Topic: INFINITY Silver Bitcoin about to launch.. and NEW BOOK ON THE WAY (Read 2273 times)

  NEW BOOK ANNOUNCED  

BLOCKLAND: 21 Stories of Bitcoin, Blockchain, and Crypto-Currency

Thread:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5249941.new#new

(there are also some infinity coins available still)

If anyone wants to participate in proofreading the book as I prepare for publication, send me an 'application' by PM.

The subject is about the entire crypto ecosystem as a whole.
There are 100k words in 21 chapters, which is a lot. So this would be a sort of serious commitment.
I would hope that you can read 5 chapters per week (5k words per chapter), and write a free-form commentary of each chapter as you read them.
Assuming 20 minutes per chapter and 10 minutes of writing reflections, this would take about 10 hours in all.
Since this involves copyright material that is unpublished, I should know you somehow or you should be otherwise trustworthy.

Looking forward to PM's.

 LMAO...

...book,book,yep.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TStPNqex3uA

Am I missing something? This coin is almost a year out, correct? Is there a second one? What are you referring to?

Excited to see the new coin design and symbolic. The first coin was very unique.

When is the new book gonna be available?

I wanted to share my Infinity coin and my special copy of Elianite's book. I know they have been out for a while, but I just got mine and just love the coin and the book. Elianite put a very nice personal touch in my book and thought everyone would like to see! (Click for larger).

Big thanks to Elianite for such a nice surprise. I am very excited to see the new book!

Great to hear! 

Book update: 1st draft is ready. 100k words; about 400 pages.
Now editing.

Niiice!!!  Looking forward for this mouth watering book!

93% done as of today! 83,000 words so ~350 pages

@elianite

What about the book? 

About 30 coins remaining for now.
I'm opening up sales for 10 of them now. PM Me

Payed for 1 coin...

thx

What about the book, is that coming soon, thank you

Alright, I'm opening up sales again @ $150 (for each buyer's first coin. 2nd & 3rd are $195).
Please PM me to make reservations.

Coins are now available.

Not sure about the cards..but I do know Biltbills finally made the cut....as it should and deserves to be. Being such a historical significance in the Bitcoin physical crypto world, it was long overdue.  

Will the book contain the collectible from Topps 2018 Allen & Ginter baseball card set ( #83 Cryptocurrency ).  Just my opinion it should have a place in the book somewhere

ditto, before i lose interest

Damn that looks sweet!

Can't do it better than OP
SEE GIF 1 HERE >> https://imgflip.com/gif/2v1mox
SEE GIF 2 HERE >> https://imgflip.com/gif/2v1mx8

Could we get a pic ? Just to show what we missed out on 😩

Got mine to day. Nice one. Thank you.

To be honest, I didn't know it could be loaded. Regret I didn't get MJ to load it.

I second that, few days holidays and bam - gone. Will be eagerly awaiting next batch too.

that was quick, when will the next batch be available?

https://www.blockchain.com/btc/tx/8b58e7b5d03a98bc90bdd05f87bb8931a9612048277e59031fc451d426833d3f

Alright, I'm opening orders for the first 10 or so buyers @ $150 each.
Minerjones will be taking care of shipping, which will be paid separately.
Please PM me to make an order along with number requests.

These first coins should go out this week  

EDIT: 13 coins sold to 9 buyers.

That's it for now folks 

Hope to get this first batch out shortly

Can we soon buy?

$50.00 

Really? Please PM me the info.
Probably a good time to bring the price down as well.

200.200$  

Damn I should reload next time

One small remark, your new site says: "Now direct from the author, cheaper than any other distributor!"

Though I still can find it cheaper with one of my main distributors

Fair criticism is fair. This gives me an opportunity to explain the coin.

Basically, I found that there are plenty of coins with a traditional hologram out there, and this piece is meant to be more conceptual than useful. It's not really made to fit into the mold of the existing & established market, but rather to challenge and parody it by taking the very basic elements (B, year/mint/very generic circuit board/private key) and combining them into something unique. Naturally, not everyone will like that.

Casascius coins were created to make blockchain/cryptocurrency feel like normal money.
This coin was created to make 'normal money' feel like blockchain/cryptocurrency.

