I would like to stop by and clear up something that's been spreading like a wildfire.
Any and all information posted on the outdated BitStone site is NULL AND VOID.
I specifically stated early on in this thread when old info and ideas were being brought into the mix:
https://chainz.cryptoid.info/bst/
Exchanges are being contacted to inquire about the addition of BitStone.
BitStoneDev
Where is your reevaluated business model and other promises from the old version:
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/bitstonebstnew-development-currently-underwayno-premine-no-ico-1088486
Do you still have $1m to back this coin? Where is the BitStone Store?
Welcome Back Suchmoon,
Business Model has been reevaluated, along with the core specs of BitStone.
Lets remember BitStone never officially launched when the last thread in question was created.
That thread was used as a gauge of interest, as we were looking for the communities opinion on things.
Ideas, plans, and goals set in the old thread you mentioned - along with quotes from the old thread you mentioned... are "old" ideas, "old" plans, and outdated goals.
We went back to the drawing table and have come up with simpler ways to launch BST and get its foundation built.
We also listened and acted on the recommendations the community voiced:
We eliminated the ICO.
We eliminated the PREMINE.
We reconfigured the BitStone algorithm to X11 instead of SHA256.
We modified the coin supply/distribution model to cater more towards the community.
We modified the annual Proof of Stake percentage to 1% /month - 12% /yr.
There are many other partnerships behind the scenes that we developed...and one of those partnerships will empower us to have multiple BitStone Accepting Merchants, and finer details on those partnerships will be released in due time.
We have more supply than before and soon will be able to sell these goods for BST.
Stay tuned,
BitStoneDev
With that being said guys, please disregard the current website up, as it is NULL AND VOID. Lets be real here, we haven't even updated it since we created it...There is no reason to believe we are claiming he is a part of the "team". We were planning on finishing the site back when things with old ideas, and plans were still in place. We planned to have "Our Team" tab renamed to something more along the lines of "Partners" - but if you build websites sometimes you just like to fill space as a way of organizing and seeing the site vision through...it helps me in the early stages of building sites. He is just one of the appraisers we do business with regularly, and he has also been spoken to about BitStone and Crypto Currency in General and agreed to continue appraising gems and such for us.
If that isn't enough info right there to prove we are about what we say, and that we aren't just "throwing" names around...then maybe you'd rather just believe the FUD and lose your BST to the fud teams. If you contacted Lou, he would also know whats going on and why his name was listed on the OLD website.
We will also state that we have NEVER once lied about our partners and contacts, and anyone is welcome to call them and double check that we in fact have worked with them on a regular basis based on their trade. Mr. McMinn has appraised gems for us, and has been spoken to about Crypto Currency and BitStone. That doesn't mean he is a owner or dev...it means the dev has contact with him as a appraiser and have used his services before, and if needed we could use those again to benefit us in appraising some of the new items we are ordering for the customer appreciation sale.
We do business with many other vendors, graders, appraisers, etc...and that group is only getting bigger and bigger.
A new website is currently under construction and will launch in the coming weeks.
Sorry about any confusion the old website might of caused..but it looks like it was just used for some fud, and nothing else...so it will be taken down shortly.
Thanks,
BitStoneDev