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Re: POLL: "YOUR Bitcoin Story"... Has Bitcoin Changed Your Life for Better or Worse?
My journey with Bitcoin has been interesting. I bought my first coin for around the $1000 mark, and bought several in the $500-700 range also. I stored two-thirds of my coins safely and then decided to try my hand at some trading. My timing was off however and my coins were stuck in gox. So in order to try and recoup some of my losses, i decided to have a go at mining and purchased some scrypt asic miners from someone who had a very good reputation in crypto circles (litecoin). Unfortunately this gentleman has now decided to not honour his side of the bargain and has disappeared with the funds. So yes, lessons were learnt but at the end of the day it was money that i could afford to lose.
I just find it unfortunate that the crypto world attracts these types of people and yes you will say there are scammers everywhere in life, however on face value there appears to be a higher percentage in crypto circles. At least if my bank account gets hacked and money stolen i can rest easy that i will be reimbursed. This is a problem that needs to be looked at if Bitcoin has any chance of being successful.
I just find it unfortunate that the crypto world attracts these types of people and yes you will say there are scammers everywhere in life, however on face value there appears to be a higher percentage in crypto circles. At least if my bank account gets hacked and money stolen i can rest easy that i will be reimbursed. This is a problem that needs to be looked at if Bitcoin has any chance of being successful.
When he is found guilty by verdict im sure any of us associations here will be severed. Until then he is innocent. You can offer a replacement and if he agrees we can swap positions?
Fair enough. It is up to you now if you still wish to work with this individual on an ethical project. This embodies all that is wrong in the crypto world, it seems it is fair game to scam people as long as it does not affect their own agendas. People like this need to be outed and shunned so that it discourages similar acts in the future, however unfortunately it seems to always be the fault of the people who got taken for a ride.
Scum like this guy used his former good reputation and people trusted him however he has now done a runner with over two million dollars. Yet you have the nerve to make snide comments to myself when i am merely trying to protect this project rather than accept the issue. Is he the only guy on the planet that can help with the project? I would kindly help if i had the necessary skills and experience.
I have posted about this issue in on the coinzen site, however unfortunately due to the tumbleweeds what seem to drift through there, i am posing the same question here:
Do the devs of devcoin have plans to remove a certain individual from the dev team who has scammed his customers to the tune of 2.5 million dollars? And if not, it would be great to know why. I also referenced some news websites etc which seems to have been removed.
Take him to court and prove it... Syscoin suing ryan kennedy y cant you? Maybe then well look at itDo the devs of devcoin have plans to remove a certain individual from the dev team who has scammed his customers to the tune of 2.5 million dollars? And if not, it would be great to know why. I also referenced some news websites etc which seems to have been removed.
Lol are you serious? The matter is being taken to court, it is pretty black and white. He took payments for hardware and has now disappeared. Head in the sand much?
I put these links on coinzen but they were removed for some reason. Please see below:
Details of lawsuit
https://litecointalk.org/index.php?topic=22912.msg230377#msg230377
News article
http://www.coindesk.com/florida-group-faces-fraud-charges-alleged-altcoin-pump-dump/
And here is nearly 600 pages of how the whole thing unfolded
https://litecointalk.org/index.php?topic=2702.8355
I am sure he can keep hosting your sites while he is in jail though, so i think you are sweet.
I have posted about this issue in on the coinzen site, however unfortunately due to the tumbleweeds what seem to drift through there, i am posing the same question here:
Do the devs of devcoin have plans to remove a certain individual from the dev team who has scammed his customers to the tune of 2.5 million dollars? And if not, it would be great to know why. I also referenced some news websites etc which seems to have been removed.
Take him to court and prove it... Syscoin suing ryan kennedy y cant you? Maybe then well look at itDo the devs of devcoin have plans to remove a certain individual from the dev team who has scammed his customers to the tune of 2.5 million dollars? And if not, it would be great to know why. I also referenced some news websites etc which seems to have been removed.
