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I agree it's a bad PR move (actually the whole DPOS upgrade is any way you approach it), I'm just saying it doesn't go to the devs and it isn't instant.

In one respect.

However, transitioning to DPoS is also a sign that the PTS community has rejected mining as wasteful and unproductive AND adopts DPoS as a sign of "skin-in-the-game" support for Invictus-developed blockchain technology.

If there is anybody out there that still believes that mining allows for fair distribution - they should be ignored, because they haven't been paying attention.

We should make the transition and look forward to the incoming criticism as a good opportunity to spotlight the PoW/PoS debate.

Great news, toast.

Can we get the snapshot announcement given more prominent placement?

I'd like to suggest it as a permanent replacement for the AGS announcement at the top of the forum, with a link to the sticky thread.

For those interested, Triangulation did a pretty good interview recently:

http://twit.tv/show/triangulation/158

Have you guys considered doing several different versions using much of the same material?

I can see a use for:

A "full-length" version with fairly detailed descriptions of each benefit.
A short, more generic version for the quick hit.
A version that spotlights the individual benefits separately, for use in different demographics.
(I can see liberty-focused groups having more interest in the higher resistance to confiscation, business-focused individuals might have more interest in discouraging squatters, while 2.0 investment-focused might have more interest in the income distribution.)

I think we should probably consider that the best move to be made here is to give Mr. Byrne the best possible advice, which it seems he has yet to receive.

"Wait."

IMO, Brian and Dan should approach Mr. Byrne with a detailed descriptions of the various available platforms, including the risks, benefits, structure, function and possibility of each.

That alone should at convince him to allow the space to develop and mature with smaller projects at least long enough to consider something like Overstock.

Part of that would be waiting for Bitshares X, ME and others to launch.

Overstock would be insane to jump in too soon - being one of the first would be be nice, but I would suspect that with a company offering as much spotlight as Overstock, having a bad launch or experience with blockchain based shares could set back the entire space for a good amount of time.

I think being first to market is being much too overvalued by a few people here.

Bitcoin and Cryptoequities are no longer toys.

Real money is entering the space and it is being carried in new waves of adopters who will be less forgiving of major errors.

The smart people and smart money are not placing maximum value on first-to-market - they are watching and waiting for at least minimal maturation before making significant moves.

Ugh.

Well, coins are already synonymous with blockchains, so...

Coins and Notes?

I support using AGS, but not without a developer.