Topic: [ANN][FLO] A Worldwide Public Record | Alexandria | ETDB | Medici | 0.15 Segwit - page 126. (Read 516135 times)

"Transaction comments are currently limited to 140 characters. "

Definitely more innovative than FTC or CHN.  Congratulations!

Excellent choice on the number of characters 140... same as twitter!

Lots of potential uses.

I may just consider adding this feature to ZenithCoin.

I'm interested in seeing how the blockchain handles those messages.

I'll use this address to test my "send Bible as blockchain spam".

sendtoaddress [comment] [comment-to] [tx-comment]

I can think of a better name:

TwitterCoin
Spamcoin
Ubersize Blockchain Coin

Thank you for posting source. You're right, this is innovative, hope it works for you and hope I can figure out how to clone it in a future coin!

Yup, mining a few blocks too, just to test out if I can fill the blockchain with messages
I'll start with the Bible, split up in 140 character blocks.

This coin is going nowhere soon, unless Skyangel has implemented something against spamming

What kind of innovation it has?
Only transaction comments?

good luck man

If you have problems with connection to network, add flowing line into florincoin.conf
addnode=88.204.169.242:7312

I can't get CGMiner to work 

Wow, I can totally see someone making the blockchain of this coin even bigger than Bitcoin's.

Also, no pre-announcement.

 LOL... Good luck! You gonna need it!

So the only "great" feature and innovation is the addition of including a transaction comment?

What is FLO?
FLO is a cryptocurrency that introduces a worldwide public record for storing information. FLO coins are needed to pay for storage capacity, and coins are issued to reward participants for their work to secure and distribute information.

FLO is used to send payments and store data. This encourages building applications because anyone has the ability to write data into FLO.

How does FLO work?
FLO is a network similar to bitcoin where the open ledger is secured by miners competing to find proof-of-work. FLO has its own ledger, called the FLO blockchain, that can be thought of as a digital public space for storing information.


Features

* 40 second block generation allows for fast confirmations, but not too fast to cause problems with network synchronisation.
* No pre-mine, super-blocks or zero-blocks at the start.
* Quick difficulty adjustment should limit insta-mining in the first hours after launch.
* floData can be added to any coin transaction. This can be used to attach a simple message or reference to a transaction, or for any other purpose decided by the coin receiver and sender. floData is currently limited to 140 528 1040 characters. Both the GUI and RPC interface have been extended to implement this feature.
* The floData field can be seen under the "Transactions" tab when you double click on a a transaction ("Transaction information"). Also available from the terminal by doing "listtransactions".
* Note that floData is stored in the block-chain and are therefore public. If you want to send private information in your floData you should encrypt the message using a method agreed upon by the sender and receiver.
* floData has minimal impact on the size of the block chain due to small size (relative to the size of a block in the chain) and the fact that it does not take up any extra space when not used in a transaction. Transaction costs (calculated on transaction size) also offset the impact of slightly larger transactions when floData is included.


Technical Specifications

Block target spacing: 40 seconds
Difficulty retargets every blocks
Block reward: 100 FLO, halving every 800,000 blocks (about 1 year)
Maximum coins: 160 million FLO
Network port: 7312
RPC port: 7313


Download

0.15.0.3

Release files
https://github.com/floblockchain/flo/releases

Github source
https://github.com/floblockchain/flo

Ensure you are on the flo-master branch (default)

Mac OS X
flo-0.15.0-osx-unsigned.dmg: https://github.com/floblockchain/flo/releases/download/v0.15.0.3/flo-0.15.0-osx-unsigned.dmg

Windows
flo-0.15.0-win32-setup-unsigned.exe: https://github.com/floblockchain/flo/releases/download/v0.15.0.3/flo-0.15.0-win32-setup-unsigned.exe
flo-0.15.0-win64-setup-unsigned.exe: https://github.com/floblockchain/flo/releases/download/v0.15.0.3/flo-0.15.0-win64-setup-unsigned.exe
flo-0.15.0-win64.zip: https://github.com/floblockchain/flo/releases/download/v0.15.0.3/flo-0.15.0-win64.zip
flo-0.15.0-win32.zip: https://github.com/floblockchain/flo/releases/download/v0.15.0.3/flo-0.15.0-win32.zip

