Stellar XLM

Whelo79

Jesse Lund - VP of IBM Blockchain and World Wire.

“We’ve got a launch announcement coming out soon … let’s just say we’re gonna be supporting more than 50 countries out of the gate, 30-40 currencies, and enough market makers to drag along 30 or 40 banks, so we’ll have a significant portion of the world covered and our goal is to continue to expand that network and to provide global coverage within 3-5 years where you can actually send remittances in a consistent way, immediately, at a very low cost, from anywhere in the world to anywhere in the world. "

Whelo79

https://youtu.be/legX53i9uoM

Full interview here, 24 minutes. Some very interesting information in there!

bmc58

Whelo79 wrote: »

Jesse Lund - VP of IBM Blockchain and World Wire.

“We’ve got a launch announcement coming out soon … let’s just say we’re gonna be supporting more than 50 countries out of the gate, 30-40 currencies, and enough market makers to drag along 30 or 40 banks, so we’ll have a significant portion of the world covered and our goal is to continue to expand that network and to provide global coverage within 3-5 years where you can actually send remittances in a consistent way, immediately, at a very low cost, from anywhere in the world to anywhere in the world. "

Yahoo..go Stellar,been holding my stash through thick and thin.I could be a Stellarionare this time next year.

makeorbrake

bmc58 wrote: »

I could be a Stellarionare this time next year.

This time next year, Rodney.

bmc58

makeorbrake wrote: »

This time next year, Rodney.

Ha,ha,ha,Good one.

OU812

I've still got mine in the original Wallet thing. Should I move them out so I can sell & if so, where to?

bmc58

OU812 wrote: »

I've still got mine in the original Wallet thing. Should I move them out so I can sell & if so, where to?

No idea.So many tech scammers out there if you let your guard down you'll end up with your wallet empty.Sit tight and let them grow.

Dohnjoe

OU812 wrote: »

I've still got mine in the original Wallet thing. Should I move them out so I can sell & if so, where to?

Not considered a great time to sell (the bottom dregs of a bear market). All time high was $0.92, currently trading at $0.09. However if you are determined to sell, then open an account at Binance, transfer and sell them there for Eth or BTC. Then move the Eth/BTC to a fiat exchange (like Coinbase) and sell for cash.

Just my opinion, I hold many different coins by this stage, and I see Stellar as one of the better projects considering their partnerships, tech, team, potential and positioning. They are currently the 8th largest crypto by market cap. That said, like any crypto, they could go to zero

kippy

The whole lot looks to be complete nonsense. I'd say get out at 0.09 before it goes lower. It's been on a downwards trend for over a year at this point and there's absolutely nothing I can see that put's this "coin" ahead of any other.

Dohnjoe

kippy wrote: »

The whole lot looks to be complete nonsense. I'd say get out at 0.09 before it goes lower. It's been on a downwards trend for over a year at this point and there's absolutely nothing I can see that put's this "coin" ahead of any other.

It's crypto, there is little or no rationality to it. It went on a downward trend for 3 years at one point, then went up hundreds and thousands of percent over a period of 10 months. So yeah, it could all die, or on the other hand, human psychology doesn't change much and people could start piling in at some point in the future

kippy

Dohnjoe wrote: »

It's crypto, there is little or no rationality to it. It went on a downward trend for 3 years at one point, then went up hundreds and thousands of percent over a period of 10 months. So yeah, it could all die, or on the other hand, human psychology doesn't change much and people could start piling in at some point in the future

Highly highly unlikely, there were a lot of people burned badly and the bad news about this stuff keeps on coming.

Dohnjoe

kippy wrote: »

Highly highly unlikely, there were a lot of people burned badly and the bad news about this stuff keeps on coming.

Your opinion. Heard many of these "opinions" in 2014. They turned out be wrong, and even during this bear many coins, inc. BTC are significantly higher than 2014/15/16

The past is no indicator of the future, but reading the BTC thread from 2011 and the similarity in "bear"/"it's all dead" comments is interesting

makeorbrake

kippy wrote: »

the bad news about this stuff keeps on coming.

