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Topic: [ANN][CLAM] CLAMs, Proof-Of-Chain, Proof-Of-Working-Stake, a.k.a. "Clamcoin" - page 288. (Read 1151252 times)

hero member
Activity: 784
Merit: 1002
CLAM Developer
CLAM is a great altcoin, there's no reason it can't be used for other applications outside of gambling
What's the advantage of CLAM over other existing altcoins? What are the unique features?
That you can use them to play or invest in Just Dice Smiley
i can do this with btc already, much more popular
No, actually, you cannot Smiley
Real talk though, what is the point of using Clams outside of Justdice?
(Against my better judgement) I decided to hold onto my 9.6(?) clams from my 2 claims and trade with them rather than cash out. I've almost doubled my clams, but I've still lost money, as the price has plummeted from .013 per to .005 per. Is there any reason for me to continue to hold?
You can speculate that some day it might be used for something other than casino chips at Just-Dice. Or maybe not. Hard to say.
Is there any evidence that Clams could one day potentially fill a niche outside of dice money? I've seen a lot of talk, but that's all there has been since the launch... talk. I can't see anyone taking an altcoin that is literally given away too seriously.

I personally do not believe that gambling is such a horrible frontier market.
In this case it is gambling + staking/mining.  
I would expect that the CLAM on JD alone places us as the highest percentage actively staked network; proving that our PoWS incentives work.

As has oft been bandied about in this community, network systems benefit and gain utility from network effect.  
We have a handful of solid services.  The emphasis in the previous sentence is important.  
Better a handful of solid services than hundreds worth little.

The vast majority (not all) of alternative "cryptos" have little behind the curtain.  
We have been plodding along for over a year with significant improvements in the codebase.
We intend to continue doing so.

I am personally the most biased person in the room - so you will, of course, have to look elsewhere for market advice.
legendary
Activity: 4004
Merit: 1250
Owner at AltQuick.com
CLAM is a great altcoin, there's no reason it can't be used for other applications outside of gambling
What's the advantage of CLAM over other existing altcoins? What are the unique features?
That you can use them to play or invest in Just Dice Smiley
i can do this with btc already, much more popular
No, actually, you cannot Smiley
Real talk though, what is the point of using Clams outside of Justdice?
(Against my better judgement) I decided to hold onto my 9.6(?) clams from my 2 claims and trade with them rather than cash out. I've almost doubled my clams, but I've still lost money, as the price has plummeted from .013 per to .005 per. Is there any reason for me to continue to hold?
You can speculate that some day it might be used for something other than casino chips at Just-Dice. Or maybe not. Hard to say.

Or - Buying a Pizza is always a possibility...

I bought Prime Rib once.  That was pretty sweet and easy.  Picture of it somewhere.

Edit: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.10464475

Staking steaks Cheesy
legendary
Activity: 1526
Merit: 1034
CLAM is a great altcoin, there's no reason it can't be used for other applications outside of gambling

What's the advantage of CLAM over other existing altcoins? What are the unique features?

That you can use them to play or invest in Just Dice Smiley

i can do this with btc already, much more popular

No, actually, you cannot Smiley

Real talk though, what is the point of using Clams outside of Justdice?

(Against my better judgement) I decided to hold onto my 9.6(?) clams from my 2 claims and trade with them rather than cash out. I've almost doubled my clams, but I've still lost money, as the price has plummeted from .013 per to .005 per. Is there any reason for me to continue to hold?

You can speculate that some day it might be used for something other than casino chips at Just-Dice. Or maybe not. Hard to say.



Is there any evidence that Clams could one day potentially fill a niche outside of dice money? I've seen a lot of talk, but that's all there has been since the launch... talk. I can't see anyone taking an altcoin that is literally given away too seriously.
hero member
Activity: 784
Merit: 1002
CLAM Developer
CLAM is a great altcoin, there's no reason it can't be used for other applications outside of gambling
What's the advantage of CLAM over other existing altcoins? What are the unique features?
That you can use them to play or invest in Just Dice Smiley
i can do this with btc already, much more popular
No, actually, you cannot Smiley
Real talk though, what is the point of using Clams outside of Justdice?
(Against my better judgement) I decided to hold onto my 9.6(?) clams from my 2 claims and trade with them rather than cash out. I've almost doubled my clams, but I've still lost money, as the price has plummeted from .013 per to .005 per. Is there any reason for me to continue to hold?
You can speculate that some day it might be used for something other than casino chips at Just-Dice. Or maybe not. Hard to say.

