Topic: [ANN][FAIR] FairCoin - for a fair economy, featuring proof-of-cooperation - page 67. (Read 376780 times)

Great, finally and just in time. Thanks for that hard work, Thomas!!

During the last weeks much work has been put into creating a stable, feature complete port of the Electrum wallet which was originally created for Bitcoin. I have created binary packages for FairCoin for all common operating systems. It runs smoothly even on a Raspberry PI

By downloading Electrum for FairCoin you can start using FairCoins within minutes and without any hassle: it's easy to use, blazing fast and feature rich.

Some of the key features are:

Safe
Your private keys are encrypted and never leave your computer.

Flexible
You can use your wallet on several computers at the same time.

Forgiving
Your wallet can be recovered from a secret phrase.

Instant On
Electrum is fast, because it uses servers that index the FairCoin blockchain.

No Lock-In
You can export your private keys and use them in other FairCoin clients.

No Downtime
Electrum servers are decentralized and redundant. Your wallet is never down.

Proof Checking
Electrum Wallet verifies all the transactions in your history using SPV.

Cold Storage
Keep your private keys offline, and go online with a watching-only wallet.

Multisig
Split the permission to spend your coins between several wallets.

Add-ons
Electrum supports third-party plugins: Multisig services, Hardware wallets, etc.


This technical innovation moves FairCoin forward just another step and especially promotes the forthcoming FairCoin week: https://use.fair-coin.org/

Have fun with it: https://electrum.fair-coin.org/

regs
Thomas

A lot of things going on, related the faircoin week:

be pending
https://twitter.com/fair_coop
https://www.facebook.com/thefaircoop

And the growing directory
http://use.fair-coin.org
https://use.fair-coin.org/directory/

I dont like to have any relation with  a global economic power like Gates fundation.   But is great  to be pending of what is happening, and perhaps someone can use that

Hi Enric,

I saw this article on Coindesk a few days ago:

http://www.coindesk.com/gates-foundation-blockchain-financial-inclusion/

Might be interesting to reach out to/ team up with on a project basis ?


And I also saw this article on NewsBTC:
http://www.newsbtc.com/2015/07/19/bitsoko-receives-global-challenges-exploration-grant/

Also a project I think is in the line of Faircoop's goals.

If it's not interesting then it might be an idea to ask any of these reporters to also do a piece on Faircoop and/ or the Faircoop week that's coming up 

(that is a two pieces small bulletin just sent to all the faircoop site members)

SPECIAL NEWS FOR THE FAIRCOIN COMMUNITY!

English

FairCoop Launches “Faircoin week” | Jul 24-31

With the goal of moving towards the creation of an alternative economic and financial system to the current predatory capitalist one, FairCoop launches the first “Faircoin Week” from 24 to July 31, 2015.
 
During this week shops, cafes, restaurants, fair trade shops, self-employed people, and  cooperatives, etc. around the world will be invited to accept Faircoins  in their transactions and verify firsthand how this fairtrade cryptocurrency can be a very useful tool in their economic exchanges.
 
The initiative also aims to encourage consumers to use Faircoin, show its real use in businesses, and contribute to their integration within the society we are helping to transform.
 
We call out to all those individuals and collectives committed to the values that FairCoop promotes to participate in this week of action!
 
Taking advantage of the Faircoin Week, we have launched the web portal http://use.fair-coin.org as a reference to facilitate and promote the use of Faircoin as a payment tool.
On this site we provide useful content on how to participate in the initiative,  and other useful information for those users who want to know where to  go to try Faircoin, what businesses are already using the system, and how and where to spend their digital currencies.
 
As active participants and as local nodes of FairCoop, you can contribute to this Faircoin Week by promoting it among your local contacts; and particularly by finding shops aligned with the Faircoop principles which can participate in the event and adopt this cryptocurrency. We invite you to get involved in this action and start to visualize the network we are forming together!
 
