Tuesday, July 23, 2019

[uncensored-r/Bitcoin] Is Bitcoin viewed as anti-American for some people?

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This happened to me 2 weeks ago when I went on a trip to Atlanta GA (12hours drive from WI lol). As someone who is a BTC enthusiast and really excited about blockchain technology (also plan to major in CS because of this reason too), I usually ask every store I visit if they accept bitcoin at all. Sometimes, I do find stores that accept bitcoin so that does give me some hope.

Anyhow, this particular incident happened when I went to a small family-owned restaurant near the suburb of Atlanta. I asked the cashier if they accepted bitcoin.

"What the heck is Bitcoin?" asked the cashier

"Yea it is a block chain based currency that could complete financial transaction instead of dollar."

"Get the F*ck out of this place, you anti American Chinese looking N***ers. We only accept American dollar that is better than anything else in the world. If you like bitcoin then go back to a country that prints bitcoin you ungrateful chinks" Btw, I am not even a Chinese descent (Parents are Korean).

The owner who overheard our conversation also decided to kick my family out of restaurant for being "anti-American".

Yes, perhaps it was my fault too that I ask cashiers at every store I visit to check if they visit bitcoin, but it made me feel kinda crap that I put my parents a bad time. My parents were also mad at me for asking that stupid question, but they were also angry at the owner too.

However, this event made me also realize that nationalists might reject bitcoin since it is not American.
Ironically, if you are patriotic and want what is best for the future of this country's citizens and rest of the world, I think decentralized currency should be adopted but I think we still have more homework to do to let the world know what bitcoin actually is.


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07-24 04:53 - 'Is Bitcoin viewed as anti-American for some people?' (self.Bitcoin) by /u/CryptPrep removed from /r/Bitcoin within 124-134min

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This happened to me 2 weeks ago when I went on a trip to Atlanta GA (12hours drive from WI lol). As someone who is a BTC enthusiast and really excited about blockchain technology (also plan to major in CS because of this reason too), I usually ask every store I visit if they accept bitcoin at all. Sometimes, I do find stores that accept bitcoin so that does give me some hope.

Anyhow, this particular incident happened when I went to a small family-owned restaurant near the suburb of Atlanta. I asked the cashier if they accepted bitcoin.

"What the heck is Bitcoin?" asked the cashier

"Yea it is a block chain based currency that could complete financial transaction instead of dollar."

"Get the F*ck out of this place, you anti American Chinese looking N***ers. We only accept American dollar that is better than anything else in the world. If you like bitcoin then go back to a country that prints bitcoin you ungrateful chinks" Btw, I am not even a Chinese descent (Parents are Korean).

The owner who overheard our conversation also decided to kick my family out of restaurant for being "anti-American".

Yes, perhaps it was my fault too that I ask cashiers at every store I visit to check if they visit bitcoin, but it made me feel kinda crap that I put my parents a bad time. My parents were also mad at me for asking that stupid question, but they were also angry at the owner too.

However, this event made me also realize that nationalists might reject bitcoin since it is not American.
Ironically, if you are patriotic and want what is best for the future of this country's citizens and rest of the world, I think decentralized currency should be adopted but I think we still have more homework to do to let the world know what bitcoin actually is.

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Kuva + Symphony Update: 3D Bitcoin Transaction Tracker, ARVR, and More Symphony Events Coming

https://i.redd.it/qkmb2fbv76c31.png

Kuva discusses Symphony project updates

Symphony is an experience unlike any other. We’ve talked about it as an interactive, audio-visual exploration of the Bitcoin blockchain, but it’s becoming much more. Not just because we’re not stopping with Bitcoin – soon, Ethereum, then any blockchain thereafter – but because we’re continually optimizing and upgrading the experience, allowing the user to dive deeper into the blockchain through mixed-reality encounters.

Part of what we wanted to create is a better way to absorb information. People aren’t sponges. Abstract concepts don’t always stick, and unfamiliarity breaks the narrative thread we need to engage with an idea. But when we can create that experience visually, interactively, we’re able to ground the abstract into an unforgettable experience that is, ultimately, fun: a living story.

About Kuva

Kuva is an interactive design and creative technology studio based in Bristol, UK. We’re a collection of artists, technologists, and engineers working with companies to blend art and technology into online and physical experiences. We’ve worked with IOHK on Symphony since the launch of the award-winning Symphony website in January 2018.

