Topic: raising awareness by giving away private keys - page 2. (Read 4448 times)
I cant wait to see if anyone takes the free paper wallets off the bulletin board near my place.
3. Make sure they know they have to spend them before someone else and not use that address further. It'll be a counterproductive if they imported that key into a wallet and let it sit such that someday more of their own money ends up on that address and someone else with the key steals it.
I'll ask that you make this very obvious. For instance, use one of those "tear off" strips that people write phone numbers on, or have some scratch-off Bitcoin bills specially made up.
We really don't need people to think you're Bitcoins can disappear on you!
This is a good point, I'll definitely take it into account. On the other hand, I think it's fine if they realize that simply the coins are gone as someone has taken them already. No scratch-off stuff.
This is just a waste of bitcoins.. Most of them will get thrown away and wasted by people that don't understand what to do with them or think it's a scam etc.
I think the best method of promotion would be promotion via media, like the video at www.weusecoins.com and www.screwbanks.net
I think the best method of promotion would be promotion via media, like the video at www.weusecoins.com and www.screwbanks.net
+1
5% (if you're lucky) of passersby will stop to look at your flyer.
25% of those 5% might care.
1% of those 25% of 5% will know what to do with a private key.
My certainty of these statistics is at about an 80% confidence level, raising the absurdity of this idea by about 47%.
But in all seriousness, while an idea like this would be cool for us, you're going to likely end up wasting Bitcoins and time. You'd be better off standing on the street handing out Casascius coins.
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worst case people see this and think "what the hell is bitcoin" and move along.
most likely they will not bother to redeem the PK, but they Might, and if they do they now have a mtgox account ( a big first step into becoming a bitcoiner ) Also it exposes them to paper wallets a must know in the bitcoin world.
and if they dont redeem the PK... i will! so i wont lose any bitcoin from doing this if your right.
short of running through a mall naked yelling "I love Bitcoin! ", this a cheep and effective way for raising awareness.
I wish my camera didn't suck the shit out of batteries
Anyway I made a poster that looks something like this
they can pull out 1 of the bitcoin paper wallets, ( neatly hidden in the crafty pouch, all they see is a piece of paper sticking out of the pouch with the bitcoin logo on it )
It has a bitcoin 101 intro / how to redeem the PK on the back of each bitcoin
the paper wallets reads:
Anyway I made a poster that looks something like this
they can pull out 1 of the bitcoin paper wallets, ( neatly hidden in the crafty pouch
, all they see is a piece of paper sticking out of the pouch with the bitcoin logo on it )It has a bitcoin 101 intro / how to redeem the PK on the back of each bitcoin
the paper wallets reads:
Quote
Bitcoin is the first decentralized electronic cash system that uses peer-to-peer networking, digital signatures and cryptographic proof to process online payments.
This is a bitcoin paper wallet holding 0.025BTC. A paper wallet is a way to store bitcoins that involves printing the bitcoin addresses and private keys directly on a piece of paper. paper wallets are one of the safest ways possible to store Bitcoins.
Redeem this paper wallet by creating an account at www.mtgox.com, once you are logged in click Funding Options, Add Funds, select Redeem Private Key as your funding method, type in the private key on the back of this note and click Redeem Key!
valid until 8/13/2012 Learn more about bitcoin go to www.weusecoins.com
This is a bitcoin paper wallet holding 0.025BTC. A paper wallet is a way to store bitcoins that involves printing the bitcoin addresses and private keys directly on a piece of paper. paper wallets are one of the safest ways possible to store Bitcoins.
Redeem this paper wallet by creating an account at www.mtgox.com, once you are logged in click Funding Options, Add Funds, select Redeem Private Key as your funding method, type in the private key on the back of this note and click Redeem Key!
valid until 8/13/2012 Learn more about bitcoin go to www.weusecoins.com
3. Make sure they know they have to spend them before someone else and not use that address further. It'll be a counterproductive if they imported that key into a wallet and let it sit such that someday more of their own money ends up on that address and someone else with the key steals it.
