Nice to see the ladies of crypto getting that type of positive exposure. It's important to ensure that the media represents the digital currency revolution in the right way, as an inclusive and accessible opportunity for everyone around the world. Women make up more than half the world's population and control a sizable share of the world's wealth and purchasing power, so it is impossible to imagine how mass adoption of digital currency can ever occur without women being involved in the effort.

DNotes has been committed to that type of inclusiveness since its inception - dedicated to ensuring that people from all walks of life can participate in and benefit from the digital currency revolution.

I've got two wallet issues to report which may or may not be related. The first is that Mercatox DNotes withdrawal is still unavailable, for what seems like a very long time.

The second is that my own wallet went off on some sort of fork and needed to be restarted and then re-opened twice today. The number of staking coins has been very low--right now less than 10% of the total DNotes supply is staking, so predicted and actual reward intervals are much smaller. I've had two occasions today (and one a few days ago) where my wallet appeared to be getting a reward on every block. That would make me suspicious so I'd check my wallet's block height against the explorer's and would find that my wallet was 20 blocks behind. So I'd close it, then restart it, then reopen it for staking and it would be up and running properly again.

So I'm wondering if there might be some issue creeping up with the wallet that is causing it to go out of sync. My current wallet is running on a very old laptop that's about to bite the dust. I'm looking to transfer it to a brand new (refurbished) system I just got, so I'll see if the condition of the computer has any bearing on this. It's possible that it's just my computer giving me fits, but then I'm noticing how long Mercatox's DNotes wallet is closed for withdrawals and now I'm wondering if they've detected an issue that they're trying to troubleshoot. Hopefully if that's the case they will reach out to the devs.

The low percent of coins shown to be staking could also be an indicator that a number of wallets may be off on their own little trails.

Anyway, just passing along the info and hope that any genuine wallet issues will be resolved promptly.

Sounds like an unintentional fork. Not saying it is, just has the earmark of something like that.

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I'd like to know too.

Mercatox DNotes withdrawals still unavailable. It's now been more than 24 hours...

And... my wallet went off on another fork around midnight last night. I discovered it and reset it just now. So I lost 6 hours of staking rewards. The current number of coins staking is only around 25 million, though that is higher than what it was last night. So whatever the problem is seems to be a recurring one.

Right now my wallet appears to be running correctly. It is synced (with green check mark) and the block heights of my wallet and the explorer match. When my wallet is on its own trail, the green check mark will still show, but when I mouse over it, it will indicate a block height that is usually about 20 blocks behind what the explorer says, and that's how I know something isn't right.

I'm running version 2.0.2.1-g13c7a92 (that's what my wallet "about DNotes" says. The time on the PC is correct, and I haven't noticed it not being correct ever. I currently have 25 active connections to the DNotes network.

If the wallet "forks" again, I could send you that same information again if that helps.

And I don't want to bury Brandon's questions. They are good ones, especially the one about inroads into China. On the forking question, my personal opinion is that without a complete ecosystem to support it, any fork of DNotes won't go very far. The reason Bitcoin Cash happened was mainly because consensus on appropriately modifying Bitcoin core technology to keep up with the needs could not be reached so one group went off and forked Bitcoin cash in the hopes of addressing some of the issues. Since DNotes is taking leadership in keeping the coin up to date, there isn't a need for one group to fork it, plus that group would basically have to re-invent the wheel (all the surrounding infrastructure that makes DNotes what it is).

OK will do. How do I get logs?

When I hover over the green staking button, I notice that the amount of coin staking on the network is getting back to normal levels. Right now it's around 33 million--still on the low end, but a number I've definitely seen before.

On another note, I reached out to CoinGecko on telegram because they had the DNotes supply listed as 135 million with a cap of 500 million. I told them where they could find the correct supply and point their API to the explorer and that there is no cap. They said they will look into that.

I also notice they still have markets listed that are defunct, such as cryptopia.