Not sure where you're sourcing your info but week on week there has been plenty of positive news.

loyatemu

I finally moved mine to Kraken with the intention of selling if they got back up to 20c or so, but they've continued to drift downwards.

The longer things go on without Crypto making any real-world impact (and I don't think it ever will), the less likely it is to go back up, but at this stage they're worth so little I might as well wait and see. It's no loss if they go to zero.

Dohnjoe

loyatemu wrote: »

I finally moved mine to Kraken with the intention of selling if they got back up to 20c or so, but they've continued to drift downwards.

The longer things go on without Crypto making any real-world impact (and I don't think it ever will), the less likely it is to go back up, but at this stage they're worth so little I might as well wait and see. It's no loss if they go to zero.

If they don't matter, I'd leave them there for a few years. Could become worthless or could end up being worth a decent amount. Even during this nasty bear market BTC is currently $4,000 - it was around $500 3 years ago

Ethereum is "struggling" and down 85% from peak but it's up 1,500% on this time 2 years ago

Perhaps crypto is "dead", but have repeatedly heard this for the last 5 years, all the while it keeps climbing to higher and higher values in between steep rises and steep crashes (and of course some **** coins completely die along the way)

kunst nugget

Thankfully I stayed away from all those dodgy coins and invested it in OneCoin. The good times are set to start... any day now...

Whelo79

A nice little bump over the last few days and now a new logo. So long rocket ship!

https://medium.com/stellar-development-foundation/announcing-the-new-stellar-logo-81eb4fafe1b0

Whelo79

Now listed on Coinbase. I know that doesn't carry the same weight it did a year ago but it's still good news.

More good news to come over the next few days too with some major announcements lined up apparently.

Kickstart1.3

IBM payment system should be near now. Uses the Stellar network. This could be the one thing that absolutely puts stellar ahead of the rest

OU812

Whelo79 wrote: »

Now listed on Coinbase. I know that doesn't carry the same weight it did a year ago but it's still good news.

More good news to come over the next few days too with some major announcements lined up apparently.

Listed but not supported

rapul

Yeah buddy go Stellar, rebranding and coinbase listing, good times ahead

Whelo79

Short segment from Jesse Lund mentioning the announcement to come next week. A number of back supposedly coming online for Cross border payments.

https://cheddar.com/media/ibm-aims-to-change-the-landscape-of-cross-border-payments

Whelo79

Stellar announces Mozilla COO Danelle Dixon is to become SDF's new Executive Director.


https://twitter.com/StellarOrg/status/1106285815993434118?s=19

https://www.stellar.org/blog/why-im-joining-stellar/

https://blog.mozilla.org/blog/2019/03/14/thank-you-denelle-dixon/

Whelo79

Whelo79 wrote: »

Jesse Lund - VP of IBM Blockchain and World Wire.

“We’ve got a launch announcement coming out soon … let’s just say we’re gonna be supporting more than 50 countries out of the gate, 30-40 currencies, and enough market makers to drag along 30 or 40 banks, so we’ll have a significant portion of the world covered and our goal is to continue to expand that network and to provide global coverage within 3-5 years where you can actually send remittances in a consistent way, immediately, at a very low cost, from anywhere in the world to anywhere in the world. "

https://twitter.com/IBMBlockchain/status/1107673138916147207?s=19

Nice explanation video to go with it.

https://youtu.be/G_NRgpcRKUA

Kickstart1.3

Here's a link to why its good for Stellar Lumens (That Banker again!)
Go Stellar

This is a big deal, the market has yet to catch on how significant this is. Think of all the money middlemen that are going to be wiped out over the next few years as IBM starts to integrate their software into payment systems from big banks to your local shop till

Whelo79

Some expert timing here!

https://twitter.com/coinbase/status/1107699457095696384?s=19

Whelo79

Kickstart1.3 wrote: »

Here's a link to why its good for Stellar Lumens (That Banker again!)
Go Stellar

This is a big deal, the market has yet to catch on how significant this is. Think of all the money middlemen that are going to be wiped out over the next few years as IBM starts to integrate their software into payment systems from big banks to your local shop till

Similar points made in this video but shorter and more to the point.

https://youtu.be/IDq5MxmUSe8

My personal highlight:

Q. Are you working with Central Banks?
A. Yes we are

OU812

I think I've somehow lost my original 1,100 lumens.

