https://www.reddit.com/r/ziftrCOIN/comments/4cghiz/the_first_of_many_updates_from_the_gocoin_team/
"we’ll be using the 300 million pre-mined coins for giveaways and promotions with our merchants. At this point the Redemption Guarantee ($1 or 5%) will be active with participating merchants."
Basically making any of the current coins people have mined worthless. Although with a measly $25,000 market cap and 12,773,630 in circulation one could argue that the coin is already worthless.
This coin has been neglected for over a year by those that released it. They got their btc from the presale and have done nothing since. Their merger with gocoin is no excuse for neglecting the people that may have invested in this coin well over a year ago. The lack of communication shows they don't care. And why should they? They got their btc and that was the purpose of ziftrcoin from the beginning..
Uh...the giveaway was planned from day one, before the genesis block was even mined. That's been the plan all along, and it's what will give the coin value as a currency. They don't have to rely on hype, speculators and bubbles to give it a perception of value...they'll give it value by making it reliably valuable, and that's what the redemption minimum is about. Seeing that you can save $5 on a purchase if you buy 5 GoCoin to do it with, and with GoCoin trading for pennies, it would make sense to MOST people to go ahead and buy some to hang onto and use. If it gains value while you're holding it, great...but you know that you'll be able to redeem them for $1 each with GoCoin merchants. So it's a win/win. If enough people see that, then the price will climb due to demand. It won't happen fast, it's not probably going to be a bubble, but I still believe it's going to grow over time, and through use. If it gains enough popularity, though, and the price starts to climb at a decent speed, you'd better believe the speculators will see it. That can be a catalyst...especially because if it reaches $1 or more, they've stated there won't be a limit to how much of it you can spend.
This coin will derive its value from places that most crypto enthusiasts are not used to it coming from: Its use as a currency.
In a nutshell!
Nicely said.
I spoke to GoCoin CEO recently & he showed me compelling progress and comprehensive merchant integration.
Yes, it sucks how long it takes.
My own work in Crypto went "stealth" over a year ago because of competition & outright corporate theft.
Much better "Safe than sorry!!!"