BitShares Weekly Hot Topics, Updates and News

[Akado]

Good job on the OP, but I don't understand why liquidity is not a "hot topic". It is as if this community is blind to the biggest issue with Bitshares..

(that statement is not meant to incite debate on this thread. Please go here: https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php/topic,21197.0.html)

Because I forgot. Well I just didn't mention it specifically but the threads regarding the usage of fees are all about trying to find liquidity. If you notice all threads under "How should the committee handle the collected fees from the fee pool?" are about that

[jakub]

Thanks, Akado.  Great summary.

This website is also an excellent source of news:
http://bitsharesnews.info

It's been regularly updated for a couple of months now, by this little-known but hard-working guy: @BitShares News
https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php/topic,20215.0.html

@jakub I thought the one who is running http://bitsharesnews.info is not a guy but a lady..

Oops, I didn't know.
It's so rare to have ladies in this cryptoworld. I wish we had more of them here.
I've made a stupid assumption, should have been more careful.
If you are a lady please forgive me, @BitShares News

[CoinHoarder]

Good job on the OP, but I don't understand why liquidity is not a "hot topic". It is as if this community is blind to the biggest issue with Bitshares..

(that statement is not meant to incite debate on this thread. Please go here: https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php/topic,21197.0.html)

[Ben Mason]

Fantastic, thanks Akado.  This is really helpful!

[abit]

Thanks, Akado.  Great summary.

This website is also an excellent source of news:
http://bitsharesnews.info

It's been regularly updated for a couple of months now, by this little-known but hard-working guy: @BitShares News
https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php/topic,20215.0.html

@jakub I thought the one who is running http://bitsharesnews.info is not a guy but a lady..

[jakub]

Thanks, Akado.  Great summary.

This website is also an excellent source of news:
http://bitsharesnews.info

It's been regularly updated for a couple of months now, by this little-known but hard-working guy: @BitShares News
https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php/topic,20215.0.html

[Akado]

Wouldn't it be easier to have it all on one thread? Remember there might be people who come and aren't yet part of the community. They might come once a month or so, meaning that way they only see the lastest week's news instead of the whole thing which can give them a better perspective.

I might do that and just add the previous weeks then

[abit]

This shouldn't be a thread for discussion imo... just for someone to post the updates so next week, if you're interested, PM me and do it. I might not be able to do this every week. Let's keep this clean and easy for everyone to find what they need.

I would suggest starting a new thread, locking it, and getting it stickied.

I'm not blue, don't have the powers to do that lol only mods. guess I'll just try to edit the OP and then give it a bump. If after a while i'm not able to edit it i'll spam some mods to do that

I would suggest starting a new thread every week, like fuzzy does for the hangouts.

[Akado]

This shouldn't be a thread for discussion imo... just for someone to post the updates so next week, if you're interested, PM me and do it. I might not be able to do this every week. Let's keep this clean and easy for everyone to find what they need.

I would suggest starting a new thread, locking it, and getting it stickied.

I'm not blue, don't have the powers to do that lol only mods. guess I'll just try to edit the OP and then give it a bump. If after a while i'm not able to edit it i'll spam some mods to do that

[abit]

Thanks for the summary!

[donkeypong]

If you post that summary weekly, it will save me countless hours on the forum!  :) Thanks very much.

[puppies]

This shouldn't be a thread for discussion imo... just for someone to post the updates so next week, if you're interested, PM me and do it. I might not be able to do this every week. Let's keep this clean and easy for everyone to find what they need.

I would suggest starting a new thread, locking it, and getting it stickied.

[TravelsAsia]

Big help!

[BunkerChainLabs-DataSecurityNode]

Nicely done!  +5%

[emailtooaj]

Very cool initiative akado!  +5

[mike623317]

this is great. thank you akado  +5% +5%

[sudo]

 +5% +5%

[Akado]

This is an attempt of getting everyone in the loop and also a source of information for new people also so they know what's happening and don't get lost. An easy way to keep up with the world of BitShares. A weekly update with the hottest topics and news. Bear in mind I might not be able to do this every week so I would appreciate if every week in case I don't post it by Friday, could do this during the weekend and follow the format(quick resume on top and a list of most important links). I was really tired of not having a thread like this around. Enjoy.

This shouldn't be a thread for discussion imo... just for someone to post the updates so next week, if you're interested, PM me and do it. I might not be able to do this every week. Let's keep this clean and easy for everyone to find what they need.



Week: 25/01/2016 - 31/01/2016

Discussion regarding the fees. Should they be lower to attract more users and increase liquidity? Or do low fees affect the businesses that rely on them for the referral program?
How to provide liquidity and achieve healthier markets? How to use the fees collected from the fee pool? It seems there is consensus (although it needs to be approved by the committee for confirmation first) that the assets should be sold on the market. Questions remain at which price to sell them. 2% above the peg? 10%? One single wall or multiple smaller walls with less premium? What to do next with the BTS earned from those sells?
BitShares Asset exchange has reached a daily volume record. It is estimated to be around $50k to $75k but there is only once picture showing $25k for now.
We also have a new worker proposal organized by @abit and @jakub which aims to be the very first proposal done by community members, other than CNX. It's an historical moment for BitShares as it starts to grow independent.
The first Prediction Markets start to appear. Good initiative from @sports-owner and @morpheus
MUSE shareholders think there should be better communication from the PeerTracks team. Cob decides to answer their questions.
Follow my vote releases a video with a visit from Robert Scoble


[BitShares]
Fee Discussion. Should it change to 1 BTS for transfers?
https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php/topic,21202.0.html

Weekly Mumble:
https://soundcloud.com/testzcrypto

How should the committee handle the collected fees from the fee pool?
https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php/topic,21218.0.html
https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php/topic,21219.0.html
https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php/topic,21216.0.html
https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php/topic,21197.0.html

[Worker Proposal] Percentage-based transfer fees
https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php/topic,21230.0.html

Record Volume on BitShares Exchange
https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php/topic,21183.0.html

Prediction Markets: OIL, S&P 500 and American Football
https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php/topic,21225.0.html
https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php/topic,21104.0.html

Also here's a tutorial on how to create and use Prediction Markets on BitShares
http://docs.bitshares.org/bitshares/user/pm.html

Also a honorable mention to @asshole1 who helped discover a bug  +5%
https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php/topic,21222.0.html


[MUSE]
Cob answers shareholders' questions:
https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php/topic,21185.0.html

Video: Sneak peak of PeerTracks web app:
https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php/topic,21169.0.html


[Follow My Vote]
Update from Adam
https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php/topic,21238.0.html


Don't forget OBITS and METAFEES buybacks on Monday, 1st February.