Went to try to figure out how to transfer them into coinbase. Logged into the old account & had to upgrade, got the following message:

Upgraded!

You had 1100.999975 lumens in the old network.
To access your account, go to the account viewer. <-- Clickable

Went to the account viewer & the message is:

Your balance:
0 lumens
This account is currently inactive. To activate it, send at least 1 lumen (XLM) to the Stellar public key displayed above.

So I guess they're somehow gone or am I doing something wrong?

emo72

ive lost my original lumens too. no idea how to get them

jamesbondings

OU812 wrote: »

I think I've somehow lost my original 1,100 lumens.

Went to try to figure out how to transfer them into coinbase. Logged into the old account & had to upgrade, got the following message:

Upgraded!

You had 1100.999975 lumens in the old network.
To access your account, go to the account viewer. <-- Clickable

Went to the account viewer & the message is:

Your balance:
0 lumens
This account is currently inactive. To activate it, send at least 1 lumen (XLM) to the Stellar public key displayed above.

So I guess they're somehow gone or am I doing something wrong?

Is this the first time you have signed into the portal since receiving them?

Had a similar issue when I first signed into the account. Do you have your keys? And secure password saved?

Whelo79

https://www.finder.com.au/ibms-world-wire-launch-will-likely-go-down-as-a-major-event-in-payments-history

Two of my favorite parts from this article

The world has already seen this in action with the SWIFT network. It came to life in 1973 with 239 banks across 15 countries, and ended up swallowing the outdated incumbent Telex system and eating competition as it expanded. Now it's the de facto standard for international payments all over the world. There are hundreds of banks and money transfer services vying for your business, but almost all of them actually move money through the SWIFT network.

And

However, the most important part might be the introduction of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to the Stellar network. With actual fiat digital currency finding a home on the Stellar network, and its usage being encouraged on national levels by central banks, you get a major push towards real-world use.

This will probably be happening in the near future, and IBM has explicitly said on multiple occasions that central bank digital currencies will be coming to Stellar.

One of the first might be coming from the Bahamas, where the Bahamian central bank is working on a blockchain-based CBDC, dubbed the Sand Dollar, with the intention of encouraging residents to use it instead of cash. The Sand Dollar is being largely developed by IBM.

OU812

jamesbondings wrote: »

Is this the first time you have signed into the portal since receiving them?

Had a similar issue when I first signed into the account. Do you have your keys? And secure password saved?

First time on converting them

Have the keys saved and there’s no transaction history.

Baffled but they’re gone

Whelo79

OU812 wrote: »

First time on converting them

Have the keys saved and there’s no transaction history.

Baffled but they’re gone

Google the issue and I'm sure you'll find an explanation/fix.

jamesbondings

OU812 wrote: »

First time on converting them

Have the keys saved and there’s no transaction history.

Baffled but they’re gone

Uh oh. I have 4500 that I haven't checked on recently worried now

OU812

Whelo79 wrote: »

Google the issue and I'm sure you'll find an explanation/fix.

Did that but nothing turned up (my search phrases may not have been good enough but I did look for several terms)

kunst nugget

OU812 wrote: »

Did that but nothing turned up (my search phrases may not have been good enough but I did look for several terms)

I have Lobstr and when I open up the app, there's a message saying 'Temporary Stellar Network Issues' and that sending and receiving funds may be unreliable until congestion on the network reduces.

pauleoin

I signed up for this wallet from Blockchain.com yesterday and after verification I got 555 Lumens XLM in my wallet approx $50. Verification took less than an hour and requires you to provide a photo of yourself and a copy of your Passport or Driving License. The amount of Lumens XML you receive can vary and I think you have to be over 18.

https://www.blockchain.com/getcrypto

So if you are happy to provide the required verification you'll get free Lumens XLM which can then be withdrawn in the Blockchain Wallet to your Paypal account if you don't want to keep them.

