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Topic: [ANN] [MINT] Mintcoin (POS / 5%) [NO ICO] [Fair distro, community maintained] - page 307. (Read 1369806 times)
May 15, 2014, 03:18:32 PM
As someone that's been using faucets to obtain Mintcoin but hasn't actually gotten involved yet... someone sell me on it. Why should one make the move? Why this coin? .
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May 15, 2014, 03:16:38 PM
Newsflash: Cryptsy is having a sale on MINT, just 7 to 8 satoshi. While supplies last!
I ran out of BTC so I thought I would let you guys in on it.
I ran out of BTC so I thought I would let you guys in on it.
Well that figures - I just sent some btc to Mintpal to help eliminate the sells @10. pffffft!
I blame the idiot that leaves a 19 BTC sell order @48 on Cryptsy all the time. I'm wouldn't be surprised if that recent dump was the exchange selling the interest they make on all the coins people leave there out of habit.
May 15, 2014, 03:11:38 PM
Newsflash: Cryptsy is having a sale on MINT, just 7 to 8 satoshi. While supplies last!
I ran out of BTC so I thought I would let you guys in on it.
I ran out of BTC so I thought I would let you guys in on it.
Well that figures - I just sent some btc to Mintpal to help eliminate the sells @10. pffffft!
May 15, 2014, 02:49:45 PM
Newsflash: Cryptsy is having a sale on MINT, just 7 to 8 satoshi. While supplies last!
I ran out of BTC so I thought I would let you guys in on it.
I ran out of BTC so I thought I would let you guys in on it.
May 15, 2014, 02:33:08 PM
I ported bitcoin-seeder to Mintcoin. It helps clients to bootstrap over DNS. Mintcoin didn't have any, and was exclusively using IRC to get an initial list of IPs. With DNS seeding, I hope establishing the initial connection to the network would be easier for new users. It will also benefit android wallet.
I set up a public dns seeder, but a second one will be appreciated. Source is available at https://github.com/keremhd/mintcoin-seeder
(Bitcoinj doesn't have IRC support, and I'm not thinking of adding an IRC library into mintcoinj. Mintcoin-qt will be fine even if DNS seed is down, it can fallback to IRC -- but android wallet can not)
I set up a public dns seeder, but a second one will be appreciated. Source is available at https://github.com/keremhd/mintcoin-seeder
(Bitcoinj doesn't have IRC support, and I'm not thinking of adding an IRC library into mintcoinj. Mintcoin-qt will be fine even if DNS seed is down, it can fallback to IRC -- but android wallet can not)
May 15, 2014, 02:26:17 PM
Mintcoinj would be free software and will keep bitcoinj's license, period.
Though I will not release any source code (including library itself) until android binary is available on Google Play. I don't want to give any other coins a head start.
Though I will not release any source code (including library itself) until android binary is available on Google Play. I don't want to give any other coins a head start.
Thanks for clarifying. I'm not worried about other coins copying this because
a) everyone would know where they got it from
b) a coin copying this that offers only 1% interest for example is low to the point where it is just a curiosity, not a selling point
I don't have an android phone, but this really adds important value and I can't wait to see Mintcoin get some of the attention it deserves!
May 15, 2014, 02:22:04 PM
Actually I'm not in favor of paid-for-development clients But as far as I could see, your clients are already open source, so bounties for conversion are always ok
I would be happy to see a second application to use mintcoinj library as well as android wallet, it'll make the library stronger and will cause bugs to be found & fixed.
You should note that mintcoinj is not as lightweight as POW-only coins' Simple Payment Verification libraries. For POS security to be trustable, entire blockchain needs to be downloaded (but it will be much lighter than official client for sure, regarding both storage and CPU, but not bandwidth. Also hopefully android app will use some tricks and users won't have to download entire blockchain (bandwidth wise), but a pre-processed blockchain database file instead. You would have to embed similar measures for users to be happy)
But as far as I could see, your clients are already open source, so bounties for conversion are always ok I would be happy to see a second application to use mintcoinj library as well as android wallet, it'll make the library stronger and will cause bugs to be found & fixed.