Our first gallery installation for Symphony was this year, in April, at the Arnolfini in Bristol and, soon after, we were in Miami for the IOHK summit. Since then, the teams at Kuva and IOHK have gone down slightly different paths, exploring different ways to expand the experience. You can learn more about IOHK’s work in this blog post. Here, I’ll go through what Kuva has been up to, and what the future holds for Symphony.

https://i.redd.it/lki6ur9086c31.png

Project Updates

We have a global tour planned for Symphony to introduce the blockchain to more people. For the most part, the blockchain is known in uncertain terms (the cryptocurrency market has led to a few erroneous perceptions, which we’d love to correct). Elsewhere, it’s barely known at all. If it’s going to underpin the future – which we believe it is – then we have a responsibility to start education as soon as possible. And at Kuva, we believe the best way to educate is through experiential storytelling.

https://i.redd.it/it968s7786c31.png

This starts with our virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) projects. These experiences, which are demonstrated in this video, are designed as educational pieces that use different approaches (such as our AR posters) to explain how the blockchain works. We take some of the most complex components underpinning blockchains and break them down into easy-to-digest, understandable elements. We want to show the usefulness of blockchains and, by extension, cryptocurrencies, by illustrating them in ways people can relate to.

But the blockchain doesn’t start and end with Bitcoin. We’re also working on bringing an Ethereum chapter to these events, to demonstrate the evolution of cryptocurrencies and the technology as a whole. We’ll be able to explain and illustrate smart contracts, and show how blockchains can be used for more than financial transactions. Then, in the future, we’ll start looking at Cardano as a third-generation blockchain: how it’s different, and what it’s capable of achieving over others.

Mobile App

The most exciting update is about our mobile app, soon to be available on Android, and later on iOS. This contains a data visualization of the Bitcoin mempool in 3D and augmented reality, to show you the congestion and health of the Bitcoin blockchain at any time.

https://i.redd.it/0gplff0b86c31.png

Using the app, you’ll be able to see whether it’s a good time to send a transaction. Visually, the busier the mempool is – ie, the more red lines it has swirling about it – the busier the network is, which means a higher fee. The average fee is precisely detailed in the app.

Like our other VR and AR work, we’ll soon be creating the same experience as we did for Bitcoin, for Ethereum and other blockchains, to help users evaluate and compare fees and network traffic. We want users to have consistently up-to-date information about how best to use their cryptocurrencies – bridging the gap between interest and understanding starts with clear, interactive representations of key concepts and components.

We’re really excited about this app. It’ll not only be an easy way to grasp what’s happening on a blockchain at any moment, but a functional tool that provides transaction data in real-time. The app is already available on Android and an augmented reality iOS version will be released this summer. We’ll also soon be announcing updates for our world tour – so stay tuned, and get ready to discover the blockchain anew.

To find out more about the world tour, or to see how you can play a part, contact Kuva today.

Original blogpost by Helen Broadbridge digital production expert working with Kuva design studio. Kuva and IOHK are collaborating on the ongoing Symphony of Blockchains project!


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Is Bitcoin viewed as anti-American for some people?

This happened to me 2 weeks ago when I went on a trip to Atlanta GA (12hours drive from WI lol). As someone who is a BTC enthusiast and really excited about blockchain technology (also plan to major in CS because of this reason too), I usually ask every store I visit if they accept bitcoin at all. Sometimes, I do find stores that accept bitcoin so that does give me some hope.

Anyhow, this particular incident happened when I went to a small family-owned restaurant near the suburb of Atlanta. I asked the cashier if they accepted bitcoin.

"What the heck is Bitcoin?" asked the cashier

"Yea it is a block chain based currency that could complete financial transaction instead of dollar."

"Get the F*ck out of this place, you anti American Chinese looking N***ers. We only accept American dollar that is better than anything else in the world. If you like bitcoin then go back to a country that prints bitcoin you ungrateful chinks" Btw, I am not even a Chinese descent (Parents are Korean).

The owner who overheard our conversation also decided to kick my family out of restaurant for being "anti-American".

Yes, perhaps it was my fault too that I ask cashiers at every store I visit to check if they visit bitcoin, but it made me feel kinda crap that I put my parents a bad time. My parents were also mad at me for asking that stupid question, but they were also angry at the owner too.

However, this event made me also realize that nationalists might reject bitcoin since it is not American.
Ironically, if you are patriotic and want what is best for the future of this country's citizens and rest of the world, I think decentralized currency should be adopted but I think we still have more homework to do to let the world know what bitcoin actually is.


