1. It's red
2. It's an S
3. It has "horns"
To me personally its not problem at all but the USA is a very christian nation. Maybe the average christian would never associate these things, and China I'm sure could care less.
Topic: [ANN][SBC] From Death Comes Life – The Rebirth of StableCoin - URGENT UPDATE - page 75. (Read 198682 times)
December 04, 2013, 10:48:28 PM
December 04, 2013, 10:47:56 PM
Agreed, zavtra!
Anyone else having difficulty in getting a good connection and good mining results with either coin-base.org, or SBC Cryptocult?
I'm suddenly getting tons of "Found block for pool 0!" with no--or few--"Accepted" or simply a loss of connection.
Anyone else having difficulty in getting a good connection and good mining results with either coin-base.org, or SBC Cryptocult?
I'm suddenly getting tons of "Found block for pool 0!" with no--or few--"Accepted" or simply a loss of connection.
December 04, 2013, 10:43:18 PM
Hi everyone, I wanted to make a comment about the logos. I was in class while the voting was taking place but I feel my opinion needs to be put in anyway.
One of the major selling points of this coin is that it is meant to be "stable" even though the other cryptos are so volatile.
I think it is important to stay true to this theme. While the logo with the spikes or "horns" look more fancy and flashy, I think that is the exact problem with it - flashy things always get stale quickly. It looks cool and edgy now, but overtime it will be looked at as lame and the spikes seen as pointless.
The one without the spikes actually helps sell the theme of "stability", because the design is timeless. If it has to have something sticking out, why not maybe try something similarly shaped to one of the sticks that stick out of a dollar sign, or bitcoin symbol?
One of the major selling points of this coin is that it is meant to be "stable" even though the other cryptos are so volatile.
I think it is important to stay true to this theme. While the logo with the spikes or "horns" look more fancy and flashy, I think that is the exact problem with it - flashy things always get stale quickly. It looks cool and edgy now, but overtime it will be looked at as lame and the spikes seen as pointless.
The one without the spikes actually helps sell the theme of "stability", because the design is timeless. If it has to have something sticking out, why not maybe try something similarly shaped to one of the sticks that stick out of a dollar sign, or bitcoin symbol?
December 04, 2013, 10:37:36 PM
Anyone who holds or is thinking of buying SBC will care what the "religious wackos" think if/when SBC starts getting dumped becuase of poor choice of logo. Horns is definitely not a good idea; people might associate it with devil, and the "S" with Satan, and red with the devil. This will deter 2 kinds of people from SBC:
1. Christian / religious types.
2. Non- religous types, don't give a damn about the horns per se, but even they might be worried that the horns will scare off the religious types and therefore limit the appeal of the coin.
The only person around here nutty enough to make that association would be Luke Jr.1. Christian / religious types.
2. Non- religous types, don't give a damn about the horns per se, but even they might be worried that the horns will scare off the religious types and therefore limit the appeal of the coin.
Hi Hazard,
Not sure where you are from, but I think anyone from a western country (such as USA.... maybe not Chinese) would instantly make an association with the devil/Satn from a red S with horns. If you're not sure, go ask 10 people from the USA if they have ever seen any image of a red devil with horns.
I think the possible negatives of the horns outweigh any possible benefits. The logo won't by itself make SBC a success but it could by itself prevent or limit SBC's success. Why risk possibly alienating potential buyers for very little in return (an arguably better looking design)?
Don't know where you're from, but I am an American Christian-quite devout, actually-and I made no such association. I do prefer the one without horns, but the only "Christians" that will be put off by the appearance of horns and a red "S" are the same ones who see Satan in modern culture in general. They are a fringe element and not exemplary of the average Christian--We're talking Pentecostals or some of the charismatic churches.
Still, as I said, I do prefer the one that isn't so horny . . . LOL!
Hi Cats,
I'm also from the US. Haven't lived there in many years though. Well, I'm surprised you did not make the Satan association from a big red S with horns. I would have thought 10 out of 10 Americans would have, but looks like you proved me wrong! Maybe it needs a pitchfork and flames too! Guess I'm out of touch.
Well, I'll be locking in profits on SBC if the horn logo is chosen (but would still hold some SBC)... so if it is horns, good luck with that!
