Hi Wiser,
yes you download the Bisq client and it runs like the devcoin client / wallet where it connects to nodes and peers, select your currency from dropdown menus and shows rates etc. Not worked out how to actually trade or deposit yet but might make a steemit article if i get it working etc or put one on devtome
Fuzzybear
yes you download the Bisq client and it runs like the devcoin client / wallet where it connects to nodes and peers, select your currency from dropdown menus and shows rates etc. Not worked out how to actually trade or deposit yet but might make a steemit article if i get it working etc or put one on devtome
Fuzzybear
I went ahead and installed the Bisq network program. It's kind of a wallet, sort of. I figured out where the DVC/BTC market is and how to make an offer. That market it currently empty. They require a security deposit of 0.01 BTC just to make an offer, which is a HUGE turnoff. The platform is also rather clunky, as are all decentralized exchanges I've had to use over the years. I don't much like it. I'll keep playing around. I want to see if there might be a DVC/LTC market. I don't see why not. It might be easier to visualize if a few others placed offers.
Paying part of a listing fee to be on Stocks.exchange just got more attractive...
The other elephant in the room issue I see with the whole listing DVC on an exchange thing is this: what reason would people have for buying it? Can we point to anything being developed, worked on, planned, that would make this coin attractive to a potential buyer? It has to go beyond "DVC is one of the oldest cryptocoins so it's historic."
We are back to exchanges and now figure out the next step: Trading Volume. People use crypto as an asset, for speculation or as a currency. Devcoin was created as a currency due to its volatility and infinite supply. In short, IMHO we should focus on promoting the use of Devcoin for buying goods and services.
Look at Github, they are a Software as a Service (SaaS) company, acquired by Micro$oft for US$7.5 billion a few days ago. Now look at STEEM, they have their own currency and they are creating services all the time, that should be constant for us as well.
Let's create new services that accept Devcoin, and let's make existing services to accept Devcoin. It will turn on our engine of growth.
I definitely want to encourage this thinking, as well as action. I'm not a developer or coder so can't help directly with the coding, but I am good at writing so could contribute more in the promotional literature department. I'd like to see an updated list of what services are available for Devcoin and which ones are in development.
I think it would be worthwhile to focus those services and development on a niche that no one is catering to, rather than competing with all the other stuff that's out there. One suggestion: Due to its currently low value and high fungibility, I think Devcoin would really shine in the whole micropayments category. There has been a lot of talk about websites moving from an ad revenue model to a tip based model, where people tip articles and other content they found especially helpful, and in return they get an ad free experience. I think Devcoin would be well suited for that. To to that, a web based light wallet would have to be developed (average user won't deal with downloading 6+ years of block chain), then integrated into whatever website will support it. I'm thinking something along the lines of what MetaMask is for Ethereum--a browser extension that can be connected directly to an app like CryptoKitties, though in the case of the wallet and app, hopefully both actually work better.
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