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Kuva Update on Symphony: 3D Transaction Tracker, and More Symphony Events Coming

https://i.redd.it/0nlanqcj56c31.png

Kuva discusses Symphony project updates

Symphony is an experience unlike any other. We’ve talked about it as an interactive, audio-visual exploration of the Bitcoin blockchain, but it’s becoming much more. Not just because we’re not stopping with Bitcoin – soon, Ethereum, then any blockchain thereafter – but because we’re continually optimizing and upgrading the experience, allowing the user to dive deeper into the blockchain through mixed-reality encounters.

Part of what we wanted to create is a better way to absorb information. People aren’t sponges. Abstract concepts don’t always stick, and unfamiliarity breaks the narrative thread we need to engage with an idea. But when we can create that experience visually, interactively, we’re able to ground the abstract into an unforgettable experience that is, ultimately, fun: a living story.

About Kuva

Kuva is an interactive design and creative technology studio based in Bristol, UK. We’re a collection of artists, technologists, and engineers working with companies to blend art and technology into online and physical experiences. We’ve worked with IOHK on Symphony since the launch of the award-winning Symphony website in January 2018.

Our first gallery installation for Symphony was this year, in April, at the Arnolfini in Bristol and, soon after, we were in Miami for the IOHK summit. Since then, the teams at Kuva and IOHK have gone down slightly different paths, exploring different ways to expand the experience. You can learn more about IOHK’s work in this blog post. Here, I’ll go through what Kuva has been up to, and what the future holds for Symphony.

https://i.redd.it/b9r999gk56c31.png

Project Updates

We have a global tour planned for Symphony to introduce the blockchain to more people. For the most part, the blockchain is known in uncertain terms (the cryptocurrency market has led to a few erroneous perceptions, which we’d love to correct). Elsewhere, it’s barely known at all. If it’s going to underpin the future – which we believe it is – then we have a responsibility to start education as soon as possible. And at Kuva, we believe the best way to educate is through experiential storytelling.

https://i.redd.it/20r74k6t56c31.png

This starts with our virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) projects. These experiences, which are demonstrated in this video, are designed as educational pieces that use different approaches (such as our AR posters) to explain how the blockchain works. We take some of the most complex components underpinning blockchains and break them down into easy-to-digest, understandable elements. We want to show the usefulness of blockchains and, by extension, cryptocurrencies, by illustrating them in ways people can relate to.

But the blockchain doesn’t start and end with Bitcoin. We’re also working on bringing an Ethereum chapter to these events, to demonstrate the evolution of cryptocurrencies and the technology as a whole. We’ll be able to explain and illustrate smart contracts, and show how blockchains can be used for more than financial transactions. Then, in the future, we’ll start looking at Cardano as a third-generation blockchain: how it’s different, and what it’s capable of achieving over others.

Mobile App

The most exciting update is about our mobile app, soon to be available on Android, and later on iOS. This contains a data visualization of the Bitcoin mempool in 3D and augmented reality, to show you the congestion and health of the Bitcoin blockchain at any time.

https://i.redd.it/73b75pxm56c31.png

Using the app, you’ll be able to see whether it’s a good time to send a transaction. Visually, the busier the mempool is – ie, the more red lines it has swirling about it – the busier the network is, which means a higher fee. The average fee is precisely detailed in the app.

Like our other VR and AR work, we’ll soon be creating the same experience for the Ethereum and Cardano blockchains, to help users evaluate and compare fees and network traffic. We want users to have consistently up-to-date information about how best to use their cryptocurrencies – bridging the gap between interest and understanding starts with clear, interactive representations of key concepts and components.

We’re really excited about this app. It’ll not only be an easy way to grasp what’s happening on a blockchain at any moment, but a functional tool that provides transaction data in real-time. The app is already available on Android and an augmented reality iOS version will be released this summer. We’ll also soon be announcing updates for our world tour – so stay tuned, and get ready to discover the blockchain anew.

To find out more about the world tour, or to see how you can play a part, contact Kuva today.

Original blogpost was written by Helen Broadbridge, digital production expert working with Kuva design studio. Kuva and IOHK are collaborating on the Symphony of Blockchains projects!

https://iohk.io/blog/kuva-symphony-update-more-events-and-a-3d-blockchain-transaction-tracker/


A guide to getting started with Gods Unchained (The blockchain TCG where your cards have value)

Hey folks. I started playing MTG about 20 years ago and then over the past maybe three have taken a fondness to Hearthstone. I've played close to every day and generally love the game.

The one thing I didn't love when compared to physical MTG is that in hearthstone or other digital TCGs the cards didn't really have any value. Of course you can go the route of trying to sell your account, but that always felt really shady and not exactly worth the effort. I've spent hundreds on Hearthstone, but if I ever decided to quit I would be entirely out my investment, and even without deciding to quit, I can't sell cards I don't care for.

