Topic: [NEW XBY ANN] XTRABYTES - BECAUSE THE BLOCKCHAIN CAN BE BETTER - page 145. (Read 371156 times)

I'm not trusting my own laptop more than Cryptopia. It's either Ledger or exchange for me.

But if you do use an exchange, you really need to follow all the best practices. Unique passwords, 2FA, always type the url instead of clicking on links, etc.

I never post anything, mos of the time I'm only reading what Lost Words wants me to read.. xD

Secure YOUR Coins

This morning I woke up to a report on Slack that one of our members had lost their XBY on an exchange. This is most unfortunate and prompted me to write this post.

The amount of coins and the name of the exchange are totally irrelevant because it can happen on ANY exchange with ANY amount of coins. What is important is quite simply offering some small advice on the best ways to prevent this from happening. So, here we go:

1. GET YOUR COINS OFF THE EXCHANGES

If you are not actively trading your coins, you are taking totally unnecessary risk by leaving them on an exchange (ANY EXCHANGE). Even if you are trading some coins, make the decision on how many you want to play with and remove the remaining coins.

To do this, you simply need to go to our ANN @ https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.18538512 and choose your wallet download from the list you will find under the WALLETS section.

The following are the latest wallets which are available:

Windows - https://github.com/borzalom/XtraBYtes/releases/download/pre-v1.2.0.2-win/xtrabytes-qt.exe
MAC/OSX - https://github.com/borzalom/XtraBYtes/releases/download/pre-v1.2.0.2/xtrabytes-Qt-OSX-v1202.dmg
Linux - https://github.com/borzalom/XtraBYtes/releases/download/pre-v1.2.0.2-win/xtrabytes-qt-linux-v1202


2. SET UP 2FA (TWO FACTOR AUTHENTICATION) ON EVERYTHING

Not only do I have 2fa on my exchange accounts, I also have my Social media and Email accounts all protected by 2fa. For the time it takes to set this up, the peace of mind that comes with knowing that nobody can access your accounts without your password and your phone in their hand is a great recipe for sleeping better at night and relaxing during the day.

Also, for those of you who do not have smartphones, you can still use 2fa through email and even your email can be protected by using a different email to authenticate. The simple point here is to ensure that a hacker would need access to 2 different accounts in order to access 1 account. This is how you protect yourself when dealing with information and finance on the Internet.

Its not just the World Wide Web - It is the WILD WORLD WEB and it definitely can be very wild and savage if you do not protect yourself.

Dave

not even close to you!

Look at all these newbie accounts bumping the thread. Are these paid shills?

This tiny bit of news caused a price spike. Imagine when the tech in released! Moooooon

XBY is going to be a game changer.  I can't wait to see the platform to become the go to choice for developers.

wow, this is a really cool idea, having the developers involved with the community is a huge plus for any coin.

Excellent!  Really looking forward to this.  I'm sure the community will have some really great questions to ask.  Bookmark the occasion guys, this is pretty awesome. 

Long live XTRABYTES !!!

Exactly! Great Stepping Stone to a whole lot of good things to come!

Damn, this is like really cool. Can't wait to hear this. Awesome idea and a good way to bring community and developer a bit closer to eachother. Right on...!

As mentioned, there are many MANY discussions and developments ongoing with the board and one thing in particular that has been requested is an open session with Borzalom.

Well, I am happy to announce that he has agreed to answer questions once per month and so we will turn this into a monthly event.

The name of the event will be 777 WITH BORZALOM and what this means is: 7 questions at 7 pm GMT on the 7th of the month. Our first session will be on Oct 7th which will give us plenty of time to prepare. We will use an audio platform because I believe hearing Borz speak and answer questions in his own words will carry tremendous weight moving forward.

Between now and then we will test a couple different formats and will later announce exactly how this will proceed.

Also during this time, we would like the XTRABYTES community to come up with a list of questions, from which the Board will choose the best 7 questions that CAN BE ANSWERED. Please post your questions in Slack at the #xtrabrainstorm channel or you can post here on the forum also.


Thank you!
Dave, Zoltan and the XTRABYTES Board

"On a side note: the next phase of TESTNET is coming soon and will include the PULSE and VITALS system. After that, if the tests go well, Borz will be able to start migrating to the Zoltchain." 

Any news about the tech and the time to running the static node?

We like surprises here So, lets all be good kids and not peek at the presents under the tree or try the 'ole guessing games, 'cause if its not what you hoped for then there is no disappointment!

I think one of the main issues with C-CEX is that multiple times per day their site is down for either 7 minutes or 15 to 20 minutes (according to their popup) and so the odds are very likely that since this has been going on for months now, people are probably tired of not being able to make fast moves as a result.

Otherwise, yes it is a very good idea to get your XBY into a cold wallet or at very least an encrypted desktop wallet and just leave them there.

Thanks for posting the update cedlemercier.  We are getting closer by the day.  Exciting!!!

I am thinking the development funding change will most likely be another lowering of the transaction fee. If not, then I am hoping for a DAPP release such as a messaging platform or simple cloud storage app, both of which would probably have XBY usage fees to generate the additional funding required. Imagine WhatsApp, but in the lovely black & blue XBY design scheme. 

Just my thoughts.