Sunday, April 25, 2021

Indyglo's Shameless Signup Bonuses

Below are 62 of my current signup links and codes for cashback bonuses and discounts, categorized by type, followed by alphabetized summaries. I am a customer of the listed sites/apps/services and appreciate any questions or feedback.

Auto/Travel

Banks/Finance

  • Aspiration - https://my.aspiration.com/app/token/referral/AJFRATCE0M3GII6I - Get $50 cash when you join Aspiration - free bank account - and spend $250.
  • Boeing Employees Credit Union (BECU) - [(U.S.) - WA, ID, OR ONLY] - We can both earn $100 when you join BECU and open a Member Share or Member Advantage savings and also a checking account.
    • You must use both these codes when signing up:
      • promo code: 100REF21
      • my unique referral code: 1412508
    • Sign up online, by phone - 206-439-5700 - or at a BECU Branch and keep acct. opened for 90 days.
    • You must perform 10 of the following transactions within the first 30 days of opening acct :
      • Make a purchase using your BECU debit or credit card (easy with grocery store self-checkout!)
      • Write a check or electronic check.
      • Make a payment using bill pay.
  • Chase Bank - https://accounts.chase.com/raf/share/2735652016 - Get a $225 Bonus when you open a new Chase Total checking account.
  • Privacy - https://privacy.com/join/H3S9S - $5 when you sign up using my referral link (Privacy lets you generate smart, virtual debit cards to use online).
  • SoFi Money - https://www.sofi.com/invite/money?gcp=004af404-1a99-46b4-b486-44bce3a0ab1d - $50 plus cashback rewards when you sign up for a free account and fund it with $500 or more (no account fees and no ATM fees at 55,000 ATMs). Additional bonus if you sign up for direct deposit.
  • SoFi Personal Loan - https://www.sofi.com/invite/personal-loans/?gcp=ffdeec67-6330-4093-831c-7f84dce20cf4 - You and I get $10 each when you check your SoFi Personal Loan rate, and there is NO hard credit pull for checking your rate. You and I get another $300 each when you fund your SoFi loan.
  • SoFi Student Loan Refinancing - https://www.sofi.com/invite/student-loans/?gcp=6d9376c5-591a-439d-8bdb-c15da7d50852 - You and I get $10 each when you check your SoFi Student Loan Refinancing rate, and there is NO hard credit pull for checking your rate. You and I get another $300 each when you fund your student loan.
  • Square - https://squareup.com/i/JOHNJJMEGO - Free processing of up to $1000 in sales.
  • Venmo - https://get.venmo.com/ooGrFLhVjfb - Get $5 when you download the Venmo app using my referral link, sign up and make a $5 minimum payment to friends/family/etc. within 14 days.
  • Zogo - https://zogo.app.link/OpvQLwDYodb - Earn 750 Pineapples on Zogo when you use my code: JOHNM711 when you make an account. With Zogo, you can earn gift cards while learning about various aspects of personal finance. I've personally learned quite a bit with this app, complete modules daily to learn more and have recommended this to all of my friends and family. Great for adults and kids.

Cash Back

Credit Cards

  • American Express - http://refer.amex.us/JOHNMJN7Q?XLINK=MYCP - Sign up using my referral and earn $300 back after you spend $3,000 in purchases on your new Blue Cash Preferred Card in your first 6 months of card membership. Plus, apply by 5/5/21 and earn up to $200 back on eligible purchases at select U.S. home furnishing stores (the following merchants will qualify: Anthropologie - Home & Furniture, Bed Bath & Beyond, CB2, Crate and Barrel, Crate and Kids, The Home Depot, Lowe’s, Terrain, and The Container Store.)
  • Capital One Venture - https://capital.one/33F9Sar - Sign up using my referral link and get 60,000 rewards miles (worth $600 when you redeem for travel).
  • Discover IT - https://refer.discover.com/s/ssjqfl - Sign up using my referral and you'll get $50 back for signing up for a Discover IT credit card and making any $1 or more purchase within 3 months.
  • SoFi Credit Card - https://www.sofi.com/invite/credit-card?gcp=70c8148e-bc31-480e-9a01-33b7ace2a1fb - Sign up using my referral and get 2x points (4% cash back) on all card purchases for 30 days.

Food/Nutrition

Games

Investing

  • Acorns - https://share.acorns.com/mpho2002 - Get $5 when you use my link to open an account and make an investment.
  • eToro - https://etoro.tw/39w5dup Get $50 bonus when you open an account, transfer $100, make any crypto trade, and hold for one week.
  • Sofi Invest - https://www.sofi.com/share/invest/2500097 - Get $50 worth of your favorite stock to start building your portfolio when you fund your SoFi Active Invest account with at least $5,000. Get an additional $25 worth of bitcoin for buying $10 worth of bitcoin on SoFi Crypto.
  • Stash - https://get.stash.com/john_h88crts - Earn $20 of bonus stock when you join using my referral link and add cash to your personal investment or bank account.

Jobs

Shopping

Uncategorized

About These Apps/Services/Sites:

