Topic: [Ultracoin] [Est. Feb 2014] ~ ASIC Resistant & Ultrafast 6 Second Transactions! - page 95. (Read 381063 times)

I like your thinking, speed is everything with this coin, we should use that fully to our advantage!  micro-betting is a perfect application

Usukan...

I suppose we need to consider applications where speed is of the essence then...
How about an area such as online/in-game betting, the type where rapid betting changes might occur, such as who scores next goal etc? Would that be an area that would be worth considering?

We are up to the 150 spot in marketcap, this is huge for us, continue being active everyone, we are gaining interest!

I will keep an eye on them but they need some history and volume before they are attractive for me personally.

Cheers - usukan

I am not the owner of this site (However I know it's new) but they are friendly. May be best to go say hi yourself

TO THE UTC COMMUNITY

herewith my proposal for the new roadmap (Priority ratings 1 - 6 but note that "vision' is starting now and always ongoing).

Could the community please consider and comment - happy to add/subtract any areas which we all agree as important.

I would suggest that the new roadmap be reorganised something like this:

1. Get a Dev team and Manager overall for UTC (Mar to May 2016)

Progress:

Usukan is acting as the overall manager of UTC on a temporary basis until a full team is formalised by the community.
UTC is still seeking an experienced coder/Dev.  We have several potential Co-devs who are looking at improving the wallet and re-target functions.  They will report back in due course.
Emerge is a committed Co-Dev and working on an Android/IOS wallet and some other Lite wallets for Windows and Mac.
 

2. Fix current Windows wallet (retargeting and streamline resource usage by wallet)

Progress:

Potential Co-devs currently looking at these issues and will report back. First task is to fix the diff re-target issue and its agreed to revert to V3 which is practically identical to DigiShield. Mar to May/Jun 2016.

Other issues with the Qt wallet need addressing in the longer term especially the bloat issue and the heavy use of resources by the current wallet - updates to Qt core may provide some solutions here.

2. Get Marketing manager
 
Progress:

Emerge has kindly offered his services here and I think we should take up this offer - at least on an interim basis.  We are only a few days into rebirthing UTC and its too soon in my opinion to make the final decision on this. Depending on developments - we should review this and may choose to formalise this as a full and permanent arrangement (but volunteer) in about 3 months (May 2016). In the interim we need to think about a marketing plan and develop the basics of a platform that is flexible to cater for our future community favoured directions and vision.

2. Add a second mining pool (May-Jul 2016 approx)

Progress:

First - Alenevaa has committed to continuing his mining pool and upgrading it as required with new wallet developments.  Many thanks Alenevaa
At some stage in the future - when we get a few more miners we need to encourage someone to set up a new pool - or have the UTC Devs set up another.  There is no great rush for this and we certainly don't want to detract from Alenevaa's contribution and viability of his pool.  We should only do this when we have a lot more miners to spread around.

2. Get a block explorer (Mar 2016)

Progress:

None - we need this asap.  We must rely here on any community members who have the skills to do this.  Its urgent.


2. New or update - Ultracoin Website (add blockchain download http://cryptochainer.com/dir/) (Mar/Apr 2016)

Progress:

We have both Emerge and possibly whortonda who could update the official UTC website.  I do not have web skills - at all!
usukan will list the required edits within the next week or so and distribute to the community for comment.
It would be good to have a block explorer for the website update?

3. Android wallet - QR Codes - Lite Wallet - GUI

Progress:

Emerge working on this as first priority - java based wallet (Emerge will give us relevant updates and invite testing).

4. IOS wallet (Apr/May 2016)
4. Iphone wallet (Apr/May 2016)

Progress:

Emerge to look at these after he has rolled out the Android wallet.

5. One Click Miner (not urgent but could be very beneficial in the medium/long term)

Progress:

This project was started by Steven with a Dev from MYR (Myriad Coin).  I doubt if we can pick up from where they left off.  There are a couple of open source resources for these and I think we should leave it until one of our community members is available to run with this project.

2- 6 (ongoing). The exciting stuff - whats our VISION for UTC - apart from the price going up. (Mar - Aug 2016)  

THIS IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE DO

How can we give the coin utility in an attractive niche amongst all the other ALT coins. Does the algo have something that is useful that could set UTC apart. UTC has to be KNOWN for something special - and that attribute has to have value and/or utility in the real world.  

Progress:

Not much - but we have plenty of time to discuss this.  We need to make UTC a preferred currency in a specific niche.  That will be the community's challenge to choose 1 or two areas and work towards this. Of course the Marketing Manager (Emerge) will be a key figure in these discussions.  We will need to listen carefully to his considered suggestions and rely on him putting forward some solid cases to test out and focus on the best market opportunities.

Our vision for present must surely be based around a fast and secure payment or value transfer technology.  People dont necessarily need to know that UTC is the underlying tech - and they probably don't care as long as it works.  Thats the essence of the future game changing uses of Crypto.

