Cryptocurrency "The Alt-ernative" Beginners Reference Book - page 15.

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Quote from: Tyke on February 23, 2014, 09:13:38 AM

I am writing a book which explains in simple terms what cryptocurrency is. Bitcoin and another 49 altcoins will feature, with each coin having two pages within the book. My facebook group gives more information:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cryptocurrency-The-Alt-ernative/285429871619708

One can vote for their favourite coin by donating a small amount of BTC. If your favourite coin is not present, please message the group and we will create an address for it.

just get in touch is you want clean vectors of our logo - happy to provide them (also we will be uploading them in a section on our site www.qrk.cc) , good opportunity to also talk about how the monetary reform group got involve with Quark with Bill Still etc. (in the book) BIll may be attending the Crypto convention in New York with Sean Young the Hollywood Actress that played in "Bladerunner" - that would be cool.

unconfirmed at this time -

we will be including a "accept Quark" section where we can put logos and create a list of the growing number of businesses accepting Quark -

https://pock.io/ will be going live with Quark soon - : D

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This is the preliminary section to Zetacoin:

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Luckycoin has just been added to the poll

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Quote from: quarkfx on February 24, 2014, 08:59:56 AM

Don´t want to wave the Quark banner but you are contradicting yourself. On the one hand you say that cryptocurrencies can´t be undervalued on the other hand you call Quark a dead project - which is saying that it is overvalued/has 0 value. The whole cryptoscene is dominated by chit-chat and self-fulfilling prophecies and you are just another example like the guy who says that Quark is undervalued.

Beyond that it is not true that cryptocurrencies have no tangible assets. Cryptocurrencies do not exist in empty space, they have (or haven´t) infrastructure that supports their use. The value of Bitcoin e.g. is founded mostly on the network, of the exchanges that list it, the apps that were written for it, even this forum contributes to a sustainable value of Bitcoin. Same goes with every other Altcoin. If your coin is intended to pump and dump only, like Pandacoin, you have mostly anything but trade. But there are many coin - and Quark is one of them - where you can see people actually working for the coin and developing cool projects. This, of course, doesn´t mean that this will be reflected in the price shortterm, but it will long term.

Erm, so you're saying that this "infrastructure" is what's driving the price of Bitcoin?... LOL, if that was the case then the price of Bitcoin would be much lower than it is now... what with the ever present specter of a 51% attack hovering over this "infrastructure" you speak of.

The first major Boom in the price of Bitcoin was brought about largely as a result of the Bank run in Cyprus - there may have been other catalysts, but overall it was that Bank run that took us to 1.2K.

Since then, the market has been driven by speculation in it's most potent form. China makes a few redundant statements, the weak hands sell their coins = the price falls.... GOX wont release our coins? = the price falls.... Oh, Walmart is now accepting Bitcoin?? = to the moon!... Sadly, no one cares about the bitcoin "infrastructure"..

And Quark is the most pathetic thing I've seen thus far... Dead in the waters!

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Quote from: Tyke on February 23, 2014, 09:13:38 AM

I am writing a book which explains in simple terms what cryptocurrency is. Bitcoin and another 49 altcoins will feature, with each coin having two pages within the book. My facebook group gives more information:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cryptocurrency-The-Alt-ernative/285429871619708

One can vote for their favourite coin by donating a small amount of BTC. If your favourite coin is not present, please message the group and we will create an address for it.

Nice idea!

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Quote from: Tyke on February 24, 2014, 01:10:57 PM

Quark, Infinitecoin, Zetacoin and Topcoin have all or almost been completely mined.

..which is a problem for people who want to make fast profit by mining but not for user and community miner

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Quark, Infinitecoin, Zetacoin and Topcoin have all or almost been completely mined.

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Quote from: orco#2 on February 24, 2014, 12:36:24 PM

what kind of janky ass list is that?

I know lol, MEC has no votes so far Roll Eyes

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what kind of janky ass list is that?

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I have just started a fundraiser for the book:

https://www.startjoin.com/cthealt

Please add your support Grin

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Quark has about 0.5% inflation per year now. Over the long term, it's not as inflationary compared to many of the other coins.

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Quote from: FelixOliver on February 24, 2014, 06:19:42 AM

Quote from: Tyke on February 24, 2014, 05:23:46 AM

Quote from: SmokingSkull on February 24, 2014, 04:14:27 AM

I dont agree here.
Take Zetacoin too, It's inflationary form is rare in this market.
By now only Quark and Zetacoin are inflationary in the Top30 i think.