Enter Gods Unchained.

Gods unchained is an ethereum based blockchain card game that is now playable in early access in a balancing and testing stage. The game has already made over $4,000,000 in sales, with 10% of all sales going to tournament prize pool funds. The most exciting part of Gods Unchained is that any cards you obtain will be trade-able through the ethereum blockchain as they are all digital assets stored on the chain. Personally I have spent maybe two thirds of an ethereum so far (roughly $134) and pulled a 1/6 card that GUdecks estimates to be worth 9.25 ethereum once trading goes live, as it will not be enabled until testing is fully complete and the genesis block ends.

I decided that I would make a guide for anyone interested in jumping in. The game has several pre-made decks available that can be played with, in addition to arena style draft mode and constructed play, and at the moment you will receive several core card packs for setting everything up and getting started.

Note: This is all only possible on Desktop at the moment. The developers absolutely intend to eventually make an app based version for Android and iOS Devices, but at the moment, browser only.

1. Install Metamask, the browser based ethereum wallet.

To start with, you will need Metamask, which operates as an in browser wallet in which to store ethereum based assets including the cards that you obtain. You can obtain the Metamask plugin which is compatible with the Chrome browser at https://metamask.io/

You can follow the video on the Metamask home page for information on getting Metamask set up, although it's fairly self-explanatory.

2. Set up an account on Gods Unchained

To do this, head over to the Gods unchained official website here and open your free pack. Metamask will prompt you if logged in to connect to the website at some point during this stage, so just accept that. After doing this and collecting the cards and hitting continue, you will be prompted to create an account. After doing this, if you are not prompted to download the game, simply click the home icon in the upper left and there will be a link at which to download the game. Log in and that's it! You're set.

To purchase cards:

Purchasing cards will require Ethereum, which if you aren't familiar with you can essentially think of as something between a digital asset, and a stock. The most secure and simple way to do this is to set up an account on Coinbase.

Coinbase is one of the most well known and secure ways to purchase cryptocurrency such as ethereum and will as such require you to verify your identity in a few ways in order to comply with federal laws. Signing up using this link will get you $10 of bitcoin for free, but after signing up you will want to link a payment method and buy Ethereum.

After purchasing Ethereum, you will have to "withdraw" the Ethereum to Metamask. When Coinbase asks you for an address to send the withdrawing Ethereum to, simply click the Metamask plugin icon in your browser, and click on the "account" at the top of the panel to copy your Metamask address. You will then have to wait for the withdrawal to verify on the blockchain. This shouldn't take any more than 10 minutes typically.

After this is done, go back to the Gods Unchained website and go to get cards. After doing this you will have the option of several packs, although I would recommend the "rare" packs at first to establish quantity over quality. overall, you have pretty much the same chance of drawing a rare card outside of the one of five cards that is guaranteed to be higher quality. After you click purchase packs, metamask should pop up with a transaction for you to confirm, although sometimes you will have to click the metamask plugin to get the confirmation to appear.

Then once you have confirmed the transaction, you shouldn't have to wait for very long before your transaction will confirm and you will be able to open your packs!

This may all sound complicated, but I promise it really isn't. I'm not a tech wiz, and this is all hobbyism for me. Once you do it once, it will seem extremely simple.

If anyone has any questions at all, feel free to ask here in comments or message me!

***** For the sake of transparency, the gods Unchained link I supplied and the Coinbase link I supplied are both referral links and I will be rewarded a little bit for people signing up using them, although I am not affiliated with either company. I appreciate anyone who uses these links to sign up for either site in return for this little introduction to getting started. Thanks!



A guide to getting started with Gods Unchained (The Crypto TCG where your cards have value)

Hey folks. I started playing MTG about 20 years ago and then over the past maybe three have taken a fondness to Hearthstone. I've played close to every day and generally love the game.

The one thing I didn't love when compared to physical MTG is that in hearthstone or other digital TCGs the cards didn't really have any value. Of course you can go the route of trying to sell your account, but that always felt really shady and not exactly worth the effort. I've spent hundreds on Hearthstone, but if I ever decided to quit I would be entirely out my investment, and even without deciding to quit, I can't sell cards I don't care for.

Enter Gods Unchained.

Gods unchained is an ethereum based blockchain card game that is now playable in early access in a balancing and testing stage. The game has already made over $4,000,000 in sales, with 10% of all sales going to tournament prize pool funds. The most exciting part of Gods Unchained is that any cards you obtain will be trade-able through the ethereum blockchain as they are all digital assets stored on the chain. Personally I have spent maybe two thirds of an ethereum so far (roughly $134) and pulled a 1/6 card that GUdecks estimates to be worth 9.25 ethereum once trading goes live, as it will not be enabled until testing is fully complete and the genesis block ends.

