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Great Recap Ken!


eCurrency Mint Proposes Centralized Digital Currency
In a move that is almost certain to evoke an unenthusiastic response from most digital currency enthusiasts, a company called eCurrency Mint is proposing a technological solution that could give central banks the tools they need to start issuing their own digital currency. According to reports, it would be centralized, and the supply of the currency would fluctuate in accordance with a given nation’s monetary policies. If that sounds almost indistinguishable from today’s fiat dollar, it is with good reason: the developers consciously worked to include many of the dollar’s features in their new currency.

They should check out Canada's costly 2 year MintChip experiment that failed.  In my opinion, people are not going to flock to digital currency because it is digital or backed by a government. They will adopt it because it is a safe haven for their wealth that is FREE from government manipulation, corruption, inflation, and all the other pitfalls of fiat currency.

Oh good, I like the idea that it passes the coins back to your address. I'll give a try this coming week.

To my daemon and then to your address

Digital Currency Weekly Recap 12-20-2015

The Downer Roundup.
Japan Reportedly Readying Bitcoin Regulations.
eCurrency Mint Proposes Centralized Digital Currency.
Ripple Trade Support Ending in 2016.
Pentagon-Sponsored RAND Report Plays Up Crypto Threat.

http://dcebrief.com/digital-currency-weekly-recap-12-20-2015/

Thanks wargo, ditto here, would like to know more. Are the payments sent directly to your daemon and added to an account on your site?

Interesting. Would you mind giving us a little more detail? How is this used and are there working examples?

It allows accepting NOTE without installing client.

I see you have posted this link without explanation in many different forums. Since the page is not in English, would you care to elaborate on what you are trying to say here?

Payment system: http://payments.e-waluty.net.pl/

Very interesting article. Charlie is a great story teller. I agreed with his conclusion:

"Bitcoin is not one-size-fits-all

I contend that we should design bitcoin for security and decentralization above all else.

Transactions that need the highest security and decentralization will need to pay the higher transaction fees required to use the bitcoin network. Not all transactions can afford this fee, but then they likely don’t need the security and decentralization.

And that's perfectly fine.

They can use litecoin and altcoins, sidechains, payment channels, the Lightning Network, off-blockchain networks, and other yet to be created networks to send those transactions.

Heck, they can still use Visa if merchants are willing to pay the fees.

You would use bitcoin to buy a house or a car. A 60-minute wait and a $1 fee for an extremely secure, decentralized and irreversible transaction is perfectly fine.

If you are buying coffee and need a cheap but fast transaction and don’t care about security or decentralization, you can use litecoin, the Lightning Network, sidechains or even Starbucks off-blockchain transactions.

As long as everything is seamless, users don’t care. Transactions will be routed to the payment network that makes the most sense based on the needs of that transaction type.

Technologies like on-chain swaps, the Lightning Network, payment channels and sidechains will allow seamless and cheap and free conversions between bitcoin and everything else.

Wallets will hide all that complexity from users. We are not there yet, but that future is very exciting. Not every transaction will be native to bitcoin, but every person will use bitcoin."

Source:
http://www.coindesk.com/eating-the-bitcoin-cake/

This is a pretty interesting read from Charlie Lee, who is the creator of litecoin and current director of engineering for Coinbase. Eating the Bitcoin Cake. It's a lengthy article talking more in depth about the transaction limit and why it is such a difficult problem to solve and come to a consensus on the resolution. I would be doing a disservice to article to quote it out of context, so I will just recommend it is worth the lengthy read.

One would think that any business owners would know that good PR and good customer service are critical to business success, as well as sustaining a successful business. Unfortunately, that is not the case. It is one of the major causes of business failures.

Not me. I'm still waiting for a withdrawal request from over a week ago to process. They closed the ticket about it, too, which I thought was bad form. I'm sure they are making progress on their technical stuff, but it's almost as if they are trying to alienate their customers through lousy customer relations. My understanding is that the developers who are working on the back end are not communicating much of any relevant information to the support staff, so the support staff can't tell us anything when they answer our tickets. Like I said, it's like they're *trying* to do everything all wrong on the customer service side.

Edit: No Twitter update about the recent upgrade either. Yet another bad choice. So... if you're looking to launch something amazing in the crypto world, just look at how Cryptsy handles PR and customer service and *don't* do that!