Do I have the latest information on our markets, which include Stocks.exchange, Mercatox, NLexch, BiteBTC and Listex? Which ones have pairs besides DNotes/BTC? There were a few exchanges listed that I didn't recognize like Nova Exchange, so I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing any legit markets.

Thanks

Q: What is new with DNotes 2.0?

A: DNotes 2.0 is a major improvement on the original DNotes blockchain. The new blockchain will allow DNotes and its partner company DNotes Global to achieve its objective to connect DNotes to the modern world of finance and commerce. The new blockchain is faster, more secure, and consumes only a fraction of the electricity. It also allows custom invoices to be created and attached to transactions, and changes the economic incentives of the network to one that encourages savings with the switch to the Proof-Of-Stake algorithm, and paying 0.5% interest on balances that haven’t moved from a wallet address in a 30 day period (~6% per annum).

Specifications

POS
2% Annualized Staking Reward
Individual blocks reward will be Current Total Coins 525,600 * 0.02
60 Second Block Target
0.005 Transaction Fee
Source: https://github.com/DNotesCoin/DNotes2.0
Download Wallet: http://dnotescoin.com/#Download
Directory DNotes2 (C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\DNotes2 on Windows)
CONF dnotes.conf (all lower case)

DNotes 2.0 Features
Switch to PoS
CRISP Reward - 0.5% interest every 30 days. Awarded by address. Calculated on a 30 day cycle.
Automated Invoicing (First Phase) - Integrated blockchain invoice number

There will be a soft deadline where DNotes mined after that block will not be redeemable for 2.0 coins:
4/16/2018
Block# 2180897
133,574,552 Will be the total swappable amount of DNotes we create
+20,000,000 Allocated to DNotes Global, Inc for Development & Growth Fund
153,574,552 Total DNotes 2.0 Created

The next update (TBD) will include:
Deferred Staking

Q: How do I swap my coins? (after April 16th)

A: The DNotes coin swap process will now be done through a private fork of the legacy DNotes blockchain. We have created this fork to ensure that legacy DNotes holders are still able to swap their legacy DNotes for DNotes 2.0 long after the deadline, in the event they missed the swap. This also ensures we will not be accepting newly purchased or mined DNotes, protecting our users and network.

In order to swap your coins, you will need the following DNotes v1.3 wallet, which you can download here:
http://dnotescoin.com/DNotes/dnotes-qt1-3.zip
You will need to copy your wallet.dat or wallet backup file to C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\DNotes1-3 directory, open the wallet application and allow it to update.
Next, you will need an address to send your legacy DNotes in to for the coin swap, you can generate a legacy address with the following instructions:
Create a DNotesVault.com account if you don’t already have one.
Login to your DNotesVault.com account, and click the HISTORIC tab at the top.
Click Create Address, and send your DNotes to the address you just created.

Coin swaps will be processed once a month until further notice.

Q: What is the cutoff date for mined DNotes that can be swapped to the new DNotes blockchain?

A: We have set April 16th 2018 as the soft deadline. No DNotes mined after this date will be eligible to be swapped to DNotes running on the new blockchain. We will continue swap DNotes after that date, however the process will not be as easy and will take more time. Any DNotes 1.x purchased on exchanges after the 16th will not be eligible for the swap.

Q: Will DNotes 2.0 be listed on new exchanges?

We are currently listed on:
https://mercatox.com/exchange/NOTE/BTC
https://stocks.exchange/trade/NOTE/BTC
https://dashboard.listex.io/trading/notebtc
https://www.nlexch.com/markets/notebtc
https://bitebtc.com/trade/note_btc

We are actively working with and in active communication:
https://www.coinexchange.io

Beta or Future Exchanges we are working with:
https://blockbid.io/

Q: Are the new DNotes 2.0 coins worth the same as the old coins?

A: Yes, they are worth exactly the same. However we can not predict what price movements will occur at exchanges once DNotes is relisted using the new coins.

Q: I have Mac or Specific Linux OS, will there be wallets for these?  

