Hi FinShaggy,
1I applied for an account at devda.ch, but it wasn't clear whether or not it was a wallet or not. Guess I'll know more once my application is approved.
2It sounds like from what you're saying that writing for the DevTome is a "get in now while the opportunity pays" type of thing, since they divide up the writing into shares. Right now, a share pays well but once there are thousands of writers, it will go down to where you earn a dollar or two per article rather than $50 or so as you currently estimate. Am I correct about this? This isn't a dealbreaker or anything for me, but maybe an incentive to not sit on the fence too long :-)
3Also, I noticed one of the latest contributions is a fiction story. Is that allowed? Encouraged? If that is the case, that is way cool from the writer's point of view--might be a way to actually finance my novel writing aspirations ;-) In some ways it can be easier to write fiction than nonfiction, though that isn't always true.
4Finally, you mentioned the possibility of exchanging Devcoins for Bitcoins or vice versa. a. What exchange sites do you recommend to do that? b. Just wondering what is behind your belief that by next year Devcoins are going to majorly increase in value relative to Bitcoins and dollars? With so many other cryptocurrencies coming on the scene, it's hard to assess which ones will actually go somewhere, so wondering why Devcoins stands out to you.
5I'm currently playing with Bitcoins but haven't gotten into any others. How would you try to convince me to get into Devcoins either in addition to or instead of Bitcoins?
1. Devda is a wallet
2. It is best to get in on Devtome while there aren't many publishers, but value of a share depends on how much each devcoin is worth, and they should be 10 cents each, but are 20 for 1 penny right now because no one knows/cares about them yet
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So shares could end up always being $50
3. Fiction is encouraged, just double check your work, and try reading outloud.
4a. Vircurex.com has been the main site for DVC exchange for a while, but recently MCXnow has joined and I've heard it's a good site too.
4b. I believe Devcoins will increase in value because shares are smaller now, so people will want more for their coins. And devcoin is becoming easier to find in Google searches, which means it will help bring people to devtome and bitcoin soon. Making both bitcoin and devcoin more valuable. And this one can "go somewhere" because of the idea behind it. It is literally the perfect coin for building a community, and developing the planet.
5. I would tell you to mine Devcoin instead of Bitcoin, because bitocoins are merge mined with Bitcoin. So mining DVC IS mining BTC, except you get lots of DVC.