The INFINITY hologram symbolizes how blockchain goes on forever, is interconnected, and is mindboggling , difficult to comprehend, and virtually impossible to falsify.
It is then this interconnected jumble of never-ending, hard-to-understand connections that both 'protect' and 'conceal' value, with both the silver (physical) and private key (digital) representing that concept of value. This value is then encased between 2 sets of this 'protective layer'.

I understand if doubling up the hologram is controversial; many have come to associate high quality with some sort of symbolic image.
Instead of an image, this coin attempts to convey a concept. Most people who display a coin consider the hologram 'secondary' and display only the main 'image'. This is impossible with this coin since the hologram IS the image; the focus is the concept of the blockchain/tech, not the concept of coins/money.

Regarding security, my general view which I've mentioned here before is that new creators, unless they are institutions, will likely never get the trust that the likes of Casascius and Lealana had. Also due to legal concerns, I'm not releasing funded coins. These are meant to be art pieces as opposed to useful and secure cold-storage coins, but I do invite anyone to put 'token' amounts of BTC into them. Again, the point here is not to actually defend against 'attacks' (though those features are certainly present) but to convey the idea and concept of doing so both at the level of the individual coin and the blockchain as a whole.

Casascius coins were primarily coins; the hologram was added as a 'necessary' security feature to the coin.
This 'coin' is built around the hologram; the coin was added as a 'necessary' platform to host and affix it.

With all that said, the beauty and meaning are in the eye of the beholder, and this is one of those things that is going to mesmerize some and disappoint others. To those who are disappointed, I hope you will appreciate that everyone has different tastes. I'm sure there are and will be other coins that you love.

Appears you may be right and get the discount of $14.

I assumed I did the math right as I got the same thing as Jan....

$195?!

Please tell me that's a typo.

$95 and I'd still be unhappy.

For $195 I'm assuming the book comes with it right?
If not, then I believe Elias hasn't paid as much attention to the Crypto Coin Collecting scene as I'd thought.

Viz

I think Jan is right with the answer of $195.... I myself can not justify that price for 1 oz of silver and a cool hologram.  

First, the design is already on ebay:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/132448769338

Just add a ring of binary and a hologram

Second, the front is a circle of catch phrases, advertising for the mint and a sticker essentially.  Don't get me wrong the hologram is cool, but unfortunately at that price....

Hard Pass!!

Bummer TBH as I thought you would dazzled, instead you started with the design of a coin I won in a Krog freebie raffle.  

-5   That is one amazeingtitsMeranahan hologram,  Mr.E

??4995??

-5

40.4545455 ? I'm either spot on or soooooo off HAHAHA

195$

199.999? :O

 / 5000 - 5 = ___ 
First person to post the answer to this skill-testing question will receive a discount of $0.30 x 33 + 4.10

Yeah you're right...I guess I'm coming from the as long as it's reasonable realm then the price will be justified. Of course Elias and the market itself will truly set that for us. Cheers everyone.

You guys are crazy!  Price is all that matters.

Haha you ruined the fun.

This is also the official launch of www.cryptonumist.com
It is replacing CoinFIRM as the go-to source for info on physical crypto
The Casascius Gallery features all Casascius coins in a very neat way where they 'flip' to reveal the other side when you hover over them.
Most of the other coins from the book are also on there, but still need to be sorted.
My vision for it is to make it a depository for basic info and images of ALL physical crypto coins.
For this, I am seeking dedicated volunteers as I, unfortunately, do not have time to keep on top of every new coin.

On the blog post that the 'teaser' is on, I wrote the following text:

On this website, you will find a gallery of Casascius coins as well as others. Practically all of the information in my Encyclopedia is now available for free through Cryptonumist, because I believe this information should be free for everyone to access. The aim is to add all physical crypto coins to the galleries on this site and create a regular blog with updates for collectors. I am looking for volunteers to take a role as admins and writers. If you would like to play a role, contact me.

Do check it out!

LOL...so true!

Does it matter? We want one

How about the most important part..... the price??    

I'll take one

^yes, that is a screenshot of the video, but you need to see the video to understand. The hologram goes on forever, hence the name.

The backside of the coin, along with stats, is now posted on the new physical crypto blog.

Where exactly is this blog?

I just gave you a hint 

no i'm dazed, you're just confused? 

great looking coin, can't wait to place an order!

I am dazed and confused!    Love it bro!

This looks awesome Elias!

I actually look forward to both!

Loaded?

Please put limit on number per person because I need one

very nice ! actualy : amazing !