A: Yes!
We currently have Windows Mac Linux Mint Ubuntu Desktop wallets at DNotesCoin.com. If you need something else, please let us know.

Q: Where is the block explorer?

A: https://chainz.cryptoid.info/note/


Staking

Q: What is Staking?

A: Staking your coins helps to support the DNotes network, and the network currently pays out roughly 5 DNotes every minute to one address on the network based on a probability that centers on how many coins the user is staking with as a percentage of the total number of coins being staked on the network. The DNotes network pays out ~2% of the total number of coins per annum. If 100% of DNotes were being used to stake on the network, then by probability each user could expect 2% growth in the number of coins they have. If only 50% of coins are used to stake, then those users could expect approximately 4% growth that year.

Q: Can I stake my coins on the DNotesVault?

A: You cannot currently stake your coins that are on the DNotesVault, you will need to withdraw your DNotes 2.0 to a local wallet and stake your coins from your local wallet. We will in a future release incorporate cold staking, which will allow you stake your coins while they are safely tucked away inside the DNotesVault. However, we do not have an ETA, it will be one of our highest priorities for next upgrades.

Q: How do I stake?

Disclaimer: It is recommended that you properly secure your computer and wallet, as well as make proper backups, before attempting to run your own staking wallet. Failure to properly secure your DNotes may result in loss or theft. If you are not familiar with the process, please start off small and familiarize yourself with the process.

You will need to download the DNotes QT wallet here: http://dnotescoin.com/#Download

Install the wallet (and we recommend creating a backup, after encrypting your wallet)
Go to settings, and then ‘encrypt wallet’. Enter your password twice (and do NOT forget it, or you will not be able to access the wallet and we can not help you).
Go to settings, and then ‘unlock wallet’, enter your password, and select “for staking only”. This will prevent any transfers from being made from your wallet without the password while you stake your coins.
Soon the arrow at the bottom will turn green. This means that your coins are now staking.
   
Video: https://youtu.be/bR66LWPRzAU

Q: How do I get the most out of my staking efforts?

A: There is no trick to staking efficiently. The factors involved are your coin weight versus the network coin weight and coin weight is the number of coins currently staking. The age does not matter, nor does how you divide or move your coins around.

Q: How much can I earn staking?

A: That depends on how many coins you are staking and how many coins are being staked on the network. The blockchain distributes Current Total Coins 525,600 * 0.02 every block, or every 60 seconds. You may calculate how often you are chosen to receive the block reward by dividing your network weight verse your weight. If network weight is 100, and your weight is 5, then you would be chosen for block reward 5 blocks out of every 100.



CRISP

Q: Can I get CRISP reward AND stake at the same time?

A: Yes, the system is designed to allow you to receive CRISP on a wallet you are staking

Q: What is the CRISP reward structure?

A: CRISP periods are every 43,200 blocks (30 days). Payments start 10,080 blocks (1 week) from the end of the CRISP period.

Q: What do I need to do to earn CRISP?

A: Keep your coins in the same address for the full CRISP period 30 days, set every 43,200 blocks.

Q: When will I receive CRISP payments?

A: The next payouts are as follows:

May 1 - Ends first CRISP period.
May 8 - Payout starts. (Virtually no one will receive this payout)
June 2 - Ends second CRISP period
June 10 - Payout starts

Roughly.

Q: Do I get CRISP payments at the DNotesVault?

A: Yes! You get CRISP inside the DNotesVault, or at any address you control, such as a Desktop wallet. Though I won't suspect you will be able to get CRISP rewards from the exchanges or other online providers.

Q: Where do the CRISP coins come from?

A: The blockchain, these are newly created coins and have now become part of the new coin distribution, just like the staking reward.

Q: How do I earn the interest reward?

A: Our Cryptocurrency Investment Savings Plan (CRISP) payouts occur approximately once per month. All coins that haven’t moved address during that month period will accrue a 0.5% interest, which compounds to roughly 6.17% per annum. If you move your coins during that time, those coins will not receive the interest for that month.