Topic: [ETH] Ethstick - A satirical ponzi game with low limits to reduce risk (Read 2520 times)
August 17, 2016, 11:09:06 AM
Hi Kataksuki, are ponzi games legal? In the USA? I was thinking about writing one for Ethereum classic.
June 23, 2016, 10:19:59 PM
The website's getting expensive to maintain, I'm not sure if it'll continue to be around much longer (same goes for the greed pit) if there aren't new deposits.
Luckily, it isn't needed to participate or check the statistics, as you can do that with the Mist Wallet. The contract isn't affected by any crazy bugs like "The DAO", so it's safe in that sense.
Just wanted to let everyone know I'm still alive
Luckily, it isn't needed to participate or check the statistics, as you can do that with the Mist Wallet. The contract isn't affected by any crazy bugs like "The DAO", so it's safe in that sense.
Just wanted to let everyone know I'm still alive
June 16, 2016, 05:51:40 PM
Anyone still playing?
Looks like it! Ethereum is young and just beginning to gain major traction, these things could go indefinitely.
June 16, 2016, 04:32:11 PM
Anyone still playing?
May 28, 2016, 12:20:47 AM
Hah, that's funny they used your well written contract as their example, when in fact they simply failed to understand the code. There are plenty of excellent examples out there of Ethereum contracts with fatal flaws that would make good write-ups, but EthStick doesn't belong on that list.
In other news, there have been some recent problems with the website, but it should be fixed now. The CDN that hosted the connection library was refusing connections for some reason, so I'm now using the file from the server itself.
May 22, 2016, 10:47:05 PM
The website got 500+ new visitors this week after Tech Crunch mentioned an article that talked about Ethstick (sadly the publicity was bad as the author misinterpreted the code, but it's some crazy exposure anyway). He updated his post with my reply to his concerns on Reddit after I contacted him.
For those curious:
http://techcrunch.com/2016/05/22/all-the-cool-kids-are-doing-ethereum-now/
http://vessenes.com/ethereum-contracts-are-going-to-be-candy-for-hackers/
Clarification:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ethtrader/comments/4jz1mp/ethereum_contracts_are_going_to_be_candy_for/d3b608f
Have a good day everyone, and feel free to chase some more carrots!
For those curious:
http://techcrunch.com/2016/05/22/all-the-cool-kids-are-doing-ethereum-now/
http://vessenes.com/ethereum-contracts-are-going-to-be-candy-for-hackers/
Clarification:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ethtrader/comments/4jz1mp/ethereum_contracts_are_going_to_be_candy_for/d3b608f
Have a good day everyone, and feel free to chase some more carrots!
Hah, that's funny they used your well written contract as their example, when in fact they simply failed to understand the code. There are plenty of excellent examples out there of Ethereum contracts with fatal flaws that would make good write-ups, but EthStick doesn't belong on that list.
May 22, 2016, 02:55:31 PM
The website got 500+ new visitors this week after Tech Crunch mentioned an article that talked about Ethstick (sadly the publicity was bad as the author misinterpreted the code, but it's some crazy exposure anyway). He updated his post with my reply to his concerns on Reddit after I contacted him.
For those curious:
http://techcrunch.com/2016/05/22/all-the-cool-kids-are-doing-ethereum-now/
http://vessenes.com/ethereum-contracts-are-going-to-be-candy-for-hackers/
Clarification:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ethtrader/comments/4jz1mp/ethereum_contracts_are_going_to_be_candy_for/d3b608f
Have a good day everyone, and feel free to chase some more carrots!
For those curious:
http://techcrunch.com/2016/05/22/all-the-cool-kids-are-doing-ethereum-now/
http://vessenes.com/ethereum-contracts-are-going-to-be-candy-for-hackers/
Clarification:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ethtrader/comments/4jz1mp/ethereum_contracts_are_going_to_be_candy_for/d3b608f
Have a good day everyone, and feel free to chase some more carrots!