You should note that mintcoinj is not as lightweight as POW-only coins' Simple Payment Verification libraries. For POS security to be trustable, entire blockchain needs to be downloaded (but it will be much lighter than official client for sure, regarding both storage and CPU, but not bandwidth. Also hopefully android app will use some tricks and users won't have to download entire blockchain (bandwidth wise), but a pre-processed blockchain database file instead. You would have to embed similar measures for users to be happy)
Hi,
If you make mintcoinj library,
I can make Mintcoin lightweight wallet
similar like I did for Dogecoin www.wowdoge.org
or Vertcoin www.vertigowallet.org
or Execoin www.exelite.org.
Let me know if you are interested, please?
MINT: MZaH4MxEj5LrLDMgkw9b5yhg9dJWSfhE2k
If you make mintcoinj library,
I can make Mintcoin lightweight wallet
similar like I did for Dogecoin www.wowdoge.org
or Vertcoin www.vertigowallet.org
or Execoin www.exelite.org.
Let me know if you are interested, please?
MINT: MZaH4MxEj5LrLDMgkw9b5yhg9dJWSfhE2k
Android wallet update 6:
Good news!
The following is the first transaction ever received and forwarded by mintcoinj
http://mint.blockx.info/get/tx/68fec0ad06a76d1d37de929e14b6ad6d17352b715de4f5bcce648333e9bc4a9c
Good news!
The following is the first transaction ever received and forwarded by mintcoinj
http://mint.blockx.info/get/tx/68fec0ad06a76d1d37de929e14b6ad6d17352b715de4f5bcce648333e9bc4a9c
May 15, 2014, 02:17:28 PM
One day left in this round of voting and MINT is just a few hundred votes short of first place https://mywl.lt/voting
May 15, 2014, 02:14:01 PM
Yeah guys, let's not screw around and end up having someone get sued over trying to hold onto an exclusive feature (that was built off of a base of free open source code as I understand it) for ourselves.
May 15, 2014, 02:08:46 PM
Mintcoinj would be free software and will keep bitcoinj's license, period.
Though I will not release any source code (including library itself) until android binary is available on Google Play. I don't want to give any other coins a head start.
Though I will not release any source code (including library itself) until android binary is available on Google Play. I don't want to give any other coins a head start.
May 15, 2014, 12:54:07 PM
Paspi: might I suggest not releasing the source code to mintcoin android wallet/mintcoinj immediately. I would suggest giving it a 6 month grace period to give mintcoin a head start, otherwise it will be copied to every other pos coin immediately and give mintcoin no intrinsic value. Thoughts?
Its double edged sword. Do you trust a stranger with your coins without knowing what is inside the code?
I guess, its the idea which needs to be discussed, but i doubt that there will be much pro´s for keeping source code private.
I didn't think about this aspect. I just worry that paspi's work will not benefit mintcoin and this his bounty won't really be worth it as larger volume coins like blackcoin or cinni reap the benefits of his hard work.
Unfortunately, due to the licensing restrictions, mintcoinj would still be considered a derivative work since it was cloned from the bitcoinj library. Therefore, the person releasing the binaries must also make the source code available or risk a lawsuit.
May 15, 2014, 12:00:44 PM
Paspi: might I suggest not releasing the source code to mintcoin android wallet/mintcoinj immediately. I would suggest giving it a 6 month grace period to give mintcoin a head start, otherwise it will be copied to every other pos coin immediately and give mintcoin no intrinsic value. Thoughts?
Its double edged sword. Do you trust a stranger with your coins without knowing what is inside the code?
I guess, its the idea which needs to be discussed, but i doubt that there will be much pro´s for keeping source code private.
The main condition of the Developers bounty, is that the Android wallet be open source. We all have to remember as well, that paspi and Mintcoin are not the only ones working on a PoS Android wallet, Silkcoin for example states they are around 70% complete, but their version is a real battery drain.