December 04, 2013, 10:29:18 PM
Anyone who holds or is thinking of buying SBC will care what the "religious wackos" think if/when SBC starts getting dumped becuase of poor choice of logo. Horns is definitely not a good idea; people might associate it with devil, and the "S" with Satan, and red with the devil. This will deter 2 kinds of people from SBC:
1. Christian / religious types.
2. Non- religous types, don't give a damn about the horns per se, but even they might be worried that the horns will scare off the religious types and therefore limit the appeal of the coin.
The only person around here nutty enough to make that association would be Luke Jr.1. Christian / religious types.
2. Non- religous types, don't give a damn about the horns per se, but even they might be worried that the horns will scare off the religious types and therefore limit the appeal of the coin.
Hi Hazard,
Not sure where you are from, but I think anyone from a western country (such as USA.... maybe not Chinese) would instantly make an association with the devil/Satn from a red S with horns. If you're not sure, go ask 10 people from the USA if they have ever seen any image of a red devil with horns.
I think the possible negatives of the horns outweigh any possible benefits. The logo won't by itself make SBC a success but it could by itself prevent or limit SBC's success. Why risk possibly alienating potential buyers for very little in return (an arguably better looking design)?
Don't know where you're from, but I am an American Christian-quite devout, actually-and I made no such association. I do prefer the one without horns, but the only "Christians" that will be put off by the appearance of horns and a red "S" are the same ones who see Satan in modern culture in general. They are a fringe element and not exemplary of the average Christian--We're talking Pentecostals or some of the charismatic churches.
Still, as I said, I do prefer the one that isn't so horny . . . LOL!
December 04, 2013, 10:25:09 PM
You'll have to forgive the newb question, but I was trying to get this to work and ran into some difficulty (pool mining).
I was the GUIminer scrypt version which I've used for litecoin forever, and can't seem to get it to work with this pool: http://www.coin-base.org/stablecoin/
I think I'm putting in the wrong host name, if anyone could help, I'd appreciate it.
I have two ASICs mining bitcoins, so liked this software as it let me just use my video card without interferring with that setup.
Might send some newly mined dollah dollah billz if can get it to work
Thanks
I was the GUIminer scrypt version which I've used for litecoin forever, and can't seem to get it to work with this pool: http://www.coin-base.org/stablecoin/
I think I'm putting in the wrong host name, if anyone could help, I'd appreciate it.
I have two ASICs mining bitcoins, so liked this software as it let me just use my video card without interferring with that setup.
Might send some newly mined dollah dollah billz if can get it to work
Thanks
Here is my setup, I use coin-base myself and find it easy to use and reliable:
http://s11.postimg.org/41zfd4fk3/123.png
Obviously all the other settings are GPU specific (concurrency, vectors, threads, work size and intensity) so just pick what is good for your GPU. Here is the list - https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Mining_hardware_comparison
If it helps and you are feeling generous then my SBC address is - sQtB6ovzEcSsTqzfZjnpxfP8yMSYjmGrsJ
Hope it helps?
Got it working, once I get some coins, some will be sent your way
December 04, 2013, 10:18:07 PM
Fundamental christians comparing the logo to the mark of the beast could actually be great publicity.
Where are you Luke Jr? This is begging for your input.
Really though, I think you're exaggerating things just a little.
Where are you Luke Jr? This is begging for your input.
Really though, I think you're exaggerating things just a little.
December 04, 2013, 10:13:21 PM
Anyone who holds or is thinking of buying SBC will care what the "religious wackos" think if/when SBC starts getting dumped becuase of poor choice of logo. Horns is definitely not a good idea; people might associate it with devil, and the "S" with Satan, and red with the devil. This will deter 2 kinds of people from SBC:
1. Christian / religious types.
2. Non- religous types, don't give a damn about the horns per se, but even they might be worried that the horns will scare off the religious types and therefore limit the appeal of the coin.
The only person around here nutty enough to make that association would be Luke Jr.1. Christian / religious types.
2. Non- religous types, don't give a damn about the horns per se, but even they might be worried that the horns will scare off the religious types and therefore limit the appeal of the coin.
