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Introducing Token

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Re: Introducing Token

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Post by YPCrumble »

pimlottc wrote: post #35

I'm not sure "Browser" is a good term for this; I get that they are trying to convey that it's just a client for the existing independent Etherium network, but to 99% of people, "browser" == "web browser". It's just going to cause confusion, especially in non-technical users (which seems to be a user base they are trying to go for here). Even as a developer, when I saw "tokenbrowser.com", I was expecting to see a web…

I just clicked because I thought it was a cool new web browser. I don't care about Ethereum and it feels like clickbait to me.

Re: Introducing Token

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Post by zimzim »

DennisP wrote: post #39
zimzim wrote: post #24

living in Zimbabwe now, there a severe shortage of cash, Im hoping a project like this one will catch one day. good luck

How common are smartphones in Zimbabwe?

they are common, people value communication. most of the phones are older models or very cheap Chinese brands.

Re: Introducing Token

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Post by wslh »

AroundTheBlock_ wrote: post #25
wslh wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> All Bitcoin wallets, for example, use servers because it's impossible to do Bitcoin light clients (at least, they haven't found a solution yet). No, SPV clients exist to avoid running a node: https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/4649/what-is-an-...

No true light client exists. SPV is different. See here a Core dev talking about it. https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitcoin/comments/53bfj6/will_there_... Even your own links says "A Bitcoin implementation that does not verify everything, but instead relies on either connecting to a trusted node"

It verifies enough information to be secure. It is obvious that at one point they need to connect to some node because this ia the way blockcgain works.

Re: Introducing Token

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Post by aaron-lebo »

zimzim wrote: post #47
aaron-lebo wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is Ether not in short supply around there? Serious question - is it easier or more likely to fix government issues which cause that lack of cash, or is it easier to fix those issues in order to get the technical infrastructure necessary to transplant technology not even widely used in the US? The notion that a poor villager would be reliant on the Ethereum network for anything is slightly terrifying. Where do they go…

they stated their aim is to help 2B people in develop countries. it is very hard to fix the government. there are networks here, poor villagers how use money have a phone, I think its better to by-pass the government. relying on private company is terrifying as relying on third world government. decentralized solution would be the best. also E-money is used here already, trough the cellular company but they have a mo…

Thanks for the response. Hopefully Zimbabwe has a good future ahead.

Re: Introducing Token

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Post by eric_the_read »

DennisP wrote: post #39
zimzim wrote: post #24

living in Zimbabwe now, there a severe shortage of cash, Im hoping a project like this one will catch one day. good luck

How common are smartphones in Zimbabwe?

Fairly common, according to http://pca.st/MgAe, although it sounds like the experience is somewhat Balkanized.

Btw, I really love The Phileas Club; it's a great roundup of world news, and as someone with a more or less conservative tendency, I think the host (Patrick Beja) does a great job being fair to points of view that aren't his own.

Re: Introducing Token

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Post by paulddraper »

YPCrumble wrote: post #51
pimlottc wrote: post #35

I'm not sure "Browser" is a good term for this; I get that they are trying to convey that it's just a client for the existing independent Etherium network, but to 99% of people, "browser" == "web browser". It's just going to cause confusion, especially in non-technical users (which seems to be a user base they are trying to go for here). Even as a developer, when I saw "tokenbrowser.com", I was expecting to see a web…

I just clicked because I thought it was a cool new web browser. I don't care about Ethereum and it feels like clickbait to me.

The domain name is click bait?
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