Great post RJF, as Alan mentioned we will be on the lookout for strategic partnerships and mutually beneficial advertising opportunities. Our philosophy allows us to have an interest in the success of our industry as a whole and opens up opportunities like this to work together with other parties with similar interests, though our primary focus is DNotes.

Very well said, RJF. We do not like to over commit but once DNotes reached a better position of strength, especially, financial strength, expect us to be investing in a lot of strategic partnership projects. GMC is high on our list and I agree with all the great points you made. I would love to see some good educational games for kids as well.

Blockchain Weekly Recap 12-19-2015

ANZ Banking Group Joins Hyperledger Project.
DHS Seeking Blockchain Research Proposals.
JPMorgan Lists Blockchain Technology among Highest Priorities.
Blockchain Straw Poll Conducted for 5th GOP Debate.
McKinsey Report Urges Banks to Unite to Realize Benefits of Blockchain Tech.

http://dcebrief.com/blockchain-weekly-recap-12-19-2015/

PR Update:

It looks like we are getting great worldwide coverage. It’s a good sign when we start seeing a lot of new names. The value of public relations and strong branding are often overlooked by small business owners. It is a dedicated long term commitment, when well executed with a clear and consistent message pays off very well over time. It must be an integral part of any company that wishes to accomplish exceptional success. The challenge is positioning the company to have the staying power while surviving the ups and downs that may be beyond one’s control. DNotes is designed to do just that. Collectively, we are always advancing towards our ultimate goal – to be the trusted global digital currency for everyone world to participate.

Here is the first article on DNotes featured in Spanish:

CriptoNoticias (featured, original article in Spanish):
http://criptonoticias.com/alan-yong-y-dnotes-anuncian-el-lanzamiento-de-un-libro-para-pequenos-empresarios/


Alan Yong  DNotes anuncian el lanzamiento de un libro para pequeños empresarios

16 diciembre, 2015
Sucesos
por Jaime Sandoval

DNotes ha anunciado el lanzamiento, para principios de 2016, de un libro para los propietarios de pequeñas empresas. El anuncio se produce después de las revelaciones de octubre sobre los planes de la compañía para el lanzamiento de una nueva empresa con fines de lucro el año que viene. Los funcionarios de DNotes han confirmado que el lanzamiento de la nueva compañía y el lanzamiento del libro planeado son parte de una estrategia continua para diferenciar el ecosistema DNotes y servir mejor a los socios y clientes en todo el sector de las criptomonedas y más allá.....

This is great! Thanks neleonele! I hope everyone here understands the importance of this. DNotes inclusion in this game is the future of advertising and marketing as the digital revolution matures. Online games, offline games, all sources that capture the users interest for prolonged periods of time are invaluable in the advertising world. The more impressions and exposure you can get in the subliminal or, "fringe" area of the users attention, the more your brand is driven home.

As entertainment continues to move away from television to online media and gaming, the more important it is for DNotes and other new technology businesses to develop and nurture a presence inside of this media. Gaming especially and similar diversions are most important. The message is presented in a way that remains in the subconscious long after the player has moved out of the media.

Take the screen shot above, if you were the player driving that car, every time you thought about that move, spin out, race, etc, there's DNotes in the picture.  It's burned into that memory unlike TV where people generally "veg out" and don't remember anything they have just seen after a few minutes.

And, as a side benefit, it nurtures a relationship between the game developer and the advertiser above and beyond simply paying for a 30 second spot on the boob tube or in print. Its a win/win for all concerned. I would like to see us do more in this area if possible.

I wouldn't hurt to investigate more of this type of product placement...

It looks like their upgrade a few hours ago was successful. DNotes seemed to be working fine. Unfortunately, I still have not received two withdrawals at .1 BTC each sent to two separate accounts on 12/10/15. I am curious to know if anyone successfully withdrew BTC from Cryptsy the last 7 days.

[Sigh]

Meanwhile, on Cryptsy . . .

changed the password on one of my Cr. accounts yesterday. Got the 'Yup. Done!' message. But now locked out. (No funds in it.)

78 wallets down at this second -- 2 less than yesterday.

But . . . just tried moving Dnotes on to and off Cryptsy. Wham! Three minutes each way.