Lol are you serious? The matter is being taken to court, it is pretty black and white. He took payments for hardware and has now disappeared. Head in the sand much?
I have posted about this issue in on the coinzen site, however unfortunately due to the tumbleweeds what seem to drift through there, i am posing the same question here:
Do the devs of devcoin have plans to remove a certain individual from the dev team who has scammed his customers to the tune of 2.5 million dollars? And if not, it would be great to know why. I also referenced some news websites etc which seems to have been removed.
Do the devs of devcoin have plans to remove a certain individual from the dev team who has scammed his customers to the tune of 2.5 million dollars? And if not, it would be great to know why. I also referenced some news websites etc which seems to have been removed.
i think some of the payment scripts may be broken..... i have a user i signed up who has written several articles over the last few months... and he has yet to see a "devdime"...... and with the current price of devcoin (4 satoshis... really?
??) something really needs to be fixed......
i was going to continue a series i started.... but i'm beginning to wonder if it's really worth it.... i'm continuing to work on it offline.... but if nothing changes in the devcoin world........ let's just say there are better outlets for my audio magic....... their names are Denon.... Marantz.... Yamaha..... you like paying Big Bucks for what was to be a nearly free design??? i saw a lot of potential for devcoin as a means of promoting great ideas..... and i still want to publish the rest of my series on devtome first.... but it has to be a worthwhile project to continue.... the "open source" amplifier project by itself is worthwhile, but if the reward on devtome dwindles below the ability to even sell the devcoins it produces (most exchanges have a threshold below which the coin is useless for trading because they don't allow such low values entered).... then where do i go? to companies i know where i have a little bit of an "in".... that might pay huge amounts of cash for a design ready made.... and for devcoin's sake i'd rather not go that route.... i really think devcoin has a place in the world economy, and a very good mission.... if it can be kept from the crash it seems to be creating for itself at the moment.
??) something really needs to be fixed......i was going to continue a series i started.... but i'm beginning to wonder if it's really worth it.... i'm continuing to work on it offline.... but if nothing changes in the devcoin world........ let's just say there are better outlets for my audio magic....... their names are Denon.... Marantz.... Yamaha..... you like paying Big Bucks for what was to be a nearly free design?
?? i saw a lot of potential for devcoin as a means of promoting great ideas..... and i still want to publish the rest of my series on devtome first.... but it has to be a worthwhile project to continue.... the "open source" amplifier project by itself is worthwhile, but if the reward on devtome dwindles below the ability to even sell the devcoins it produces (most exchanges have a threshold below which the coin is useless for trading because they don't allow such low values entered).... then where do i go? to companies i know where i have a little bit of an "in".... that might pay huge amounts of cash for a design ready made.... and for devcoin's sake i'd rather not go that route.... i really think devcoin has a place in the world economy, and a very good mission.... if it can be kept from the crash it seems to be creating for itself at the moment.I agree with you. I wrote several articles some months ago, but have refrained due to the crash in price. I have not sold a single devcoin on any exchange so that the price will not crash, but unfortunately it seems there are some who are selling their coins as soon as they get them. I wrote a whole novella for the site, and if i look at it now i think i may have made 20 or 30 dollars from it at best. If these problems aren't looked at soon, we are going down to one satoshi because those walls on vircurex are getting eaten away as we speak. Also the devs need to look at the people who are associated with the coin, with one known crypto scammer ($2.5m usd) working on the project. For what is claimed to be an 'ethical' project, the people in charge need to disassociate such shady characters from this project.
Surely having to go to such lengths to protect your Bitcoin is only going to make it harder for mass adoption?
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I've been into DVC since last year but honestly not much has happened. It used to be consistently at 80+ sats. I'd say we need to change Devtome payouts...
I haven't been here that long, so apologies in advance for any ignorance. If the writers are dumping coins short term, maybe you could come up with a system where you withhold part of the payment and if the writers hang around for a set period of time (maybe 3 months or something) then those coins get released? Or do you think that you are just moving the same problem down the road for a few months?