Or - Buying a Pizza is always a possibility...
legendary
Activity: 2968
Merit: 1198
CLAM is a great altcoin, there's no reason it can't be used for other applications outside of gambling

What's the advantage of CLAM over other existing altcoins? What are the unique features?

That you can use them to play or invest in Just Dice Smiley

i can do this with btc already, much more popular

No, actually, you cannot Smiley

Real talk though, what is the point of using Clams outside of Justdice?

(Against my better judgement) I decided to hold onto my 9.6(?) clams from my 2 claims and trade with them rather than cash out. I've almost doubled my clams, but I've still lost money, as the price has plummeted from .013 per to .005 per. Is there any reason for me to continue to hold?

You can speculate that some day it might be used for something other than casino chips at Just-Dice. Or maybe not. Hard to say.

legendary
Activity: 4004
Merit: 1250
Owner at AltQuick.com
CLAM is a great altcoin, there's no reason it can't be used for other applications outside of gambling

What's the advantage of CLAM over other existing altcoins? What are the unique features?

That you can use them to play or invest in Just Dice Smiley

i can do this with btc already, much more popular

No, actually, you cannot Smiley

Real talk though, what is the point of using Clams outside of Justdice?

(Against my better judgement) I decided to hold onto my 9.6(?) clams from my 2 claims and trade with them rather than cash out. I've almost doubled my clams, but I've still lost money, as the price has plummeted from .013 per to .005 per. Is there any reason for me to continue to hold?

Staking is pretty nice.  Basically mining coins with coins.
legendary
Activity: 1526
Merit: 1034
CLAM is a great altcoin, there's no reason it can't be used for other applications outside of gambling

What's the advantage of CLAM over other existing altcoins? What are the unique features?

That you can use them to play or invest in Just Dice Smiley

i can do this with btc already, much more popular

No, actually, you cannot Smiley

Real talk though, what is the point of using Clams outside of Justdice?

(Against my better judgement) I decided to hold onto my 9.6(?) clams from my 2 claims and trade with them rather than cash out. I've almost doubled my clams, but I've still lost money, as the price has plummeted from .013 per to .005 per. Is there any reason for me to continue to hold?
hero member
Activity: 784
Merit: 1002
CLAM Developer
CLAM is a great altcoin, there's no reason it can't be used for other applications outside of gambling

What's the advantage of CLAM over other existing altcoins? What are the unique features?

That you can use them to play or invest in Just Dice Smiley

i can do this with btc already, much more popular

No, actually, you cannot Smiley
sr. member
Activity: 350
Merit: 250
CLAM is a great altcoin, there's no reason it can't be used for other applications outside of gambling

What's the advantage of CLAM over other existing altcoins? What are the unique features?

That you can use them to play or invest in Just Dice Smiley

i can do this with btc already, much more popular
legendary
Activity: 1512
Merit: 1057
SpacePirate.io
There are a wealth of features:

  • An extremely wide and reasonably fair(comparatively) distribution.
  • A conservative money supply with less inflation than BTC for atleast two more halvings.
  • A continuous reward to prevent long-term deflation.
  • CLAMspeech, which enables distributed applications, proof-of-existence, or simple data storage.
  • CLAMspeech has seeded the entire chain with political and religious speech - possibly giving those in the community a leg to stand on in upcoming challenges to Bitlicense-esque legislation.
  • First to run Peter Todd's checklocktimeverify functionality live on chain.
  • Highly customized PoWS system which more properly aligns incentives.
  • A wealth of staking and other powerful custom RPC/console commands.
  • Customized GUI with user customizable CSS-esque GUI.
  • There are likely more; hard to keep track at this point.

If I can get a proposal together that satisfies everyone, hopefully soon:
An update that simultaneously solves the blocksize, marginal network cost, investment uncertainty due to large claimers, and DDoS/Bloat protection.
Additionally, sometime in the future, a fleshed out CLAMspeech protocol and examples to standardize the usage of CLAMspeech for applications.

I noticed that the technical details about clamcoin isn't on the clamclient site any longer. They're on clamcoin.org but there's no link from this thread on 1st post to that site. Any chance you can add the details: Block time, stake age, total distribution, etc?
hero member
Activity: 784
Merit: 1002
CLAM Developer
What's the advantage of CLAM over other existing altcoins? What are the unique features?
CLAMS don't have AIDS. And you cannot catch HIV by downloading the wallet.
I'm not sure those properties are unique to CLAM.  Smiley
OK, so some of them only give you a light dose of the clap. But I think his point was clear enough.
You can clear the clap up with one round of meds anyways  Grin.