  • 23andMe offers two Personal Genetic Services: Health + Ancestry and Ancestry + Traits. Both services require submitting a saliva sample using their saliva collection kit that you send to the lab for analysis. 23andMe's Ancestry + Traits Service helps you understand who you are, where your DNA comes from and your family story.
  • Acorns merges the robo-advisor model with an automated savings tool, making it easier to build a nest egg. Besides the $5 they give you for signing up, they'll put your money in investments automatically which increase daily, monthly, yearly. You don't need to do anything. Invest as little or as much as you want, and they will put you in a position where your investment will grow.
  • American Express is a lucrative cash-back card for several spending categories. Your first year of $95 annual fee is waived, and offers up to an industry leading 6% cash back for select U.S. restaurants, streaming subscriptions, supermarkets, transit, gas stations and more.
  • Aspiration is an online financial institution offering a variety of accounts, with a focus on rewarding customers with cash back for purchases made from ethical companies. The money customers deposit through Aspiration is held at one of its partner banks, which offer FDIC insurance.
  • Befrugal is run by a bunch of cheap, thrifty, penny pinchers who believe that a dollar saved is two dollars earned. Find tens of thousands of coupons, deals, promotional codes and earn cash back for more than 5,000 retailers, including big retailers like Amazon, Target, and Walmart.
  • Boeing Employees Credit Union (BECU) is Washington's largest member-owned, not-for-profit credit union. BECU puts the interest of its members ahead of profit, offering its members free checking, no maintenance fees and no minimum balance requirements. BECU offers business services, personal checking and savings accounts, IRAs, mortgage and home equity loans, personal loans, vehicle loans, online banking and more. BECU is a Federally Insured State Chartered Credit Union with 42 branches, headquartered in Tukwila, WA.
  • Capital One is a credit card company offering many different types with a variety of cash back bonuses and other benefits.
  • Chase Bank is the largest bank in the country and offers a robust menu of products and services. It provides mortgages, auto loans and one of the broadest selections of credit cards in the industry. And its website experience can compete with those at online-only banks that focus solely on checking and savings.
  • Comcast Xfinity is a consumer-facing internet and television brand. TV at home & on the go. Hulu on X1. Stream live sports. Advanced security. Move service stress-free. Millions of hotspots. Netflix on X1. Prime Video on X1. Services: Internet, TV, home security, mobile.
  • Discover IT is a credit card company which offers a cash back match at the end of your first year (no maximum), with no annual fee, 0% intro APR on purchases and balance transfers. Earn 5% cash back on everyday purchases (places vary each quarter) when you activate.
  • Doordash offers delivery & takeout from the best local restaurants. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and more, delivered safely to your door. Doordash offers pickup & no-contact delivery.
  • Dropbox is a cloud storage service that lets you save files online and sync them to your devices. You can use Dropbox links to share files and folders with other people without sending large attachments. Dropbox offers a free plan that includes 2GB of storage. You can pay to increase that to as much as 3TB with a subscription.
  • Duolingo Plus - Duolingo is the most popular language-learning platform and the most downloaded education app in the world, with more than 300 million users. The company's mission is to make education free, fun, and accessible to all. Duolingo is designed to feel like a game and scientifically proven to be effective. Upgrading your free Duolingo account to Duolingo Plus gives you an ad-free experience. ability to download lessons in the app for offline use and unlimited skill test-outs.
  • eToro is a multi-asset platform which offers both investing in stocks and cryptoassets, as well as trading CFD assets
  • Evernote Premium - Evernote is an app that allows you to work from anywhere, stay in sync from any device, no matter where you are—you can even access notes when you have no WiFi or mobile data access. Evernote Premium, the top tier, adds the most features, such as the ability to search for text in Office documents and PDFs, annotate PDFs, scan business cards and suggested notes and content from the web that are relevant to the note you're currently working on.
  • Fuel Rewards is a loyalty program that helps you save money on gas when you dine at participating restaurants and shop at participating grocers, local, and online merchants. Save at least 5¢/gal on every fill-up with Gold Status at Shell, and save more when you combine with other rewards (see https://www.fuelrewards.com/fuelrewards/how.html).
  • GivingAssistant is a company that gives you cash back and coupon codes when shopping via their online portal. When you purchase a product via the cash-back platform, the merchant pays a commission to Giving Assistant. Then, 50% of the commission is paid back to the customer (you) as an incentive. You can choose the nonprofit and also adjust the percentage they receive.
  • GNC is the largest global specialty retailer of nutritional products, including vitamin, mineral, herbal and other specialty supplements and sports nutrition, diet and energy products.
  • GoCashBack is a cash-back website allowing you to get up to 31% cash back at your favorite stores. Find cash back and browse coupon codes to save even more money at over 1,500 retailers. Use the GoCashBack app to check your cash-back status from anywhere and click through while on the go to save when you shop from your phone. You can even get cash back when you dine out locally or at special events.
  • Groupon, whose name combines "group" and "coupon", is a website and mobile app that offers coupons, cashback on purchases and group deals to consumers. Restaurants, retailers, and manufacturers use Groupon deals in an effort to lure customers into their establishments or to purchase their products.
  • Grubhub partners with restaurants in your area to offer delivery for ones that don't normally deliver, while also offering a convenient online ordering system for the ones that do. Everything is handled through Grubhub, giving customers the flexibility to sign into one place and order nearly anything.
  • Home Chef is a weekly subscription meal kit service. Customers receive orders with all the fresh ingredients you need to make restaurant quality recipes, designed by Home Chef chefs. Home Chef saves you the time of going to the grocery store, finding new recipes, meal planning, and portioning.
  • Honey is a browser extension that automatically finds and applies coupon codes at checkout with a single click. Honey supports over 30,000 stores globally
  • Houzz is an online platform for home remodeling, architecture, interior design, decorating, landscaping, and home improvement.
  • Ibotta is a free cash-back rewards and payments app that gives you real cash for everyday purchases when you shop and pay through the app. Ibotta provides thousands of ways for consumers to earn cash on their purchases by partnering with more than 1,500 brands and retailers.
  • Instacart lets you shop from local grocery stores online, then sends a “personal shopper” to fulfill and deliver your order to you the same day (or a future date/time of your choosing). Unlike other grocery delivery services, the company doesn't stockpile fresh produce in a massive warehouse.
  • Instacart Shopper - Earn extra money shopping for others. As a shopper, you go to the grocery store like normal, except you’re getting paid to shop for others. Work whenever it works for you. With no set hours or days, you can shop as much or as little as you want, anytime you want. Must be age 18+ and be able to lift 40lbs.
  • Invitation.Codes is a site/app where you can sign up for free and post your referral links/codes for all of the most up to date promotions that are out there at the moment. There's a great community vibe to it and it's a great way to meet other like-minds while learning about new products and signup/referral offers.
  • Lemoney is a cash-back site with 1800+ stores. Find the best deals, coupons, cash-back rates, promo codes, sales, and discounts at Lemoney. Shop with Turbo Cashback and boost your cash-back rate.
  • Lyft is a rideshare service that lets you call a driver and car to your location using the Lyft app who will drive you where you need to go.
  • Miles is a rewards app empowering anyone to earn miles automatically for all modes of transportation. The Miles app rewards you with miles - their version of points - for no matter how you get from point A to point B (whether you drive, walk, bike, ride the train). Redeem the miles you’ve earned for rewards, discounts, and deals from brands such as Amazon, Chewy, DoorDash, HP, Reebok, Home Chef and more.
  • Mr. Rebates is a shopping portal where you can do online shopping at online stores you love, and earn cash-back rebates on your purchases. They have an A+ rating from the BBB (Better Business Bureau), and you can earn as much as 30% back.
  • MyPoints is a daily rewards program – just like when you earn miles on an airline or cash back on a credit card. Flexible, you don’t have to stick with one store to earn Points, and you don’t have to take your rewards in just one form. They have many partners that our members can shop with and redeem from. You can also earn points by completing surveys, watching videos and more.
  • NatureBox is a snack subscription focused on providing healthier options to reduce stress and promote wellness. Their snacks are unique, delicious, and guilt-free. No artificial flavors, colors or sweeteners. No corn syrup of any kind. No hydrogenated oils. No MSG. Some newer offerings include a Wellness Collection of snacks containing adaptogens in their ingredients list, CBD Snacks infused with hemp, supplements, and coffee.
  • Postmates is an on-demand goods delivery platform having a presence in more than 100 metropolitan areas in the US that enables people to get anything from local restaurants and stores delivered at their doorstep for a small fee. Postmates delivers goods with the help of their human courier networks which enables people to order anything from anywhere within the city.
  • Privacy.com is an innovative way to protect your personal information over the internet. Are you feeling uncomfortable using your credit card online? Privacy.com has the perfect solution - it creates a virtual card that masks your bank statements for your online payments.
  • Raise is a money-saving website aimed at helping people buy and sell discounted gift cards.
  • Rakuten gets a commission from stores when you make a purchase, and shares it with you. Find the store on rakuten.com, click “Shop Now” and shop like normal on the store site. After you make an eligible purchase, you’ll earn cash back and get a check or PayPal payment every quarter.
  • RebatesMe makes it easy to save at the stores you love. Earn cash back while shopping online, get access to thousands of coupons, and get the best price on millions of products.
  • Shutterfly enables users to create personalized photo gifts (including photos and text) such as smartphone cases, photo books, wall art, and home decor. Through its Lifetouch division, it also provides portraiture services.
  • Skillz is the world’s premier tournament platform where mobile gamers can use their skills to compete for cash and prizes. True to its name, Skillz does not host games of chance, and all winnings are based on your ability. Games include Solitaire Cube, Blackout Bingo, 21 Blitz, Texas Holdem and many more
  • SoFi Invest allows users to buy and sell individual stocks as well as ETFs and select cryptocurrencies, offering innovative investment tools to help members get their money right at every stage of their financial lives.
  • SoFi Money is an all-in-one product that is a hybrid checking and savings account. There are no account fees or minimum balance requirements, so you can bank freely. Pay no ATM fees at 55,000+ ATMs worldwide. Because SoFi Money is all online, you deposit checks from your phone and pay bills online. You can also use SoFi Money to transfer and receive money, like paying the babysitter or covering your share of dinner when the bill comes — All cash in your account earns 0.25% APY, which is quite high and even beats traditional banks’ high-yield savings accounts. No fees, and offers interest rate reduction.
  • SoFi Personal Loan is a great option for borrowers who make a decent income and have good credit. There are no origination fees or late fees, and you won’t be penalized for paying your balance off early. They offer low rates, no fees, exclusive member benefits including access to career coaches and financial advisers, exclusive virtual events and more. Fixed personal loan rates range between 5.99% APR to 20.25% (with AutoPay).
  • SoFi Student Loan Refinancing offers student loan refinancing and private student loans. Its refinancing loan is best for borrowers who want plenty of benefits with their refinanced student loan. Its private loan is best for flexible repayment options and no fees. You can see if you qualify with NO HARD credit check.
  • Square is a popular service that allows you to buy, sell and send money using any Apple or Android mobile device. With three free mobile apps — Square Register, Square Wallet and Square Cash — Square is designed to help small businesses accept credit card payments and to help consumers transition to a cashless, cardless lifestyle.
  • Stash aims to make the process of selecting stocks and ETFs quick and easy for beginners. Stash offers other account options, including brokerage and bank accounts, plus access to a Roth or traditional IRA retirement account.
  • T-Mobile is one of the largest providers of wireless voice and data communications services in the US with more than 81 million customers. It has about 2,200 T-Mobile and MetroPCS branded retail sites (ranging from kiosks to stores).
  • TopCashback is a competing cash-back web site that claims to offer higher cash back than some of the other larger sites. Rather than spend extra money on expensive commercials, TopCashBack uses the savings to provide consumers with higher cash-back payout rates.
  • Uber is a rideshare company with an app that allows passengers to hail a ride and drivers to charge fares and get paid.
  • Uber Driver - Turn your spare time into earnings with the Driver app - built with drivers, to bring you helpful information at your fingertips. Help as you move people and things where they need to go. Drive whenever you want — no offices, no bosses. Wherever you want to go, you can enjoy the journey and the destination. Requirements:
    • Meet the minimum age to drive in your city
    • Have at least one year of licensed driving experience in the US (3 years if you are under 23 years old)
    • Have a valid US driver’s license
    • Use an eligible 4-door vehicle
  • Uber Eats is a food delivery platform that makes getting great food from your favorite local restaurants as easy as requesting a ride. Their app connects you with a broad range of local restaurants and food, so you can order from the full menus of your local favorites whenever you want.
  • Uniqlo is a Japanese casual wear brand for women, men, kids & babies, operating in 20 different countries. Uniqlo is known for providing high-quality, private-label casual-wear at low prices.
  • Venmo is a social payments service used by millions of people to make, receive and share payments with friends, family, and select approved businesses (without using cash or checks). It’s similar to PayPal, but is unique in that Venmo allows users to share and like payments and purchases through a social feed.
  • Volcom is a lifestyle brand that designs, markets, and distributes boardsports-oriented products.
  • Wayfair is an American e-commerce company that sells furniture and home-goods.
  • Wish is a shopping app for iPhone and Android that lets you order cheap goods online with major savings. Most items ship straight from China, and a growing number ship from the U.S. for faster delivery. You can even pick up select items locally in minutes.
  • Zogo is a FREE mobile app for kids and adults (age 13+) to learn financial literacy. Earn points towards gift cards to Amazon, Walmart, Starbucks and more by completing short, bite-sized modules. The many lessons include:
    • How to save money
    • Importance and best practices for a good credit score
    • How to minimize debt
    • How to successfully create and maintain a budget
    • Long-term investment strategies

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*** Ultimate AMC Timeline (Updated April 25) ***

Apes, our saga is gettin' juicier than Minute Maid! Who's thirsty?

