For those looking how they can assist in a non-technical manner:
1) Research project for someone who has a little bit of time. Would like to identify the uniquenesses exhibited by CBX in relation to the slew of other coins in the market place. Ex: I know there were at a time a few different coins employing the Hybrid algorithm (PoW/PoS) but many move to solely PoS as that was the flavor of the month. Are PPC and CBX the only ones still standing?
2) CHINA. This was a major target for us back in the tail end of 2013 but we never quite made it. We want someone from the community to step up and band with us to organize translations and assist us in injecting CBX into the Chinese markets.
Lots of discussion points and opportunities here from raizor and my recent posts. Please chime in after you read through and lets get this train up to speed again. Starting it takes the most effort but once up to speed, a train is hard to slow down or stop.
elambert
I've just been having a chat with Elambert on the subject of reducing blockchain bloat. He pointed me towards Cryptonite and their Mini-Blockchain project.
I've had a brief read over their solution and they are essentially discarding the contents of blocks once all funds in the block have been spent (sent on to another address). They retain only the block header/hash for spent blocks, which keeps the size of the blockchain file down. I had mentioned something along these lines to Elambert when we discussed this before and I still feel it's probably the best solution for us. I would like to offer the option of running either a full node (which retains all blocks in full) or a compact node (which prunes spent blocks and retains only the header/hash). We could also provide a means of incentivising the running of a full node in future (need to think on that some more).
I'm interested in your thoughts on this, or any other potential solutions that you may be aware of. Please share if you have an info or ideas.
On the subject of IRC Client integration in the CBX Vault Client, I've started work on this and I'm also considering a means of utilizing this for ad-hoc tipping. There will likely be instances where the IRC functionality is used to get technical support and assistance (from members of the CBX community) and a means of easily sending a small tip as a 'thank you' would be pretty neat I feel. I'm open to ideas on this too, so please feel free to share any ideas you have for this or the enhancements to the CBX Vault in general.
cheers,
raizor
Raizor, IRC integration, allowing users instant communication and support between each other will be an invaluable addition to the client IMO. With added tipping, all the better!
When you say 'The option for running a full node, or a compact node' do you mean the user will have the option of downloading a full node client, or a compact client? I feel for some users using laptops or older PC's with less storage, the option of a compact client would increasingly be necessary as time goes by.
Although I've been a PC user myself for many years, with the advance of mobile technology, I'm finding myself using my mobile phone more than I use my computer these days. Maybe in the near future a phone app would be a good idea so those who don't own, or spend little time on a computer can hold and use CBX too.
Also I had an idea for the Vault to maybe include a file encryption option. As it is a vault, maybe not only CBX could be stored with it.
Elambert, first coin I googled. Novacoin. Still uses POW. I pay little attention to most other alts, but when I have some time over the weekend (It's a bank holiday weekend here in the UK ) I will try to find some time to dig a little deeper.
What I find unique to CBX is the fact that, eventually, when serious investment comes in when crypto-currencies are on the cusp of becoming a part of every day life, used by millions of merchants and billions of people. CBX will stand out above all others as an honest, fair and rare commodity, with a great fundamentals and a great history.