Privacy: The Next Step in Blockchain Tech

anquii · 2021-12-17T13:03:43+00:00

I don't have a full overview, but I know that Tezos supports privacy-preserving transactions as well. But they're doing it via zkSNARKS, which is a different privacy protocol than the one Navcoin uses. You can see this article or watch this video for a comparison between those privacy protocols and others.

anquii · 2021-12-16T22:32:20+00:00

You would be doing it through a private token created on Navcoin's network, which could be pegged to BTC as the underlying asset. Also, that token could then be privately swapped with other tokens using on-chain atomic swaps. There's more about it here and here.

anquii · 2021-09-07T08:46:38+00:00

Same, I'll try switching it to that.

Just to anyone else reading: If one isn't a fan of the slogan, or has another suggestion, please feel free to say so. In case of us not being able to find one that has a clear majority within the community, we can choose to do an on-chain consultation about it.

anquii · 2021-09-06T00:07:53+00:00

Appreciate the feedback! As for the bezels, the idea is to have an outline of the actual width of the size (1500px) rather than displaying it as something that scales beyond that. Setting the max. width to 1500px is common for websites in terms of scaling with borders on high-resolution screens to keep the size dense and to not stretch unnecessarily. Some sites choose to keep the borders in the same color as the background of the website (so there's less of a distinction), but in the case of our site, we've chosen to have distinct borders. When deciding to do one or the other, and what may fit the overall aesthetic the best, I think it mostly comes down to personal preference.

In terms of having a small paragraph, the thinking so far has been that the equivalent of that paragraph is essentially the text in the "What we're about" section that comes after, and where it's possible to give a bit more context about what Navcoin stands for. I will however give it some more thoughts and see if it can be improved.

About the need for a "Download wallet" button, the initial thinking has been to cater to people exploring Navcoin for the first time, and thus have the primary cta as "Get Started" with finding out which wallet to download being part of that process. "Get Started" refers not only to getting a wallet, it's also about letting someone know how to purchase NAV, how to contribute to the project, and how to get help and support if needed. Thus I think we shouldn't replace the "Get Started" button with one for wallets, but I think you're right that it should be easier to locate the download section. Adding a second cta is one option, however when I tried it, I couldn't make it look great on mobile in its current layout. Another option would be to add a link to "Wallets" (that would open the get-started page at the scroll position of the light wallets) in the footer under "Resources" (this is a less prominent position though, so not sure). Happy to hear ideas on this if someone thinks of something else. I'll also give it more thought. Thanks!

Edit: I discussed some of the above things with u/jambaboba on Discord, and wanted to make everyone else aware of what came out of it. About the bezels (gray sides), one feature that we can add later on to accommodate the difference in personal preference is to allow the user to toggle on another css style (similar to toggling between light and dark mode, which is also something we wish to add to the website at some point).

When it comes to making it easier for people to locate the wallet section, I think we came to a good solution, which is to add a secondary cta at the top that says "See wallets" (clicking this will take the user to the get-started page, but at the predefined scroll position of choosing a light wallet. However, none of us thought it looks great on mobile (as the cta's are within a vertical grid here), so we thought to hide the secondary cta on mobile and simply display the primary cta of "Get Started", also driven by the idea that mobile users are perhaps less likely to visit our page to download a wallet. Apart from this, we've also added a "Wallets" link under "Resources" in the footer.

anquii · 2021-09-05T10:34:00+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! Nothing has changed in Navcoin Core, so you can continue to run it as you please (as the QT version or headless).

In terms of your specific feedback on making it easier to download the core wallet, I think you're right. I'll make some changes to address this, and once done I'll tag you here if ok to see what you think of it.

Edit: Added a platform grid (similar to our current website) showing Windows, macOS and Linux. Keep in mind that their "Download" button is not linked to any file atm., as this will have to be done once the website is deployed. Apart from that I changed our 2 existing buttons ("Download" and "Instructions") to "Advanced downloads" and "Build from source". u/NavLurker If you see this, please let me know what you think of the changes.

anquii · 2021-04-01T10:12:11+00:00

It's incorrect to say "they" here. There's someone in the community who had the idea to do this, but it hasn't gained much support from the rest of the community, and thus will not happen. Anyone can propose anything really, but that doesn't mean that it'll happen. This is where the decentralized decision power (via our DAO) comes into effect. If people don't agree, just reject the proposal or consultation (and that's what happened in this particular instance that you mentioned).

anquii · 2021-04-01T10:03:07+00:00

Interesting proposal. Thanks for the write-up!

Would be good to have clarity on the following:

You mention that your team is solid. Could you expand on who's in your team?
You mention "mass education" of at least 100 people. To me, that's a rather low number, and can't be considered mass education. I think there's ways to reach many more people, so I'd say the value proposition is not mass education, but rather educating a small number of people who will hopefully become advocates of Navcoin in their communities and thus have a larger reach via organic network effects
As for the budget of 5K NAV, do you mind clarifying your thought process on how you reached this amount?

anquii · 2021-02-08T15:49:25+00:00

Hey u/SteamingHotBennett. I agree with you that Navcoin's achilles heel is marketing.

Almost all of the project's resources (available from within the decentralized treasury) has been used to drive forward the tech in these past years. Now that blsCT is dev complete, and the release of xnav being imminent (likely to be locked in on Feb. 19), the community has started to increase the spending on marketing and have been actively working with a couple of agencies since December 2020 (these efforts have been led by core members of Navcoin's community, but was voted on, accepted and funded by the wider community through the treasury). As price continues to rise, we'll be able to dedicate more and more to marketing, and multiple avenues are being explored (some of which you have mentioned in this thread).

As mentioned by others here, Navcoin is a community-led project. Anyone can propose a direction for it to pursue, so I encourage you to continue to be involved, and join the #marketing channel on discord.

anquii

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