I've been debating on whether or not to respond to Brandon or not... Sorry, but this doesn't sit well with me. MiningHabbit has a legitimate comment, and has expressed concerns that many of us might have. The response, in my opinion, was in bad taste. The concern isn't about who's working hard, where the price is at right now, nor the DNotes philosophy that we believe in. I think most of us here, appreciate the business model, and the overall ecosystem that will be built. That's why we're here, and want to support this project. We do believe in it.
I would say the concern or question is more about how the timeline got pushed so far out. Maybe in a brief explanation, if someone can give us a little more detail about what's going on. Just saying, from an outsiders perspective, this is how it looks; Almost 4 years to code a coin and as of the beginning of September, launch was only a few weeks away. One would think, the team would know before that, if that timeline wasn't reasonable. Especially going from 3 weeks out, to now 5 months out (from beginning of Sept). What happened? Also, could you shed a little more light on who is working on the coding? Again, just not knowing the team details, the impression that comes across to me, is there is one person, maybe part time?, who is doing this particular work coding 2.0. Please correct me if I'm wrong. One more question that comes to mind; I know you guys have been busy laying the foundation for DNotes, what specifically does this mean? Is this just idea's on a white board? Any actually development in the ecosystem? Maybe you can get a little more specific on how far along, or what is in place, besides just launching 2.0.
I look at this more as a chance for everyone to understand DNotes in better detail, not as a bashing thread. Admittedly, I might have missed some of answers to the above questions..so sorry if that is the case. Just whatever you guys can share along these lines, could help us better understand what is actually in place right now, and give us a better understanding, and confidence in this project. For me, I'm still excited for Dnotes 2.0, and can't wait to help spread the word. I'll be buying some way undervalued Notes in the mean time. Much love everyone.
Hi Denver Dan, thanks for the questions. I will do my best to answer them all, but let me know if I am missing anything or if the progression and goals are not exactly clear.
While we have had minor changes, block reward changes, bug fixes, and upgrades to the existing DNotes blockchain, this does not represent 3+ years of cryptocurrency programming. We have taken a cautious approach cryptocurrency programming and carefully planning our next moves when it comes to upgrades, and in this case and entirely new version of DNotes, which we didn't decide upon until 2016. Also, we needed to ensure we have the right people in place to make that happen. A tremendous amount of effort and time has gone into finding / working with / investing time and money / narrowing down.
As the industry continues to grow, we need to fully understand what is happening, what challenges the industry is facing, what do users of cryptocurrency need and want, and what all of the other cryptocurrencies are doing. This is the research that ultimately led us to developing the next version of DNotes and many of our projects that we have either launched or working on.
The DNotes vision is much more than just a cryptocurrency technology. During that time, we have also created entities to help DNotes and DNotes Global Inc achieve their goals.
The DNotesVault, which fundamentally addresses the technological issues involved in owning cryptocurrency, without compromising security. This is a novel system for storing DNotes and I'm positive it's an industry first in many aspects.
CRISP, which DNotesVault was a fundamental platform for, as an outreach program and savings program. I'm certain this is an industry first in many aspects as well.
CryptoMoms, our initial project to help bridge the gender gap, but also represents a much larger initiative to make cryptocurrency as inclusive as possible. The vision for what CryptoMoms evolves and is rolled into has not been yet implemented.
The Four Pillars book, which the rights have been gifted DNotes Global Inc and as a result to the success of DNotes, and corresponding membership site. This will be a critical component in reaching out to business owners, NextGen VC, and the DNotes outreach program.
DCEBrief, which is our industry news, industry outreach, and media platform associated with the DNotes brand and ultimately will work it's way the DNotes Global Inc network as a for profit entity.
Among other projects that are currently in the planning and development phase.
DNotes is an industry leader in many ways that may not be quantified by how many upgrades we have made to the cryptocurrency itself. With some careful planning and execution, DNotes will be seen as a leader from the technology standpoint as well. Since we started working on
DNotes 2.0 in 2016 planning and designing, and
officially announced it may of 2017 with the starting of this thread, it has been one of our primary focuses. We've had many bumps in the road and delays, but we are not going to focus on those, we are going to keep our focus on the goal of moving DNotes forward.
Thanks, Joe. I think that is a reasonable response and as you know I am deeply appreciative of your relentless efforts and hard-work to help us make so many things possible for DNotes.
However, I think it important to address Denver Dan's concern that we shed some light on the software development of DNotes 2.0. To that extent, I can confirm that we expanded our team early last year and specifically hired a dedicated programmer, we believe most qualified, at the rate of US$60 per hour. Based on our records the first check #1005 was issued on April 5, 2017 for the amount of $1,500. Since then we have spent a significant amount out of our own pockets - and may I say quite rare in our industry.
As I have mentioned many times, we do not make any claim that is not verifiable. However, there are privacy issues that we respect. Without elaborating, there were two family emergencies that added to the delay. Above all, our wish list grew in anticipation of future projects.
I hope that helps clarify things a little more.
This has been a rough week. I hope we don't extent it with more "friendly fire". We must be respectful of others opinion and expression. We are all in this together for the mutual benefits of everyone.