As a shop you can join the Faircoin Week and start to make the new economic system a reality! You help us to promote Faircoin and through http://use.fair-coin.org we help you to spread your project.
 
As a user, stay tuned to the updates on this website, and if you want you can prepare for the Faircoin Week by:
 
* Downloading the wallet http://www.fair-coin.org/#wallet
* And buying some Faircoins in http://getfaircoin.net to use them during the Faircoin week.


FairCoop give away 40 FairCoin for you to participate in FairCoin Week!

With the aim of promoting FairCoin Week, FairCoop has allocated a budget of 40,000 FAIR to invite anyone to have a fairtrade drink or meal and pay with FairCoin.
That’s it! We will distribute 40 FairCoins to anyone who wants to participate in this action from anywhere in the world. We want to reach a thousand participants using FairCoin.
To participate in this collective action, you‘ll need to find somewhere in the town or city where you are going to be between 24 and 31 July, that accepts FairCoin.
It is important that you help to spread awareness of FairCoin Week by raising awareness of the proposal to a bar or shop that you trust, and encourage them to to accept this fair cryptocurrency.
You may feel now all this is almost symbolic, but it could soon become a globally accepted monetary system that allows us to share in economic solidarity and social justice. Now you can contribute to this next step!
Find all the information you need to participate at
http://use.fair-coin.org.
** So, about the 40 FairCoins… How does that work?**
1) First, download a FairCoin wallet
– If it’s to buy something in a physical shop we suggest you use the Android Wallet https://fair.to/androidwallet which you can use with your Android smartphone or tablet.
– If you want to use your FairCoins in the long term, we suggest you also download one of the pc/mac wallets:
* The official wallet, with it your computer contribute to the FairCoin network security https://fair-coin.org/#wallet
* The electrum wallet, faster and easy to use (https://electrum.fair-coin.org )
2)  To request your 40 free FairCoins, complete this form where you provide your personal details and the FairCoin address you’ve taken from your wallet.
3) If you want to learn more about how the FairCoin wallet works, here are some links and tutorials:

    Official Wallet: https://getfaircoin.net/tutorial/

    Electrum wallet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFqSYrSI074 (It uses bitcoin as an example, but it’s the same for FairCoin)

    Android Wallet: https://fair.coop/?get_group_doc=40/1436520126-UsersGuide.pdf

4) To find shops and businesses near you that accept FairCoin, use our directory: http://use.fair-coin.org/.  Although as stated earlier, ideally you‘ll invite your  favourite shop or bar to participate in this initiative, enabling you to spend your  40 FAIR with them.
You can also buy more FairCoin at http://getfaircoin.net/

+ info: https://use.fair-coin.org





Castellano

FairCoop lanza la semana de Faircoin  |  24-31 de julio
https://fair.coop/es/semanafaircoin/

FairCoop te obsequia con 40 faircoins para que participes en la semana de faircoin
https://fair.coop/es/faircoop-te-obsequia-con-40-faircoins-para-que-participes-en-la-semana-de-faircoin/

Más información y directorio de lugares que aceptan faircoin:  http://use.fair-coin.org/es/


Greek

To Faircoop ξεκινάει την “Eβδoμάδα Faircoin”- 24 με 31 ιoυλίoυ 2015
https://fair.coop/el/faircoinweek/

H FairCoop σας κανει δώρo 40 FairCoin για να συμμετέχετε στην Eβδoμάδα FairCoin!
https://fair.coop/el/40fair/

 επιπλέoν πληρoφoρίες y  Kατάλoγoς :  http://use.fair-coin.org/el/


Portuguese

FairCoop lança a semana Faircoin | 24-31 Jul
https://fair.coop/pt-pt/faircoop-lanca-a-semana-faircoin-24-31-jul/

FairCoop te obsequia 40 faircoins para que participe na Semana de FairCoin!
https://fair.coop/pt-pt/faircoop-te-obsequia-40-faircoins-para-que-participe-na-semana-de-faircoin/