As an example only - Emerge may develop a plan to have UTC used as the currency technology of choice for remittance of funds by overseas workers to the Philippines.  This could easily be expanded to other Asian countries and India.  Its a massive market worth billions USD.  Even taking out a small segment of the market is significant.  The current players only deal in BTC and its slow compared to Western Union - but much cheaper. Coins.ph can take 12 hrs to a day or more over weekends. Rebbit is working on more instant transfers.  However with BTC there is still going to be the 6 conf delay issues.  With UTC its more instantaneous.  Problems are - UTC would have to link with established cash-out networks like Lhuillier, 7-Eleven or others - or set up our own street based network.  Of course bank deposits are possible but frought with regulatory issues no doubt esp in the future. Nevertheless - UTC could provide the technology to power this system.  This is just an idea off the top of my head - there are of course a lot of details to fill in but it demonstrates what a "VISION" for UTC could be.

One other matter which I think is important:

To go back to the ship analogy - UTC is now sailing with a skeleton crew.  We have a captain and some crew members training on the job.  The engines are running and there is no immediate danger of getting washed onto the rocks.  Until the crew gets up to speed and we service the mechanicals we dont want to risk any tricky docking manoeuvres. I am referring here to rushing through some quick wallet changes, hardforking and blowing the engines or ramming the ship onto the shore.

UTC is working for now and better than some folk actually think.  I have done many transactions lately and they are still fast and reliable.  Staking works just fine too.  We must not RUSH through any wallet and re-targeting fixes - but acknowledge we need to fix the re-targeting bonanza issue that we currently have.  We need to dev them very carefully, have experts review and fully test before implementing.  This is important if not critical to prevent a meltdown.  The other issue is our exhange Bittrex.  We can't afford to muck these guys around.  We need to fork once and do it properly - not going back every couple of weeks with wallet updates etc.

Sorry - one other thing.  Donations for Development.
If and when the UTC price hits 5000 I will hit this community for donations.
They will be voluntary of course.
This will be the true test of community support.
They will be taken in UTC or BTC - but converted to BTC
Stored in one visible to all BTC address - controlled either by myself or the new UTC Leader only
Community will decide what to spend on and how much
Comments please

Thats all for now - I'm relying on your comment and feedback to move to the next stages.  Have I forgotten anything?

I will update the Forum lead page when I get some good solid community feedback and we have consensus on direction.  I will take any silence as agreement.

Cheers - usukan

Hi Emerge

I have joined up at this chat and tested things out - all good.

Nice to see you there Roister01

Thanks - usukan

That WOULD be nice!

I'm hoping we crack 1000 in the next few days.

Just beware though there are a lot of bags out there that will swoop.  It will take a while to both clear these and also convince some others that UTC is going up and supporting by waiting is going to be the best overall strategy for everyone.

Cheers - usukan

Yeah sorry about that - I like a good joke.

Cheers - usukan

Everyone, join in at https://chat.coevolution.tech/channel/ultracoin

@Paul & Usukan | For the new dev team, just PM me within either BitcoinTalk or in CoEvolution Chat the list

Every time I get pleasantly surprised by the resilience of the Ultracoin enthusiastic community. Unbelievable that UTC has been around for so long and survived every storm !

Go UTC Go !!!

5k satoshi next week

So now that this has happened, what's our new itinerary and roadmap?

Serious Usukan....    for a view seconds you surprissed and scared me 500%  

Dear all,
as you all will remember, I was part of a former team that toke UTC over from bumface.
I was at that moment the “interim” leader.
After some short time Steven stepped in the team and profiled himself as the new enthusiastic leader UTC needed.
Steven took over all the duties at a given moment, and became and profilled himself as the managing director of UTC.
I disappeared into the background, did only give occasional advice when asked.
From a certain moment Steven was completely in control and took all the action and decisions himself.
From the early days, I had still the codes of some “UTC infrastructure”. These were never changed.
About financial funds or pots or any other official commitments etc. I am totaly not aware.
Since long time Steven was 100% in control of UTC and he did dent share any info anymore with me or other former team members.
Now, since Steven abended the UTC ship and doesn’t give answers anymore, to nobody, I felt last week that I was obliged to take quick action and get the ship back on track.
From that moment everybody can see and follow what happened or will happen on the forum.

Warm greetings,
Paul.

Please note this message also: https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.13980591



EDIT:
One thing about Steven, we can only guess why he is absent for long time.
So until he speaks himself it is unclear for all of us.
Please don’t forget that Steven did very much for UTC, maybe not always the right things, but at least he did his best and invested a lot of private time and private money to the UTC project.
So to all : Because we don’t know the reasons why Steven left let’s not judge or condemn.

Let us forget the past and look to the future !

UTC is the Phoenix

Out of the ashes
will rise the new phoenix.

A soaring being
returning from death
proving once again
that life is eternal.

I live forever
because the spirit
never dies.

I will return
in another body
in another time,
but it is me.

The me who is me now
will always be.

As long as I live,
I learn.
And I live
F o r e v e r



Lets do it UTC

Thanks DigitalCurrencyConsultant

https://www.coingather.com/exchange/UTC/BTC

I can't see any trades in any currency - how long you been around and what country are you based in?

Cheers - usukan

Thanks Emerge - when we get this a bit more sorted I will send you a list.

Does your chat work via TOR?

Cheers - usukan