The starting point is for BitShares to try to build a few native gateways for BTS and fiat to move funds in an out of its network.  The big problem will not be technical but with compliance.  Gateways need banking relationships because they are businesses.  And banks will be very reluctant to serve a gateway that can move funds into an anonymous network like BitShares.  No Ripple gateway will want to lose its banker by acting as a BitShares gateway.

So the next alternative will be to build an automatic gateway BTSX gateway to move BTSX into the Ripple Network where it can be traded for USD.  How might you do that?  It's not too difficult.  Just copy btc2ripple.com.  They did it for Bitcoin and it works great.  Now you will have a cash in/out mechanism.  I'd suggest automating the entire process and make it trustless (almost) by using a Codius contract.  Codius is another open source Ripple project.

With an automatic gateway between BitShares and Ripple you'll find that liquidity in one is liquidity in both.

or something like https://doge-gate.com

set up an order book for bitUSD/STR, and it's good to go.  once you convert then hold STR you can cash out from any gateway.

trends come and go in the open market be it btc, ltc etc.. etc.  if you're a trader, the thing is not to predict where the market is going, but rather follow a strategy that suits you and follow a good bankroll management plan.  if you are a long term investor, well..  no need to worry then.  just HODL.

So I withdrew some doge from BTER, I don't know how long it usually takes before the coins arrive in your wallet but it seems 1 hour is long enough. Then I tried to withdraw the rest of my doge.. Now it says that dogecoin withdrawals are disabled. 

You guys have any experiences like this one with BTER?  I am getting worried, especially after the 50m NXT hacking incident. 

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Quote from: gamey on August 26, 2014, 04:12:55 am

Quote from: charleshoskinson on August 26, 2014, 02:55:08 am

How about you stop the us versus them mentality and focus less on vanity metrics like market capitalization and more on real value like Titan, scalability, DPOS and BitAssets.

Stop framing it in us vs them bs paradigm.  Your story would be 180 degree + output if you were on other side.

It's all in good fun, folks. Most of us believe we'll pass them again anyway...without manipulating numbers. All in good fun.

It is actually a little bit on the shady side.  Fun or not, it is an attempt to manipulate public opinion with which I personally disagree.  I am not a Ripple fan (outside of the technological aspects)...Stellar philosophically just seems to be a far better match for BitShares.

 

Quote from: lucky331 on August 26, 2014, 03:57:39 am

from freequant at ripple forum: 

"Coinmarketcap.com bases its market cap estimate on the number of XRPs that have been distributed and can be traded on the market. Founders share is subject to a vesting schedule and don't have the same velocity. Lumping it together with publicly distributed XRP is misleading and makes things less transparent."

source:  https://ripple.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7721&sid=a371d1d441dd72fbb4b51a2329cdd5c9

So you're saying they changed the definition what they consider "released" to increased supply without dilution to manipulate coinmarketcap.com?

yes.  they only declared the founder's 20b xrp as part of the xrp's in public hands tradable in the market at any time.  which is really not. 

anyway, how embarrassing would it be if btsx passes them again.  again, fuck RL. they never really cared for the ripple community.

yeah, how convenient of them indeed..

check this thread out:  https://ripple.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7721

fuck RL.

taking a crap.