Linux
flo-0.15.0-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz: https://github.com/floblockchain/flo/releases/download/v0.15.0.3/flo-0.15.0-x86_64-linux-gnu.tar.gz

Update history

03-20-2018 - v0.15.0.3 - Updated private key import routine and seed nodes Recommended update
03-19-2018 - v0.15.0.2 - Segwit upgrade, seed nodes, datadir updated, tx-comment refactored to floData Required update
09-12-2017 - v0.10.4.6 - Logo update, seed nodes, README updates
19-06-2016 - v0.10.4.4 - UI changes, tx comment display, msg hash in chain, checkpoint
25-03-2016 - v0.10.4.0 - Litecoin 0.10.4 base Required update
28-01-2015 - v0.8.7.4 - Checkpoint, OpenSSL 1.0.1j
12-09-2014 - v0.8.7.3 - Litecoin 0.8.7 base, OpenSSL 1.0.1i, Checkpoint
13-04-2014 - v0.6.5.13 - Difficulty adjustment every block, OpenSSL security fix Required update
27-11-2013 - v0.6.5.8 - Increase maximum transaction message length Required update


Example flo.conf


* Open port 7312 on your router to allow incoming connections

* Point your miner at port 7313 of the machine running your wallet


Mining Information

For information on pools please check the forum at forum.flo.cash: https://forum.flo.cash/t/mining-guide-antminer-l3/36

Block explorers

http://flocha.in/
http://network.flo.cash/


Exchanges

Bittrex
https://bittrex.com/Market/Index?MarketName=BTC-FLO

Nova
https://novaexchange.com/market/BTC_FLO/

OpenBazaar
https://openbazaar.org/

Komodo
https://komodoplatform.com/decentralized-exchange/

Blocknet
https://www.blocknet.co/block-dx/

Indacoin
https://indacoin.com/

Thecoin.pw Exchange
https://trade.thecoin.pw

Coin swap services
https://coinswitch.co/
http://changenow.io


Social

Twitter
http://twitter.com/FLOblockchain

Telegram
https://t.me/FLOblockchain

Alexandria Rocket Chat
https://chat.alexandria.io

Discord
https://discord.gg/EzgXH6s

WeChat
Flo Blockchain中国交流群

YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDAELSdJelys5VkE1FuXo2A

Medium Blog
https://medium.com/flo-cash

Reddit
http://www.reddit.com/r/FLOblockchain

IRC channel
Join #florincoin on http://webchat.freenode.net/

FLO Slack
https://florincoin.slack.com/shared_invite/MTgzNDk0MzYxMjY5LTE0OTQ4MTgzMDEtNGIwYzI4NjkwNw


Merchants

http://cryptocloudhosting.org/order
https://cointopay.com/


Notable Partnerships:

California Institute of Technology- https://etdb.caltech.edu/
Overstock's tZERO - https://www.tzero.com/
Open Index Protocol Working Group- https://github.com/oipwg / http://oip.wiki/
Medici Ventures- www.mediciventures.com


Apps running on top of the FLO blockchain:

https://flo.cash/dapps.html

OIP apps
Open Index Protocol - https://oip.wiki/
Alexandria - https://alexandria.io/browser/
California Institute of Technology - https://etdb.caltech.edu/browse
Medici Ventures - https://www.mediciventures.com/
Block Header - https://t.me/blockheader

FLO native apps
Overstock's tZERO - https://www.tzero.com/
Shared Secret - http://www.sharedsecret.net/
Notarize with Flotorizer - http://flotorizer.net/
World Mood - http://worldmood.io/
Aterna Love - https://github.com/metacoin/aternalove
Xcertify - https://github.com/akhil2015/Xcertify


Links

Official web site
http://www.flo.cash

Github links for Alexandria, OIP, Ranchi, and FLO
https://github.com/floblockchain
https://github.com/oipwg
https://github.com/dloa
https://github.com/RanchiMall