I will be tweeting the first teaser image/video of the coin tomorrow.

https://twitter.com/elias_ahonen

Please follow 

Nice! looking forward to the design of the coin and wonder if it will be loaded ...

Looking forward to seeing what the coin looks like!

Looking forward to it ! 

Count me in for at least one of these coins, assuming the price doesn't knock me off my seat. Looking forward to seeing what you've cooked up and reading the book. Good job working on these for so long.

It looks like silver as per heading  Infinity Silver Bitcoin about to launch  

Is your first coin going to be a FUNDED BTC version?  Can you tell us what it's composition will be? 

This sounds great. I'm definitely looking forward to both the book and the coin! As a newbie your previous book/guide was priceless for me. Best of luck getting it finished. I'll be tuned to this thread awaiting further details!

Oh...and can't wait for new coin as well! 

Great teaser!  When I saw "NEW BOOK", I thought maybe it was a new revision to you Enclyopedia.  But your book sounds very intriguing and I will definitely be buying one.

Cheers,
Jeff


BTW did you get my PM to you from me a week or two ago?

Nice, looking forward to it.

looking forward to them both elianite

I'm a noobie here but even I've heard of your work.  Should we be going somewhere off forums to buy the coin/new book?  Or will sales be held here? 

Wow, I use your encyclopaedia constantly and am VERY excited about this information. Really looking forward to the new book and the coins.....well. It’s amazing looking back through your posts , you have really seen/ handled some truly great coins . Will you be doing a book launch when book is finished ? Getting ahead of myself !

Looking forward for both Elias. Will the coin be loaded?

Nice!  Looking forward to the book sounds interesting.  Any ETA on that being finished.  Also pricing on the coin, and funded or diy?

Many have asked me when I'll release a coin.
I came close two years ago, but it turned out that the highly unique design was outside of the mint's capability.
I felt strongly that if I'm to release a coin, then it would need to be something special.
That coin has now arrived.

SEE GIF 1 HERE >> https://imgflip.com/gif/2v1mox
SEE GIF 2 HERE >> https://imgflip.com/gif/2v1mx8

I present to you the Infinity Bitcoin, produced by the Physical Bitcoin (PB) Mint.
PB Mint is a collaboration between me and a partner who has access to cutting edge hologram technology.

100 limited edition (plus 10 'demo coins' made)

Background:
Basically, I found that there are plenty of coins with a traditional hologram out there, and this piece is meant to be more conceptual than useful. It's not really made to fit into the mold of the existing & established market, but rather to challenge and parody it by taking the very basic elements (B, year/mint/very generic circuit board/private key) and combining them into something unique. Naturally, not everyone will like that.

Casascius coins were created to make blockchain/cryptocurrency feel like normal money.
This coin was created to make 'normal money' feel like blockchain/cryptocurrency.

The INFINITY hologram symbolizes how blockchain goes on forever, is interconnected, and is mindboggling , difficult to comprehend, and virtually impossible to falsify.
It is then this interconnected jumble of never-ending, hard-to-understand connections that both 'protect' and 'conceal' value, with both the silver (physical) and private key (digital) representing that concept of value. This value is then encased between 2 sets of this 'protective layer'.

Instead of an image, this coin attempts to convey a concept. Most people who display a coin consider the hologram 'secondary' and display only the main 'image'. This is impossible with this coin since the hologram IS the image; the focus is the concept of the blockchain/tech, not the concept of coins/money.

Casascius coins were primarily coins; the hologram was added as a 'necessary' security feature to the coin.
This 'coin' is built around the hologram; the coin was added as a 'necessary' platform to host and affix it.

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This sale also marks my first public announcement of a project I'm currently working on; a new book:
21 Stories: A Decade in Bitcoin
The book will have 21 chapters, with each looking at the blockchain ecosystem & phenomenon from an entirely different angle.
The aim is to unite all these angles into one cohesive piece. One of these chapters is about crypto art, and physical coins are of course included!
The book is 25%-33% done.

UPDATE: Teaser video will be posted on twitter https://twitter.com/elias_ahonen on SATURDAY. Please follow me  

UPDATE 2: Taking a few 'teaser' orders @ $150. PM me. Those who already messaged me earlier don't need to do so again to get this.
-------> 'Teaser' sales ended. Will open to more later.

Shipping (and sealing) of coins is being done by minerjones. Shipping charges are extra and will be arranged with him.

Image showing security seal function: