I hold both XC and DRK (XC reduced by a massive %) after seeing the code copy in the DRK thread. I bought XCs at 0.00007 and sold at >0.004+.
Nobody considered this as "false accussations" because, well... It's code available on github. It's either there, or it isn't. And it was there (=true story, not "accussations"). It's not someone making stuff out of their mind.
Twitter is a different issue and it shouldn't be handled that way, in that we agree.
My assessment so far is that the anonymity* proposed is flawed. I am neither a legendary coder or a cryptographer, I simply have been on the anonymity market for something like 3-4 months and I'm starting to understand it better.
I believe the coder can contribute something to cryptoland in terms of new techniques of encrypted communication but not in the anonymity department. I simply don't see something superior to DarkSend right now or with the prospect of becoming such. A wallet/node getting money and then sending money by remote trigger/action? This is not good even as a proof of concept.
* Defined as private for all intents and purposes, but not NSA-proof. NSA-proofing is a whole different game, perhaps 2015+ for some coin of the anon market.
AlexGR... Evan needed help from AnonMint. (hope i spelled it correctly). Dan will probably get contributions from the community as well. I choose to wait and see. Rome and DRK for that matter wasn't built in a day.
Indeed it wasn't.
Evan is working on it for months and he had to scrap his work and go through alternative ways because some of the first implementations had drawbacks or design limitations / flaws. Is the current implementation perfect? Far from it, otherwise it wouldn't need anonymity upgrades in upcoming versions.
As far as I know Anonymint contributed through constructive feedback but he prefers ring signatures.
Dan will need as much help as he can get to make it work but the crowd's expectation is simply unrealistic in term of instant gratification / market explosion to ...0.05. If price goes over fundamentals, the pressure to deliver is immense and the price swings are excessive. A bumpy ride so to speak.
This I agree with. I am in XC pretty deep in regards to my "alt" coin holdings as I have traded primarily BTC since last year.. But I would much prefer things being thought out, help being requested when needed, etc. I personally am in no hurry for any major price increase. Increased price = increased pressure on the dev, and I would rather there be no shortcuts taken.
That being said, and as an old school programmer myself(maybe not as old school as Dan), I have no doubt things can come to fruition. Stay on track, don't be bothered with todays price, and do the proper work. That is all I ask, thus far it is what I have seen done, and is why I am still holding my XC.