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Thanks a lot, MYNOSPACE, for the new HZ tip. Much appreciated!  

I (probably) fixed a bug in the block explorer


Problem:
When asking the block explorer using accountRS, all balances are zero.
https://explorer.horizonplatform.io/?page=account&id=12846730982802002083 --> CURRENT HORIZON BALANCE: 3,310 HZ
but the same account when id given as RS account number is shown as:
https://explorer.horizonplatform.io/?page=account&id=NHZ-Q675-SGBG-LQ43-D38L6 --> CURRENT HORIZON BALANCE: 0 HZ

Solved:
This is on my (temporary!) server where I run my block-explorer-fork code:
http://188.226.155.38:8080/hzbe/?page=account&id=12846730982802002083 --> CURRENT HORIZON BALANCE: 3,310 HZ
http://188.226.155.38:8080/hzbe/?page=account&id=NHZ-Q675-SGBG-LQ43-D38L6 --> CURRENT HORIZON BALANCE: 3,310 HZ

Code change suggested in commit: "fixed zero balance bug when accountRS"
https://github.com/altsheets/hz-blockexplorer/commit/e9434d62a52d5fa464f4ef95fbb8931b888befd6

Bug fixed!
You can study my giveback license v04 for how to support useful people like me
or ... TL;DR - simply send me some HZ to: NHZ-Q675-SGBG-LQ43-D38L6  Thanks.

B.E.E.f.A

a glitch in the block explorer ...

I know some here are annoyed by the bounty issues.
Some appease and say: Wait, you'll be fine.
Others refer to the bounty thread in the Horizon Forum (https://horizonplatform.io/topic/whats-up-with-hallmark-node-payouts/), but nobody cares about this.
Sorry guys, the node bounties are important and the basis of this coin distribution.
I expect, that one of the devs comments the problems and explains possible solutions.
Everybody knows, shit happens, but we must talk about it. I'm a software developer myself and I know what I'm talking about.

Why am I saying all this? In recent days, the bounties have been not or very irregularly paid.
The "Last Payout" date, given by the node checker, shows a payment around 0:20 UTC each day, for each node. But only a few nodes have received a payment. The online time is no longer comprehensible.

Here you can find a summary about the node payments of the last days. The information comes from the blockchain, but I can also provide more detailed information on transaction basis.

Date	| Payment per Node	| Node count	| Number of Payments	| Remark
2015-06-25	| 443.06602	| 2257	| 2256	| single payments
2015-06-26	| 0.0	| ?	| 0	| no paymants
2015-06-27	| 539.66541	| 1853	| 367	| combined payments
2015-06-28	| 479.84645	| 2084	| 2083	| replayed payments
2015-06-29	| 591.71598	| 1690	| 391	| combined payments
2015-06-30	| 570.12543	| 1754	| 338	| combined payments

Devs, you are doing a good job! But sometimes you have to take some time for the annoying trappings.

EDIT: 2015-06-30 5:03 UTC: last values added
EDIT2: Seems, that all payments to accounts with more than 26 nodes are skipped

Stakeholder bounty account is:  
NHZ-XB5G-QDAG-NU3M-EL8L8
ID: 14071728701170426990 | Alias: stakeholder bounty
and its empty: https://explorer.horizonplatform.io/?page=account&id=14071728701170426990

I am strongly opposed to any kind of censorship.

So with my new 'asset.phtml' extension ... all assets are still shown - but in some cases with a clear warning.
What do you think about that suggested system?

... but that seems to reflect the state of the crypto subculture. Egoistic.

Nope. (and we would have noticed because of my BAMM.py).

Actually, the numerical account number of NHZ-A9WQ-PC3J-B3SN-DHQSM is 13394496573002751894 (alias NODE BOUNTY)
and there are still 2.2 mio HZ on it: https://explorer.horizonplatform.io/?page=account&id=13394496573002751894

It only looks empty: https://explorer.horizonplatform.io/?page=account&id=NHZ-A9WQ-PC3J-B3SN-DHQSM
probably a glitch in the block explorer ...

The stakeholder bounty account is dry since 2 days.

