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Introducing Freethereum: a future fork of Ethereum with its own Genesis Block. Please note that before the release of the Freethereum Genesis Block, freether wi

Introducing Freethereum: a future fork of Ethereum with its own Genesis Block. Please note that before the release of the Freethereum Genesis Block, freether will not be usable in any way, in fact it won’t technically be created until that point in time. Buy Now: 1 BTC = 9999 FREE Exodus to 1MAHTNYgv6di77RVcCU7vXtA7FgYEosb8H!

natrius 12y ago
Code doesn't make a fledgling currency. The brand does via the demand that brand creates.
- programmarchy 12y ago
  Ethereum is more ambitious than being merely a fledgling currency. It's a fledgling civil infrastructure. That's a pretty big responsibility. Forks and threats of forks are a way to keep "brands" honest. And speaking of brands, everyone likes "free"!
Danieru 12y ago
Introducing Libreum: a future fork of Freethereum with its own Genesis Block. Please note that before the release of the Libreum Genesis Block, Libreum will not be usable in any way, in fact it won’t technically be created until that point in time. Invest Now: 1 FREE = 1l1l1l LIBRE Payable to 1SLASHDEVSLASHNULL
gojomo 12y ago
Ha ha! But serious: There's the thought experiment of "Aethereum" (note the subtly-different leading-A spelling). It is the suggestion there be another alt-coin, which uses Ethereum's code (and thus is feature-equivalent), but skips its initial distribution, instead using a point-in-time copy of the evolved Bitcoin distribution. For more info: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=563972.0 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=563972.0 More generally, the idea has been termed a "spin-out". (I like "spincoin" as a description of the process, too, and proposed a specific refinement called "Sumcoin" in that thread back in April.) This tactic – or just the credible threat of it – creates an interesting differentiation challenge for feature-based cryptocoins.

natrius 12y ago

Code doesn't make a fledgling currency. The brand does via the demand that brand creates.

programmarchy 12y ago
Ethereum is more ambitious than being merely a fledgling currency. It's a fledgling civil infrastructure. That's a pretty big responsibility. Forks and threats of forks are a way to keep "brands" honest. And speaking of brands, everyone likes "free"!

Danieru 12y ago

Introducing Libreum: a future fork of Freethereum with its own Genesis Block. Please note that before the release of the Libreum Genesis Block, Libreum will not be usable in any way, in fact it won’t technically be created until that point in time. Invest Now: 1 FREE = 1l1l1l LIBRE Payable to 1SLASHDEVSLASHNULL

gojomo 12y ago

Ha ha! But serious: There's the thought experiment of "Aethereum" (note the subtly-different leading-A spelling). It is the suggestion there be another alt-coin, which uses Ethereum's code (and thus is feature-equivalent), but skips its initial distribution, instead using a point-in-time copy of the evolved Bitcoin distribution. For more info: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=563972.0 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=563972.0 More generally, the idea has been termed a "spin-out". (I like "spincoin" as a description of the process, too, and proposed a specific refinement called "Sumcoin" in that thread back in April.) This tactic – or just the credible threat of it – creates an interesting differentiation challenge for feature-based cryptocoins.