MintChip challenge - Vote for Bitcoin! UPDATE: THEY LIED! SCANDAL! - page 2.

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Quote from: eldentyrell on September 24, 2012, 03:07:39 PM

Except that the Canadian Mint is not a private company. Its capital base is 100% taxpayer funded. The government owns it.

"The Mint is a for-profit Crown Corporation with a mandate to produce circulation and non-circulation coins (for Canada and other countries), manage the domestic coinage system, and provide advice to the Minister of Finance on all matters related to coinage. It also extends to the production and marketing of bullion and related refinery products and services for profit. Legislation which establishes the Mint is clear that the corporation is to conduct its businesses "in anticipation of profit". That fundamental object has shaped the history of the Mint."

Source: http://www.mint.ca/store/mint/about-the-mint/corporate-information-1300004

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Crap sandwich from State-backed mint ... did you really expect anything different?

The utter ruination of their false world-view is the only thing that will change some people's perspective.

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Quote from: Fizzgig on September 24, 2012, 05:43:45 PM

If you think this is just some misunderstanding, or if you are surprised by this development, you are completely naive.

They still are a bunch of assholes! that's all you need to know

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If you think this is just some misunderstanding, or if you are surprised by this development, you are completely naive.

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Quote from: Transisto on September 24, 2012, 05:15:45 PM

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...Selected by a panel of Royal Canadian Mint judges from 25 finalists determined by public voting.

Dang, maybe we should've put 25 bitcoin related suggestions up.

An online currency could be used to buy bitcoin ASICs.

An online currency could be used to invest in bitcoin hedge funds.

An online currency could be used to pay for bitcoin laundering services.

Etc, etc.

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Quote from: Transisto on September 24, 2012, 05:15:45 PM

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...Selected by a panel of Royal Canadian Mint judges from 25 finalists determined by public voting.

Just a bunch of assholes!

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...Selected by a panel of Royal Canadian Mint judges from 25 finalists determined by public voting.

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anyone already contacted them? (in a polite manner, please, i.e. not the usual way)

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There is more to Bitcoin than bitcoins.

I seriously think it was a misunderstanding. To them, it seemed like an obscure group conspired to vote "use mintchip to buy zangalabapops online"...

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Maybe the idea to buy bitcoins breaks some rules (http://ideas.mintchipchallenge.com/rules)...

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Quote from: casascius on September 24, 2012, 02:01:26 PM

I bet Visa would reject as a winning suggestion that their card is a great way to build credit so you could apply for an American Express, if they ran a similar poll.

I was gonna say this but Casascius beat me to it.

Mintchips ARE the digital currency they were trying to promote. And the winning votes basically said "Mintchips are a great way to buy something even better, which is not Mintchip". Or they were thinking of adopting Bitcoins in the first place and set the site up to do a mystery poll on the public to get clues on how to market it right.

And I bet you a thousand non-existing BTC that's exactly what they were doing as I'm sure all those big players in the business have been brooding about this as early as everybody else on here.

Btw, this thread always makes me lust for mint chocolate chips...

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MintChip sucks! Not only did they lie about who won, but the winning entry is a lie also. MintChip can not be used to make anonymous donations. What a crock of $h!t Angry

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felonious vagrancy, personified

Quote from: casascius on September 24, 2012, 02:01:26 PM

I don't think it's evidence of "fiat currency conspiracy" - excluding Bitcoin from their contest is a legitimate business decision they have the freedom to make as a private company.

Except that the Canadian Mint is not a private company. Its capital base is 100% taxpayer funded. The government owns it.

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So... MintChip pulled a Barbra Streisand on us? Angry

Get every decent tech journalist on this. It's a good story. Ready your keyboards, gentlemen!

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Quote from: casascius on September 24, 2012, 02:01:26 PM

I don't think it's evidence of "fiat currency conspiracy" - excluding Bitcoin from their contest is a legitimate business decision they have the freedom to make as a private company.

ahem, isn't that MintChip thing semi-public, i.e. the Canadian government is behind it?

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WTF?

Bitcoin had most votes and most comments BY FAR!!!

This is ridiculous...

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I bet Visa would reject as a winning suggestion that their card is a great way to build credit so you could apply for an American Express, if they ran a similar poll.

I don't think it's evidence of "fiat currency conspiracy" - excluding Bitcoin from their contest is a legitimate business decision they have the freedom to make as a private company. MintChip has done plenty to give credibility to Bitcoin on its coattails (including proposing a crappy product that will never work securely in the real world, only serving to help Bitcoin shine) and I wouldn't take it for granted or be unduly ungrateful.

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Did anyone contact them for an explanation and get something back already?

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WTF!!

go here:

http://ideas.mintchipchallenge.com/submissions/6739-a-digital-currency-can-be-used-for-purchasing-bitcoin

place comments of fury

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was well expected Cheesy

Probably they're gonna make an excuse that they "merged" some proposals? The winning entry "A digital currency can be used for purchasing virtual items in video games, removing the middle man such as paypal and credit card companies." sounds like Bitcoin may be included in this. Roll Eyes

Ladies and gentlemen, we can say it's official now, Bitcoin is not a welcome guest in their club.

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