Block explorer extension for assets
Suggestion: Warnings about certain assets

In the past there have already been discussions about blacklisting assets - which I do not want to repeat here. Me personally, I am strongly opposed to any kind of censorship. "Caveat emptor (Buyer beware)" is a more grown up concept than the childish "Consumer protection by censorship and prohibition". A good option is whitelisting assets (see the HZ "trusted assets" page), but there are yet only 4, and I always thought ...

... "what about all the other 100+ HZ assets out there"?
That is why I built my extension asset.phtml. I would want it to always display all assets ... scam, test, or proper ... regardless. What is on the blockchain, gets reported!

But still -especially where without any doubts- I consider ADDITIONAL information is appropriate ... if a certain asset should rather not be bought. Good thinking?

So this is what I coded, to implement a first approximation of that idea:

asset warnings

Some assets are known to be test assets, or revoked (by the issuer), or even scams (perhaps, probably or proven scams).

However, the (too) centralized power of the only official block explorer ... needs a balance between user protection and issuer protection (and censorship is bad)!

So with my 'asset.phtml' ... all assets are still shown - but in some cases with a clear warning.

All is hardcoded into an XML file.
I urge the team to always link back to a forum post where detailed explanations are given, and can be discussed - so that e.g. the issuer gets a chance to react to the suspicion.

examples for the different warnings:

• test asset http://188.226.155.38:8080/hzbe/?page=asset&id=5903523947573024709
  clearly intended to be only a test
  
  
• revoked asset http://188.226.155.38:8080/hzbe/?page=asset&id=16661902544444460183
  revoked by the issuer
  
  
• perhaps scam http://188.226.155.38:8080/hzbe/?page=asset&id=3
  there must be a heavy suspicion before using this!
• probably scam http://188.226.155.38:8080/hzbe/?page=asset&id=4
  almost sure, not many doubts left.
• proven scam http://188.226.155.38:8080/hzbe/?page=asset&id=5
  definitely no doubts.

To be totally clear:
Almost all assets will show none of those warnings
- because they are intended to be, and run as proper assets.

What do you think about that suggested system?

P.S.:
This whole "warnings" function is coded now, but it can be easily switched off completely.
If you find it too much to worry about for now ... just go back to the "quick start" posting above now.

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B.E.E.f.A - quick start: ... Block explorer extension for assets ...

B.E.E.f.A - quick start: ...

Block Explorer Extension for Assets ...

I'd love to see that work out. Will publish the source these days!

Anyone wants to pledge some crowd bounty for it?

" I have an idea for Horizon HZ that I think is interesting, this is not approved or official, and maybe everyone will love it or hate it, this is just an idea I want to bring to everyone to see what they think of it. The idea is a weekly 1 million Horizon Distribution, or "Lottery," based on the Rich List, or the top 100 holders. (Excluding Blocknet obviously or any Bounty distribution account - just individuals that hold Horizon in the top 100)
Each week there would be some provably fair drawing for 1 million Horizon, there might not be the means to fund it, but I think a live video of real lottery balls being mixed up and drawn out would be the most fun. (Harder to prove fair, or would that be easier?) Short of that, some cryptographic provably fair method that is 100% trusted. Ideally with at least some sort of fun visuals that people could tune in and watch.
In my opinion this would give incentive for people to want to be in the top 100 holders, part of the top 100 rich list. As we are a small community and low priced coin/platform, this is pretty easy to do at this point. Technically this should be very easy to be certain of the top 100 people. Maybe this would incentivize people to buy more to stay in the top 100, get in the top 100, especially on the lower end to get into the top 100. (More demand, and more fun?!)
Four winners a month is a lot, and those people would likely be very loyal to Horizon once they had a big giveaway like that. Word of mouth could get around. My idea was that this is taken out of the monthly bounties. I have not asked Nick Cote or anyone on the team about it, but I am sure sending it to four addresses a month would not be a difficult task. Now, if previous winners should be excluded or not, I am not sure, or if team members should not be included, not sure, but perhaps everyone should be incentivized to want to stay or get in the top 100? What does everything think, great idea, terrible? Thoughts? "

See - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=823785.1740, answer pharesim, quote - As long as possible. We will change the payout amounts to a dynamic value soon to extend the period.

When distribution is over?