Roadmap
https://trello.com/b/jFlPhrzW/florincoin-roadmap

Image assets and resources
https://github.com/metacoin/FLO-graphics

Florincoin and Alexandria presentation @ BitDevs NYC 5/24/17
https://twitter.com/Official_Florin/status/867614281868726273

Florincoin @ CryptoCurrency Convention NYC 4/9/14
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U7MXAYCXGc

Florin article @ bitcoinist
http://bitcoinist.net/exclusive-qa-with-joseph-fiscella-florincoin-and-decentralized-applications/

Blockchain bootstrap from http://cryptochainer.com/dir/
https://mega.nz/#!u15HSADT!nstJ67-mKnWZbMPwddeRJoxEnNneS_94yTfLHoeNQyg

FLO market data read from FLO blockchain visualised
http://iquidus.io:5000/

The Decentralized Library of Alexandria - San Diego Bitcoin Meetup 08/15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiZnjM7Y7Cs

Blocktech Project Alexandria v0.4 alpha Intro and Walkthrough
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_u-ndscZjY

Alexandria v0.5.1 alpha demo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcuj_xILct0

Quick Tutorial
Using FLO the cryptocurrency is similar to using any other cryptocurrency. Select a wallet from the FLO website to begin sending and receiving payments.
FLO wallets include an input field for writing a comment (known as flodata) to send along with transactions. floData sent to the blockchain will be stored on all full nodes.


floData sent and received also shows up in the transaction history window.


floData for any transaction can be viewed on the block explorer as well: https://flocha.in/


FLO History

Launched June 17th 2013, the first coin with a metadata field on the blockchain for the purpose of building blockchain applications.

2013
* Jun 17th: FLO released with no pre-mine and no ICO https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/annflo-a-worldwide-public-record-alexandria-etdb-medici-015-segwit-236742
* Jul 9th: Florincoin is the 61st coin added to Cryptsy, the first major altcoin exchange
* Sep 9th: Created the first block explorer, florinexchange.com/explorer, an open source explorer which is later replaced with https://florincoin.info
* Nov 27th: Coordinated with Skyangel on a hard-fork (required update) to increase the transaction comment size to 528 bytes https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.3731680
* Dec 10th: Started work on new website
* Dec 16th: Songs of Love, a charity for children based in NYC, beings accepting FLO donations to make customized songs for children in need

2014
* Feb 1st: Created the FLO twitter account https://twitter.com/floblockchain (Originally @Official_Florin)
* Feb 1st: Created a website, Aterna Love, to store valentine's day messages in the blockchain. Those messages still exist today
* Feb 12th: Promoted FLO at the bitcoin center in NYC, with interview by Naomi Brockwell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbeYJID7Ewg
* Mar 2nd: Launched new florincoin.org website
* Mar 20th: Florincoin subreddit created https://reddit.com/r/floblockchain (originally /r/florincoin)
* Apr 9th: Presentation about Florincoin at the 1st Cryptocurrency Convention at the scholastic auditorium in NYC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giUL0Wiaz1M
* Apr 12th: skyangel releases Florin v0.6.5.13, a hard fork at block 426000, causing FLO to start adjusting difficulty every block https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.6191701
* Jun 21st: skyangel releases Florin v0.8.7.2, up to date with the latest Litecoin codebase https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.7440510
* Jun 22nd: bitcoinist.net article: exclusive Q&A with Joseph Fiscella http://bitcoinist.com/exclusive-qa-with-joseph-fiscella-florincoin-and-decentralized-applications/
* Sep 20th: Alexandria team meets in San Diego to work on the project as a team for the first time
* Oct 4th: Inside Bitcoins Las Vegas conference with the Alexandria Booth