I hope that you enjoy my educational "AMC Timeline." My goal was to compile and clearly explain the chronology of events in recent AMC stock history in order to:

  1. provide a permanent point of historical reference for "all things AMC stock";
  2. educate new and veteran apes alike on exactly how we got to this point;
  3. paint a picture as to why/when/how shorts and hedge funds are getting increasingly desperate;
  4. show that all happenings along the way thus far are squarely in apes' favor, slowly contributing to—and virtually guaranteeing—our moon landing;
  5. give existing AMC apes the confidence that they need to buy and hodl more AMC bananas;
  6. give potential AMC apes the confidence that they need to become first-time investors in glorious AMC shares . . . and hodl them sumbiches with kung-fu gorilla grip!

Learn, enjoy, and spread the word!

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NOTE: If you think that something is missing from the timeline, please send me a message. I'll gladly add it!

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March 18, 2020:

Due to COVID-19, AMC CEO Adam Aron officially announces the temporary (but, ultimately, much-longer-than-expected) closure of all AMC theaters nationwide. The resulting loss of income was so extreme that the company was "a couple of weeks away" from bankruptcy multiple times before the squeeze on January 27, 2021 (per AMC CEO, Adam Aron in his April 14, 2021 interview with Trey's Trades).

https://www.amctheatres.com/covid-19-update

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December 17, 2020:

SEC states that Robinhood misled its customers about how it was paid by Wall Street firms to pass along customers' trading data and that the start-up had made money at the expense of its customers. Robinhood agrees to pay a $65 million fine to settle the charges, without admitting or denying guilt.

https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2020-321

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January 26:

AMC secures $917M in new capital to avoid bankruptcy through at least the end of 2021, the breaking news of which was the catalyst for the squeeze the following day

https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/amc-secures-%24917m-lifeline-to-avert-bankruptcy-shares-pop-26-2021-01-26

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January 27:

1- The first AMC squeeze took place. The stock price jumped 310% overnight, from $4.96 at the close on January 26 to $20.34 at the open on January 27. (The price briefly reached almost $25 in pre-market on January 27.)

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  1. Robinhood screwed apes by restricting apes' ability to buy shares of AMC. Only selling was allowed, which directly benefitted hedge funds by tanking the share price. That is arguably the main reason why Vlad was dragged before the House to testify. Robinhood also implemented a 100% margin requirement for equity in AMC and GME.

https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/stock-market-news-012721/h_f037344e14a037160cc724607ff72da0

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January 28:

1- Robinhood blocks apes from buying shares of AMC, GME, and other stocks

https://www.barrons.com/articles/robinhood-blocks-buying-in-gamestop-amc-and-other-stocks-51611844496

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  1. Robinhood (followed by other lemming brokers) institutes stricter, 100% margin collateral requirements

https://www.barrons.com/articles/robinhood-blocks-buying-in-gamestop-amc-and-other-stocks-51611844496

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February 18:

Robinhood CEO (Vlad Tenev) testifies about Robinhood's January 27-28 fuckery against AMC and GME apes during a House Financial Services Committee hearing

Video:

https://www.nytimes.com/video/business/100000007612057/robinhood-ceo-gamestop-hearing.html

Text presentation:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/context/testimony-of-vlad-tenev-ceo-of-robinhood/e75581fb-2849-4fdc-b8cc-0e193c554998/

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February 26:

In a ridiculously intense, back-and-forth battle between apes and HF turds that literally wasn't decided until the finals seconds of trading, Apes emerged victorious by securing a closing price of $8.01 after rallying from $7.90 within only 4 minutes remaining. Finishing the day above $8.00 was very significant because it forced shorts and hedge fund pantywaists to have to purchase hundreds of thousands of shares via options contracts. The figure of "$8.01" has since become a rallying cry for the AMC ape movement.

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March 3:

Per AMC's proxy statement, ". . . 63,096,124 shares (including 3,732,625 treasury shares) of the total number of shares of Common Stock currently authorized remain available for issuance or may be reserved for issuance prior to any amendment to increase the authorized shares of Common Stock."

(Ape Translation: Adam Aron clarified in his April 14, 2021 interview with Trey's Trades that 20 million of those 63 million shares are accounted for. Still, that leaves AMC with 43M already-approved shares available to introduce to the market WITHOUT apes' permission. So, if apes approve the 500M new shares, that will make Aron much more inclined to actually use those 43M already-approved shares that are CURRENTLY the only bullets in his holster. Just because he vowed to not use any of the 500M new shares in 2021 doesn't mean he won't use any of the 43M. In fact, getting the 500M new shares gives Aron much more freedom and ability to dilute with those 43M already-approved shares. That's why my vote is "NO." After we moon, Aron can dilute to his heart's content, and at a much higher price per share, too!)

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1411579/000104746921000518/a2243000zpre14a.htm

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March 7:

SEC requests public comments (until April 8) on proposed Rule NSCC-2021-801 (i.e., "the straw that will break the hedge funds' backs")

https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-nscc-2021-801/srnscc2021801.htm

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March 16:

SEC approves Rule DTC-2021-003

https://www.dtcc.com/legal/sec-rule-filings

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March 26:

Credit Suisse, Nomura, UBS, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, and Morgan Stanley forced hedge fund Archegos to liquidate $20 billion in assets (most notably, shares/swaps of Discovery Channel and ViacomCBS, which caused the PPS of each stock to plummet)

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/what-is-archegos-and-what-does-it-mean-for-indian-markets-explained-6709061.html

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March 29:

1- SEC approves FICC-2021-002

https://www.dtcc.com/-/media/Files/Downloads/legal/rule-filings/2021/FICC/SR-FICC-2021-002-Approval-Notice.pdf

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  1. SEC approves DTC-2021-004

https://www.dtcc.com/-/media/Files/Downloads/legal/rule-filings/2021/DTC/SR-DTC-2021-004-Approval-Notice.pdf

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  1. SEC approves NSCC-2021-004

re: "To address the risks of (a) uncovered losses or liquidity shortfalls resulting from the default of one or more of its Members, and (b) losses arising from non-default events, such as damage to NSCC’s physical assets, a cyber-attack, or custody and investment losses, and the strategy for implementation of such tools."

https://www.dtcc.com/-/media/Files/Downloads/legal/rule-filings/2021/NSCC/SR-NSCC-2021-004-Approval-Notice.pdf

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March 30:

Susquehanna International Group, LLP ("SIG") and Richard J. McDonald formally oppose the OCC's new "Skin-in-the-Game" rule (OCC-2021-0003)

https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-occ-2021-003/srocc2021003-8561059-230781.pdf

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April 1:

Heath Tarbert (Ex-Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission) joins Citadel Securities as "Chief Legal Officer" only 27 days after leaving the CFTC

"[It's] the latest in a long list of hires [away] from US regulators by [Citadel CEO, Ken] Griffin."

https://www.ft.com/content/dc1d1ddd-4940-4a58-a2de-0ba434927505

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April 4:

"Godzilla v. Kong" sets pandemic and pre-pandemic records, disproving shorts' FUD that "people will never go to AMC theaters again"

https://www.reddit.com/r/amcstock/comments/mkarix/applestoapples_godzilla_vs_kong_just_beat_the/

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April 5:

"B. Riley Financial" upgrades AMC and raises price target from $7 to $13

https://www.benzinga.com/news/21/04/20478244/b-riley-fbr-upgrades-amc-entertainment-to-buy-raises-price-target-to-13

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April 6:

Trey gets death threats

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April 7:

1- SEC approves "Skin-in-the-Game" rule (OCC-2021-801)

https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro/occ/2021/34-91491.pdf

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  1. Trey's Trades interview with Jordan Belfort

(Let's just pretend that it never happened, OK? Link intentionally excluded.)

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April 8:

1- New SEC filing confirms plaintiffs' assertion that "Apex, along with over 30 other brokerages, trading firms and/or clearing firms, including Morgan Stanley, E*Trade, Interactive Brokers, Charles Schwab, Robinhood, Barclays, Citadel and DTCC engaged in a coordinated conspiracy in violation of anti-trust laws to prevent retail customers from operating and trading freely in a conspiracy to allow certain of the other defendants, primarily hedge funds, to stop losing money on short sale positions in GameStop, AMC and certain other securities."

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001834518/000119312521109685/d121216ds4.htm

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  1. Matt Kohrs gets banned by Youtube

https://twitter.com/matt_kohrs/status/1380144656596541440?lang=en

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  1. SEC warns SPACs to cut the dirty shit

https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/spacs-ipos-liability-risk-under-securities-laws

https://news.yahoo.com/sec-wall-street-spacs-aren-192916403.html

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  1. SEC's Chief of the Office of the Whistleblower, Jane Norberg, to Leave Agency

https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2021-59

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  1. Last day to submit your comments to the SEC in support of the approval of Rule NSCC-2021-801! Rule NSCC-2021-801 is the proverbial "nail in the coffin" that reeeeeeeeeeeally has the hedge funders shitting their fancy little britches. A decision will be imminent after April 8. The SEC is currently deliberating whether to approve this SUPER CRITICAL Rule SR-NSCC-2021-801, which would allow the NSCC to assess the risk of members (i.e., hedge funds) on a daily basis and also demand a higher Secondary Liquidity Deposit (SLD) on a daily basis if a member risks defaulting. If approved, this rule will force hedge funds and market makers to pay more if they are "playing too risky." It will also allow the DTCC to liquidate a member’s positions if those positions jeopardize the NSCC’s ability to complete that day’s trades. Furthermore, the arguably most important aspect of Rule NSCC-2021-801 is that hedge funds would no longer be able to take advantage of an inexplicable lack of scrutiny to hide naked shorting, FTD shares, dark pool trades, ladder attacks, trading amongst themselves to artificially lower the price per share, etc. They will no longer have 30 days to "get their affairs in order," either. Transparency could be our newest and greatest weapon!