I decided that I would make a guide for anyone interested in jumping in. The game has several pre-made decks available that can be played with, in addition to arena style draft mode and constructed play, and at the moment you will receive several core card packs for setting everything up and getting started.

Note: This is all only possible on Desktop at the moment. The developers absolutely intend to eventually make an app based version for Android and iOS Devices, but at the moment, browser only.

1. Install Metamask, the browser based ethereum wallet.

To start with, you will need Metamask, which operates as an in browser wallet in which to store ethereum based assets including the cards that you obtain. You can obtain the Metamask plugin which is compatible with the Chrome browser at https://metamask.io/

You can follow the video on the Metamask home page for information on getting Metamask set up, although it's fairly self-explanatory.

2. Set up an account on Gods Unchained

To do this, head over to the Gods unchained official website here and open your free pack. Metamask will prompt you if logged in to connect to the website at some point during this stage, so just accept that. After doing this and collecting the cards and hitting continue, you will be prompted to create an account. After doing this, if you are not prompted to download the game, simply click the home icon in the upper left and there will be a link at which to download the game. Log in and that's it! You're set.

To purchase cards:

Purchasing cards will require Ethereum, which if you aren't familiar with you can essentially think of as something between a digital asset, and a stock. The most secure and simple way to do this is to set up an account on Coinbase.

Coinbase is one of the most well known and secure ways to purchase cryptocurrency such as ethereum and will as such require you to verify your identity in a few ways in order to comply with federal laws. Signing up using this link will get you $10 of bitcoin for free, but after signing up you will want to link a payment method and buy Ethereum.

After purchasing Ethereum, you will have to "withdraw" the Ethereum to Metamask. When Coinbase asks you for an address to send the withdrawing Ethereum to, simply click the Metamask plugin icon in your browser, and click on the "account" at the top of the panel to copy your Metamask address. You will then have to wait for the withdrawal to verify on the blockchain. This shouldn't take any more than 10 minutes typically.

After this is done, go back to the Gods Unchained website and go to get cards. After doing this you will have the option of several packs, although I would recommend the "rare" packs at first to establish quantity over quality. overall, you have pretty much the same chance of drawing a rare card outside of the one of five cards that is guaranteed to be higher quality. After you click purchase packs, metamask should pop up with a transaction for you to confirm, although sometimes you will have to click the metamask plugin to get the confirmation to appear.

Then once you have confirmed the transaction, you shouldn't have to wait for very long before your transaction will confirm and you will be able to open your packs!

This may all sound complicated, but I promise it really isn't. I'm not a tech wiz, and this is all hobbyism for me. Once you do it once, it will seem extremely simple.

If anyone has any questions at all, feel free to ask here in comments or message me!

***** For the sake of transparency, the gods Unchained link I supplied and the Coinbase link I supplied are both referral links and I will be rewarded a little bit for people signing up using them, although I am not affiliated with either company. I appreciate anyone who uses these links to sign up for either site in return for this little introduction to getting started. Thanks!



A Guide To Gods Unchained (The Crypto TCG Where Your Cards Have Value)

Hey folks. I started playing MTG about 20 years ago and then over the past maybe three have taken a fondness to Hearthstone. I've played close to every day and generally love the game.

The one thing I didn't love when compared to physical MTG is that in hearthstone or other digital TCGs the cards didn't really have any value. Of course you can go the route of trying to sell your account, but that always felt really shady and not exactly worth the effort. I've spent hundreds on Hearthstone, but if I ever decided to quit I would be entirely out my investment, and even without deciding to quit, I can't sell cards I don't care for.

Enter Gods Unchained.

Gods unchained is an ethereum based blockchain card game that is now playable in early access in a balancing and testing stage. The game has already made over $4,000,000 in sales, with 10% of all sales going to tournament prize pool funds. The most exciting part of Gods Unchained is that any cards you obtain will be trade-able through the ethereum blockchain as they are all digital assets stored on the chain. Personally I have spent maybe two thirds of an ethereum so far (roughly $134) and pulled a 1/6 card that GUdecks estimates to be worth 9.25 ethereum once trading goes live, as it will not be enabled until testing is fully complete and the genesis block ends.

I decided that I would make a guide for anyone interested in jumping in. The game has several pre-made decks available that can be played with, in addition to arena style draft mode and constructed play, and at the moment you will receive several core card packs for setting everything up and getting started.

