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Thanks, kold678. I am taking it easy for a couple of days. Getting rested for a busy 2015. Glad to have your Dad's support. Let him know we appreciate it. Thank you all.

its been great thank you for the wishes and keep on mining Dnotes cuz 2015 is a new year and another step forward for everyone involved ..I even have my dad mining these now hes got 24mhs pointed right at Dnotes and hes 58...Thankyou all for a good year and very nice growth that no one should be upset with...

I hope everyone is having a great holiday surrounded by friends and family.

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate!

It is all that and more. I am planning to either have a press release about CR.I.S.P. for Charity or write an atricle early next year. You may want to just mention about it and provide him a link to DNotesVault for now.

Dyna, I'm sure your likely right on the numbers behind that.  How to change that is an important question though.   Is it more a marketing issue, or is it branding?  Awareness?  I'm honestly not sure.

Thanks for your prompt response, elrugrim. Hope you have a great time at your Xmas party. I had been involved in charity fund raising for a number of years when I was the executive director of YMCA in Sabah, Malaysia. One can never raise enough money for charity and it is very competitive. I was always looking for ways to raise more money, wanted everyone to be my friend and appreciative of new ideas to raise more money.

CR.I.S.P. for Charity is a very innovative idea to supplement charity fund raising and I mean every word of it. It should be used as a supplemental savings account for rainy days. In the true business sense, it is like opening a new market at very little cost. I would be surprised if .1 % of DNotes stakeholders have made a single donation to this group. If I am correct this is a whole new market for them and well worth it even if they only raise just 10,000 DNotes to get started. With our Timed send feature donors are much more likely to pledge larger amounts. Wish I have more time to elaborate. As can be expected, I am quite busy today. Thanks again for everything. Merry Christmas to all.

Merry Christmas to all at DNotes. Have a safe and happy holiday

I am good for at least a five figure donation of DNotes, if they would accept them. I try to focus to projects that are near and dear to my heart (epilepsy and fire safety), and local projects, but I trust this is a good place to "invest" DNotes to have the most helpful impact. It does go along with our philosophy of helping the disadvantaged in society. Contact me privately if you need to.

Smokey

Actually been pondering things about crypto lately, (well and trolling a few amusing threads for me).   Actually today going to an Xmas party, and going to be talking to a semi-highly placed person at an international charity,  (not woman focused, but deals with women in terms of refugee's,so it fits semi-thematically).   They don't accept crypto, and I'm going to be trying to find out how much of a donation I would have to raise to make it worth them taking the time and effort to look into accepting it.

If I can generate interest in it, then I have a project.   If I can't, well I can still donate fiat. =).

Hope everyone is having a happy holidays

People are more likely to do business with friends than enemies. Our industry needs a cultural change. The rampant bad behavior has been a sad destructive force, slowing down the progress and advancement for everyone. It drives potential new investors to the sideline and politicians to the danger point of over-regulating. It is not likely that we can change the world, but at least we are trying to make our little world within the DNotes Family a place we all can be proud of. We are very appreciative of your support and wish you all the very best in the coming year. Merry Xmas to you all.

Yes building a Community takes time and effort and what I love about the DNOTES COMMUNITY is that we all feel loved here and part of a real Family..Thank you DNOTES TEAM AND FAMILY for always making me feel valued and welcome as a participant and supporter..My Family and I send our love and Support to EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU..Thank you.. 

Hi, elrugrim, good to see you. It has been a while. Come back and visit us often. My schedule will be slightly overloaded throughout 2015. We can use more community participation here. It is going to be a multiple front campaign to encourage more women participation, working with students and faculty members, charity organizations among others on the "consumer side". I am planning to hang out quite a bit in the small business world and like to be of some help to many who have been working harder than I have, yet not seeing much light at the end of the tunnel.

