Quote from: tonyk on February 10, 2016, 10:44:31 pm

1. bitSHARES (or dShares if BM is stubborn and we have to make a separate chain) are NON - send-able digital shares in a decentralized exchange co-op.

How is removing a feature from BTS actually can be a good thing?

Nice try, but no thanks.

This doesn't make sense. Are you are saying that any feature which exists is inexorably beneficial?
Things aren't that simple.

I get the feeling that if BitShares were to be built from scratch with the knowledge we have now Tonyk's idea would be implemented. I wonder whether it could yet end up happening...

edit: P.S. I'd be tempted to support the idea if it came to a tipping point.

Yeah, it seems pretty positive around here lately. I can't pinpoint any concrete reason specifically for the 'pop' though.

Tonyk's idea is getting sweeter.

Do you think he deserves some brownies? Ha hah aha hahahah aha haahhahah ahahahhahahhahha ahah!

This is an exciting idea of yours TK! I think there's a way to implement this together with bytemaster's 'free transactions' idea so that we can get additional benefits like:

• Increased spam protection
• Increased demand for the buying and holding of BTS
• Increased trading on the DEX

How?

When designing the rate limiting algorithm for 'free' transactions we favor accounts holding the non-transferable BTS. This would incentivize trading on the DEX (to buy the BTS). Anyone wanting to spam the network would be further disadvantaged and could possibly be driven to use the DEX to buy and hold BTS in order to optimize their maximum 'free' transaction rate.

Then if we also consider cube's idea (below) we get a picture with all the benefits mentioned in the OP, plus additional incentives to trade on the DEX, buy and hold BTS, and to buy annual and lifetime memberships and boost the referral program! N'est pas?

I just have an idea.

The dividends could be distributed to AM and LTM members only.  This would give a boost to the referral program.

Suddenly I feel that the AM/LTM can be an exclusive club membership to the best things one can get in the co-op.  Hmm.. a modern Lifestyle one must have.

How about:

Consensus achieved through Participant Approved Witnesses (CatPAW)?

I typed into my browser URL bar "coinmarketcap.co" - I accidentally hit 'enter' before I put the 'm' on the end of the address.

Where do you end up if you do that?

I saw a flash of a view of the BitShares wallet, and the ended up on https://bitshares.org/?r=winkdex

I didn't know that would happen...

You said that you are a simple bitUSD-only wallet provider. Is this a kind of "keep it simple stupid" approach, or do you have other specific reasons for limiting your remit?

If things really take off in the future, and other 'bitCurrencies' gain huge liquidity, would you expand to include these?

Count me in if you've not yet reached the magic number?

The name is very good when considering a global perspective. I hope it'll make it very simple and cheap to buy from merchants/pay people for services the world over.