Hi Hazard,
Not sure where you are from, but I think anyone from a western country (such as USA.... maybe not Chinese) would instantly make an association with the devil/Satn from a red S with horns. If you're not sure, go ask 10 people from the USA if they have ever seen any image of a red devil with horns.
I think the possible negatives of the horns outweigh any possible benefits. The logo won't by itself make SBC a success but it could by itself prevent or limit SBC's success. Why risk possibly alienating potential buyers for very little in return (an arguably better looking design)?
December 04, 2013, 10:07:05 PM
I really hate Cryptsy so much, they are SO slow. I saw the small 'crash' coming, deposited some Bitcoins to trade for SBC and it's been 1 hour and nothing has shown in my account, and the price will shoot back up very soon. Cryptsy is no good for trading, they need much faster servers.
Anyway, how do you guys feel about SBC? Where do you think it will go? I have a feeling if the Chinese get hold of it then it may go quite high, however as far as I am aware no shops currently accept it, which is a huge hindrance and it may end in a pump, dump and crash... I hope it doesn't though, I look forward to actually spending them as a consumer if I can.
Anyway, how do you guys feel about SBC? Where do you think it will go? I have a feeling if the Chinese get hold of it then it may go quite high, however as far as I am aware no shops currently accept it, which is a huge hindrance and it may end in a pump, dump and crash... I hope it doesn't though, I look forward to actually spending them as a consumer if I can.
As we speak, SBC'S being acquired by us Chinese for hours already, Chris.
http://anwenbi.com
My word! Brace yourself guys! Let the Chinese take it
, I'd love to work with them on this coin .Is SBC available on any of the Chinese exchanges? I don't see it on any of the top Chinese exchanges (not on btcchina, okcoin, fxbtc, bter or huobi).
And your link "http://anwenbi.com" is just the SBC webpage in Chinese; any coin could make a nice web-page in Chinese, that doesn't mean the Chinese are going to get on board.
So then where is the big push from China? Ar you telling me they're buying on Cryptsy? Or is all this talk of China going into SBC just hype and hope?
I know that Artos has some connections in Hong Kong apparently. Ive read that many Chinese are buying SBC on Cryptsy
I hope so! Would like to see it on the Chinese exchanges too soon/eventually!
December 04, 2013, 10:00:38 PM
Anyone who holds or is thinking of buying SBC will care what the "religious wackos" think if/when SBC starts getting dumped becuase of poor choice of logo. Horns is definitely not a good idea; people might associate it with devil, and the "S" with Satan, and red with the devil. This will deter 2 kinds of people from SBC:
1. Christian / religious types.
2. Non- religous types, don't give a damn about the horns per se, but even they might be worried that the horns will scare off the religious types and therefore limit the appeal of the coin.
The only person around here nutty enough to make that association would be Luke Jr. 1. Christian / religious types.
2. Non- religous types, don't give a damn about the horns per se, but even they might be worried that the horns will scare off the religious types and therefore limit the appeal of the coin.
December 04, 2013, 09:59:10 PM
Maybe I'm just paranoid but I frequent lots of "alternative news" sites (which would probably be a target market)and there is a large segment of those communities which seem to be strongly of the christian persuasion and they may view a red coin with "horns" as related to the "mark of the beast" idea that gets tossed around in those sort of communities.
Like I said maybe I'm just paranoid and no one would see it that way. Honestly I personally think #2 looks way better and more professional but #1 is the super safe option.
I think maybe it being red is probably good among the chinese community as well. Thats indicates good fortune does it not?
Like I said maybe I'm just paranoid and no one would see it that way. Honestly I personally think #2 looks way better and more professional but #1 is the super safe option.
I think maybe it being red is probably good among the chinese community as well. Thats indicates good fortune does it not?
What are we, living in the dark ages? Who cares what religious wackos think. If they are stupid enough to think a coin can be 'the devil' then it's unlikely they even know what virtual currency even is, they probably think the internet was created by satan as a device to waste away peoples lives by watching Youtube videos and such :p. Are we going to cater for religious nut jobs or are we going to keep out heads down, stay focuses and pick the design that genuinely looks the best and gives the most unique feel without it being 'too complex'?
