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Quote from: BitSlapper on January 12, 2015, 02:41:43 PM

Quote from: solid12345 on January 12, 2015, 10:00:27 AM

Quote from: unusualfacts30 on January 12, 2015, 09:38:49 AM

in b4 whales use this as news and try to pump Ether Grin

There is nothing to pump, coins aren't on the exchanges yet.

Many newbies get confused and believe people are talking about the scam Ether coin when people refer to Ethereum

I suspect the only reason ether coin used that name is it's similarity to ethereum.

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Quote from: solid12345 on January 12, 2015, 10:00:27 AM

Quote from: unusualfacts30 on January 12, 2015, 09:38:49 AM

in b4 whales use this as news and try to pump Ether Grin

There is nothing to pump, coins aren't on the exchanges yet.

Many newbies get confused and believe people are talking about the scam Ether coin when people refer to Ethereum

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Quote from: unusualfacts30 on January 12, 2015, 09:38:49 AM

in b4 whales use this as news and try to pump Ether Grin

There is nothing to pump, coins aren't on the exchanges yet.

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in b4 whales use this as news and try to pump Ether Grin

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didn't find anything about it

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Quote from: Fabrizio89 on January 12, 2015, 08:46:09 AM

news?

I know, I thought they said they were going to have a prototype for CES - did that not happen?

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news?

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Just to put into context:

http://two-bit-idiot.tumblr.com/post/97258629244/adept-ibm-samsung-bitcoin

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I listened to the interview back when this thread started, and it does have a kind of "underpants gnomes" feel to it. The VP doesn't really articulate clearly how the coin is going to solve the cloud-support problem, why it needs Turing-complete scripting, or the basis for choosing Ethereum as the base. It's possible that as a VP, he just doesn't understand these things, though.

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Quote from: asdlolciterquit on September 26, 2014, 05:53:31 AM

Ethereum is not available yet, and they already talk about a forking Cheesy

i don't know how to react to a news like that!

Wat. Why does everyone say this? I've been messing with it and doing tutorials for a month, and I'm late to the game.

It exists if you code and like to experiment with technology. It does not yet exist if you just like speculating and buying crypto-assets.

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Quote from: Zer0Sum on September 25, 2014, 07:52:13 AM

Quote from: Nullu on September 25, 2014, 07:34:45 AM

Forking something that doesn't even exist yet. Good job.

IBM "forked" the PC in 1982-83...
People barely remember what happened before them...
And Google "forked" the search engine in 1998-99.

Only a matter of time before corporations with real resources take over the Crypto Space.

http://www.nooooooooooooooo.com/

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I wonder if IBM might offer to pay Vitalek to quit Ethereum the day it's out, and go to work for IBM.

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Quote from: asdlolciterquit on September 26, 2014, 05:53:31 AM

Ethereum is not available yet, and they already talk about a forking Cheesy

i don't know how to react to a news like that!

https://github.com/ethereum/

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Ethereum is not available yet, and they already talk about a forking Cheesy

i don't know how to react to a news like that!

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Quote from: Yeni78 on September 25, 2014, 09:39:54 AM

Quote from: Torque on September 25, 2014, 08:18:37 AM

Before you guys get all excited, pls know that IBM has had hundreds of R&D projects (based on open source software) that have eventually failed. This could easy be one of those internal R&D projects that fades into obscurity.

I know, I used to work there. Their internal failure rate is fairly high. Which is why the acquire way more technology solutions than they home grow.

Very good point. I had a friend who worked there and he told me how for a while they were really into Second Life. LOL

Even if they fail to create a successful product they may develop some interesting bits of code that others can use along the way.

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Quote from: Torque on September 25, 2014, 08:18:37 AM

Before you guys get all excited, pls know that IBM has had hundreds of R&D projects (based on open source software) that have eventually failed. This could easy be one of those internal R&D projects that fades into obscurity.

I know, I used to work there. Their internal failure rate is fairly high. Which is why the acquire way more technology solutions than they home grow.

Very good point. I had a friend who worked there and he told me how for a while they were really into Second Life. LOL

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Quote from: infofront on September 16, 2014, 02:21:06 PM

That doesn't mean IBM is making their own cryptocurrency. IBM is probably forking it for their "internet of things" blockchain.

Yes - this is it. Coke machines that know when to restock or a million other things. Not a currency.

Ethereum has a working codable prototype & has since pre-funding.

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Before you guys get all excited, pls know that IBM has had hundreds of R&D projects (based on open source software) that have eventually failed. This could easy be one of those internal R&D projects that fades into obscurity.

Absolutely. But they do plan on having it functioning for CES is my understanding.

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Before you guys get all excited, pls know that IBM has had hundreds of R&D projects (based on open source software) that have eventually failed. This could easy be one of those internal R&D projects that fades into obscurity.

I know, I used to work there. Their internal failure rate is fairly high. Which is why the acquire way more technology solutions than they home grow.

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Quote from: Nullu on September 25, 2014, 07:34:45 AM

Forking something that doesn't even exist yet. Good job.

IBM "forked" the PC in 1982-83...
People barely remember what happened before them...
And Google "forked" the search engine in 1998-99.

Only a matter of time before corporations with real resources take over the Crypto Space.

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Forking something that doesn't even exist yet. Good job.

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