The roadmap is on the OP. Here is what is planned...

Next update:
Time locks, burn/notary, Freezing of coins (needed for the swap of frozen coins)
And the fork update to the staking reward

After that each template is released one by one Buy/Sell, Employ/Hire, Barter, Python templates

Then the API which should be easy since I am letting people use the interpreter.

Then finally the first demo client of the long awaited peg. Here we will be able to test the feel of it by simulating it on the client side.

Then the peg becomes hard coded for the mining rules and we build the API commands for the exchanges and talk to them about what they need.

Totally agree, had horrible experience with this

You have to download Ethereum blockchain to user their service and it's like 100 times the size of ours. We had an issue with Mac sync that was fixed in the recent build.

As for the UI... calling it "horrible" doesn't really tell me anything. We have a wizard, help boxes, tons of things including tutorial videos, templates etc.

What does it need fancy graphics or something? Should it sing to you? I mean in reality people use microsoft word and it doesn't have 3d animations and cater to every graphical need.

There is a difference between UX and UI. Our markets use a table but that's needed for when you change from Sales to Coins for Cash for example or when you switch to auctions. Each category changes the feel of the markets and the columns on the table.

We can get around sync but at the cost of your security and the security of the blockchain. I'm not sure we need that liability. However, it is a good idea and it's considered something to tackle. In BitHalo I don't make users download the chain. The problem is altcoins don't have access to things like API requests for unspent transactions. On chainz they make you get an API key so we need our own block explorer which requires multiple servers so users can know there is know their inputs and values are accurate. This is peoples money we are talking about, it's not a trivial thing.

What Bitbay needs is a niche for it's marketplace. Like Facebook had Harvard community as a niche. A small, obtainable nucleus around which people can form and trade stuff.

Grey market products seems an obvious choice but that has it's own connotations. It could be much lower key, like the lending economy. Smart contract escrows could be used for lending stuff out to people in the neighbourhood. IE, 0% transaction, 100% collateral. That way people can confidently give out their gear knowing that they'll receive it back in perfect condition or be reimbursed. 

Think small, really small, put the bar all the way down and then you can start get that snowball rolling.   

@preventative.Measures

I think you definitely have the wrong idea about what's going on with BitBay. If you're having technical issues with the client we'll gladly assist you, furthermore any specific feedback will allow for us to improve the client in the future.

As for saying an explainer video would be a waste of resources, I think you contradicted yourself when in your own post you admit to being confused as to "what BitBay does". A good explainer video would assist in the average person's understanding of what BAY is 

Yes I meant fancy graphics or something. People got used to just click and go to beautiful sites where they can find everything they want. But OK, they learn about BitBay and that it has some advantages, they bother to install the software and wow, waiting to syncronise for a pair of days and watching the poor graphic design.
These two things work together. It would be great if at least one was changed: having a lite client or fancy graphics or anything solving this.
Bitbay is ready for a long time to accept traders, wasn't it so a year ago? But still sometimes I look and see noone there or a pair of coin offers from some community member.

What happened to you guys?  This used to be a big part of my portfolio but I got out about a month ago.  I'm not trying to be negative I am just curious is all.  Sounded like a project with big potential but you guys aren't even top 100 anymore 

Lot of scammy bullshit ico coins with fake volume and fake caps infesting the top 100.

I mean look at the top100 i hardly recognise any projects there.

Once people click on to the fact they have no solid development teams and their roadmaps are dreams and talk bullshit they will collapse.

I do think we need 2 things that we do not have

1. an incentive to accumulate and hold (could argue peg and roadmap are the reasons )
2. an easy way for other dev teams to build apps and websites for specialised services on top of bitbay core and a way for them to fund raise and issue their own tokens.


Even without number 2 if we complete our road map the project should be top10 minimum.

hello bitbay community  

my first post here I think. Been looking at the project for some time now have a small amount of bitbay and bought some more after reading the op. Still wondering if I should buy more but also still have lots of reading to do on the project.

I already saw lots of cool features that are working in the system. And when I see this from a technical view current prices make no sense. So what is going on? I get the feeling the budget for the project is not big? Is it via donations? Are there any plans for marketing? Cause this is a already working platform with all kind of features so why isnt it used? Why does so little people know about it? Bitbay should be more in the spotlight. Hype is a swear word to some but bitbay could use some I think. So many things overhyped but bitbay has something to show for no vaporware or just roadmaps.

The roadmap says that you are planning to make a mechanism the control the supply to meet demand in the future. For various reasons. Bit hard to understand, but if you are a trader or investor you dont want a stable price(maybe in the end). I get that as a seller or buyer you want the stability since they otherwise would have to sell every bitbay for bitcoin or something else. But here seems to be a contradiction ? traders wants volume and price swings and investors wants volume too because that attracts interest etc and price is more likely go higher in the end with ups and downs of course. So how will this work with this price stability mechanism?

Also is there any incentive why a higher price for bitbay would be needed if the platform would be more popular? Like you have with factom for example?

is it possible for someone that sells something and gets paid in bitbay to convert it to bitcoin? And sorry last lazy question why should people go for bitbays marketplace instead of openbazaar for example


also I also think that a nice lay out of the marketplace is important people are used to it and are expecting those things

thanks