Free bitcoins to the first 50 Ron Paul Forums users

[evilfunnystuff]

Can't I just take an empty wallet I have on BTC-e and upload it or do I have to create a new one from scratch on blockchain?

Any empty wallet adress should probably "work", but for the voting aspect of the site I think a full featured wallet is probably the way to go.

When you send coin from BTC-e can you choose wich address to send from, when you deposit to BTC-e does it stay in that same addy till withdrawn, or does it go to a larger common wallet and possibly into cold storage?

It is a good idea to have a wallet that isn't an exchange based one anyways, if you are not activly trading it is safer to keep your money off the exchanges for security purposes, and blockchain is a nice for a web based solution you have full control of the wallet and can make backups, so if the site ever disappears you are not SOL.

Also it is secure as they never really have your private key so it makes them secure, whereas on an exchange typically only the exchange holds the private key and thus they have full control of your wallet.

Blockchain.info uses industry standard AES encryption to protect your wallet from thieves and hackers. The amazing part is the encryption is all done within your browser, before it is saved on our servers, so not even we have access to your account!

My Wallet builds on the security of bitcoin by providing a host of features to help you keep your money safe including Paper Wallets, Offline Transactions, https:// and Remote Backups.

It's also pretty easy to get set up

 

[evilfunnystuff]

I also started a wallet on blockchain, but am still getting the message that danno is getting. I am fairly new to bitcoin, and so is the bitcoin address needed somewhere?

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If the message you are talking about is the one that says you need 1 mbtc and the adress you entered is empty?

If so you have it right and he makes the deposit to the address for you.

 

[evilfunnystuff]

Elwar you might wanna put some more descriptive text where that message comes up, as it does kind of seem confusing at first.

Maybe something along the lines of...

Address entry complete.

To create, pledge to, and vote in Bit Pools, please prove you control this address and any funds contained within it by making a deposit.

 

[RonPaulGeorge&Ringo]

How much is that worth in FRNs?

 

[FSP-Rebel]

Any empty wallet adress should probably "work", but for the voting aspect of the site I think a full featured wallet is probably the way to go.

When you send coin from BTC-e can you choose wich address to send from, when you deposit to BTC-e does it stay in that same addy till withdrawn, or does it go to a larger common wallet and possibly into cold storage?

I have a handful of wallets but none of them are empty aside from this exchange wallet which works like one would expect it to. My thing is I have so many usernames and different passwords (for email accounts, exchanges, wallets, etc) that adding another one is just going to pile on extra work and thinking power if it's not needed.

 

[evilfunnystuff]

I have a handful of wallets but none of them are empty aside from this exchange wallet which works like one would expect it to. My thing is I have so many usernames and different passwords (for email accounts, exchanges, wallets, etc) that adding another one is just going to pile on extra work and thinking power if it's not needed.

You should be able to just create a fresh address within one of your existing wallets, that adress will start with a zero balance, no new credentials required.

Check under any tabs such as receive funds, for a generate new address button.

 

[evilfunnystuff]

How much is that worth in FRNs?

Roughly $6 to each of the 50 people.

Still trying to think of something cool to put up, maybe a pool for a liberty forest ad?

Anyone have any ideas?

 

[Barrex]

Roughly $6 to each of the 50 people.

Still trying to think of something cool to put up, maybe a pool for a liberty forest ad?

Anyone have any ideas?

Foundation for all future money-bombs. Every single one of them starts from zero and all previous work gets lost.

 

[Elwar]

Can't I just take an empty wallet I have on BTC-e and upload it or do I have to create a new one from scratch on blockchain?

BitPools has two major functions.

1. Verifying users have enough bitcoins to fill their pledge.
2. Secure voting through the Bitcoin blockchain.

The point of creating an empty address and then filling it with bitcoins is to verify that you own the funds in that address. This allows you to join pools and coordinate with other people with the knowledge that everyone is not just talking about funding something, they actually have the funds to back up their talk.

With so many moneybombs people would pledge by filling in their e-mail address but there's no way to confirm that they have the funds to come through on the moneybomb date.

If you use an empty address on an online wallet or even your bitcoin core wallet you will be able to fill that address briefly but the next time you send funds from that wallet the funds could be pulled from that address. The reason for creating a separate address with something like blockchain or vanitygen is to ensure that you have those funds set aside for whatever pool you join and participate in.

 

[Elwar]

Keep in mind: You need to make sure that people that you are giving your bitcoins are US citizents!!!!!!!!!!! Because people like me are not legally allowed to donate to campaigns.

BitPools is not just for campaigns, I hope BitPools can become international and will work toward supporting different languages.

The beauty of bitcoins is that it is a world currency. Pooling your money together with others is something anyone in the world can do.

 

[Elwar]

Elwar you might wanna put some more descriptive text where that message comes up, as it does kind of seem confusing at first.

Maybe something along the lines of...

Address entry complete.

To create, pledge to, and vote in Bit Pools, please prove you control this address and any funds contained within it by making a deposit.