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April 9:

Melvin Capital hedge fund announces amusingly catastrophic losses of 49% and billions of dollars in the first quarter of 2021

https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/gamestop-investor-melvin-capital-lost-49-on-its-investments-in-first-quarter-source

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April 10:

Dogecoin (DOGE-USD) begins its "convenient," unsustainable pump in what many argue is a calculated effort by hedge funds to fool apes into dumping AMC shares

https://finance.yahoo.com/chart/DOGE-USD

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April 12:

1- "Better Markets" files an amicus brief (lawsuit) against Citadel to prevent Citadel from succeeding in stopping the SEC's plan to implement a new type of order ("Delimit Order") developed by IEX. This new "delimit order" would essentially prevent Citadel and other hedge funds from engaging in high-frequency trading and stock price manipulation via the use of sophisticated equipment and non-public information that give them a huge, unfair advantage over retail investors in the marketplace.

https://bettermarkets.com/resources/better-markets-amicus-brief-citadel-v-sec

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  1. April 12:

Steve Cohen (manager of Point72 Asset Management hedge fund) sells penthouse for a massive 74% price cut

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9466905/Mets-owner-Steve-Cohens-Manhattan-penthouse-sells-29-5million-74-price-cut.html

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April 13:

1- Arclight and Pacific Theatres permanently closing in California, boosting AMC's future business and value

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  1. "Roensch Capital" predicts the squeeze

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgjAldrX1aE

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  1. Hedge funds start to "spoof" shares:

https://www.reddit.com/r/amcstock/comments/mq6612/you_mfers_they_started_with_spoofing_now/

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April 14:

1- Gary Gensler, notorious supporter of "the little guy," confirmed 53-45 by Senate to lead the SEC as Wall Street’s top regulator; plans to investigate SPACs and market manipulation by hedge funds (particularly in relation to Gamestop and AMC)

"The GameStop saga has led congressional Democrats to ask the SEC to reexamine the practice of payment for order flow, whereby stock brokers are paid to direct customer orders to market makers, as well as features in trading apps that critics say exemplify the use of so-called gamification techniques to encourage harmful overuse of those apps by retail investors. . . . The blowup of Archegos, meanwhile, could encourage Gensler to propose new rules for institutional investors that require the disclosure of short positions in stocks as well as derivative positions that mimic stock ownership."

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/senate-confirms-gary-gensler-as-sec-chairman-11618417804

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  1. Phenomenal 97% buyers and only 3% sellers for the day (at market close)!

https://www.reddit.com/r/amcstock/comments/mqzp71/97_buyers_vs_3_sellers_with_almost_100/

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  1. Adam Aron interview with Trey's Trades!

Notable Adam Aron quotes from the interview, in sequential order:

  • "I am in this for the long haul [as CEO], 5-10 more years."
  • "I am a fellow shareholder."
  • "Long-term, I am a bull. I own over 3,000,000 shares of AMC stock."
  • "I want to continue growing the company each year moving forward."
  • "Our main goal is to increase shareholder value."
  • "Our company is under attack by short sellers."
  • "I haven't sold a single share in 5 years, and don't plan to. I am a believer in this company."
  • "The last time we authorized 500,000,000 shares, we didn't use any shares [32,000,000] until 3.5 years later! We didn't use shares again [300,000,000] until 3.5 years after that! Each time, AMC's stock price rose 200%-300%."
  • "Flooding the market with 500,000,000 shares woud be crazy and foolish."
  • "If AMC shareholders authorize the 500,000,000 shares, we will pledge in writing that we will not issue a single share in calendar year 2021!"
  • "I'm tired of playing defense. I want to play offense."
  • "We would only use shares to acquire other theater chains to instantly increase value for shareholders. Or to buy back debt at a significant discount to increase value. Or to entice landlords to accept stock NOW (at a discount) instead of waiting on cash over the course of 24-36 months."
  • "If you don't vote at all, your vote will be counted as a "No" by default.
  • "You own AMC. This is YOUR company!"
  • "I will give you one prediction: 50 years from now, analysts will be claiming that XYZ is going to put AMC out of business. Why [will AMC still be here]? Because there is something magical about going to the movie theater! . . . Watching at home just doesn't have the same impact."
  • "Going to the movie theater is a cheap date. The average movie ticket in the U.S. is about $10. Where else can you go to be entertained for 2-3 hours for only $10? You can't!"
  • "In 2019, the movie theater industry sold 7 times as many tickets as the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and MLS combined!"
  • "I think that AMC's best days are still to come."
  • "I say to those people who are betting against us: I don't think it's a good idea to bet against movie theaters. It's certainly not a good idea to bet against AMC. And I'd like to think that it's not a good idea to bet against Adam Aron, either."

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April 15:

J.P. Morgan sells a record $13 billion in bonds to raise cash

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/morgan-stanley-joins-bank-bond-115538870.html

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April 16:

1- A massive 57,000 contracts due to expire at $10.00 contract price!

https://www.reddit.com/r/amcstock/comments/mqs0oo/why_has_nobody_mentioned_the_57000_contracts_that/

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  1. SEC approves FICC-2021-001

https://www.dtcc.com/-/media/Files/Downloads/legal/rule-filings/2021/FICC/SR-FICC-2021-001-Approval-Notice.pdf

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  1. SEC approves DTC-2021-002

https://www.dtcc.com/-/media/Files/Downloads/legal/rule-filings/2021/DTC/SR-DTC-2021-002-Approval-Notice.pdf

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  1. SEC approves NSCC-2021-003

https://www.dtcc.com/-/media/Files/Downloads/legal/rule-filings/2021/NSCC/SR-NSCC-2021-003-Approval-Notice.pdf

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  1. Goldman Sachs sells $6 billion in bonds to raise cash

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/morgan-stanley-joins-bank-bond-115538870.html

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  1. One day after J.P. Morgan sold a record $13 billion in bonds to raise cash, Bank of American breaks the record by borrowing $15 billion through the sale of its own bonds.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bank-of-america-tops-charts-with-15-billion-bond-deal-the-biggest-ever-from-a-bank-11618606409

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  1. Citigroup is expected to announce its own bond sale soon

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/morgan-stanley-joins-bank-bond-115538870.html

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April 17:

1- Gary Gensler sworn in as SEC Chairman, where he will serve as Joe Biden's enforcer, the "top cop on Wall Street." It’s very telling that he was quickly sworn in on a Saturday, which had not happened since 1973 (recession) and 2008 (recession) in order to address fraud. This is a clear indication that Biden and the SEC are preparing to take similar, emergency action against fraudulent actors and market manipulators.

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  1. Bitcoin dropped 15%, as institutions are likely selling Bitcoin to raise the massive collateral that they now require—starting on April 22—to fully insure their lenders, including apes. (See "April 22" below.)

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  1. Is somebody in a hurry? LMAO! Lights in Citadel's corporate building suggest that employees worked feverishly at all hours throughout the weekend, including Sunday. Hmmm . . . . Desperate much? The stock market was closed, but guess what was open for trading: Bitcoin. I suppose that it could be a total coincidence that Bitcoin dropped 15% on Saturday, but I doubt it. The more likely scenario is that Citadel and other hedge funds caused Bitcoin to plummet by selling Bitcoin to raise a small portion of the collateral that they will need to at least partially insure the lent/borrowed synthetic shares that they overleveraged, as required on or before April 22. (See "April 22" below.)

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April 19:

  1. Morgan Stanley sells $6 billion in unsecured bonds to raise cash.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/morgan-stanley-joins-bank-bond-115538870.html

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  1. Infinity Q liquidates its hedge fund amid ramped-up U.S. regulatory probe into hedge fund valuation practices

https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/exclusive-new-yorks-infinity-q-winds-down-hedge-fund-valuation-issues-spread-2021-04-19/

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April 20:

1- Date by which the share count—which will expose the number of synthetic shares—must be completed, which is 14 days before the shareholder meeting on May 4.

(HUGE NEWS: After the audit finished on Tuesday, April 20, there were suddenly zero (0) shares available to short the entire rest of the week, Wed-Fri! Did the count uncover an insane number of synthetic shares? Seems likely. That would obviously disallow additional share lending, which is what we saw.)

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  1. DTC-2021-007 proposed

". . . market transparency to accurately determine the number of shares loaned, identify proper share ownership, and calculate the risk associated with share loans (all of which is currently self-reported) to prevent over-leveraging in the future."

https://www.dtcc.com/-/media/Files/Downloads/legal/rule-filings/2021/DTC/SR-DTC-2021-007.pdf

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April 21:

1- AMC reaches all-time high in short interest at 23.5%

(Keep in mind that the short interest was only 11% before AMC's first squeeze on January 27! Plus, there are far more apes now.)

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  1. AMC reaches all-time record highs of 152,000,000 shares on loan 100% utilization

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  1. Borrow fee skyrockets to 26.7%

https://amc.crazyawesomecompany.com/

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  1. Shredding trucks appear outside of Citadel headquarters

"Iron Mountain: Secure Destruction Your Can Trust"

https://twitter.com/KongPosting/status/1384959402965340163

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  1. Charles Schwab raises margin requirement for shorting AMC to 300%!

https://www.schwab.com/margin-updates

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April 22:

HUGE!

Rule 15c3-3(b)(3) goes into effect. It "requires broker-dealers entering into agreements with their customers (e.g., apes) who lend the broker-dealers fully-paid or excess margin securities to provide the securities lenders (e.g., apes) with collateral that fully secures the loans."