Note: This is all only possible on Desktop at the moment. The developers absolutely intend to eventually make an app based version for Android and iOS Devices, but at the moment, browser only.

1. Install Metamask, the browser based ethereum wallet.

To start with, you will need Metamask, which operates as an in browser wallet in which to store ethereum based assets including the cards that you obtain. You can obtain the Metamask plugin which is compatible with the Chrome browser at https://metamask.io/

You can follow the video on the Metamask home page for information on getting Metamask set up, although it's fairly self-explanatory.

2. Set up an account on Gods Unchained

To do this, head over to the Gods unchained official website here and open your free pack. Metamask will prompt you if logged in to connect to the website at some point during this stage, so just accept that. After doing this and collecting the cards and hitting continue, you will be prompted to create an account. After doing this, if you are not prompted to download the game, simply click the home icon in the upper left and there will be a link at which to download the game. Log in and that's it! You're set.

To purchase cards:

Purchasing cards will require Ethereum, which if you aren't familiar with you can essentially think of as something between a digital asset, and a stock. The most secure and simple way to do this is to set up an account on Coinbase.

Coinbase is one of the most well known and secure ways to purchase cryptocurrency such as ethereum and will as such require you to verify your identity in a few ways in order to comply with federal laws. Signing up using this link will get you $10 of bitcoin for free, but after signing up you will want to link a payment method and buy Ethereum.

After purchasing Ethereum, you will have to "withdraw" the Ethereum to Metamask. When Coinbase asks you for an address to send the withdrawing Ethereum to, simply click the Metamask plugin icon in your browser, and click on the "account" at the top of the panel to copy your Metamask address. You will then have to wait for the withdrawal to verify on the blockchain. This shouldn't take any more than 10 minutes typically.

After this is done, go back to the Gods Unchained website and go to get cards. After doing this you will have the option of several packs, although I would recommend the "rare" packs at first to establish quantity over quality. overall, you have pretty much the same chance of drawing a rare card outside of the one of five cards that is guaranteed to be higher quality. After you click purchase packs, metamask should pop up with a transaction for you to confirm, although sometimes you will have to click the metamask plugin to get the confirmation to appear.

Then once you have confirmed the transaction, you shouldn't have to wait for very long before your transaction will confirm and you will be able to open your packs!

This may all sound complicated, but I promise it really isn't. I'm not a tech wiz, and this is all hobbyism for me. Once you do it once, it will seem extremely simple.

If anyone has any questions at all, feel free to ask here in comments or message me!

***** For the sake of transparency, the gods Unchained link I supplied and the Coinbase link I supplied are both referral links and I will be rewarded a little bit for people signing up using them, although I am not affiliated with either company. I appreciate anyone who uses these links to sign up for either site in return for this little introduction to getting started. Thanks!



[Daily Discussion] Wednesday, July 24, 2019

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  • Technical analysis, trading ideas & strategies
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From Scamming on Flippa to Running Successful Online Businesses

Wassup Reddit Hustlers!

I just wanted to share my story of how I started making money online. It was wrong the way I did it but allowed me to quit my job and have more time to focus on what I wanted to do with my life. So I didn't give a fuck at the time.

I first heard about Flippa when I searched for "buy a website" on Google when I was working in a cubicle years ago. I bought my first website for less than $100 and flipped it for $400. I started my own web business after which was a crowdfunding marketing agency. I ran it for 6 months then flipped it on Flippa for an undisclosed amount. This was when Kickstarter was popping and my website was ranked top 3 for the keyword "crowdfunding marketing agency". Instead of starting a Kickstarter campaign (digging for gold), I sold crowdfunding marketing and web design services to campaign owners (selling shovels).

I noticed a lot of websites for sale on Flippa looked like it had fake traffic and fake sales. It was screenshots of their Paypal account, Amazon Associates, or Adsense Account. The traffic looked like it was bought off of Fiverr (which was another platform I got in early on to make money).

The Sellers on Flippa was making money. $1,000-$10,000 a sale. Some scammers did even more than that. Shit! I could hire people from Fiverr to create fake screenshots and fake traffic. Keep my real money making web businesses and sell new websites to newbies on Flippa like most of their sellers was doing or maybe even still doing today even with the verification process.

I was making up to $10K a month working less than 20 hours a week thanks to Flippa and Fiverr. I sold websites with fake sales and traffic. I had multiple accounts so it didn't even matter if one got suspended due to not paying success fees or banned due to multiple account violation. I know other scam sellers was making a lot more than me but I just wanted enough to quit my job and invest in my projects and buy bitcoin (Got in at $400). I had a lot of play money so I was having fun in the strip clubs (When Cardi B was just a stripper but she didn't drug me), taking out girls on dates, vacations, playing poker at the casino, and doing anything else that was fun.