Our politician can use some help too, so that they don't have to shoot themselves in the foot as often, on the subject of digital currency and the future of money. We can use a lot of help working together for the best outcome to the benefits of many instead of just a privileged few. We strongly believe that the best path to mass consumer and merchant adoption of digital currency is to start at the grass root level. Cultivate a believe system based genuine trust and integrity. The true value of DNotes will take care of itself when both the consumers and the merchants, who happened to be stakeholders, believe that DNotes has utility value as a medium of exchange, and love to do business with one another. It is about creating a common ground in pursuit of a common goal that is mutually beneficial to both parties.

Have a Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year.

Thanks elrugrim.  Merry Christmas to you too! 

Merry Xmas to all!

TeeGee, Merry Xmas to you and your family.

It is Christmas now in my time zone in the world, here at Dnotes we are all far ahead of our time, but I'm GMT + 12h extra in the future. I heard there was an astronaut from Russia who spent enough time on a satellite to be propelled a quarter of a second into the future (because according to current theory, gravity distorts time). My GMT + 12h makes me even more in the future than him!

I'd like to offer a Merry Xmas to all of you who celebrate it!

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Happy holidays all!

You all have been my source of inspiration and the drivers of my commitments to take DNotes beyond our best case scenario I thought possible hardly a year ago. There is so much ahead for all of us. For once, the potential high returns in digital currency as a long term investment is not just limited to the rich. Anyone who believes in a well diversified investment portfolio that includes a small portion in digital currency and related projects could also reap significant long term capital appreciation.

Happy Holidays and a very Happy and Prosperous New Year to you all!!

We are DNOTES FAMILY, and what a loyal, protective family we are! 

Happy Holidays!!

According to this, we are going to have some really exciting years ahead of us!


"The 5 Phases of Bitcoin Adoption"

What will it take for Bitcoin to gain broad adoption and become the foundation of a new global financial system?

Worth Wray sat down with Barry Silbert, founder of the Bitcoin Investment Trust, to discuss. As one the most active venture capitalists in the industry (with investments in over 30 Bitcoin-related portfolio companies through the Bitcoin Opportunity Corp.), Barry has gone all-in on Bitcoin and Bitcoin-related businesses.

He believes the rise of Bitcoin from 2009 to 2014 is just the beginning… and the virtual payment system may be approaching a big inflection point as Wall Street takes the baton from Silicon Valley.

Silbert thinks about Bitcoin adoption in five general phases.

(1) Experimentation Phase. (2009–2010)

No real value associated with Bitcoin. Hackers and developers playing around with the source code. Experimenting with Bitcoin as a medium of exchange.
(2) Early Adopters Phase. (2011–2013)

Interest from investors and entrepreneurs started to grow with substantial press coverage in the wake of the Silk Road bust. First generation of Bitcoin-related companies (exchanges, merchant processors, wallet providers, etc.) started. Potential began to shine through poor management.
(3) Venture Capital Phase. (2013–Present)

World-class VCs started investing in Bitcoin companies and rapid ramp-up is already outpacing the early days of the Internet. VCs poured more than $90 million into Bitcoin-related businesses in 2013 and more than $300 million in 2014 (compared to $250 million invested in Internet-related businesses in 1995).

(4) Wall Street Phase. (2015?)

Institutional investors, banks, and broker-dealers begin moving money into Bitcoin. Rising price and volume (in addition to development of derivatives) become the catalyst for mass adoption as retail investment follows.
(5) Global Consumer Adoption Phase. (?)

Only happens if (i) companies continue to innovate and make it easier for consumers to buy, hold, and spend Bitcoin, (ii) volume expands dramatically so that large merchants can start accepting payment in Bitcoin, and (iii) Bitcoin awareness continues to rise with these developments.
If Barry is right, the rise of Bitcoin could be as transformative for finance as the Internet has been for commerce and communications… and it could happen FAST.

To learn more about Bitcoin and hear more from Barry and other world-class thinkers, check out Mauldin Economics’ latest documentary, Why Bitcoin Matters.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnmauldin/2014/12/23/the-5-phases-of-bitcoin-adoption/