Here's some more info on the approach taken to hiring in the BlockChain -

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=369487.new#new

Just curious, did you use ABE to obtain this? If not how did you go about it?

MemoryCoin has some code that keeps track of balances for voting, so I just used that code. It just iterates through the blocks, keeping track of input and output transactions.

Quote from: grovercleveland on December 12, 2013, 12:09:50 am

I caught this late and went to move my PTS from Bter to my wallet... They had 0 confirms as of block 32000.  What does this mean for me?  Will my PTS wallet get the Memcoins since my balance wasn't confirmed in time?

If the coins were not at your address with at least 1 confirmation on block 32000, then you didn't make it.

Here's a list of balances as at 32000

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-5Ax5kejTpMOU5PVnJtRnV0TEU/edit?usp=sharing

The process that is used when creating a private and public key pair (used to store and transmit coins) is agnostic to a specific coin, i.e. all coins use the same process (called ECDSA) to sign transactions (afaik).

By taking the public key off a Protoshares address, and mapping it to a public key on a Memorycoin address, you essentially have one private key that controls two addresses. One is PTS, the second is MC2.0.
If I understand the process correctly, you would only need to import your private key from PTS into the MC2.0 client, and the balance should already be there. This whole process can be done off line and does not require you to disclose your private key.


Please correct me if I'm wrong

Spot on.

you might want to move your whole balance to one address before so you don't have to handle multiple keys. just create a new one and send everything there.

This is good advice.

@Gekko:
i think there's not really another way. maybe a routine which reads the pts wallet.dat could make it more user-friendly, but in terms of security a transfer of the private keys is the only way to prove that you own the pts

Rather than every new DAC having an import routine for PTS, it'll probably be simpler for PTS to have an export routine that creates wallets for the DACs that come online.

Is it not possible to map public PTS addresses to public MC2.0 addresses, then just import your private key from Protoshares on the MC2.0 wallet?

no 3rd party necessary

Yes - this is exactly how it works.

Isn't revealing our private key dangerous? Wouldn't someone with my private key be able to spend all my coins?

Yes, it would be, so it is not required that you communicate your private key to anyone.

For maximum safety, you should wait until after block 32000, then transfer your balance to a new ProtoShares address. Then use your old private keys to access your MemoryCoin balance.

The above steps will protect you against the possibility that the altcoin wallet is a trojan trying to collect private keys. You'll also be review the source code and compile it. There's no hurry, so don't feel rushed about any of these steps.