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Main Category => GoldCoin Discussion => Topic started by: Samurai on December 25, 2013, 08:09:00 AM

Title: The future success of the coin
Post by: Samurai on December 25, 2013, 08:09:00 AM
Hi
In order to achieve popularity and justify its name necessary make the following important steps.
1. Need to update the wallet GLDcoin considering upgrading to patch 0.8 and integrate it into the system Pos (Proof Of Stake)  to prevent and protect against attack 51%.
While it will not be undertaken big investors will not invest in this coin lot of money.
2. New wallet should have its own individual interface. For example how it is implemented in Megacoin and Worldcoin.
3. You need to correct logo coins because the current logo with increasing looks as if it is drawn on cardboard.
Thanks!
Title: Re: The future success of the coin
Post by: AZIZ1977 on December 25, 2013, 08:28:21 AM
1) GoldCoin has already a buildin 51% defense system to reduce attacks.
2) Akumaburn is already working on improving the GoldCoin client. He is building a new client from scratch.
3) I agree with you that we need a new logo.
Title: Re: The future success of the coin
Post by: tadspoles on December 25, 2013, 09:07:15 AM
When I look at coinmarketcap.com, the GoldCoin logo looks the best to me.
Title: Re: The future success of the coin
Post by: MicroGuy on December 25, 2013, 10:14:51 AM
3. You need to correct logo coins because the current logo with increasing looks as if it is drawn on cardboard.

I'm not sure what you mean about the cardboard. You can see it's a printed circuit board in his image.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lcpmpnimd0cpd12/fQVJp-z8PB/Gold%20Website/LOGOS#lh:null-Logo-Normal.png

There aren't any plans to change the logo but it's possible there might be some minor refinements somewhere down the road.
Title: Re: The future success of the coin
Post by: Samurai on December 25, 2013, 11:31:03 AM
3. You need to correct logo coins because the current logo with increasing looks as if it is drawn on cardboard.

I'm not sure what you mean about the cardboard. You can see it's a printed circuit board in his image.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/lcpmpnimd0cpd12/fQVJp-z8PB/Gold%20Website/LOGOS#lh:null-Logo-Normal.png

There aren't any plans to change the logo but it's possible there might be some minor refinements somewhere down the road.

Thanks for the answer.
Maybe I'm not very well expressed. When I said about the logo, I mean its background. It would be better to
replace it to a more harmonious. The present version of the logo on the  official site http://gldcoin.com is a bit like a button.
Title: Re: The future success of the coin
Post by: MicroGuy on January 19, 2014, 02:04:08 PM
Hi,

I couldn't find some statement on homepage about point 1.
I was holding 50 GLD on my Cryptsywallet and noticed today that they are now 52 GLD.
Is there an PoS system already implemted on Goldcoin - what are the specs of it?
Kindly thanks in advance!

That's interesting. There is no such system planned or implemented in Goldcoin.

Perhaps this is some sort of cryptsy accounting error?
Title: Re: The future success of the coin
Post by: AZIZ1977 on January 20, 2014, 06:52:49 AM
1) GoldCoin has already a buildin 51% defense system to reduce attacks.
2) Akumaburn is already working on improving the GoldCoin client. He is building a new client from scratch.
3) I agree with you that we need a new logo.

Hi,

I couldn't find some statement on homepage about point 1.
I was holding 50 GLD on my Cryptsywallet and noticed today that they are now 52 GLD.
Is there an PoS system already implemted on Goldcoin - what are the specs of it?
Kindly thanks in advance!

http://gldcoin.com/documents/GoldCoin_0.7_51percent_defense_october_11_2013.pdf
Title: Re: The future success of the coin
Post by: IrishTR on January 29, 2014, 01:58:27 PM
1) GoldCoin has already a buildin 51% defense system to reduce attacks.
2) Akumaburn is already working on improving the GoldCoin client. He is building a new client from scratch.
3) I agree with you that we need a new logo.

Hi,

I couldn't find some statement on homepage about point 1.
I was holding 50 GLD on my Cryptsywallet and noticed today that they are now 52 GLD.
Is there an PoS system already implemted on Goldcoin - what are the specs of it?
Kindly thanks in advance!

http://gldcoin.com/documents/GoldCoin_0.7_51percent_defense_october_11_2013.pdf

I think I followed that document correctly but it seems there is one flaw (I may just be missing).

Towards the end of the document on Page 5 of 6, at Step 3 it states:
"The attacker waits for 6 confirms, the coins confirm on Cryptsy and are added to his virtual balance."

And then Step 4 states:
"The attacker now spends his balance and converts it to Bitcoin and transfers it to a cooling off address."

Here is where my confusion happens.  I am reading that the attacker has basically already made profit at this point since he converted to Bitcoin or whatever and has spent money.  I get that they would have a hard time from repeating this process based on the remaining steps, but what prevents this one time cash grab?

Again sorry if I am misunderstanding the way its written but that's the way it seems as it leaves a door open for at least 1 time effort to make off with some coin/cash/whatever.

Thanks otherwise the document does help with better understanding for a newbie like me.
Title: Re: The future success of the coin
Post by: MicroGuy on January 29, 2014, 10:36:11 PM
I am reading that the attacker has basically already made profit at this point since he converted to Bitcoin or whatever and has spent money.  I get that they would have a hard time from repeating this process based on the remaining steps, but what prevents this one time cash grab?

The attacker's plan is to double-spend 100K coins. In order to double spend, he must first have some coins to double spend. So the initial 100K coins are obtained through legitimate means. In other words, he either mines or purchases the starting coins.