As long as paspi can complete Mintcoins Android wallet before the others, it will be paspi and Mintcoin that will always be credited with it's development, this is the important part, along with Mintcoin then being able to be used so much easier for mobile transactions.
May 15, 2014, 11:52:12 AM
Paspi: might I suggest not releasing the source code to mintcoin android wallet/mintcoinj immediately. I would suggest giving it a 6 month grace period to give mintcoin a head start, otherwise it will be copied to every other pos coin immediately and give mintcoin no intrinsic value. Thoughts?
Its double edged sword. Do you trust a stranger with your coins without knowing what is inside the code?
I guess, its the idea which needs to be discussed, but i doubt that there will be much pro´s for keeping source code private.
To have a grace period, the source code could just be released to the developers and they could approve it... It makes sense to have this stamp of approval and only allow Mintcoin fans to use the android wallet for a while before the source code is released.
May 15, 2014, 11:48:53 AM
Paspi: might I suggest not releasing the source code to mintcoin android wallet/mintcoinj immediately. I would suggest giving it a 6 month grace period to give mintcoin a head start, otherwise it will be copied to every other pos coin immediately and give mintcoin no intrinsic value. Thoughts?
Its double edged sword. Do you trust a stranger with your coins without knowing what is inside the code?
I guess, its the idea which needs to be discussed, but i doubt that there will be much pro´s for keeping source code private.
I didn't think about this aspect. I just worry that paspi's work will not benefit mintcoin and this his bounty won't really be worth it as larger volume coins like blackcoin or cinni reap the benefits of his hard work.
May 15, 2014, 11:40:50 AM
Paspi: might I suggest not releasing the source code to mintcoin android wallet/mintcoinj immediately. I would suggest giving it a 6 month grace period to give mintcoin a head start, otherwise it will be copied to every other pos coin immediately and give mintcoin no intrinsic value. Thoughts?
Its double edged sword. Do you trust a stranger with your coins without knowing what is inside the code?
I guess, its the idea which needs to be discussed, but i doubt that there will be much pro´s for keeping source code private.
May 15, 2014, 11:19:58 AM
Paspi: might I suggest not releasing the source code to mintcoin android wallet/mintcoinj immediately. I would suggest giving it a 6 month grace period to give mintcoin a head start, otherwise it will be copied to every other pos coin immediately and give mintcoin no intrinsic value. Thoughts?
May 15, 2014, 10:28:26 AM
Is "mintcoinj" what we're calling the android wallet? Little confused, sorry...
May 15, 2014, 10:07:52 AM
Is there any way to add darkcoin functionality to mintcoin eventually? Adding true anonymity would add another perk to this coin.
I just sold all my Darkcoin... One my issues with it is that yes, Darksend when it's finished can just be added to any other coin as an added functionality I believe.
For the main part, Proof-of-Stake and the function of Staking somewhat relinquishes your wallets anonymity onto the blockchain.
Therefore, the addition of effective 'darksend' technology into any PoS coin is much more difficult, certainly in the immediate future. It will be much simpler for developers to include this type of function into non-PoS coins.
In terms of Alt. coins, Mintcoin and Darkcoin are perhaps two of the main and most important coins looking forward, imho.
Mintcoin - a pure PoS 'energy saving' coin that serves as an interest bearing / savings account.
Darkcoin - an energy efficient PoW algorithm and true 'anonymous' transactions, when Darksend is fully implemented.
May 15, 2014, 09:04:19 AM
Is there any way to add darkcoin functionality to mintcoin eventually? Adding true anonymity would add another perk to this coin.
I just sold all my Darkcoin... One my issues with it is that yes, Darksend when it's finished can just be added to any other coin as an added functionality I believe.
May 15, 2014, 08:50:25 AM
Is there any way to add darkcoin functionality to mintcoin eventually? Adding true anonymity would add another perk to this coin.
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