(Apish: "You overleveraged bastards must now have the cash or collateral ON-HAND to fully cover every share that you borrow/lend, including unrealized losses! And, if you fuckers need to borrow more each day, you must also sufficiently increase your cash-on-hand and collateral to be able to FULLY COVER each day. Yeah, it's not yet an official law or regulation, but we're going to enforce it on your asses starting April 22.")

https://www.sec.gov/news/public-statement/staff-fully-paid-lending

https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro/occ/2021/34-91445.pdf

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April 23:

1- Hedge funds have 3 business days to eliminate (i.e., purchase) ALL synthetic shares that they shorted, or those shares become "FTD" (failed to deliver). The purchase deadline is April 28.

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  1. Notable movies (average of 2.5 per month) releasing in AMC theaters from April 23, 2021 through April, 2022 (in order of premier date):
  • Demon Slayer
  • Mortal Kombat
  • Cruella
  • A Quiet Place Part II
  • Peter Rabbit 2: the Runaway
  • Black Widow
  • Space Jam 2
  • Cinderella
  • Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
  • Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
  • Suicide Squad
  • Paw Patrol
  • Candyman
  • Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
  • Venom 2: Let There Be Carnage
  • Dune
  • Eternals
  • Ghostbusters: Afterlife
  • Top Gun: Maverick
  • Resident Evil
  • West Side Story
  • Spider-Man: No Way Home
  • The Matrix 4
  • Sherlock Holmes 3
  • Sing 2
  • Scream
  • Morbius
  • Uncharted
  • The Batman
  • Doctor Strange 2
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2

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  1. ETF shares available to short dropped from 3,800,000 to only 10.940! (Read why in April 20 entry above.)

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April 26 (Mon):

DTCC to abruptly run the yearly market liquidity "stress test" 4 months early (It's not due until August 24, 2021, so why the urgency? . . . Hmmmm.)

https://www.dtcc.com/-/media/Files/pdf/2021/4/20/GOV1082-21.pdf

https://www.dtcc.com/-/media/Files/pdf/2020/6/24/MBS861-20.pdf

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April 28 (Wed):

As established on April 23, unpurchased synthetic shares go into default. Per SEC rules, hedge funds now have 21 days to purchase those FTD shares.

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May 4 (Tue):

Shareholder meeting (2:00 PM, Central Time), including vote to approve or deny the option (not the obligation) for AMC to authorize 500 million new shares for unforeseen purposes (under no set timeframe or shares-per-release)

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May 19 (Wed):

As established on April 28, May 19 is the final deadline for hedge funds to purchase all FTD synthetic shares. If not, all of their assets can go into forced liquidation. We could be looking at Archegos x 100. (Apish: "Liquidation is moon rocket fuel.")

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May 26-27, 2021 (Wed-Thurs):

Big bank CEOs to testify before Senate Banking Committee (SBC) and House Financial Services Committee (HFSC)

https://thehill.com/policy/finance/548490-big-bank-ceos-to-testify-before-congress-in-may

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HTML editing of online banking

In light of recent events on paxful, of scammers being awarded disputes even when evidence is provided. It’s clear these scammers are uploading some sort of evidence to to sway the moderators decision in awarding them the dispute, added with the scammer having more feedback history, it seems the incompetent paxful moderators are not doing their due diligence and are clearly awarding based on false evidence and feedback history.

What do you think about the scammer uploads for the paxful moderator to award the dispute in favour of the scammer?

I think the scammer is editing his online banking HTML code to show the transaction as being sent, or a simple photoshop image. But for them to make a video, the HTML would need to be edited.

If they awarded on this basis, they are terrible and should be held responsible and pay the money back.

How can you award a dispute on the basis of a screenshot? Or even a video if the HTML has been edited.

They should ask for either a phone call to the bank, even that can be faked. And also a video of the online banking with the inspector open showing if any of the HTML has been edited.

These HTML editing scams are used by Indian call centre refund scammers, to trick the victims into thinking they have been refunded more money than expected, then asked to return the money to the scammers by payment of, wait for it.....GIFT CARDS!!!

Wonder where these gift cards end up? Sold on paxful directly, or brokered to Nigerians to sell on Paxful.

If you are ever in this dispute, be sure to upload a video of your online banking with the HTML inspector open, showing you have not edited the HTML. And request the same from the other party. That way if paxful still awards the scammer, then it’s clear they are incompetent and not checking evidence thoroughly.

This would never happen on LocalBitcoins, I wonder if u/Martha_Paxful can shed some light on why they are awarding scammers the disputes, and clearly jot asking for or sufficient evidence, and not checking properly.

It seems that all you need is some false feedback, and a screenshot of a fake transaction. And you will win the dispute over a new users.

Just watch Kitboga to see how these HTML editing scams work, and how easy it is for a scammer in this situation to use such a technique to sway the dispute in his favour with an incompetent useless shite paxful moderator.

https://youtu.be/yjkPb2mU0DU?t=709


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FAQ

Why Proof-of-Work ?

Ergo is based on the Autolykos Proof-of-Work protocol.

Proof-of-Work has tried and tested methods, and provides several benefits over PoS. You can see Charles Hoskinson discussing some of those benefits in a recent AMA (timestamped)

Although PoS is a very secure protocol, some smart contracts may require the consensus-theoretic security features of PoW for some part of their execution. The larger a dApp is, if it is doing collateralized DeFi, the larger the stake it has at its disposal, and since this is not yet fully resolved in the Proof of Stake consensus, it is a weak point. Ergo brings the proven security of PoW, with sufficient security for all more complex DApps implementations on top of the common UTxO model rather than trying to translate very natural cryptographic concepts inherent in PoW to PoS, where the game theory implications of the protocol are completely different.

Robert K, discusses this here (14:45)

Autolykos v1 originally had non-outsourcability built-in, however, it became apparent that with smart contracts it's basically impossible to prevent pools, so they turned it off so that not only larger players were able to take advantage of the loophole. Ergo is now focusing on memory hardness in an attempt to keep mining as fair as possible, which should help prevent ASICs mining at least. There are also some improvements for pooling, e.g. Stratum 2 protocol

“Bypassing Non-Outsourceable Proof-of-Work Schemes Using Collateralized Smart Contracts” https://ia.cr/2020/044 was presented by Alex Chepurnoy at WTSC workshop associated with Financial Cryptography and Data Security 2020 in Malaysia

It's also discussed here on 'Unblocked with Robert Kornacki' (14:45)

What about 51% attacks

Mining pools offer a buffer against such network attacks as the hash rate is distributed across thousands of individual miners.

The memory hardened aspect of ergo also makes this vector of attack more expensive as there is no ASIC support to rent. With the collective rentable rigs at the moment this isnt a viable path to a 51% attack. In theory, someone could build a massive GPU farm to try to launch such an attack. If a bad actor can rent a warehouse of ASIC and mine on a small chain with 51% attacks are a viable option... if there is an offramp.

Usually, this attack is done for profit and there is massive dumping that occurs on an exchange as it is occuring. Meaning the attacker is going to dump tokens on an exchange then "double-spend" them back into their wallet. The current exchange situation doesn't provide the liquidity for a viable offramp. The rentable ASIC support isn't an option. So is it possible, in theory, yes, practical or likely I dont think so at all.

Ethereum classic is perhaps a bad example, as it shares the same mining algorithm as Eth. One could buy more than 100% existing hashrate of eth classic on NiceHash. It's not the same case for Ergo. Ergo also believes in the 'Good Miner' principle, In the case of Bitcoin - it was a good thing 51% existed.

Can I mine Erg?

You will need a dedicated GPU (AMD/Intel), see Mining

Use-Cases

Sigmaverse.io

use-cases

dApps

  • ErgoMixer
  • ErogAuctions
  • ErgoUtils

SigmaUSD

Algorithmic Stablecoin, backed by a reserve.

  • SigRSV is an option call % on the reserve.
  • SigUSD is stable to $1, and a 'short' bet on Erg. If the price of erg goes down, more erg are needed to make $1
  • The reserve floats up with transaction fees, and losses for SigUSD holders
  • The reserve can decrease with profits SigUSD holders take during dips.

ErgoSwap

AMM + Order-Book Liquidity

See the slide deck

Oracle Pools

There's a solid comparison of Oracle Pools on Ergo vs Chainlink givenon the ergoforum (by Robert Kornacki, Head of Research @ Emurgo)

Background

What are the basics?

The cryptographic part of Ergo script is based on sigma protocols and naturally supports threshold m-of-n signatures, ring signatures and more. Keeping all this in mind, we expect ErgoScript and Ergo’s design to make it uniquely useful as Contractual Money with countless applications possible. Ergo DApps and offchain protocols may be implemented in a truly decentralized way due to light clients.

For more fundamental changes Ergo is following a soft-forkability approach --- if an overwhelming majority of the network accepts a new feature, it is activated, however, old nodes which do not upgrade continue to operate normally and just skip over this feature validation. Thus disruptive hard forks should not be required in Ergo.

Ergo mining will always be stable, unlike Bitcoin and other PoW currencies, in which mining may become unstable after the emission period. Second, state size growth becomes controllable and predictable reducing hardware requirements for Ergo miners. Third, by collecting storage fees from outdated boxes, miners return lost coins to circulation preventing a steady decrease of circulating supply due to lost keys. To achieve survivability, Ergo provides economic improvements in addition to the technical ones, most central of which is a storage fee component which plays an important role for Ergo‘s stability.

All cryptocurrencies rely on contributions from the scientific research community. Gladly Ergo brings it in the core!

What is the Ergo Foundation?