Anyone who holds or is thinking of buying SBC will care what the "religious wackos" think if/when SBC starts getting dumped becuase of poor choice of logo. Horns is definitely not a good idea; people might associate it with devil, and the "S" with Satan, and red with the devil. This will deter 2 kinds of people from SBC:
1. Christian / religious types.
2. Non- religous types, don't give a damn about the horns per se, but even they might be worried that the horns will scare off the religious types and therefore limit the appeal of the coin.
December 04, 2013, 09:58:17 PM
Yes!! Good thing I kept my 3k stable coins from august:D
Good thing that I bought over 100k when it was revived. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZ4vKm3Z5eY
December 04, 2013, 09:56:14 PM
I know that Artos has some connections in Hong Kong apparently. Ive read that many Chinese are buying SBC on Cryptsy
Yes, refer to this post he madeOnward to other matters - the support we've been receiving from the Chinese community has been astounding. You might be surprised to learn that the Chinese section of these forums is actually one of the biggest areas for bitcoin related discussion. The Chinese cryptocurrency community is very fragmented. A lot of discussion about bitcoin/altcoins takes place in rather obscure places and over chat programs. In light of this, we have many individuals spreading the word about StableCoin throughout these areas - an approach no other coin has even bothered to try, because they are so out of touch with the Chinese community. The results speak for themselves. We will be applying this same approach as we expand into other areas as well.
Thank you all for the support and kind words.
Thank you all for the support and kind words.
December 04, 2013, 09:54:59 PM
PS: I liked more the old logo, more professional I think 
It had a lot of jagged edges. I'm not a graphics designer. 
December 04, 2013, 09:48:20 PM
Maybe I'm just paranoid but I frequent lots of "alternative news" sites (which would probably be a target market)and there is a large segment of those communities which seem to be strongly of the christian persuasion and they may view a red coin with "horns" as related to the "mark of the beast" idea that gets tossed around in those sort of communities.
Like I said maybe I'm just paranoid and no one would see it that way. Honestly I personally think #2 looks way better and more professional but #1 is the super safe option.
I think maybe it being red is probably good among the chinese community as well. Thats indicates good fortune does it not?
Like I said maybe I'm just paranoid and no one would see it that way. Honestly I personally think #2 looks way better and more professional but #1 is the super safe option.
I think maybe it being red is probably good among the chinese community as well. Thats indicates good fortune does it not?
What are we, living in the dark ages? Who cares what religious wackos think. If they are stupid enough to think a coin can be 'the devil' then it's unlikely they even know what virtual currency even is, they probably think the internet was created by satan as a device to waste away peoples lives by watching Youtube videos and such :p. Are we going to cater for religious nut jobs or are we going to keep out heads down, stay focuses and pick the design that genuinely looks the best and gives the most unique feel without it being 'too complex'?
Good point, I'm probably overly paranoid about what a small segment of people would think. You're right.
December 04, 2013, 09:47:53 PM
I cannot use anymore SBC on Mac...downloaded again and again, I had my wallet, waiting for some coins to arrive from recent mining, it was working today and now since two hours it says Out Of Sync and that I (or other noders) has to upgrade.
I already downloaded the latest version...what should I do? Others like Litecoin, Anoncoin, Quarkcoin etc. work without problems on the same Mac, while StableCoin produces that error (in the bottom bar) as soon as it's started. Looking at the Debug window it says 0 blocks, 6 connections, what should I do?
EDIT: I deleted the cache of the blockchain and now is syncing again.
PS: I liked more the old logo, more professional I think
I already downloaded the latest version...what should I do? Others like Litecoin, Anoncoin, Quarkcoin etc. work without problems on the same Mac, while StableCoin produces that error (in the bottom bar) as soon as it's started. Looking at the Debug window it says 0 blocks, 6 connections, what should I do?
EDIT: I deleted the cache of the blockchain and now is syncing again.
PS: I liked more the old logo, more professional I think
December 04, 2013, 09:45:13 PM
Looks like #2 is the winner. Rolling out the new logo now.
December 04, 2013, 09:42:04 PM
I really hate Cryptsy so much, they are SO slow. I saw the small 'crash' coming, deposited some Bitcoins to trade for SBC and it's been 1 hour and nothing has shown in my account, and the price will shoot back up very soon. Cryptsy is no good for trading, they need much faster servers.