2015
* Jan 1st: FLO and Alexandria mentioned in a chapter about blockchain applications in Melanie Swan's book Blockchain: A Blueprint for a New Economy http://shop.oreilly.com/product/0636920037040.do
* Mar 3rd: Released the first golang SDK for Florincoin, foundation, on github:
  - https://github.com/metacoin/foundation
  - https://github.com/metacoin/flojson
* Mar 11th: FLO is open for trading on Bittrex
* Mar 11th: FLO is open for trading on Poloniex
* Apr 17th: Alexandria 0.4 walkthrough video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_u-ndscZjY
* Jun 10th: n-o-d-e.net interview with Alexandria https://n-o-d-e.net/alexandria.html
* Jun 25th: Alexandria historian is born and begins recording historic data on the blockchain
* Jun 29th: VICE article about Alexandria released: Could Cyberwar Cause a Library of Alexandria Event? https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/ae3p4p/could-cyberwar-cause-a-library-of-alexandria-event
* Aug 5th: LA times article about Blockchain Technology Group / Alexandria http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cutting-edge-blockchain-20150809-story.html
* Sep 24th: CoinTelegraph article about Alexandria https://cointelegraph.com/news/a-glimpse-into-the-future-of-decentralized-media
* Dec 9th: Alexandria v0.5.1 alpha demo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcuj_xILct0
* Dec 16th: Alexandria booth at Inside Bitcoins San Diego https://i.imgur.com/zZWi31F.jpg

2016
* Mar 25th: FLO 0.10.4.0 released by Bitspill and the Alexandria team, as well as a pool mining historian blocks https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.14314984
* Apr 8th: FLO used to store Libertarian Party votes in blockchain https://www.coindesk.com/libertarian-party-texas-logs-votes-presidential-electors-blockchain/
* May 3rd: Alexandria meetup in NYC (video URL missing)
* Jun 19th: FLO 0.10.4.4 recommended update to latest Litecoin codebase
* Nov 27: Alexandria presentation at DAppHack Berlin 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwqkmK9aTXs

2017
* May 15th: FLO meetup in NYC, Telegram channel created https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=236742.1560
* May 25th: FLO/Alexandria presentation lived streamed from BitDevs NYC: https://twitter.com/FLOblockchain/status/867614281868726273
* July 12th: Introducing Alexandria and the Open Index Protocol https://steemit.com/cryptocurrency/@m3ta/introducing-alexandria-and-the-open-index-protocol
* July 28th: Amy's blog post about the Alexandria team's visit to San Diego https://medium.com/@amyellajames/build-faster-51712d0ed51d
* Aug 20th: Valentin Jesse creates a FLO touchbar app for the 2017 MacBookPro https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.21047455
* Nov 29th: New logo and new website concept released and revealed to community in the rebranding initiative https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.25431477
* Dec 22nd: New website launched: https://flo.cash
* Dec 22nd: Flotorizer launched at flotorizer.net, Medium article written by Davi Ortega describing the creation of a FLO blockchain application as a non-programmer https://medium.com/@ortega_science/flotorizer-an-experiment-on-blockchain-for-noobs-5dfb3aa6bbd2  
* Dec 24th: FLO Community Update https://steemit.com/cryptocurrency/@m3ta/flo-community-update-december-2017
* Dec 31st: SharedSecret.net, the first blockchain-based implementation of Shamir's Secret Sharing algorithm, is live (again created by Davi Ortega)

2018
* Jan 13th: Live-streaming FLO dev on twitch.tv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAbk8FrbF7k
* Jan 18th: FLO python SDK released https://github.com/metacoin/flo-python-sdk
* Jan 18th: FLO added to brainwalletX https://github.com/brainwalletX/brainwalletX.github.io/pull/5/files
* Jan 18th: FLO C# SDK released https://github.com/adreno-abhi/Flo-CSharp-SDK
* Feb 23th: FLO partners with YBF Ventures http://ybfventures.com/worlds-first-web-3-0-hub-ybf-mesh/
* Mar 20th: FLO releases version 0.15 with segwit support, up-to-date with current Bitcoin and Litecoin codebases: https://github.com/floblockchain/flo/releases
* May 1st: SPV wallet floj is open-sourced by Alexandria and Medici teams https://github.com/floj-org/floj
* July 17th: FLO summit 2018 held in San Diego https://twitter.com/FLOblockchain/status/1018858384534179842
* July 26th: Website updated with dapps dashboard https://twitter.com/flo_development/status/1022534376226213890
* July 29th: OpenBazaar adds FLO to its decentralized marketplace: https://openbazaar.org/