The Ergo Foundation is a community-driven entity focused on: 1. Promoting non-breaking development of Ergo Platform protocol; 1. Promoting the widespread adoption and use of Ergo Platform and its native token (ERG); 1. Developing the ecosystem around the Ergo Platform; 1. Promoting the use of Ergo Platform and blockchain technology for social good; 1. Supporting truly decentralized infrastructure, and; 1. Supporting privacy as a basic human right.

The Treasury’s allocation of Ergs is equivalent to 10% of the total block reward over the first 2 years and leaves miners with a block reward of 67.5 Ergs per block. After 2 years, the Treasury will continue to receive the part of the block reward that exceeds 67.5 Erg, however, this will be 0 after year 2.5 when the block reward becomes 66 Ergs per block

More information on ergoplatform.org and Emission Schedule

Why 'Ergo'?

“Ergo means “therefore” in Latin, but “work” in Greek. I prefer the second meaning, but both are fine. Initially the name was chosen to point to the fact that the design of the cryptocurrency is ERGOnomical.”

What is 'EFYT'

To fund development, promotion, events, to swap Ergo’s Ergo First Year Tokens (“EFYT”, further discussed below) into Ergs and to fund other activities which may advance the platform, Ergo has in place a Treasury which will receive 4.43% of the Ergs released during emission. During the first 2 years post‐mainnet launch, the Treasury will receive 7.5 Ergs per block. Given that the block reward for each block is 75 Ergs total, the Treasury’s allocation of Ergs is equivalent to 10% of the total block reward over the first 2 years and leaves miners with a block reward of 67.5 Ergs per block. After 2 years, the Treasury will continue to receive the part of the block reward that exceeds 67.5 Erg, however, this will be 0 after year 2.5 when the block reward becomes 66 Ergs per block. Readers familiar with some other PoW protocols with a Treasury, such as ZCash, may find this to be similar, however, it should be noted that the amount of Ergs going to the Treasury comprise a total of only 4,330,791.5, or 4.43% of the total monetary base, and is completed in just 2.5 years. This compares with ZCash’s Treasury, which was 10% of the ZCash total monetary base and 20% of all issued ZCash coins during the first 4 years. With Ergo, it is hoped that by 1 year post‐mainnet launch, Ergo will have achieved a high level of decentralization with a diverse developer, miner and user base. For the first year, the Treasury will be used for swapping of the EFYT on the Waves platform for Erg. For the remaining 1.5 years, a community voting mechanism will be put in place to determine how Treasury funds are spent.

Where can I buy Erg?

The most reliable and trusted exchange is tradeogre. However, CoinEx has a more user-friendly UI.

CoinGecko Market List

Where can I store Erg?

Yoroi is the most popular choice, you can also run a full node or use Coinbarn. more information on ergoplatform.org

Is there mobile support?

Soon! There is an iOS app near completion by a community member, and Yoroi Mobile integration is also being worked on.

Can we use a hardware wallet?

Not yet, Ledger support underway. (2-3mo)

Your Questions Answered

Any other questions? Comment below so we can expand this page !


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Future star in Potluck Protocol Defi field

Yesterday was another good day for many old players in the circle. The well-known DeFi start-up project Potluck Protocol issued an airdrop, which is worth about 700 RMB based on the issued price. The airdrop token issued by Potluck Protocol is its governance token PTLK. . The total supply is 201,068,594, and the total market value of Potluck Protocol is currently $517,433. This is enough to prove everyone's enthusiasm for Potluck Protocol, because it has not yet started trading, and it also proves that investors are optimistic about the follow-up development of Potluck Protocol. Of course, this has a lot to do with the current market enthusiasm.

The Potluck Protocol's airdrop event once again illustrates a truth. In this field, opportunities belong to those who dare to try new things. This is what I once emphasized in the article. I often recommend our readers to try various DeFi projects by themselves, feel the user experience, and feel the operation process. I remember that the first project I mentioned was Uniswap, because trading is the basic operation in this field, so every investor who pays attention to DeFi should try trading on Uniswap. This is not only conducive to deepening our understanding of the project itself, but also conducive to fostering our intuitive experience of the entire DeFi ecosystem. Potluck Protocol may be very popular after it goes public. According to the current market situation, the price will also rise very high; the technical team is worth looking forward to, especially several major exchanges such as Binance, Huobi, and Coinbase. All of the technical team is likely to be traded on top exchanges;

Since the Uniswap airdrop last year, we have seen 1inch airdrops, Tokenlon airdrops, and today's FORTH airdrops. These airdrops have a very wide audience, and many old players have received these four airdrops at the same time. The airdrop rewards for each ordinary user of these four big projects add up to almost 200,000 yuan, which is properly equivalent to the income of a worker for a year. If you count other large and small project airdrops, it can be said that users who have tried to operate DeFi projects can almost get rewards in various airdrops. If we continue to look back at the history of the development of digital currencies, from buying Bitcoin and Ethereum in the early days to participating in 1CO and other events, almost every investor who dares to make a bold attempt can get rich returns from it. Moreover, the cost of participating in these events in that era was not high. Investors didn't need to place heavy bets to bet. They only needed to put out some spare money to try and get something. It is completely testing the attitude and participation of investors, and has nothing to do with the financial resources of investors.

I believe such examples will appear in the future, not only in the DeFi field, but also in other fields such as NFT. why? Because a project in this field needs long-term development, it cannot do without users and communities. The best way to attract users and build a larger community must be to reward users and the community directly. Therefore, there will be opportunities in the future, but the opportunities will only belong to investors who dare to try new applications in the circle. If we haven't received an airdrop from last year to this year, we really have to review whether we really pay attention to DeFi and whether we really believe in its value. So paying attention to Potluck Protocol is one of the biggest expectations this year.

Link： https://twitter.com/POTLUCKPROTOCOL

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SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE SEA OF THIEVES

SUGGESTIONS TO IMPROVE SEA OF THIEVES

This is going to be a long post, so before I get rained down with negativity and how I'm wrong to even have these thoughts, I will say that I love playing Sea of Thieves and it has been one of my main games little over a year now. At points I will be negative towards Rare (and I think deservedly so), but even if they won't make a single improvement from this personal list of mine (which is likely the case), I'll still be a sucker that sticks around like most of you, since unfortunately there really isn't any other games to substitute what SoT manages to do so well.

Also worth noting, I'm very much a completionist in nature, having put a ton of hours into this game (can't tell how much for sure, but my guess would be around 1.5-2k hours since March 2020). I got on these seas day 1 and dipped my sailor toes back for both Y1 and Y2 anniversaries, but only ever started my journey at the start of Y3 and since then earned almost all cosmetics and 'hard to get titles' to add bit more validity to what I'm about to say.

All of these are ideas me and the other 'title hunters' that I play with have pondered "what if Rare did this" and "why don't they do it like that" on our long voyages, and I'm sure a lot of it has been suggested times and times before. At the end of the day we're all just players, not developers with creative rights for this game, so even though I might think a lot could be made much better with little effort, there might be a very good reason why they decide not to. Anyway, here are suggestions from highest priority to lowest in my own personal list (with a following explanation for them):