I'll ask that you make this very obvious. For instance, use one of those "tear off" strips that people write phone numbers on, or have some scratch-off Bitcoin bills specially made up.
We really don't need people to think you're Bitcoins can disappear on you!
Mind if I steal this idea for Buried Keys? You are of cour se welcome to use mine. Right now I have crossword and trivia.
Not at all. I think it's cool but won't do anything with it.BTW My avatar to the left already solves to a key...
I could see printing puzzles and on the back have instructions maybe.
The qqwing program is very good for solving and generating puzzles. You would want the --one-line option as it generates an 81 digit number.
The google project above has code to generate PDFs or SVG images in bulk. The SVG option is ideal as it uses a template and inserts the sudoku. So you could create a simple SVG graphic of the puzzle with instructions and then generate in bulk while storing the solved one-line seed in a file for creating the key/address and sending coins to it.
But also if you use the PDF output then it's just a conversion of the SVG. So by creating an SVG template you can get ready-to-print PDF output. Anyway, it's easy to adapt as all open source.
A few things come to mind:
1. Keep a copy of the key and if it's not claimed after X days then take it back.
2. Don't have a checkbox to show taken as that just stops anyone from bothering. Even if they're disappointed it's better they explore how to get them as that increases knowledge.
3. Make sure they know they have to spend them before someone else and not use that address further. It'll be a counterproductive if they imported that key into a wallet and let it sit such that someday more of their own money ends up on that address and someone else with the key steals it.
Actually just creating this "sweepstakes" ticket is an exercise in trying to optimize explaining Bitcoin attractively such that someone would even bother.
The idea of a game is good...
How about you post sudoku puzzles that when solved have a 81 digit number that seeds a key?
That way only the ones who take it and solve it and plug it into bitaddress.org get the key. It raises the entry level bar but also is more of a challenge and so makes more sense to people as a winning.
You can generate bulk sudoku pdf or SVG puzzles with this google code project here,
http://code.google.com/p/sudo2svg/
You could also put these online in blogs/craigs list etc. It's the Bitcoin Sudoku Challenge... can you figure it out and WIN?
I think this would be attractive to those who like puzzles and nerdy stuff like crosswords etc but who aren't yet involved in Bitcoin or even programming stuff.
SOLVE a Sudoku for cash - get free Bitcoin.
1. Keep a copy of the key and if it's not claimed after X days then take it back.
2. Don't have a checkbox to show taken as that just stops anyone from bothering. Even if they're disappointed it's better they explore how to get them as that increases knowledge.
3. Make sure they know they have to spend them before someone else and not use that address further. It'll be a counterproductive if they imported that key into a wallet and let it sit such that someday more of their own money ends up on that address and someone else with the key steals it.
Actually just creating this "sweepstakes" ticket is an exercise in trying to optimize explaining Bitcoin attractively such that someone would even bother.
The idea of a game is good...
How about you post sudoku puzzles that when solved have a 81 digit number that seeds a key?
That way only the ones who take it and solve it and plug it into bitaddress.org get the key. It raises the entry level bar but also is more of a challenge and so makes more sense to people as a winning.
You can generate bulk sudoku pdf or SVG puzzles with this google code project here,
http://code.google.com/p/sudo2svg/
You could also put these online in blogs/craigs list etc. It's the Bitcoin Sudoku Challenge... can you figure it out and WIN?
I think this would be attractive to those who like puzzles and nerdy stuff like crosswords etc but who aren't yet involved in Bitcoin or even programming stuff.
SOLVE a Sudoku for cash - get free Bitcoin.
Mind if I steal this idea for Buried Keys? You are of cour se welcome to use mine. Right now I have crossword and trivia.
[edit] meh, it looks like they have Sudoku solvers online.
This is just a waste of bitcoins.. Most of them will get thrown away and wasted by people that don't understand what to do with them or think it's a scam etc.