There are a wealth of features:

  • An extremely wide and reasonably fair(comparatively) distribution.
  • A conservative money supply with less inflation than BTC for atleast two more halvings.
  • A continuous reward to prevent long-term deflation.
  • CLAMspeech, which enables distributed applications, proof-of-existence, or simple data storage.
  • CLAMspeech has seeded the entire chain with political and religious speech - possibly giving those in the community a leg to stand on in upcoming challenges to Bitlicense-esque legislation.
  • First to run Peter Todd's checklocktimeverify functionality live on chain.
  • Highly customized PoWS system which more properly aligns incentives.
  • A wealth of staking and other powerful custom RPC/console commands.
  • Customized GUI with user customizable CSS-esque GUI.
  • There are likely more; hard to keep track at this point.

If I can get a proposal together that satisfies everyone, hopefully soon:
An update that simultaneously solves the blocksize, marginal network cost, investment uncertainty due to large claimers, and DDoS/Bloat protection.
Additionally, sometime in the future, a fleshed out CLAMspeech protocol and examples to standardize the usage of CLAMspeech for applications.
legendary
Activity: 4004
Merit: 1250
Owner at AltQuick.com
What's the advantage of CLAM over other existing altcoins? What are the unique features?
CLAMS don't have AIDS. And you cannot catch HIV by downloading the wallet.

I'm not sure those properties are unique to CLAM.  Smiley

OK, so some of them only give you a light dose of the clap. But I think his point was clear enough.

You can clear the clap up with one round of meds anyways  Grin.
legendary
Activity: 2940
Merit: 1333
What's the advantage of CLAM over other existing altcoins? What are the unique features?
CLAMS don't have AIDS. And you cannot catch HIV by downloading the wallet.

I'm not sure those properties are unique to CLAM.  Smiley

OK, so some of them only give you a light dose of the clap. But I think his point was clear enough.
legendary
Activity: 1456
Merit: 1081
I may write code in exchange for bitcoins.
What's the advantage of CLAM over other existing altcoins? What are the unique features?
CLAMS don't have AIDS. And you cannot catch HIV by downloading the wallet.

I'm not sure those properties are unique to CLAM.  Smiley
legendary
Activity: 963
Merit: 1002
CLAM is a great altcoin, there's no reason it can't be used for other applications outside of gambling

What's the advantage of CLAM over other existing altcoins? What are the unique features?

That you can use them to play or invest in Just Dice Smiley

Everyone got Clamcoins for free.

(everyone quote these line and post 1 perk! Tongue)

CLAMS don't have AIDS. And you cannot catch HIV by downloading the wallet.
legendary
Activity: 4004
Merit: 1250
Owner at AltQuick.com
CLAM is a great altcoin, there's no reason it can't be used for other applications outside of gambling

What's the advantage of CLAM over other existing altcoins? What are the unique features?

That you can use them to play or invest in Just Dice Smiley

Everyone got Clamcoins for free.

(everyone quote these line and post 1 perk! Tongue)
legendary
Activity: 1199
Merit: 1047
CLAM is a great altcoin, there's no reason it can't be used for other applications outside of gambling

What's the advantage of CLAM over other existing altcoins? What are the unique features?

That you can use them to play or invest in Just Dice Smiley
full member
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★YoBit.Net★ 350+ Coins Exchange & Dice
CLAM is a great altcoin, there's no reason it can't be used for other applications outside of gambling

What's the advantage of CLAM over other existing altcoins? What are the unique features?
legendary
Activity: 1512
Merit: 1057
SpacePirate.io
so any plans on new things to push CLAMs up after all this dumping ?

Like superclam said, we need to start building services for it. CLAM is a great altcoin, there's no reason it can't be used for other applications outside of gambling. It's staking capability with a high reward, exchange support, and ~1 minute block time makes it a good candidate for lots of uses.

Personally, I'm in the process of building a game (strategy/rpg) that will include both clam and bitcoin (launching Dec/Jan). This way, players that are familiar with bitcoin will also get exposed to clam as well.
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Hello dooglas and Superclam.  Can you or anyone please tell me the formula for figuring how many clams have to be in an address for it to mature correctly?  I could have sworn I saw it among the posts but cant find it now.  
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