Here is an example of two of my Escrow transactions from Flippa: https://imgur.com/a/hsUR0vn

While most people was struggling to make money online. Flippa Sellers was making bank every month. Flippa's revenue was increasing every month and they didn't care if newbies was scammed at the time on their platform cause that is how they got more sales. They was targeting newbies just like the Gurus do that sell courses and e-books. People who are beginners in buying a web business was easy targets that you could make more than selling a course or e-book to them. All Flippa did was tell wanna be entrepreneurs to do their own due diligence. Flippa and their sellers got away with doing thousands or millions in scam and fraud. Just like any other platform that have scammers, gurus, network marketing companies, etc.

I realized what I was doing was wrong. I have grown and evolved. So I stopped creating new Flippa accounts. I have one account that I could use for buying but I just use it to watch listings for ideas. I would never buy a website from Flippa. I rather start my own from scratch and enjoy the journey. Today I run a successful digital marketing agency focusing on helping local businesses in my city and state. I run a successful cryptocurrency news/signals newsletter and a successful Amazon Affiliate site. I also speak at other people's events in my city but I don't sell any e-books or courses. I just give away free information and my knowledge.

Overall, scamming on any platform is not good for long term longevity. It is only good for short term gains. I recommend to focus your energy on providing value that impacts and helps people's lives. Good luck everyone with your websites, apps, or projects!


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Lisk

Lisk (LSK) is a blockchain application platform, established in early 2016 by Max Kordek and Oliver Beddows. Based on its own Blockchain network and token LSK, Lisk will enable developers to create, distribute and manage decentralized Blockchain applications by deploying their own sidechain linked to the Lisk network, including a custom token. Thanks to the flexibility of sidechains, developers can implement and customize their Blockchain applications entirely.

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Lisk ICO

Lisk started as a fork of Crypti beginning with an ICO (Initial coin offering) to decide the initial distribution and raise development funds. The ICO raised 14,000 BTC and, at the time, was the second most successful cryptocurrency crowdfund (later that month, WAVES and The DAO would surpass it). On May 24, 2016, the mainnet for Lisk went live and it became available for trading on major exchanges. Quickly after trading started, Lisk briefly became the second most popular cryptocurrency traded against Bitcoin.

Since November 2017, Lisk has suprassed a market cap of $1,000,000,000, thus joining the rank of otherblockchain unicorns.

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Decentralized Applications and Network

Lisk aims to be the first (successful) of its kind as a modular cryptocurrency. The idea is that every Blockchain App is on its own sidechain, separate from the main blockchain. This should help with scalability issues that many cryptocurrencies were facing. The sidechain is secured by a group of 101 masternodes elected by the app’s owner, and operate using the same Delegated-Proof-of-Stake (DPoS) consensus mechanism as the parent Lisk network. The Blockchain Apps are written using NodeJS/JavaScript on the backend and CSS3/HTML5/JavaScript for the frontend.

Lisk uses the DPoS (Delegated-Proof-of-Stake) algorithm originally created by BitShares. What differentiates it from regular PoS (Proof of Stake) is that only the top 101 delegates (determined by voting weight of voters) are actively forging and securing the network.

Lisk DPoS functions through a series of rounds. Rounds consist of 101 individual blocks. Each of the 101 active delegates is randomly assigned 1 block within the round to forge. A full cycle round takes 17 minutes. If a selected delegate is unable to forge their assigned block, activity from that block moves to the next block in the round.

Block Time

The Lisk network forges blocks in 10s intervals. In the event that a delegate fails to properly forge their assigned block, the transactions move to the next block in the round, causing the block to be extended by 10s. Each subsequent missed block results in a 10s delay for transaction processing and confirmations.

Mining or Forging

LSK coins are mined in a non-standard way for cryptocurrencies, called forging. It uses the PoS-proof-of-storage algorithm. Not all users of the platform will be able to engage in mining, but only individuals-101 people. Other users can only participate in the selection of these representatives. For the vote, they receive the reward is 1 coin. Delegates have the right to create their own pools and engage in mining, the reward will be distributed to all participants in the pool.

Lisk utilizes an inflationary forging rewards system which creates new LSK for every successful block. During year 1, the forging rewards are set at 5 LSK per block. Every 3,000,000 blocks (~1 year) forging rewards are reduced by 1 LSK, ending at 1 LSK per block after 5 years. The forging rewards will then stay at 1 LSK per block indefinitely. The Forging Rewards will be equally distributed through all active (top 101) delegates, same as any network fees.