I think the best method of promotion would be promotion via media, like the video at www.weusecoins.com and www.screwbanks.net
I think the best method of promotion would be promotion via media, like the video at www.weusecoins.com and www.screwbanks.net
+1
5% (if you're lucky) of passersby will stop to look at your flyer.
25% of those 5% might care.
1% of those 25% of 5% will know what to do with a private key.
My certainty of these statistics is at about an 80% confidence level, raising the absurdity of this idea by about 47%.
But in all seriousness, while an idea like this would be cool for us, you're going to likely end up wasting Bitcoins and time. You'd be better off standing on the street handing out Casascius coins.
A few things come to mind:
1. Keep a copy of the key and if it's not claimed after X days then take it back.
2. Don't have a checkbox to show taken as that just stops anyone from bothering. Even if they're disappointed it's better they explore how to get them as that increases knowledge.
3. Make sure they know they have to spend them before someone else and not use that address further. It'll be a counterproductive if they imported that key into a wallet and let it sit such that someday more of their own money ends up on that address and someone else with the key steals it.
Actually just creating this "sweepstakes" ticket is an exercise in trying to optimize explaining Bitcoin attractively such that someone would even bother.
The idea of a game is good...
How about you post sudoku puzzles that when solved have a 81 digit number that seeds a key?
That way only the ones who take it and solve it and plug it into bitaddress.org get the key. It raises the entry level bar but also is more of a challenge and so makes more sense to people as a winning.
You can generate bulk sudoku pdf or SVG puzzles with this google code project here,
http://code.google.com/p/sudo2svg/
You could also put these online in blogs/craigs list etc. It's the Bitcoin Sudoku Challenge... can you figure it out and WIN?
I think this would be attractive to those who like puzzles and nerdy stuff like crosswords etc but who aren't yet involved in Bitcoin or even programming stuff.
SOLVE a Sudoku for cash - get free Bitcoin.
1. Keep a copy of the key and if it's not claimed after X days then take it back.
2. Don't have a checkbox to show taken as that just stops anyone from bothering. Even if they're disappointed it's better they explore how to get them as that increases knowledge.
3. Make sure they know they have to spend them before someone else and not use that address further. It'll be a counterproductive if they imported that key into a wallet and let it sit such that someday more of their own money ends up on that address and someone else with the key steals it.
Actually just creating this "sweepstakes" ticket is an exercise in trying to optimize explaining Bitcoin attractively such that someone would even bother.
The idea of a game is good...
How about you post sudoku puzzles that when solved have a 81 digit number that seeds a key?
That way only the ones who take it and solve it and plug it into bitaddress.org get the key. It raises the entry level bar but also is more of a challenge and so makes more sense to people as a winning.
You can generate bulk sudoku pdf or SVG puzzles with this google code project here,
http://code.google.com/p/sudo2svg/
You could also put these online in blogs/craigs list etc. It's the Bitcoin Sudoku Challenge... can you figure it out and WIN?
I think this would be attractive to those who like puzzles and nerdy stuff like crosswords etc but who aren't yet involved in Bitcoin or even programming stuff.
SOLVE a Sudoku for cash - get free Bitcoin.
This is just a waste of bitcoins.. Most of them will get thrown away and wasted by people that don't understand what to do with them or think it's a scam etc.
I think the best method of promotion would be promotion via media, like the video at www.weusecoins.com and www.screwbanks.net
I think the best method of promotion would be promotion via media, like the video at www.weusecoins.com and www.screwbanks.net
how about this:
print the key and then cut it into a puzzle,
on the back of the paper, print some directions or hints where other parts might be,
that way, people will start asking about it, chat about it,
maybe even trade parts, if you make money large enough,
it will be fun
and if you want to help btc economy,
you can send me
that much I am short to place an order for some casascius coins
print the key and then cut it into a puzzle,
on the back of the paper, print some directions or hints where other parts might be,
that way, people will start asking about it, chat about it,
maybe even trade parts, if you make money large enough,
it will be fun
and if you want to help btc economy,
you can send me
that much I am short to place an order for some casascius coins
Oh god, not the "promotion by disposal" nonsense again...