Good idea, I will try to make that message more clear.

 

[Elwar]

Roughly $6 to each of the 50 people.

Still trying to think of something cool to put up, maybe a pool for a liberty forest ad?

Anyone have any ideas?

The pool itself can be as generic as you want. Once a pool is created there can be unlimited proposals within that pool.

So if you had a pool like "Liberty Activism", you could have specific proposals within the pool such as "let's fund an ad on Liberty forest". That proposal would detail the goal of the funding, how much is needed, what will be done etc.

Like the USA Today ad done in 2008. It was just a thread on here asking for funds. There could have been a "Ron Paul 2008" pool and one proposal within that pool would be "USA Today ad". People could fund that and still support other proposals in that same pool. The key is bringing people with similar goals together backed by the knowledge that the funding is available.

 

[Barrex]

BitPools is not just for campaigns, I hope BitPools can become international and will work toward supporting different languages.

The beauty of bitcoins is that it is a world currency. Pooling your money together with others is something anyone in the world can do.

If it is not just for campaigns then it is ok.I own some Bitcoins and know what are they .

Once again: This is great idea.

P.s.
I can translate to Croatian and few others if needed.

 

[muh_roads]

Hi Elwar,

How are you? Nice to see you here! I remember seeing your name on bitcointalk for a while. It struck me as an RPF name but I wasn't quite sure. Glad you're back. Fools need educating.

I lack patience sometimes. It just amazes me that a group of intelligent libertarian people who were inquisitive enough to check out Ron Paul despite what the media was saying won't apply the same curious nature to researching Bitcoin on their own. Sometimes really gets under my skin.

Being an early adopter really does feel like Liberty, doesn't it? I would love to get more people involved before Paypal officially announces so others can experience the same thing some day. Things are going to ramp up this year big time.

So hey, I was allowed one thread on the General Board. Maybe you want to bump it with your offer there? I'll edit the OP with whatever you post. If 50 new people exhausts quickly, I can match as well to help out.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showth...tcoin-Crypto-Currencies-Math-based-Currencies

 

[Elwar]

Hi Elwar,

How are you? Nice to see you here! I remember seeing your name on bitcointalk for a while. It struck me as an RPF name but I wasn't quite sure. Glad you're back. Fools need educating.

I lack patience sometimes. It just amazes me that a group of intelligent libertarian people who were inquisitive enough to check out Ron Paul despite what the media was saying won't apply the same curious nature to researching Bitcoin on their own. Sometimes really gets under my skin.

Being an early adopter really does feel like Liberty, doesn't it? I would love to get more people involved before Paypal officially announces so others can experience the same thing some day. Things are going to ramp up this year big time.

So hey, I was allowed one thread on the General Board. Maybe you want to bump it with your offer there? I'll edit the OP with whatever you post. If 50 new people exhausts quickly, I can match as well to help out.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showth...tcoin-Crypto-Currencies-Math-based-Currencies

Yep, I am mainly on bitcointalk now. I have lost just about all faith in politics and even if we won the presidency and several house and senate seats there is no righting the ship. You cannot right a sinking ship.

I am always fine with liberals and statists ignoring Bitcoin because I would rather it be libertarians that inherent the new crypto world. That is why I am promoting my site on here and the Free State Project forums.

I was the same when I first heard about cryptocurrencies on here. I was a big proponent of gold and felt like digital currency was like the next dot com IPO that would fail.

I'll help with your thread to try to help those who are still in the dark.

 

[kpitcher]

Interesting concept, looking forward to what this will be used for.

Username: linenoise
Address: 19dNbhJ4LeoThc5ck8GafN43xQ8EsVDPie

 

[muh_roads]

Interesting concept, looking forward to what this will be used for.

Username: linenoise
Address: 19dNbhJ4LeoThc5ck8GafN43xQ8EsVDPie

Should save it for new people. You're already on board.

 

[Suzu]

OK - username=Suzu address=1AaPKU6q9cZf4cuU2YCz5Lk7NSazu5WhAb

 

[Elwar]

Should save it for new people. You're already on board.

I am fine with encouraging Bitcoin users to try out the site.

The point is to give people the initial 10 mB so they can join a pool or start their own.

 

[nayjevin]

I have lost just about all faith in politics and even if we won the presidency and several house and senate seats there is no righting the ship. You cannot right a sinking ship.

I have no problem with the first statement, but I think the second statement is utterly false. A president alone can do many things to improve humanity.

http://archive.lewrockwell.com/paul/paul647.html

Now, I understand the argument that it's not possible to win the presidency, I'm fine with that - so long as the person holding that opinion isn't prosthelatyzing. And I understand the argument that the ship is not a ship, that will not float and make people happy cruisers even if it is righted. But again, that's an opinion that is best followed by action outside the political realm that improves humanity - not by a crusade to convince people their efforts are fruitless.

But on topic - I like this project and hope the infrastructure is sound. Could be the beginnings of a major paradigm shift in human association. Thank you Elwar for dedicating yourself to this.