Topic: What are the differences between ShadowCash and Darkcoin ? Both seems very nice (Read 4062 times)

Looks like you're a week late, it's already consolidating and getting ready for another round.  

It seems like the DRK pump will be over soon...
Which coin is going to follow the same path now ?

113 now on the SDC channel and 192 for DRK ! Don't hesitate to come with us on #ShadowCash and #darkcoin !

But the difference of members is not big at all, i'm impressed by the SDC community

When you compare the MarketCap, that's even surprising 

When you compare the MarketCap, that's even surprising 

Thanks for your explanations guys  !

I'm on the #Darkcoin and #ShadowCash IRC channels ! SDC has about 110 members connected against 190 for DRK, not that bad

Let's just assume that everything you said is true. If I fork Shadow and tweak some encryption parameter or change the algorithm to something slightly better, I will have "better anon solution" and a smaller marketcap. Will you drop all your SDC and buy my coin because you're a smart investor?

SMH.. you must not know anything about "investments" in cryptocurrency to be making statements like that. I was one of the earliest DRK investors and am a huge supporter of the SDC efforts. Why? Because I support all legitimate privacy projects that have solid tech behind them and I'm not the only early DRK investor here either. If "nobody gave a shit about SDC" why would Evan of reached out to acquire the project?

While you are correct that DRK is an older coin and one of the main reasons it has the market cap it does is because it was a first mover in the anon vertical outside of the failed Stablecoin before it. First mover advantage only lasts so long, eventually when this particular vertical becomes the attention of a wider audience the best tech will gain the larger spotlight, not the first mover. Unlike Bitcoin or other variants not focused on privacy, the main focal point in the anon vertical is the level of anonymity a project provides the end user and this one reason why the tech is so important not the name. Both projects are originals for their own solution and that is what gives their name market strength.

The only thing SDC suffers from right now is a lack of media attention, which results in the project reaching a wider base outside of BCT. But all that is changing. Forbes news just tweeted about SDC today and they have 1.75 million followers. I wouldn't be surprised to see larger articles circulate soon.

Regardless though, you've made your point that you aren't interested in technology innovations, just brand names so you're really not even someone who would be interested in using the coin outside of exchanging it for BTC. Hence your opinion on the matter doesn't mean much.

If "nobody gave a shit about SDC" why would Evan of reached out to acquire the project?

Pointing to marketcap and hype as the reason why DRK is better doesn't seem too smart.  If anything DRK is very overvalued, so makes it a bad investment at 9 million market cap.  Shadow has like $350,000 market cap, and is a better anon solution.  A smart investor would choose SDC over DRK for its huge upside potential.  If you think you are winning now, just wait a few months or a year.  Don't underestimate the power of the Shadow.

I think SDC is not just a copy of cryptonote.  Its more complicated and cryptonote tech is just one of the pieces of the puzzle.  When Satoshi built bitcoin, he didn't invent any new tech either.  All he did was put existing technical puzzle pieces together in a way that created a powerful incentive system.  The incentive system is the brilliance behind Bitcoin.  ShadowCash is doing a similar thing, putting the puzzle pieces together in a brilliant way.

Also soon Isidor Zeuner will have his review out on ShadowCash, which compares Shadow to cryptonote and other schemes, showing their similarities and differences, so that may put an end to the debate.

I think SDC is not just a copy of cryptonote.  Its more complicated and cryptonote tech is just one of the pieces of the puzzle.  When Satoshi built bitcoin, he didn't invent any new tech either.  All he did was put existing technical puzzle pieces together in a way that created a powerful incentive system.  The incentive system is the brilliance behind Bitcoin.  ShadowCash is doing a similar thing, putting the puzzle pieces together in a brilliant way.

Also soon Isidor Zeuner will have his review out on ShadowCash, which compares Shadow to cryptonote and other schemes, showing their similarities and differences, so that may put an end to the debate.

I think this quote from smooth distills the essence of SDC rather effectively.

Cool story, bro.

And with that, I'm going to stop promoting this copycat coin with a crappy name and bumping this thread. And yes, brand name matters more than whatever "innovation" is being provided on occasion.

Shadowcash is some smalltime alt that you are pumping whereas Darkcoin is an established cryptocurrency with a huge following and a far greater degree of legitimacy and respect within the community (aka, anybody who knows anything about cryptocurrency).

That's the difference.

Regardless though, you've made your point that you aren't interested in technology innovations, just brand names so you're really not even someone who would be interested in using the coin outside of exchanging it for BTC. Hence your opinion on the matter doesn't mean much.