Anyway, how do you guys feel about SBC? Where do you think it will go? I have a feeling if the Chinese get hold of it then it may go quite high, however as far as I am aware no shops currently accept it, which is a huge hindrance and it may end in a pump, dump and crash... I hope it doesn't though, I look forward to actually spending them as a consumer if I can.
Anyway, how do you guys feel about SBC? Where do you think it will go? I have a feeling if the Chinese get hold of it then it may go quite high, however as far as I am aware no shops currently accept it, which is a huge hindrance and it may end in a pump, dump and crash... I hope it doesn't though, I look forward to actually spending them as a consumer if I can.
As we speak, SBC'S being acquired by us Chinese for hours already, Chris.
http://anwenbi.com
My word! Brace yourself guys! Let the Chinese take it
, I'd love to work with them on this coin .Is SBC available on any of the Chinese exchanges? I don't see it on any of the top Chinese exchanges (not on btcchina, okcoin, fxbtc, bter or huobi).
And your link "http://anwenbi.com" is just the SBC webpage in Chinese; any coin could make a nice web-page in Chinese, that doesn't mean the Chinese are going to get on board.
So then where is the big push from China? Ar you telling me they're buying on Cryptsy? Or is all this talk of China going into SBC just hype and hope?
I know that Artos has some connections in Hong Kong apparently. Ive read that many Chinese are buying SBC on Cryptsy
December 04, 2013, 09:40:37 PM
Maybe I'm just paranoid but I frequent lots of "alternative news" sites (which would probably be a target market)and there is a large segment of those communities which seem to be strongly of the christian persuasion and they may view a red coin with "horns" as related to the "mark of the beast" idea that gets tossed around in those sort of communities.
Like I said maybe I'm just paranoid and no one would see it that way. Honestly I personally think #2 looks way better and more professional but #1 is the super safe option.
I think maybe it being red is probably good among the chinese community as well. Thats indicates good fortune does it not?
Like I said maybe I'm just paranoid and no one would see it that way. Honestly I personally think #2 looks way better and more professional but #1 is the super safe option.
I think maybe it being red is probably good among the chinese community as well. Thats indicates good fortune does it not?
What are we, living in the dark ages? Who cares what religious wackos think. If they are stupid enough to think a coin can be 'the devil' then it's unlikely they even know what virtual currency even is, they probably think the internet was created by satan as a device to waste away peoples lives by watching Youtube videos and such :p. Are we going to cater for religious nut jobs or are we going to keep out heads down, stay focuses and pick the design that genuinely looks the best and gives the most unique feel without it being 'too complex'?
December 04, 2013, 09:38:21 PM
I really hate Cryptsy so much, they are SO slow. I saw the small 'crash' coming, deposited some Bitcoins to trade for SBC and it's been 1 hour and nothing has shown in my account, and the price will shoot back up very soon. Cryptsy is no good for trading, they need much faster servers.
Anyway, how do you guys feel about SBC? Where do you think it will go? I have a feeling if the Chinese get hold of it then it may go quite high, however as far as I am aware no shops currently accept it, which is a huge hindrance and it may end in a pump, dump and crash... I hope it doesn't though, I look forward to actually spending them as a consumer if I can.
Anyway, how do you guys feel about SBC? Where do you think it will go? I have a feeling if the Chinese get hold of it then it may go quite high, however as far as I am aware no shops currently accept it, which is a huge hindrance and it may end in a pump, dump and crash... I hope it doesn't though, I look forward to actually spending them as a consumer if I can.
As we speak, SBC'S being acquired by us Chinese for hours already, Chris.
http://anwenbi.com
My word! Brace yourself guys! Let the Chinese take it
, I'd love to work with them on this coin .Is SBC available on any of the Chinese exchanges? I don't see it on any of the top Chinese exchanges (not on btcchina, okcoin, fxbtc, bter or huobi).
And your link "http://anwenbi.com" is just the SBC webpage in Chinese; any coin could make a nice web-page in Chinese, that doesn't mean the Chinese are going to get on board.
So then where is the big push from China? Ar you telling me they're buying on Cryptsy? Or is all this talk of China going into SBC just hype and hope?
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