Bitshares has sponsored the Daily Decrypt for 4 weeks starting 9th Feb

[EstefanTT]

It would be nice some basics explanations about DPOS, UIA, MPA, FBA, our 3sec / Tx, maybe what is happenning with our fees and the BSIP10.
Also cover the actual project like openliedger, POS, metaexchange, bitcash, gamebet, ... so ppl realize thatba lot is happenning and it's a good time to invest.

Is it all that possible ? Because just our banner and a few words won't change a thing. It's a good opportunity to evolve awarness around BTS.

Sent 5k

Come on guys, let's keep funding the accound and put BTS in the DailyDecript for 3-4 weeks !

[xeroc]

Show the testnet and let ofther get curious about the tech

[iHashFury]

Keep it simple - lower the barrier to entry

Plant one simple idea every week to the viewers of The Daily Decrypt to bring them to Bitshares

[jakub]

Do we have any specific words of wisdom we are spreading via this sponsorship? should we be doing a poll of the most important aspects to broadcast?

Good idea.
Since it has already become bigger than Jonny intended, a poll would be nice to make sure we make the best use of the situation.

I suggest using this list by @Empirical1.2 as a source of ideas:

I would probably approach it more like this... 

BitShares  The Home Of SmartCoins

What is BitShares?
BitShares is a decentralized platform that runs on a blockchain like Bitcoin but with MUCH higher performance.
Our core invention is Price Stable SmartCoins which since inception in 2014 have successfully allowed users to hold the value of currencies & commodities on the blockchain. Over the next few years this technology will completely transform the world as you know it and here's why...


Global Payments  (See you later PayPal!)
Stable BitShares SmartCurrencies like BitUSD let you make & receive payments globally for 0.1% which is up to 35x cheaper than leading centralized competitors.

Spread Trading Platform (Short IG Index & CMC!)
Trade popular SmartStocks and SmartIndexes on the BitShares blockchain at a fraction of the cost of leading spread trading platforms and without KYC. BitShares already offers the popular Nasdaq and Shenzen indexes.

Online MarketPlace (Asta la Vista Amazon!)
List & sell products directly & privately on the blockchain & in stable currencies like BitUSD for less than 0.1% in fees.

The Blockchain Economy
Due to volatility & tight margins, merchants have to convert Bitcoin payments directly to fiat. SmartCurrencies like BitUSD let merchants keep more of their proceeds on the blockchain, creating the potential to have entire supply chains & a blockchain economy that is independent of the traditional banking system. 

Crypto Exchange (Arrivederci Coinbase!)
Traditional Bitcoin exchanges have high risks of thefts, seizures and shutdowns. BitShares lets you trade Bitcoin and other popular crypto-currency Smartcoins directly on the BitShares blockchain.

Digital Gold & Silver Vault
Physical gold has high storage costs, is difficult to move internationally and has historically been confiscated. Centralized derivatives like GLD have a high risk of default when there is a run on physical. BitGold & Silver lets you keep some of your portfolio on the blockchain free from those risks.

Subscription Services (Hello NetFlix!)
BitShares has recurring payment functionality which combined with SmartCurrencies bring the $30 Billion Subscription Market to the blockchain.

Transparent Crowdfunding (Nice Knowing you Kickstarter!)
Want to start a company doing anything you want and attract global investors without the red tape and high fees? BitShares lets you list, fund and trade on it's blockchain without the 3% processing fee charged by centralized competitors.

Global Remittance (So long Western Union!)
Due to Bitcoin volatility and slow confirmation times, Bitcoin has struggled to penetrate the $500 billion global remittance market. SmartCurrencies like BitUSD with their low fees and 3 second transaction times change this.

True Private Banking (At least Switzerland will still have watches and chocolate!)
BitShares allows anonymous global transactions and the ability to hold deposits in multiple SmartCurrencies, accessible to anyone, anywhere in the world. Your blockchain funds cannot be seized or scrutinized and are not affected by local or global banking crises.

Social Tipping & The Gift Economy
Social tipping is a new phenomenon which allows users on social media sites like Twitter, Reddit & Facebook to give a tip to content they appreciate and companies like ShareBits.io have already been integrated with the BitShares platform to take advantage of this. 

Online Charity
Currency Smartcoins and $0.01 transaction fees make small online charity donations affordable, transparent and fast.
 
Sports Betting
BitShares prediction markets allow private wagering on sports events that can penetrate a huge global market without restriction while also reducing the average 'vig' of 5-10% to under 1%. BitShares has already offered wagering on 2016 NFL games. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-3040540/Global-sports-gambling-worth-3-trillion.html

Global Lottery
Lotteries lose up to 50% on running costs, taxes and other expenses. BitShares RNG provides provably fair draws and with ticket sales directly on the blockchain, total running costs could be less than 1%.

Blockchain Casino
Winner winner Chicken Dinner! Volatility is cited as the number one reason more online casinos don't integrate Bitcoin, Smartcurrencies like BitUSD solve this problem and BitShares could even offer traditional Casino games on the blockchain for a fraction of the cost and penetrate the lucrative $30 billion onine gambling market.

Global Personal Insurance
By reducing traditional fixed costs and using the wisdom of the crowd for claim validation, the inventor of Smartcoins is attempting to revolutionize personal insurance by developing the first blockchain based Mutual Aid Society on the BitShares platform.

[GChicken]

Do we have any specific words of wisdom we are spreading via this sponsorship? should we be doing a poll of the most important aspects to broadcast?

[GChicken]

sent 10k - lets see if we can get the whole month

[Chris4210]

Donated 10 eur too

[iHashFury]

I wonder would Amanda ( @TheDailyDecrypt ) accept USD for our second week?

[CalabiYau]

sent 10k

[puppies]

sent 10k

[JonnyB]

thanks to onceuponatime for paying for he sponsorship for this week.
also to ihashfury and jakub who have donated.

lets see if we can fund another week by continuing donations up to 116k. please still send to the same address.

dailydecryptsponsorship9-15feb

[38PTSWarrior]

+5 @all

[onceuponatime]

I have sent you the full 58000. Please sponsor some more consecutive weeks for maximum effect. I'm sure that you will get more donations from others.

[jakub]

Thanks for doing this.
You got 3k from me.

[JonnyB]

UPDATE1: @onceuponatime has paid the whole weeks sponsorship out of his own pocket. Incredible. We should all be very grateful to him. We are now over funding for a second week of sponsorship

UPDATE2: We have now fully funded 4 weeks sponsorship of TDD thanks in large part to RonnyB from @ccedk with a whopping donation of 100k
4 weeks is plenty so you can all stop donating now. The donations account contains excess value of approx 22k which I shall return to ronnyb.
Thank to all who donated. Amanda will research bitshares and talk about different bits for 15secs of each show I believe.


This is all booked and paid for, it cost me 58000 BTS  0.5 btc
I would greatly appreciate it if you could all chip in to help cover this cost, please send to this bts account:

dailydecryptsponsorship9-15feb

I did try to crowdfund this 6 weeks ago but there was little response: https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php/topic,20070.0.html

And people were discussing in the telegram chat group and said they would chip in.

I could have done a woker proposal but just wanted to get it booked up and paid for with out faffing around.

so please kindly donate the the account above until it reaches a balance of 58k

thanks in advance to all those who donate. but please don't send me shitcoins.

my chat log with amanda: http://i.imgur.com/pfYt1Ns.png