WHY??? You would do more to promote Bitcoin by sticky-taping $5 notes all over the place and show everyone how worthless and unwanted that currency is.
If you really must push the Bitcoin name onto noobs who probably don't even want to know, then write "Sick of this? Use bitcoin" (or something similar) on every piece of paper currency you can find.
WHY??? You would do more to promote Bitcoin by sticky-taping $5 notes all over the place and show everyone how worthless and unwanted that currency is.
If you really must push the Bitcoin name onto noobs who probably don't even want to know, then write "Sick of this? Use bitcoin" (or something similar) on every piece of paper currency you can find.
I've been doing that for months now. "Bitcoin is better."
This time I'd like to motivate those interested to actually try it out, but devil is in the details. That is why I started this thread to get specific ideas on how to make the process friendly and interesting for the non-initiated. Would you please give it a shot?
I'm putting something together
Oh god, not the "promotion by disposal" nonsense again...
WHY??? You would do more to promote Bitcoin by sticky-taping $5 notes all over the place and show everyone how worthless and unwanted that currency is.
If you really must push the Bitcoin name onto noobs who probably don't even want to know, then write "Sick of this? Use bitcoin" (or something similar) on every piece of paper currency you can find.
WHY??? You would do more to promote Bitcoin by sticky-taping $5 notes all over the place and show everyone how worthless and unwanted that currency is.
If you really must push the Bitcoin name onto noobs who probably don't even want to know, then write "Sick of this? Use bitcoin" (or something similar) on every piece of paper currency you can find.
I've been doing that for months now. "Bitcoin is better."
This time I'd like to motivate those interested to actually try it out, but devil is in the details. That is why I started this thread to get specific ideas on how to make the process friendly and interesting for the non-initiated. Would you please give it a shot?
Oh god, not the "promotion by disposal" nonsense again...
WHY??? You would do more to promote Bitcoin by sticky-taping $5 notes all over the place and show everyone how worthless and unwanted that currency is.
If you really must push the Bitcoin name onto noobs who probably don't even want to know, then write "Sick of this? Use bitcoin" (or something similar) on every piece of paper currency you can find.
WHY??? You would do more to promote Bitcoin by sticky-taping $5 notes all over the place and show everyone how worthless and unwanted that currency is.
If you really must push the Bitcoin name onto noobs who probably don't even want to know, then write "Sick of this? Use bitcoin" (or something similar) on every piece of paper currency you can find.
If the purpose is to make bitcoin more public and to give people an incentive to find out how it works, this is a great way to do this, because everyone likes free money. Thumbs up!
I dont use cash often
but when i do
I write "Sick of this? Use bitcoin" on the bills
lol
+1
+1
Oh god, not the "promotion by disposal" nonsense again...
WHY??? You would do more to promote Bitcoin by sticky-taping $5 notes all over the place and show everyone how worthless and unwanted that currency is.
If you really must push the Bitcoin name onto noobs who probably don't even want to know, then write "Sick of this? Use bitcoin" (or something similar) on every piece of paper currency you can find.
WHY??? You would do more to promote Bitcoin by sticky-taping $5 notes all over the place and show everyone how worthless and unwanted that currency is.
If you really must push the Bitcoin name onto noobs who probably don't even want to know, then write "Sick of this? Use bitcoin" (or something similar) on every piece of paper currency you can find.
I dont use cash often
but when i do
I write "Sick of this? Use bitcoin" on the bills
lol
You might link or refer to this in some way: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Private_key
A link to a tutorial...it's kinda a lot of work to redeem a private key with the Satoshi client. Maybe a link to blockchain.info?
Make bitcoin redeemable for instant noodles and pizza pops.
this sounds like fun, Ill be doing this too.
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