  • 'Season of Health' to fix up code and squash those bugs (This game is honestly as buggy as everybody's favorite Fallout. Jokingly, I would rather have fixes to all of the common bugs on the next seasons rewards track, than some reskinned cosmetics and a bunch of nothing. Maybe when reaching lvl 100 in the next season, we could finally have the infamous 'Ranged and Melee Weapon Hit Detection' fixed. In all seriousness though, how about using the Insider build for player feedback, before broken and unbalanced content gets pushed on the mainline. Still there are so many old bugs like dissappearing player cosmetics, not seeing wind, multiple soundbugs, light glitches, not being able to interact with the ship or loot, stuck world events, constant crashes, the list goes on and on.. like how the fuck do I even get a hitmarker from sniping a keg and it doesn't blow up, let alone land 4-5 hits on someone in Arena with my buddy and they don't die?!)
  • Improve server stability (Think that is another one of your 'always in patch notes' mentions, but I don't get what that really means when you say that. Me and pretty much everybody I've played with has had odd disconnects and weird delays with commendations and gold payouts since beginning of time it seems. Personally going into Reputation menu to check stuff always loads up very sluggish for me, and sometimes talking with faction NPCs to get voyages takes good 10 seconds before it opens up. "I'm having some trouble preparing my inventory. Ask me again shortly." Is this game trying to mine Bitcoins when in menus or what? If possible make the menus more snappy and also faster feedback, when turning in loot, would be greatly appreciated.)
  • Adventure pre-choices (A set of optional selections before queueing up for a ship with randoms such as 'exploration'; 'voyages'; 'pvp'; 'GH/OoS/…', so even players that don't have many friends to play this game with could easily find likeminded people when setting sail. Would also lessen the load of people who constantly serverhop and maybe fill up those empty servers more?)
  • More Tutorials (Maiden Voyage is decent for explaining only the very basic things and the rest is an absolute mystery to a new player. There should at least be a written tutorial for all the world events and game mechanics, so fresh Sailors could get themselves up to speed better, without spending hours on wiki or only learning through trial and error.)
  • True fullscreen mode (Not borderless fullscreen or whatever that crap is right now. I'm playing on Windows Xbox and been in that 'one second late' situation countless of times because my mouse got stuck in the heat of the moment using radial menu for selection, and I was unable to make the shot because of it. Using Win+G also messes it up for me, so if anyone knows a workaround please let me know, cause this is the only video setting this game seems to be missing.)
  • Better statistics (From profile overview on SoT website there is only a few pretty meaningless statistics, like times vomited and Megs encountered. How about being able to see in-game how many hours I've played, how much I've earned, how many skeletons killed, Megalodons or bosses defeated, since counter for those stop after maxing out the arbitrary number on their respective commendation. I truly hope those statistics are somewhere and we're just shown a couple dumb ones from a system which never got properly implemented. Also there should exist a leaderboard that showcases pirates with the most titles earned and gold earned/spent, since that is the endgame afterall.)
  • Bring back time-limited cosmetics and stop it with exclusivities and FOMO (This hurts the most and it is so damn dumb when developers decide to Bungie their game. Yes, I wasn't here for year one and two, but I've given this game more than most people who were. It is really great when you give out free stuff, but that should also be earnable later on in some way. "I guess you missed out" is some elitist bullshit that shouldn't be encouraged. Also to hell with Twitch drops, such a stupid way to boost your numbers with 'influencers' who are mostly just landlubbers not worthy of my time. Instead you can just let me put in some actual weekly hours to get those drops, you know the game you want us to play and be invested in, right?)
  • Simple menu design (I don't know why but you keep cramming menus into menus into menus. Right now to check what I have to do during this event I have to 'button-click-click-click-click-click-click' all the while there's some mini-loadings happening. Why not just put the 'Season' and 'Events' right there at the top and save us a few clicks? Also crew management, scuttle option, etc. should be better presented than some tiny little arrows deep within. And whats up with all the different times in the menus - UTC / PDT / no timezone. Countdown in-game would fare the best I feel. Since Gold Rush happens twice a day, why not have our UI surrounded with a golden border or some little stamp on the screen indicating of it. Same goes for the double gold weekends that happen once in a blue moon.)
  • Sensitivity options (It feels very sluggish to ADS with the Eye of Reach or to swim, so I've been using a DPI Shift for both. Not an option for everybody or for gamepad users, so there should be a slider to change those.)
  • Extra character option (Give us just one more character to customize like GTA Online. Most online games with emphasis for character customization let you swap your gender and appearance, or at least have multple account systems. Player Appearance Potion is an insidious invention that should not be in a game like SoT. What are you a fucking mobile game? On a side note, I had a bug that cleared all my character cosmetics including 5 carefully selected emote wheels happen multiple times at the end of last year, and when I complained and explained what happened to your support, then that dumbo forced a PAP on my account, so now whenever I start or try to join a game I constantly get buggered about changing my character appearance, which I'm not looking to do nor asked for.)
  • Outfit/ship customization presets (How is it still not a thing? No seriously, literally every cosmetic game does it these days except for SoT that still can't figure it out. A few presets would be a decent start already. I have bought all I can in this game for gold and trying to flip through pages to put on some old favorite items suck and take too much away from my actual time for making progress or chilling top-deck with my crew. Heck, Fortnite has a hundred presets each allowing different main emote selections and weapon skin choices. Just add a 'save' button to our selected clothes/vanity that will create a selectable preset, just as the game remembers your clothes/vanity from session to session right now. Shipwright should have an option for doing a few presets as well. Also why doesn’t the game remember our selected ship cosmetics from the last session? And why can't we put on the flag from the ship customization box still?)
  • Ledger for earned gold/doubloons (Since that is the main thing to do in SoT, it would be nice to see how much I earned in the current session, what did I sell for how much, taking emissary and gold rush bonuses into account, and maybe even total gold earned/spent in total, if that statistic is even a thing apart from all the other useless ones collected for players.)
  • PvP Weapon Balancing (This is personal thought and maybe not that smart, but I take pride more in winning ship-to-ship combat than someone's skill to get a single shot kill when they manage to board. So I think sword and blunderbuss should be retweaked for PvP only, and kept the same for PvE. Full shot from Blunderbuss 90% instead of 100 so there's a chance of survival, not get one-tapped, and sword could be upped for 30% instead of 25%, but lose the stun/magnetism and increase the angle to block attacks. Also blocking with a sword could halve the damage from an incoming thrust attack? I'm definitely not smart about any of this, but I feel there should be more survivability from player weapons and have this game be more about ships than weapon skills.)
  • Fix Rowboats (Press 'R' to row. That's it! Every time I try to pick up treasure from the storage side my character decides to take a little break to sit down and it is making me SO mad. Just one button for you to to change! While I have you at button changes, stationary ammo chest could also be swapped to 'R' for reloads, so it has the same prompt as the ammo crate.)
  • Fix Mermaids (Not that they're fully broken and need replacing, but who hasn't had their Mermaid appear just a little too late or too far for comfort, especially in critical moments. I think a better system for it would be a player-initiated one, which would also be more fair, where one could take out the pocket watch and hold 'R' for respawning back in the next 10 seconds when in the water. Its all voodoo-magic anyway, so I don't see why not. Something is also broken with the current system, when after sinking a boat there would sometimes be a mermaid that stays around for a very long time, which is not ours or theirs, since noone backspawned and we are all back on our boat.)
  • Voyage Completion 'slimline' (I swear I've seen Davy Jones' locker dozens of times because my healthbar gets blocked when gasping for air in Lost Shipments, or digging up the final treasure for a voyage, while skellies decide to have the last word.)
  • Underwater breathbar (Can be an option to toggle. Searching shipwrecks for rare fish or doing Lost Shipments has me submerged quite a lot, so it would be a welcome add-on. Games with lesser emphasis on diving have it, so should SoT.)
  • Female voices (More than 3 years now this game has only had male grunts and drowning sounds. You don't need a higly paid actress for doing this, just take any lady from the office to record few types of sounds our characters can make and have that be a selection for us, if your game doesn't distinguish between male/female.)
  • More shanties (There's 2 more spots at the second selection page and I feel most of us would want 'Wellerman' being one of them when delivering our "sugar and tea and rum" from outpost to outpost. Game doesn't need more instruments as the 4 take up corner slots of the radial and have set uses for other purposes in the game already).
  • Make boats recognizable from distance (Whether player or skeleton, I would like the render distance for sails be better. Looking with the spyglass I would like to be able to tell the emissary back flag shape better and whether a ship has an alliance offer flag up, since recent months I'm pretty sure that is a bug of seeing multiple trialngle shaped flags at the top when they're not really there.)
  • Journal collection (Would be very nice to access every once interacted journal from the menu, perfect bit-sized reading for trips back and forth on the seas. Personally I've only half-read them all, since there's constantly either some skeletons nearby punching me in the back or a threat from PvP. I'm not a lore buff, but would find it interesting to have that option while I'm sailing from A to B.)
  • PvP Arena in Adventure Mode (A place on the map where people can practice weapon skills with their teammates or settle differences with other crews 'weapons only', should they choose to. Arena Outpost in the middle of the map is the perfect spot already where the actual Arena lobby could be used to arrange weapon fights. On death inside the PvP Arena people could spawn just outside of it in a very small PvP free zone that can have a selection of minigames to cool down or even challenge fellow pirates for some Liar's dice or smth. Would also be awesome to just initiate PvP anywhere with a teammate, if both agree on it. Getting revived should then be optional.)
  • Better emote wheel (There are a lot of emotes in the game to express yourself and a lot more being added. Default emotes are fine but there doesn't need to be 4 empty pages. How about everybody just starts out with 1 page of default emotes and there would be an ability to add up to 9 more pages ourselves? You already have a bunch of cool packs that include 8 which take up a whole page so recently its been really sad for me to juggle out some cool emotes that I would do every now and then to make room for more currently fitting ones. Personally I love cool emotes in games, and SoT is perfect for them, but the implementation could be way better for choice.)
  • Emoting with instruments (I just want to see my character in 3rd person playing on those expensive instrument skins. Maybe a different button to start playing from the shantie selection screen to start playing a shantie in a locked spot emote mode? Make this available without MTX purchase please!)
  • Remove or add emotes from/to all outfits (Full body outfits should either have their emote removed to be usable normally, or every outfit should get an emote for consistency sake, not just select paid emporium ones. Also its very sheepish that you guys removed the emote from Lunar Festival Outfit. If religious fanatics can say what is appropriate in your game, then my Banana Religion disagrees showing our object of worship in decorative wrappings, so why don't you go ahead and remove that free emote from everybodys inventory as well why don't you! In any case I wasn't happy with that, and you guys should do better than that.)
  • Pet emotes (Most sessions I take out one of my many pets, only to see them dissappear and finally finding them somewhere lower deck under the table or sleeping on top of a barrel somewhere. How about 1 default emote for every different animal type in the game that we can trigger with an option when we pick them up? Would surely make pet purchases more lucrative too. Wink-wink-nudge-nudge)
  • Past and current patchnotes in-game (Release Notes, as your website has them, should be readable from in-game, just like most evolving games have them these days. Surely it would be helpful for returning people with reading abilities to see what is new in the game. Also I'm kind of curious how many times you've had the word "should" mentioned in your supposed fixes and how long back did the 'Ranged and Melee Weapon Hit Detection' become a "key priority to the team".)
  • Ability to see server activity (How many players or boats are on the server. Not what they are doing, nor their names or ship types, but just to see that we aren't alone with the only other person on our server fishing splashtails at the furthest corner of the map somewhere when we're sailing around to form alliances or do pirate-y things to others.)
  • More funtion for the brig (No, not Brigantine, but the prison square in each ship. My favorite idea for it would be taking the ghost crew from the PL hideout and making them a purchaseable addition to your ship in every session. Maybe reaching Athena 20, one could recruit them for certain amount of gold from the hideout? They would idle until you start playing shanties and join in to fill up all the missing instruments just by one person playing deck-side, having the freedom for other crewmates to manage ship in the full sound of these wonderful shanties! You already have the assets to make it happen, and we all know how you like repurposing old content for new. This would actually be amazing! But hey, I guess having people abuse it to trap players and puke on them is the next best thing, smh.)
  • Catch ladders mid-flight (Whether from a jumping sword lunge attack or fired from cannon, the ability to grab a ladder or interact with items would be very fun.)
  • More discoverable hidden places on the map (I was just recently shown how to open up the back door in Flamehearts hideout, which I stumbled upon some half a year ago myself and never figured out how to proceed further. Without ever expanding the map, there's a lot of potential to add many more places like these to the map to spice things up.)
  • Reskin PL hideout entrances (So out of 7 outposts only Galleon's Grave has a unique entrance and all the other share the same. Kind of tells me that they had the idea to do that and then gave up? Would be nice if 5 of them got reskinned.)
  • Remember inventory on disconnects (Alabaster yet again, and there goes all the meat / chainshots / curseballs that I gathered just before the fight we got in. Connection problem is just with the game, where direct calls and everything else stays fine. Doesn't happen often, but it happens. Would be nice to be in that fighting chance immediately on reconnect.)
  • Dark Adventure glow (With the shipset alone costing 40M and all the items totaling close to 80M, there should be an option to make the 'red parts' glow, even if its just a personal thing for us to see. My gut feeling says it might have been a deliberate option not to make it stand out too much, since then it would give people reason to use it over the fancier PE sets, which people with time wouldn't feel the urge to buy.)
  • Repair ship hull in session and add sails damage model (Could be just an option talking with the Shipwright to 'fix up visual damage' for a small sum of gold. I know people can say that it shows character, but it just looks bad imo and the damage model only applies to hull as of now. I would love if the sails got tattered too and ability to fix'er up when going to an outpost for a small sum. If someone has set their minds to attack us, then they aren't going to pull away once they get in range to see our 'now brown, but previously coal black hull' that has lasted without sinking for 10+ hrs straight.
  • Color attached rowboat same as ship hull (Another option that the Shipwright could have for a very small gold sum to personalize attached rowboat just same color as the ships hull. Not asking anything complicated like giving it a personalized name here.)
  • Option to enable 'sound/text/visibility range' shown on map (This is a weird one and probably immersion braking, but would be nice to know how far does player voice travel normally and using a trumpet, range of text being visible to others, and range of visibility to see island formations and other player ships from the map. There might be info on that which I haven't seeked up yet, and I doubt most sailors ever will, but if I remember from my own personal testings I think text and voice travel only half a square, trumpet throws voice 1 square, ship visibility is 6 squares proved by seeing fresh spawns at Ancient Spire from Morrows, and islands can be seen 5 squares away on a clear weather. My implementation would be with the relation of your ship on map screen having a half transparent circle of somekind drawn around it for any of these selected from a menu option. I don't think it would be too far-fetched either, since we can see reapers and alliance ships like they have a GPS tracker that our iMapTable is able to track.)
  • Loot priority on pickup (I don't quite get how it works right now, but its possible to stack a bunch of loot into each other and I don't know if there's an order for picking up things from that singular pile. What if there was a priority for last placed/first placed/most expensive? Personally I would love this game to have a physical space requirement for each piece of loot, but that would require rethinking the entire loot economy. Anyway, could be a menu option that defaults to 'most expensive items frist' I think.)
  • Swapping weapon positions (Now that we have weapon emotes, and perhaps also nice feature in general would be, when interacting with the weapon cabinet to hit 'R' to switch places between Weapon 1 and Weapon 2, instead of changing W1 to W3, then W2 to W1 then W3 to W2.. how about that?)
  • Prompt to equip all the same set cosmetics (When I choose to put on the 'Bilge rat shirt' or equip 'Killer Whale Cannons' then it would be super convenient to have a button that equips all of the same ilk to other changeable slots.)
  • Set titles directly from their respective commendations (I would prefer both Titles and Emotes separated from Vanity section and swappable anywhere.)
  • Make merchant commodities more clear (Apart from that 17 page manifest, how about just showing the weekly 'surplus' and 'sought-after' goods with pictures next to the Merchant NPC. Also add a bit color to those reskinned wood crates, so it doesn't all look the same. Sad that you nerfed that payout, but I can see how noone must have told you from the Insider build how ridiculously easy way to earn gold it was. Still nothing beats this way to earn gold now, especially running it in alliance convoys, and only turning profit during gold rush.)
  • Make merchant animal quests less of a bore (Walking with a cage in hand to search for that last required animal can take ages, so how about being able to catch animals by hand, so they squirm themselves free from our grip after a few seconds, so we can run freely and get them more quickly back to our boats with fun gamefulness, and cages would be only required to take them on board and get delivered.)
  • Ability to run across harpoon lines (Again, we have players shooting out cannons and skidding on the surface of the sea, so I don't think it would be too far-fetched idea to shoot a harpoon right up to a cliff side or next to a vault door and run back and forth on those with loot in hands. Shouldn't be able to block other entities like ships or players, so I'm thinking that vaulting on them could only happen from the tip or the base.)
  • Personal Quarters (Taverns in outposts have a 2nd floor.. just saying. Could be just a little room with some memorabilias from feats completed by our commendations. Kind of like Vermintide does it, but with gold to spend on visuals, which could eventually become the gold dump further down the line. Place to put your own personal Chest of a thousand Groggs after delivering 100 of them to Gold Hoarders, if you catch my drift.)
  • Solar Eclipse (So there is an actual eclipse which I think is rare in the game, and the game servers are all on the same time and day, but most people will never notice it since it ain't all that special with the tiny moon blocking the big sun. What if the eclipse would blot out the sky for a brief moment like lets say 12 seconds every 12 hours, wouldn't that be pretty special and noticeable, just like the mysterious sound that happens each day around 3am.)
  • Give pets purpose (For this everyone should receive 1 free pet of each type, which would of course kill your pet selling business, and also hard to make it happen development-wise I suppose, but what if… parrots delivered parchment messages across the map to alliance ships making old-timey Twitter happen; monkeys helped you carry 1 piece of treasure back to boat or outpost, like a skull or a gem; dogs would help on finding hidden treasures and bark when close to riddle locations; cats would be fucking useless as usual, nah I'm kidding, they can do player-detection and be anti-tuck lol. Barrel begone!
  • Ice Expansion (Seeing "The Terror" lately and absolutely loving ice environments in games, if all the monies from those '20 Million Players' could somehow support bigger more meaningful updates for the game, then it would absolutely "Shiver me timbers" if you made a small co-op adventure like a few Tall Tales long for a separate map. Could be just a few bigger and smaller landmasses, in seas that get frozen over, new enemy types and map size of that little chunk in the bottom left of the main map with a single outpost. Wouldn't be any gold to earn, but just very VERY hard PvE adventure to tackle with randoms or friends for cosmetic unlocks, and hey.. maybe Shrouded Ghost is there too, you know.)