JJJJNR

Make that 57.50 if you signed up yesterday.

Pump it.

el diablo

pauleoin wrote: »

I signed up for this wallet from Blockchain.com yesterday and after verification I got 555 Lumens XLM in my wallet approx $50. Verification took less than an hour and requires you to provide a photo of yourself and a copy of your Passport or Driving License. The amount of Lumens XML you receive can vary and I think you have to be over 18.

https://www.blockchain.com/getcrypto

So if you are happy to provide the required verification you'll get free Lumens XLM which can then be withdrawn in the Blockchain Wallet to your Paypal account if you don't want to keep them.

I registered for the XLM airdrop many months ago but never heard anything back or received any XLM. Supposedly they were supposed to email when it was my chance to claim my XLM and then they give you time to verify your identity but..crickets. :rolleyes:

deegs

pauleoin wrote: »

I signed up for this wallet from Blockchain.com yesterday and after verification I got 555 Lumens XLM in my wallet approx $50. Verification took less than an hour and requires you to provide a photo of yourself and a copy of your Passport or Driving License. The amount of Lumens XML you receive can vary and I think you have to be over 18.

https://www.blockchain.com/getcrypto

So if you are happy to provide the required verification you'll get free Lumens XLM which can then be withdrawn in the Blockchain Wallet to your Paypal account if you don't want to keep them.

Signed up today, got 333 xlm approx 50euro nice.
I also signed up months ago and never got anything, easy to get today tho took about 20mins

Fighting Tao

Up to $50 worth of free XLM for 4 people who use my link and have a Coinbase account.
Referral link:
https://www.coinbase.com/earn/stellar/invite/t70xc6jv


Non-referral link:
https://www.coinbase.com/earn/stellar/

Whelo79

I just done this too fairly handy. Just sign up and give KYC info and you get the Lumens. Thanks OP.

Has anyone done the same through Coinbase Earn to get the $50 of Lumens? You get $10 for answering 5 simple questions but the other $40 are based on getting existing or new coinbase users to complete at least one lesson.

If anyone is interested this is my link to sign upand earn https://coinbase.com/earn/xlm/invite/60zqbf75


This is the clean link if you don't want to use mine.
https://www.coinbase.com/earn/stellar/

JJJJNR

Going to have a go at earning inflation on my stellar this weekend if I get a quiet few hours. Will earn 1% a year in lumens. Better than sitting in an exchange.

Whelo79

JJJJNR wrote: »

Going to have a go at earning inflation on my stellar this weekend if I get a quiet few hours. Will earn 1% a year in lumens. Better than sitting in an exchange.

The Lumenauts Inflation pool is the best one to go for. They share 100% of the Lumens with pool members. Some other pools hold onto a percentage.

LordFigilton

Hi all please message me if you would like a link to free stellar lumens via coinbase - takes about 5 minutes to get 10$ of crypto

I cannot share the link as I am a first time poster apparently..

JJJJNR

Whelo79 wrote: »

The Lumenauts Inflation pool is the best one to go for. They share 100% of the Lumens with pool members. Some other pools hold onto a percentage.

Starting to feel the love for the lumens now, that interest rate beats the banks.

Dohnjoe

JJJJNR wrote: »

Going to have a go at earning inflation on my stellar this weekend if I get a quiet few hours. Will earn 1% a year in lumens. Better than sitting in an exchange.

That's a pretty bad ROI as crypto goes, and even so it's completely negated by the yearly rises/falls

I hold XLM myself, but I wouldn't lift a finger for 1%

JJJJNR

1% on 25k of stellar would be 250 euro at current price, That's in lumens if the price stayed at 11c. That's just to hodl. Epic roi.

Blueshoe

When they are fabricating it from thin air they can hand it out like candy.

JJJJNR

Sure isn't fiat the same created out of thin air.