May 08, 2016, 09:57:50 AM
146 payouts so far, not too shabby
May 06, 2016, 10:27:09 PM
I wouldn't assume it's anywhere near over. People are learning about Ethereum every day and discovering for the first time what we've been exploring for a while now. Several exchanges have recently enabled ETH trading and The DAO should be getting the attention of curious outsiders. You have to be a little patient to receive a 120% ROI without any effort. There are a lot of people yet to even discover this, give it time
Ethstick paid out another 6 ETH just a few hours ago
Ethstick paid out another 6 ETH just a few hours ago
May 06, 2016, 02:29:38 PM
wow super slow, no new deposits for a while now
is this the beginning of the end?
is this the beginning of the end?
May 01, 2016, 05:00:49 PM
kat anyway you can clean your rep? i think its affecting new ppl to invest or not. seeing the negative 
No idea, maybe if people give me positive feedback it'll neutralise the negative? I also suspect it's having a negative effect... but I have nothing to hide. The negative feedback I have is mostly from actual scammers, the rest are people that didn't bother to check my apps or are nazis against ponzi games, even if they're legit and transparent. May 01, 2016, 04:34:10 PM
kat anyway you can clean your rep? i think its affecting new ppl to invest or not. seeing the negative
April 29, 2016, 12:00:34 AM
Looking good! This is still one of my favorite ETH games
April 28, 2016, 05:56:22 AM
4 new payouts + 1 user fee in the last 24h, good job guys
April 27, 2016, 10:03:03 PM
wow looks like someone just deposited with poloniex wallet.
remember guys deposit from personal wallet only, like through mist ethereum wallet,
remember guys deposit from personal wallet only, like through mist ethereum wallet,
April 26, 2016, 06:23:39 AM
It seems most contracts are stuck, I guess the price drop is making a lot of people lose interest.
The contract is here to stay, so even if there's no activity it doesn't mean that it'll always be that way. Ethereum is still in its infancy, after all.
Releasing new apps seems to be a waste of time, I'll probably wait for things to mature (both in terms of technology and community) before I release my next big project. For now we have this one, the greed pit, and my latest project LuckyDoubler, which unlike traditional ponzi games, has a random payout system: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/delete-1447675
If you have some ethers you don't mind parting with, try giving some of my apps a try and someday you might get a nice surprise
If you want a fast profit your best bet is LuckyDoubler, as it has a 20% chance to give you an instant payout (contract address 0xF767fCA8e65d03fE16D4e38810f5E5376c3372A8).
The contract is here to stay, so even if there's no activity it doesn't mean that it'll always be that way. Ethereum is still in its infancy, after all.
Releasing new apps seems to be a waste of time, I'll probably wait for things to mature (both in terms of technology and community) before I release my next big project. For now we have this one, the greed pit, and my latest project LuckyDoubler, which unlike traditional ponzi games, has a random payout system: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/delete-1447675
If you have some ethers you don't mind parting with, try giving some of my apps a try and someday you might get a nice surprise
If you want a fast profit your best bet is LuckyDoubler, as it has a 20% chance to give you an instant payout (contract address 0xF767fCA8e65d03fE16D4e38810f5E5376c3372A8).
April 22, 2016, 04:58:56 PM
We've reached 200 deposits and the next payout is only 1.6 ethers away. Things have been slow recently, but we're not stuck
Keep in mind that there are many small deposits in the queue, so bigger deposits (3+ ETH) would result in more payouts being made.
Keep in mind that there are many small deposits in the queue, so bigger deposits (3+ ETH) would result in more payouts being made.
April 22, 2016, 02:01:21 AM
If you want a satirical Ponzi: see our "government simulation" By the way - is has a 1100ETH jackpot and it is growing: governmental.github.io/GovernMental/
April 21, 2016, 02:26:26 AM
Just 4 more ETH to catch the next carrot guys
3 now. Website is up to 220+ visitors, I'll add a FAQ / more info soon for those who don't bother to read the thread or review the source code. April 20, 2016, 09:55:59 AM
Just 4 more ETH to catch the next carrot guys
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