Just to be sure.

Do you mean that MineBitShares could create it's own bitUSD, set the trading fee and profit from the movement of those bitusd inside the system?

Would this allow multiple "versions" of bitUSD for example?

I've put Ucluelet on the map!

That awesome work! Vote for Solomon!

I would be curious to know how many of you tested the pool.minebitshares.com and what you think of your results if you had!

Automatic payout, sha256 and an automatic match to the top performing pools out there is going to roll out in the coming month.

Who is interested?

That hangout was AWESOME!

Will you post it in General Discussion

In which board should we put a "Help Wanted" section?

I'll stop by and say hi to you guys hopefully before September. Seems like a good time.

What can BitShares do for me? How easy is it to jump on there and make it do what I want? The most important thing is getting the user experience right. The light wallets and on/off-ramps, etc., can make this thing easier to use. I understand the cost-per-user calculation, but what about a pain-per-gain calculation?

At the moment, the pain is the huge freaking hassle of getting started with gateways and exchanges and Bitcoin and then having to arm-wrestle this client, etc. And that's if you even understand how this thing works. To get that far, you'd need to see some value for yourself from the gain side of the equation also.

That side of the equation is simpler, though, since BitShares offers a great deal: instant transactions, nearly zero cost, market-pegged cryptocurrency, plus the upcoming possibilities with user-issued assets, and a ton more. So if people actually understand it, the gain side is monumental; this technology is earth-shattering and transformative. But the pain side still makes these benefits very hard to sell, even when one successfully manages to explain one or more of them.

I'm not only hanging on here, but I just increased my BTS holdings by 10%. I think this is going much, much higher, but it's not easy to change the world.

I agree 100%. In my opinion, Bitshares core should not focus on user experience at all but on making a scalable, high quality blockchain while having entrepreneurs create application that have great user experience. (Moonstone for example) So if we can use affiliate compensation to attract more entrepreneurs, more developments, more services then we can start seeing real life problem solved by more people.