Exactly,
And the service of exchange bills at home, is not an offer of the big couriers, because normal people dont need its,
but would be very useful for bitcons people...
i thing that a network of local levels projects would be nice...
Would be important a beginning in a city with a lot of bitcoin adopters..
Topic: Peer to peer courier network (Read 1691 times)
Bitcoin is peer to peer.
Hello I was talking about the same in this topic
And reading your links to early posts, seems that are already some thinking useful to be continue:
I like the basic idea however I'd reconsider the choice of technology and centralized nature. If you want a robust delivery network that is resilient to attacks it has to be a peer-to-peer system and then C++/Java/Python/.NET and similar non-web technologies are the way to go for nodes.
But I'm thinking that bitcoin merchants don't really want a system that delivers parcels from their building to their customers. What they really want is for products to be delivered to the consumers as cheap and easy as possible. That is why Amazon distribution centers are so popular. So how about a Peer-to-Peer Distribution Network?
Any entrepreneur with storage space can add a distribution center to the distribution network. Nodes then re-calculate optimal distribution of products in response to network events, past product distribution behavior, and prices. Such network events can for instance be addition or removal of storage space at a distribution center, addition or removal of a distribution center, addition of a product, creation of a parcel, delivery of a parcel, and undeliverable parcel. The distribution network can be modeled with a (distributed) graph data structure.
The parcel is created as close as possible to the customer for faster delivery. Products are sourced from the closest possible distribution centers. Distribution centers are replenished according to predicted demand. Customers that live in areas with regular demand will likely experience very fast delivery even if the bitcoin merchant is on another continent. Since demand in an area would be visible, a good infrastructure would likely develop - jobs are created. Distribution centers and couriers are competing which will keep prices low in areas with high demand (eg. cities of a reasonble size).
Investigating an optimal product distribution algorithm would be an interesting computer science problem.
Of course distribution centers and couriers need to have some sort of trust rating. It would be easy to track whom lost a parcel with digital signatures and decrease the rating which would result in the network sending less business their way in the future. In fact a rule could be made that the value of the parcel must be paid to a Bitcoin address (owned by the merchant) before the network again will send new parcels their way. Distribution centers and couriers can choose not to accept parcels with a too high value and insurrance companies would probably be created to cover their loss if there is a need.
The merchant will digitally sign the delivery order and the customer will digitally sign for the reception of the parcel on arrival.
Distribution centers can be small (apartment based) or large (dedicated buildings) and couriers can use bicycles or trucks.
I would definitely support such a project.
Casper
For me its important to focus in the local level that could go at the same time in multiple cities and countries all over the world. An could incorporate a exchange system between cash and bitcoins out of the banks...
more people interested?
Ok our big goal its to descentralize absolutely our alternative economic system.
we have bitcoin + opentransactions + bitmessage,
but i think that we need two more pieces to complete this alternative system, because the global power system its attacking
the form that we change dolars/euro/... to bitcoins; and the fiat as a virtual currency are always connected to a nominal bank account controlled by the central banks.
1. A home version of bitcoin ATM.
Yes, perhaps sounds crazy,, but if we want to change the world, we need to think also about this crazy possibilities. A system by the way people could diposit fiat currencies to exchange for bitcoins from their home. So, a really p2p alternative to the banking system.
I imagine a little atm machine connect with your cumputer where you put your bills, in order to be changed in the p2p exchange. When fiat is exchanged for bitcoins,
the atm system, blocks your possibilities to get the bills.
2. A p2p courier system to do anonymous bills exchange
To complete the bitcoin ATM home version, we need a p2p courier, that move the bills between diferents homes to adapt the exchanges between their p2p fiat accounts...Perhaps a cryptografic system could link the courier with the home ATM in order to do segure transactions...
So, i mean... we need to pierce the anonymity and decentralization to the physical world!
we have bitcoin + opentransactions + bitmessage,
but i think that we need two more pieces to complete this alternative system, because the global power system its attacking
the form that we change dolars/euro/... to bitcoins; and the fiat as a virtual currency are always connected to a nominal bank account controlled by the central banks.
1. A home version of bitcoin ATM.
Yes, perhaps sounds crazy,, but if we want to change the world, we need to think also about this crazy possibilities. A system by the way people could diposit fiat currencies to exchange for bitcoins from their home. So, a really p2p alternative to the banking system.
I imagine a little atm machine connect with your cumputer where you put your bills, in order to be changed in the p2p exchange. When fiat is exchanged for bitcoins,
the atm system, blocks your possibilities to get the bills.
2. A p2p courier system to do anonymous bills exchange
To complete the bitcoin ATM home version, we need a p2p courier, that move the bills between diferents homes to adapt the exchanges between their p2p fiat accounts...Perhaps a cryptografic system could link the courier with the home ATM in order to do segure transactions...
So, i mean... we need to pierce the anonymity and decentralization to the physical world!
And reading your links to early posts, seems that are already some thinking useful to be continue:
Calling ruby, php, python and javascript developers we're starting development.Get your name on this project, make a place for yourself in history.
PM me your experience and anything else you think important.
PM me your experience and anything else you think important.
I like the basic idea however I'd reconsider the choice of technology and centralized nature. If you want a robust delivery network that is resilient to attacks it has to be a peer-to-peer system and then C++/Java/Python/.NET and similar non-web technologies are the way to go for nodes.
But I'm thinking that bitcoin merchants don't really want a system that delivers parcels from their building to their customers. What they really want is for products to be delivered to the consumers as cheap and easy as possible. That is why Amazon distribution centers are so popular. So how about a Peer-to-Peer Distribution Network?
Any entrepreneur with storage space can add a distribution center to the distribution network. Nodes then re-calculate optimal distribution of products in response to network events, past product distribution behavior, and prices. Such network events can for instance be addition or removal of storage space at a distribution center, addition or removal of a distribution center, addition of a product, creation of a parcel, delivery of a parcel, and undeliverable parcel. The distribution network can be modeled with a (distributed) graph data structure.
The parcel is created as close as possible to the customer for faster delivery. Products are sourced from the closest possible distribution centers. Distribution centers are replenished according to predicted demand. Customers that live in areas with regular demand will likely experience very fast delivery even if the bitcoin merchant is on another continent. Since demand in an area would be visible, a good infrastructure would likely develop - jobs are created. Distribution centers and couriers are competing which will keep prices low in areas with high demand (eg. cities of a reasonble size).
Investigating an optimal product distribution algorithm would be an interesting computer science problem.
Of course distribution centers and couriers need to have some sort of trust rating. It would be easy to track whom lost a parcel with digital signatures and decrease the rating which would result in the network sending less business their way in the future. In fact a rule could be made that the value of the parcel must be paid to a Bitcoin address (owned by the merchant) before the network again will send new parcels their way. Distribution centers and couriers can choose not to accept parcels with a too high value and insurrance companies would probably be created to cover their loss if there is a need.
The merchant will digitally sign the delivery order and the customer will digitally sign for the reception of the parcel on arrival.
Distribution centers can be small (apartment based) or large (dedicated buildings) and couriers can use bicycles or trucks.
I would definitely support such a project.
Casper
For me its important to focus in the local level that could go at the same time in multiple cities and countries all over the world. An could incorporate a exchange system between cash and bitcoins out of the banks...
more people interested?
...
Jump to: