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Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 22:11:30 +0200
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Hello,

In term of business model, I believe Colony.io follows the model that=20
someone describes as the "ICO bubble=20
<https://medium.com/@josh_nussbaum/the-ico-bubble-6cadefaf8cbc>" (but=20
apparently they backed out from doing an ICO this year, according to=20
their blog).

Bye,
Gregorio

On 10/10/2017 11:41 AM, sukender1@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi Robin,
>
> The global concept of an open "meritocracy" sounds good, and may be=20
> adapted for whatever people could bring to Lojban. However,=20
> Colony.io's business model is not perfectly clear to me. Moreover, it=20
> seems heavily tied with ETH crypto-currency and Ethereal technology=20
> (which are rather new to me, too).
> This makes me a bit suspicious (yeah, I just can't fully trust things=20
> I don't understand!)... Do you have information that may clarify all=20
> of this?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --=20
> Sukender
>
>
> Le lundi 9 octobre 2017 01:28:59 UTC+2, Robin Powell a =C3=A9crit=C2=A0:
>
>
>     https://colony.io/
>
>     Seems like the sort of thing that might help small/volunteer orgs
>     like the Lojban community get more done.
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    <div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">Hello,<br>
      <br>
      In term of business model, I believe Colony.io follows the model
      that someone describes as the "<a moz-do-not-send=3D"true"
        href=3D"https://medium.com/@josh_nussbaum/the-ico-bubble-6cadefaf8c=
bc">ICO
        bubble</a>" (but apparently they backed out from doing an ICO
      this year, according to their blog).<br>
      <br>
      Bye,<br>
      Gregorio<br>
      <br>
      On 10/10/2017 11:41 AM, <a class=3D"moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href=3D=
"mailto:sukender1@gmail.com">sukender1@gmail.com</a> wrote:<br>
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    <blockquote type=3D"cite"
      cite=3D"mid:25ab58cf-ae35-4ff6-99c0-69e1abac17ab@googlegroups.com">
      <div dir=3D"ltr">Hi Robin,
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>The global concept of an open "meritocracy" sounds good,
          and may be adapted for whatever people could bring to Lojban.
          However, Colony.io's business model is not perfectly clear to
          me. Moreover, it seems heavily tied with ETH crypto-currency
          and Ethereal technology (which are rather new to me, too).</div>
        <div>This makes me a bit suspicious (yeah, I just can't fully
          trust things I don't understand!)... Do you have information
          that may clarify all of this?</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>Thanks.</div>
        <div><br>
        </div>
        <div>--=C2=A0</div>
        <div>Sukender</div>
        <div><br>
          <br>
          Le lundi 9 octobre 2017 01:28:59 UTC+2, Robin Powell a =C3=A9crit=
=C2=A0:
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            <br>
            <a href=3D"https://colony.io/" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"nofollo=
w"
onmousedown=3D"this.href=3D'https://www.google.com/url?q\x3dhttps%3A%2F%2Fc=
olony.io%2F\x26sa\x3dD\x26sntz\x3d1\x26usg\x3dAFQjCNHy2qi-pB252tt2jys2_TBcz=
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y.io%2F\x26sa\x3dD\x26sntz\x3d1\x26usg\x3dAFQjCNHy2qi-pB252tt2jys2_TBczX3wd=
g';return
              true;" moz-do-not-send=3D"true">https://colony.io/</a>
            <br>
            <br>
            Seems like the sort of thing that might help small/volunteer
            orgs
            <br>
            like the Lojban community get more done.
            <br>
            <br>
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