Here comes a shameful post from somebody that cheated and got burned Roll Eyes Short version, I kind of lost a bit of my enthusiasm for NobleCoin as it was not moving in the direction I hoped. So I saw this little raw diamond called SilkCoin; a coin that is based upon nice slick wallet with great GUI and had potential. So I sat the ride (could have made +600% profit), was too stubborn to see it was going to be a "scam" coin and sold / reinvested. Anyway yesterday the news came out that almost all dev's just abandoned the ship, they sold their coins and all was over... In the end, I was lucky enough to not lose anything as I bought in really early but still it feels shit!!
My point is, that NobleCoin in alt crypto's is like a warm blanket in a cold winternight! This coin might not have the best innovations, the best marketing or a large investor behind it but we do have a steady coin that is transparent. I honestly did underestimate the scammy things that happen in this scene. One good example is that SilkCoin got targeted by a P&D group called BlackHand, they only invest to gain BTC and then try to ruin the coin! I am still surprised that people are that selfish, just for some $
Anyway glad to read the normal conversations at NobleCoin and to see that most of the brains are still active in this thread Grin Grin
BTW maybe we could get somebody to look at if they can "clone" the SilkCoin wallet (open source) and use it for NobleCoin.... Also their Eco-system idea is kind of briljant, it could solve the problem from going to POS that people don't want to leave their wallet open (just for staking)!
I really like the SilkCoin wallet and the clean design of a number of others. That's all I'll say at this point while we focus on PoS.
There are lots of coins with lots of community members and great volume (pump or otherwise) & BTC supporting them. In some ways I envy them, but the biggest problem is always figuring out if/when the BTC and 'movers' backing such coins are genuine or otherwise and if/when they will leave once the initial profit & hype is over. The Black Hand is an interesting name and is a group you can learn a lot from if you want to profit in this game. Another group/partnership I mentioned was The Unholy Trinity, which is still one of many groups, albeit smaller and a little outdated already. It's just how crypto is at the moment, lots of profit potential but unfortunately at the expense of others.
Let me just state something personally. This may or not come off positively. We move slower and make less announcements because we have to work hard with what we have and don't have the resources to pump prices or make big deals. We also move slower because we're genuinely working on things we are delivering. This isn't to say coins that make huge announcements and have huge uptrends aren't bullshit, but we consistently get compared to the latest hot flavour coins and all their wonderful innovations because we can't keep up. The majority of those coins don't deliver and have been abandoned in a month, that's the difference.
In terms of marketing more always helps. Here is another cold reality I feel applies to the scene that some people may or may not agree with. NobleCoin has had huge marketing potential with our original Water Project, with our international
eSports sponsorship drive all over Twitch & the fact you can buy anything right now in the world from Amazon at a whopping 18% discount. They're a big deal and do draw eyes to Noble, but people don't jump on the train because no pump ('rise' might be a better word) follows such news. It might not mean we jump overnight (with a possible steep dump immediately after) or can promise immediate 10x gains, but to me it makes NobleCoin feel a little more
real, if somewhat smaller.
With that being said, more is in the works and it really bothers me every day when I can't release particular info. I'm just itching to release. PoS & security is just our focus now until we can return to our truer 'roots'. We need some grassroots community driven movements for Reddit, Twitter, etc. and new community members that's for sure, but we are still growing.
Edit: I wouldn't consider any of it shameful. This is a fun game but money is involved and we all know the risks. I trade & take them myself just not with NOBL. We're not saints around here, just a little different and perhaps cuckoo for trying to do what we do.