Dapps

Decentralized application or Dapps are exactly what the name suggests. Applications of any sort running on many servers, providing unseen security, uptime and entirely new business models. A powerful component of the Lisk application platform is the ability to deploy, distribute and manage decentralized applications all in one place with seamless user experience. Decentralized applications include the whole package of front-end (what the user sees) and back-end (the logic behind it). A smart contract, on the other hand, consists only of the back-end, and often only a small part of it. This means that if you want to create a decentralized application on a smart contract system (i.e. not with Lisk), you have to combine several smart contracts and rely on 3rd party systems for the front-end. Possible use cases include applications that offer proof-of-ownership, improved online identity verification or asset management. In order to build your own application, it requires a developer to code it in JavaScript. By offering an SDK written in JavaScript, Lisk enables millions of developers around the world an accessible way to create their own decentralized applications by deploying their own Blockchain sidechain next to the Lisk network.

Lisk SDK

The Sidechain Development Kit (SDK) features a growing collection of modules for programming a blockchain application customized to your needs. The SDK consists of four powerful tools: Lisk Commander, Lisk Elements, Lisk Core and the Lisk Hub. Each tool has its own respective role.

Lisk wallets

It is possible to store Lisk coins on different wallets which are available on the Internet. Almost all of the walletshave the support of LSK tokens.

Lisk Hub

Lisk Hub is an all-in-one solution to manage your Lisk ID, access and send LSK tokens, as well as vote for delegates. It combines functionality from the former wallet and blockchain explorer. In the future, Lisk Hub will feature a DEX (decentralized exchange), sidechain registration and the ability to launch your own ICO.

Lisk Nano wallet

Lisk Nano is the old Lisk wallet that enables you to access your Lisk ID. It provides a minimal user interface and a wide range of functionalities for beginners and advanced users. With Lisk Nano, there is no need for blockchain synchronization as it connects directly to the Lisk network.

Tools

With a fully functioning mainnet, Lisk is currently developing a variety of tools to enable developers and app comissioners to easily create their own decentralized apps:

  • Lisk Core enables delegate forging, provides blockchain synchronisation, and includes the complete API for developers. Lisk Core is for advanced technical users looking to build on top of the Lisk Platform, securing the network infrastructure or attain delegate forging access.
  • Lisk Nano enables the user to send and receive transactions on the Lisk network and provides a simple user interface for more advanced features like delegate voting or registering a second passphrase. With Lisk Nano, there is no need for blockchain synchronisation as it connects to official Lisk nodes hosted by the Lisk Foundation. For the use of API calls and other advanced features please use Lisk Core.
  • Lisk JS is a JavaScript library for Lisk – the cryptocurrency and blockchain application platform. It allows developers to create offline transactions and broadcast them onto the network. It also allows developers to interact with the core Lisk API, for retrieval of collections and single records of data located on the Lisk blockchain. Its main benefit is that it does not require a locally installed Lisk node, and instead utilizes the existing peers on the network. It can be used from the client as a browserify compiled module, or on the server as a standard Node.js module.
  • Lisky is a back-end command tool which allows the user to communicate with a remote or local node and carry out Lisk-related functionality using an interactive or non-interactive command line tool.

Comparison with other cryptocurrencies

Lisk is commonly compared to other blockchain platforms Ethereum and Crypti, so it is important to note their differences.

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Differences from Ethereum

  • Lisk and Ethereum both try to provide a platform for a similar idea: Decentralized Applications.
  • Lisk uses DPoS, while Ethereum currently uses PoW (they have stated they plan to switch to PoS eventually).
  • Applications language: Lisk uses Javascript, while Ethereum currently uses Solidity.
  • Applications location: Lisk uses sidechains, while Ethereum currently stores it on the main chain.
  • Error handling: In Lisk, if your application has an issue it will be contained to only your chain, but Ethereum requires a hard fork to fix.
  • In Ethereum, applications are run in a virtual machine on the main chain so any error should just result in the waste of transaction fees, but be contained to the VM (as long as there is no bug in the VM).
  • Applications VM: Ethereum applications are run in the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). Lisk does not have a VM, but it is in development.

Differences from Crypti

  • Lisk commonly compared to Crypti, because it is a fork of it. However, they have various differences
  • The database has been changed from SQLite to PostgreSQL.
  • Completely open source and the whole development procedure is happening in public on GitHub.
  • BIP39 enforced for all passphrases
  • Development is continuing and active, while Crypti seems to have stopped.

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