Re: If you were satoshi... what would your "return from the void" post be?
If Karpeles were to announce he was off to a pacific island to open a starbucks with his 800,000 coins, the news would just slip through the cracks today.
Re: [ANN] Local Bitcoin Foundation - Bringing the power of the Blockchain...
Great idea Mike, it's good to see people come up with these innovations. I too would like to see the formation of a organisation who is TRULY dedicated to the cause of bitcoin, and not personal gain. I have limited computer programming skills, but I am based in Australia and would be willing to help in the marketing, promotional or legal areas. I will keep an eye out on this thread for developments and hope this can get off the ground.
Some interesting reading here > http://two-bit-idiot.tumblr.com/post/78609330103/the-btc-foundations-power-struggle
Agreed, we do need an organised and dedicated group of people who represent the community. However, who voted these guys in? What input did the bitcoin community as a whole have in the establishment of the foundation, yet alone electing who would be on there? I guess having such shrewd businessman and solid citizens as Mark Karpeles on the board made them think they didn't need that input.
It would be interesting to weigh up the good that the foundation has done compared to the damage that they have done to the brand. It wasn't until the knife was well and truly to the bone that they got rid of Gox and Karpeles. I do not believe for one minute that they were suddenly 'surprised' by what happened over in Tokyo.
It would be interesting to weigh up the good that the foundation has done compared to the damage that they have done to the brand. It wasn't until the knife was well and truly to the bone that they got rid of Gox and Karpeles. I do not believe for one minute that they were suddenly 'surprised' by what happened over in Tokyo.
Yea, all valid points. Like I say, they aren't beyond criticism. Like it or not, Bitcoin, by its very nature attracts the kind of person with an affinity for risk. Criminals and entrepreneurs share this affinity. And as we've seen, the line between entrepreneur and criminal is blurry, to say the least.
It's important to remember that TBF does not own Bitcoin. Their activities are what THEY think are in Bitcoin's best interest. We don't have to agree, or take any notice. But there's nothing stopping anyone setting up another lobbying group.
Fair enough, they do not own bitcoin, we can set up a rival group etc etc, but I read earlier that they pay Gavin's salary as the lead dev for the bitcoin project. Noone will deny that he deserves to get paid and does a top job, but it's a bit worrying when you have a foundation which has very little confidence put in it by the community being Gavin's 'boss', and have the fate of the currency at their mercy.
Yeah, what a scam to take peoples membership money and use it to organize conferences, lobby regulators, provide a resource for business and the press, to provide a space to coordinate the volunteer efforts of dozens of people who actually do something. Wow such scam! Only a doggy based coin could save us now. 
+21 million
Agree. This thread is a ridiculous criticism, obviously made by someone with no understanding that Bitcoin is NOT an island. It interfaces in very real ways with centralised, legacy systems - and we need an organised, dedicated focal point.
This doesn't mean the foundation is beyond criticism, but let's not throw the baby out with the bath water.
Agreed, we do need an organised and dedicated group of people who represent the community. However, who voted these guys in? What input did the bitcoin community as a whole have in the establishment of the foundation, yet alone electing who would be on there? I guess having such shrewd businessman and solid citizens as Mark Karpeles on the board made them think they didn't need that input.
It would be interesting to weigh up the good that the foundation has done compared to the damage that they have done to the brand. It wasn't until the knife was well and truly to the bone that they got rid of Gox and Karpeles. I do not believe for one minute that they were suddenly 'surprised' by what happened over in Tokyo.
+1
From the first time they have no meaning to exist, bitcoin is protected by itself.
Why is not the foundation investigating the gox fraud?
From the first time they have no meaning to exist, bitcoin is protected by itself.
Why is not the foundation investigating the gox fraud?
Hmmm, you ask that question, yet you know the answer already.
