are serious have no choice than to start regulating themselves. If they don't, the alt industry will suffer significantly. Bottom line, Integrity and Intent count.  (It is also expensive!)

And that sets up the next stage.
Ultimately fragmented industries consolidate. It simple economics; things like economies of scale and shared resources are powerful at the bottom line.

So, anyone hear of any merger talk lately? Uncomfortable with that idea? It doesn't matter. The mergers are coming. And as fast as this industry evolves... I think the first one happens soon, like in the next 3 - 9 months.

You can make it happen,
You can watch it happen,  or
You can sit there and wonder WTF Just happened....  (Capt. Phil Harris)

My complete guess (based on Geography) >> Bittrex & Cryptsy.
Trex has a bit more volume which should go well with Cryptsy's newly (Licensed) Dollar markets. Every US Dollar Cryptsy adds to their accounts increases their desirability. 
Then the US Alt Trading Powerhouse will be ready to go international (read: MintPal) but that bring a lot of expensive legal requirements.
I see Polo gathering up the best of the rest while the high-school project sites fold due to lack of interest. Being in 3rd place (US) maybe Polo should try and get the ball rolling first.
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Re: [CRYPTOSTOCKS] ★★ TetraHash ★★ Join the Mining [R]Evolution ✔ 10.1 TH/s ★
by
tactrad
on 23/07/2014, 19:45:11 UTC
i smell a..

SCAM

Yep, another $12.50 down the drain... LOL
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Re: [CRYPTOSTOCKS] ★★ TetraHash ★★ Join the Mining [R]Evolution ✔ 10.1 TH/s ★
by
tactrad
on 18/07/2014, 22:18:55 UTC
this is concerning, two dividends missed, third one is around the corner, no update. triple dividend wont mean a thing now.

Has anyone heard anything from these guys?

Special Div announced for Monday July 7 and we are closing in on 2 weeks overdue, and not a word from anyone.

Why is everything a "Special" (Don't know how to make stars) dividend.
At this point I will be happy with any dividend, because at least I will know they are doing something.

Some projects have listed a Bit coin address where mining revenue goes. So even there are not announcements, you can see the results of hashing
You can also see the coin move just prior to the Div Payment.

Anyone???
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Re: [ANN] Potential Markets de-listed from Bittrex on Friday, July 7th
by
tactrad
on 04/07/2014, 21:01:52 UTC
Why does bittrex make announcements about their exchange on bitcoin talk?
Ok, I understand they have to make an effort to distribute the information. 
The question is, Why in the world do they not have this very important information posted on the exchange site?

IMHO, the way they manage this critical information is not user friendly.
This critical information should be displayed on each coin's trading page
Emails should be sent to people that have coins of markets that are going to be delisted.

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Re: [ANN][DRK] DarkCoin | First Anonymous Coin | First X11 | First DGW | ** HARD FORK JUNE 20TH **
by
tactrad
on 20/06/2014, 19:17:31 UTC
Wallet sycned fine, was back about 10 weeks, but is now stuck on last 2 hours and does not keep syncing. Any idea? And yes I got the newest version of course.

you on a MAC wallet ?
where did you find the last version ??

I just updated to this one, and synced the last 2 hours no problem

http://www.darkcoin.io/index.html
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Re: ### ANN FAS ### INSTANT ALTCOIN MINING ### NEW AUCTION RULES ##
by
tactrad
on 31/05/2014, 18:09:35 UTC
It is the end of May...

Based on the Dividend account, it appears a 1s dividend is "in the hopper", likely delayed because of Cryptostock's wallet issues (ATM, many delayed dividends)
And, Next divided is only a day or so away, likely on Monday.... (Wallet issues pending)
1.8 BTC in the HW Fund

Impatient & uninformed shareholders crushing the bid, probably to sell their BTC near $600.... 

And informative update would be appreciated.
thanks

tt
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Re: V3: Cryptsy - Mintpal - Bittrex: Trading spreadsheet
by
tactrad
on 09/05/2014, 16:53:12 UTC
Will it retrieve your trade and Transaction History ?
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Re: Which are the Strongest Alt Coin Dev / Community Coins
by
tactrad
on 23/03/2014, 19:48:39 UTC
Thanks for the answers
I'm getting the impression that the real players have an understanding of what is going to be required.
I am also starting to think there are a number of would be players that may not fully understand what they are up against.

And we know many will simply be forgotten, but hey, there is always hope. My 1MM Magic Internet Money could turn out to be worth something... right? Maybe? please... LOL


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Which are the Strongest Alt Coin Dev / Community Coins
by
tactrad
on 22/03/2014, 19:43:35 UTC
We know which coin came first, and second. And about a year ago there was an expansion in the number of coins, both SHA & Scrypt.
The expansion accelerated in Q4 2013, and we know some, possibly many, will fail. Some may have already failed even though they don't know it yet.

I believe some, possibly many, of the alts will succeed. But, success will not come easy or without significant effort. For an alt to succeed, significant effort on multiple fronts will be required, from hashing power, community, merchants, exchanges (like coinbase & Bitpay more so than cryptsy)  and individuals committed to going out and convincing the people in these areas to embrace their alt. A measure of financial backing may prove necessary for the team charged with said promotions. Posting on twitter is great for name recognition, but if that is all you have, I suggest revising your plan. A dedicated people and fans is great, but a deep organization and a lot of hard work will be required.

Which coins do you know to have some or all of these aspects in place and or teams in the process of making these things happen?
I'm not looking for the largest fan base, or the most popular. I want to know which ones really have some meet on their bones so to speak, regardless of their current popularity, difficulty level, or hash rate.

Thank you for your wisdom







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Re: What are the current Forces/Factors driving Demand for Bitcoins
by
tactrad
on 13/03/2014, 01:00:58 UTC
Thanks for the response

Like the Poker example...