Mais informações e diretório:   http://use.fair-coin.org


Italiano


FairCoop Lancia “Faircoin week” dal 24 al 31 luglio 2015
https://fair.coop/it/faircoinweek/

Faircoop ti regala 40 FairCoin per farti partecipare al FairCoin Week!
https://fair.coop/it/faircoop-ti-regala-40-faircoin-per-farti-partecipare-al-faircoin-week/



Català

FairCoop llança la setmana Faircoin | 24 al 31 Jul
https://fair.coop/ca/setmanafaircoin/


FairCoop t’obsequia amb 40 faircoins perquè participis en la Setmana de Faircoin!
https://fair.coop/ca/faircoop-tobsequia-amb-40-faircoins-perque-participis-en-la-setmana-de-faircoin/


Més informació i directori: https://use.fair-coin.org/ca/




German

FairCoop startet die “Faircoin-Woche” – vom 24 -31 Juli 2015
https://fair.coop/de/faircoinwoche/

Weitere Informationen und das Verzeichnis:  http://use.fair-coin.org

I think thats FAIR. please put a stop to refunds now or least have an ETA. All those people who have forgotten about fair should be forgotten now. You gave them a FAIR chance 

Yea good idea.

put a term to refund like 26th of august 2015 it's exactly six month after the fork, they have had sufficient time to remember
while the team and the community have worked hard... 

does that mean ,if this 1.6M was used no matter by refund or by bounties ,then the refund would be stop?

We not know how many coins will be refunded because that depends of the people that still will claim coins on the future,
The recover adress is that one, but this is shared between claims and bounties... 

https://chain.fair-coin.org/address/fRecovr5RiYKSh9hAJYR1jmTMapWMnBxRm  (Around 1.6 M right now)

how many coin left to be refund?

I think the solution it's to stop to refund coins and sell all them in bittrex.
Just do it

I completely Agree NOT to change the price in GetFAIRCOIN. If someone is seeing cheaper coins on bitterex go ahead and buy it why do you need GetFairCoin ? We dont want to craete arbitrage which was done previously.

Accusing eachother of having secret agenda's is really not productive in my opinion and also rather inconsiderate.
I think it's really good that we all have our opinions on which way to go with FAIR and by voicing those opinions we can together find the best way in which to move forward.

that's right thomas
i see this coin born,to the moon first time,and fall off the rocket the first time..and take off by you guys,and then grows everyday.then to the moon second time,and now.
i know everything about faircoin.
so i can see things clearly.
dont Influences by other voice who didnt know much about faircoop and faircoin.
just do what you do.and someone like me will stand with you guys side by side.

I like the idea! is like the initial stages of the stabilization fund! I am in! I will use it every month if I can for my monthly purchases

Yes, Mandy, you nailed it.

The price on BitTrex does not reflect the current value of FairCoin. The value of a currency is determined by it's usage. At the moment bot are straining the price and every time I refund coins from the recovery block the price goes down for the next couple of days, depending on the amount that I refund.

Conclusion: regardless of the price on any exchange, FairCoin is gaining more and more value day by days, because many people are involved and work hard to drive development further.

regs
Thomas

totally agree.
for those guys that keep trying to influence GetFaircoin to lower it's price..they seems have their agenda and i'm pretty sure they just want this to be done to get some advantages with manipulating the market but nothing good to Faircoin at all.

I agree with you on most points, but I do think the difference currently just is too big.
With the current BTC price, 20 FAIR/ EUR would come down to a rate of almost 0.0002 BTC/ FAIR while the Bittrex price is currently 0.000075.
So I don't think we should move the GetFairCoin price with every move of Bittrex.
But if it turns out to be a more prolonged change in price, we do need to adjust the GetFairCoin price accordingly.
And if we are all honest, we would also move the GetFairCoin price up if the price on Bittrex would rise again.
So we should also do it if the opposite is the case.