The 51% defense prevents the attacker from spending the coins a second time (aka double spending).
Title: Re: The future success of the coin
Post by: IrishTR on January 29, 2014, 11:36:38 PM
Ah ok that makes sense thanks Microguy I was overlooking that key factor hehe

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Title: Re: The future success of the coin
Post by: Samurai on September 02, 2014, 03:40:19 PM
Hello.
I've been here did not come. Just wondering what has changed since my last visit. Why still goldcoin traded only on the stock exchange cryptsy? Now there are a lot of different exchangers Is this coin nobody cares? No progress coins in the Chinese market.
Wallet coin still has not been updated and it only works when you install (why not the portable version for windows platform?) now to get a portable wallet need the install Goldcoin.exe on the virtual machine and then copy all the files from folder goldcoin. Normal unpacking Goldcoin.exe file is not supported.
 I very much hope that the situation will change in the near future ..
Title: Re: The future success of the coin
Post by: MicroGuy on September 02, 2014, 04:07:50 PM
Hello.
I've been here did not come. Just wondering what has changed since my last visit. Why still goldcoin traded only on the stock exchange cryptsy? Now there are a lot of different exchangers Is this coin nobody cares? No progress coins in the Chinese market.
Wallet coin still has not been updated and it only works when you install (why not the portable version for windows platform?) now to get a portable wallet need the install Goldcoin.exe on the virtual machine and then copy all the files from folder goldcoin. Normal unpacking Goldcoin.exe file is not supported.
 I very much hope that the situation will change in the near future ..

There is a new client under development. You can check the progress here: https://www.gldtalk.org/index.php?topic=2616.0

The problem with exchanges has been too many fly-by-night exchanges that close without notice and take people's money. We are currently listed on Cryptsy which is a highly reputable and stable company.

I think it would be great if you would help us in promoting the Goldcoin currency throughout China. An active and engaged community is the strength of any cryptocurrency.
Title: Re: The future success of the coin
Post by: Samurai on September 02, 2014, 05:43:46 PM
Quote from: MicroGuy

I think it would be great if you would help us in promoting the Goldcoin currency throughout China. An active and engaged community is the strength of any cryptocurrency.
Thank you for your trust.
You can also try to contact the Chinese exchange BTC38 But they only communicate with officials representative Goldcoin
Title: Re: The future success of the coin
Post by: Samurai on April 09, 2015, 08:34:26 AM
Have passed a lot of time but what has changed?
You still do not want to change anything in this coin? such as adding a hybrid system POW + POS and reduce transaction time to 1 minute?
If there is no development is soon to this coin will only the name..
Title: Re: The future success of the coin
Post by: MicroGuy on April 09, 2015, 01:41:33 PM
Have passed a lot of time but what has changed?
You still do not want to change anything in this coin? such as adding a hybrid system POW + POS and reduce transaction time to 1 minute?
If there is no development is soon to this coin will only the name..

Thank you for commenting. I think a robust community discussion is essential as we grow and evolve the currency.

How exactly will making the changes you propose bring value to the coin? Are you aware that a new client is currently under development?
Title: Re: The future success of the coin
Post by: Samurai on April 10, 2015, 06:14:27 AM
Have passed a lot of time but what has changed?
You still do not want to change anything in this coin? such as adding a hybrid system POW + POS and reduce transaction time to 1 minute?
If there is no development is soon to this coin will only the name..

Thank you for commenting. I think a robust community discussion is essential as we grow and evolve the currency.

How exactly will making the changes you propose bring value to the coin? Are you aware that a new client is currently under development?

I do not know what you're designing a new wallet. On your official website is still available for download only the old version wallet 0.7.1.7.
Many coins are going to stay on the market and fight for his title crypto currency have already switched to Bitcoin protocol version 2.0. How you have to do?

If an analysis of the market for the past 8 months, we can see a steady decline in prices goldcoin.
(http://i.imgur.com/PfPlRrS.png)
You did not think of how to motivate people to store their coins and not sell them with the constant fall in the price? Currently produced only 34.5 million of the 120 million coins of the total.
(http://i.imgur.com/fsE7esE.png)
The absence of a POS system does not allow large investors to compensate for storage of coins in my wallet. Look at the more successful of the coin. such as Diamond. Due to the hybrid system POS + POW price for this coin remains fairly stable for a long time. You should like to draw attention to it and change the development strategy.
Title: Re: The future success of the coin
Post by: MicroGuy on April 10, 2015, 09:23:14 AM
This is a great conversation.

As you might know, Altcoin prices have been down across the board for some time. In December 2013, Litecoin (the current #2 Altcoin) was $40/coin and now it's well below $2.00/coin. The price of bitcoin has also seen some decline.

I think the real value in a coin comes from the network/community. We can continue to put bells and whistles into the client (which Akumaburn is doing now) but we should also work on building a strong community to support the currency.

I think 2015 is going to be a great year for Goldcoin. And having active discussions like these will prove instrumental to that success.
Title: Re: The future success of the coin
Post by: Samurai on April 15, 2015, 02:35:13 PM
So you think that this situation is normal and all the problems connected only with the fall of the price of Bitcoin?

(http://i.imgur.com/YS6pNVl.png)

I think that if nothing changes it will be even worse  :-[
Title: Re: The future success of the coin
Post by: MicroGuy on April 15, 2015, 04:08:58 PM
So you think that this situation is normal and all the problems connected only with the fall of the price of Bitcoin?

There is a direct correlation between the community's activity level and Cryptsy trade volume. Both of these levels are troublesome and need to be addressed and rectified soon.

I think there are several factors that are causing this lack of interest including: new altcoins flooding the market, delays in client development, regulatory uncertainty, and bitcoin price depression.

Hopefully, the BTC price will recover, and the new client will soon materialize and be of adequate quality to rekindle interest in the coin. If not, we will need to orchestrate a plan B.

In the mean time, I feel that as a community we should rally around our lead developer and express to him our gratitude and support.