Those last few are pretty much wishful thinking, and definitely need more serious development time, something that I doubt Rare is willing to do anymore. Crazy ideas like that are easy though, so here's a few more wild ones, like: Using harpoons to shoot out grappling hooks to climb heights ; Shield as a 5th weapon type that could also double as a glider akin to BotW glider (imagine using it, when shot out of the cannon to float gently onto islands and ships) ; More throwables like axes/knives or smokebombs ; Hunters call emissary, that could also enable the use of net fishing ; small 'detonation-charges' that could be dropped from the back of the boat, that do half keg damage on pursuers ; etc.

All the rest seem to me basic quality of life feature requests, and simple ways to reflip assets for interesting means, that could probably be done in a few months of work, should Rare take that focus, and also give artists something other to do than change colors on already existing skins.

Hey, I get it. Rare made a cool game with some excellent mechanics that is also playable with friends/others, something that they currently have no competition for. Kind of like Rocket League. Well same as Psyonix, they noticed that and started pumping out more and more purchasable cosmetics, when real development took the back seat. So much more could be done with this game, and when they boast how they have constantly growing player count (which I don't doubt at all), then it just dissapoints me how little they care for anything other than making money from us.

Almost everything since Heart of Fire has been some sort of an asset flip it seems (Flameheart, GH vaults, Lost Shipments - all smartly pulled from previously existing mechanics and Tall Tales, but still..), so it really has been just a year to make a big push for Emporium updates only, and nothing else that's actually new. I'd be okay with that too, but.. Rare releases 100 euros worth of cosmetic content EVERY MONTH NOW, and says there are 20 Million people who play their game, so sorry that my expectations are a bit higher, ok! I'm just guessing I have a few thousand hours played for this repetitive (not saying I don't find it enjoyable) content, and Ancient Skeletons have visited me personally 4 times, bringing me less than 10 euros worth of Ancient Coins all together. What the fuck Rare?!

So for final say, suggestions here are my own for Rare, not the community, and I stand by them. Unfortunately I have no idea how to push my suggestions for Rare, without becoming some harassing prick, so I put them here. If you agree with them, good, if not, then you have your own say and I have mine. I know basically nothing about game development, but I strongly disagree when someone says "Rare pushes expensive monthly cosmetics, because they need to recoup the costs of running servers" or some other apologetic nonsense like that. I could have made this post with more careful thought in wording, but I'm not trying to appeal to them as if I don't have any other actual good games to play, so this was mostly just a writing exercise to organize some past thoughts that I've jotted down. This game is decent fun, but also quite disappointing, unless they finally make changes for the better and not just fatten pockets from success.

#RarePleaseMakeSeaOfThievesBetter


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