Nobody would be mining all these other coins after they have reached their ceiling

I also think that Quark is very undervalued

Quark isn't "undervalued".... In fact, no crypto currency can be "undervalued"... This isn't stocks and shares. They aren't attached to companies that have tangible / non-tangible assets.

Literally the ONLY determining value in any crypto coin is the market itself.. Its current value is a reflection of how the market feels about the coin.

If you were to ask me to invest in Quark, I'll ask you why? ...You'd then probably disgorge some over-enthusiastic rant about "intrinsic functionality"... I'd then tell you that, at this stage, no body cares about the "intrinsic functionality" of ANY coin.. Like it or not, people wan't to put in X amount of dollars and in two weeks cash out a XXX% return. Simples

Quark is dead in the water if you ask me.

Don´t want to wave the Quark banner but you are contradicting yourself. On the one hand you say that cryptocurrencies can´t be undervalued on the other hand you call Quark a dead project - which is saying that it is overvalued/has 0 value. The whole cryptoscene is dominated by chit-chat and self-fulfilling prophecies and you are just another example like the guy who says that Quark is undervalued.

Beyond that it is not true that cryptocurrencies have no tangible assets. Cryptocurrencies do not exist in empty space, they have (or haven´t) infrastructure that supports their use. The value of Bitcoin e.g. is founded mostly on the network, of the exchanges that list it, the apps that were written for it, even this forum contributes to a sustainable value of Bitcoin. Same goes with every other Altcoin. If your coin is intended to pump and dump only, like Pandacoin, you have mostly anything but trade. But there are many coin - and Quark is one of them - where you can see people actually working for the coin and developing cool projects. This, of course, doesn´t mean that this will be reflected in the price shortterm, but it will long term.

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Quote from: Tyke on February 24, 2014, 05:23:46 AM

Quote from: SmokingSkull on February 24, 2014, 04:14:27 AM

I dont agree here.
Take Zetacoin too, It's inflationary form is rare in this market.
By now only Quark and Zetacoin are inflationary in the Top30 i think.

Nobody would be mining all these other coins after they have reached their ceiling

I also think that Quark is very undervalued

Quark isn't "undervalued".... In fact, no crypto currency can be "undervalued"... This isn't stocks and shares. They aren't attached to companies that have tangible / non-tangible assets.

Literally the ONLY determining value in any crypto coin is the market itself.. Its current value is a reflection of how the market feels about the coin.

If you were to ask me to invest in Quark, I'll ask you why? ...You'd then probably disgorge some over-enthusiastic rant about "intrinsic functionality"... I'd then tell you that, at this stage, no body cares about the "intrinsic functionality" of ANY coin.. Like it or not, people wan't to put in X amount of dollars and in two weeks cash out a XXX% return. Simples

Quark is dead in the water if you ask me.

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you lost me at the facebook link

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Quote from: SmokingSkull on February 24, 2014, 04:14:27 AM

I dont agree here.
Take Zetacoin too, It's inflationary form is rare in this market.
By now only Quark and Zetacoin are inflationary in the Top30 i think.

Nobody would be mining all these other coins after they have reached their ceiling

I also think that Quark is very undervalued

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Quote from: Lethn on February 24, 2014, 03:13:24 AM

Let me know if you guys who know your stuff agree with me but the only altcoins listed I've seen which have actually tried to be different are: Anoncoin, Primecoin, Litecoin, Peercoin and maybe Worldcoin

The rest are coins which are either direct copy and paste jobs of Litecoin or they are aggressive pre-mines or centralised systems, I do think there are possible a couple of extra ones out there that have the potential to change their code though with the devs behind them.

Lol, "I hold the good coins, everything else is premine"

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I dont agree here.
Take Zetacoin too, It's inflationary form is rare in this market.
By now only Quark and Zetacoin are inflationary in the Top30 i think.

Nobody would be mining all these other coins after they have reached their ceiling

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Terminated.

No, you should definitely not mention these as most are copy coins.
Bitcoin and 4-5 coins that stand out is enough. Don't ruin your book.

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Let me know if you guys who know your stuff agree with me but the only altcoins listed I've seen which have actually tried to be different are: Anoncoin, Primecoin, Litecoin, Peercoin and maybe Worldcoin

The rest are coins which are either direct copy and paste jobs of Litecoin or they are aggressive pre-mines or centralised systems, I do think there are possible a couple of extra ones out there that have the potential to change their code though with the devs behind them.

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Quote from: Rannasha on February 24, 2014, 02:14:29 AM

Almost all of these altcoins don't need 2 pages. All they need is "cloned Bitcoin/Litecoin source, changed a few numbers".

Haha, same thought here.

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