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  1. Ryan Taylor

    Minimum Fees

    I’d say if the transaction has no economic purpose (e.g., stress tests) for the user making the transaction, that is a good threshold for defining spam. Maybe trying to define what constitutes spam is irrelevant. As long as the cost of a transaction (primarily data storage costs) is covered by...
  2. Ryan Taylor

    Ryan, good luck at consensus. Please throw down the gauntlet.

    Thanks! Bob and I are planning a great joint presentation.
  3. Ryan Taylor

    What's this Trust Protector thing all about? Let's meet them and chat about Dash stuff.

    The trust document can be found in the legal structure announcement. The link is near the bottom of the original post. https://www.dash.org/forum/threads/dash-core-group-legal-structure-details.39848/
  4. Ryan Taylor

    Planned Reduction

    As we shared on the last quarterly call, Dash Core Group was faced with some tough decisions to maintain financial stability in light of the current market. Although much of the impact from price reduction has already been absorbed by a combination of compensation fund buffers, voluntary pay...
  5. Ryan Taylor

    Network Elected Trust Protectors: Closing the Governance Loop

    Below is a link to our Medium post outlining the election process for The Dash DAO Irrevocable Trust. This notice of the election process is required by the Trust Deed of Settlement dated December 22nd, 2017. Elections are required to be held by March 31st, 2019. Special thanks to @fernando for...
  6. Ryan Taylor

    Dash Core Group Legal Structure Details

    Adding redacted document for reference. The original is on file at the offices of TCA Asset Management S.A. in Switzerland. A link was also added to the original post. https://www.dropbox.com/s/op9q9gd5la3b0t9/Dash Core Group, Inc. - The DASH DAO Irrevocable Trust - 12-22-17 Redacted.pdf?dl=0
  7. Ryan Taylor

    Dash Core Group Legal Structure Details

    Elections for the trust protectors are currently slated to be held annually, and I suspect many community members will plan to run for these positions. MNs will vote and decide. The current overlap between the trust protectors and the DCG board will cease after the first election.
  8. Ryan Taylor

    Dash Core Group Legal Structure Details

    Yes, the intent is to enable IP to be held directly by the trust once things like patents are awarded to DCG. As far as the operational tools used by DCG, I don't think every asset needs to controlled by the trust itself. It should be a function of practical considerations such as the "risk" of...
  9. Ryan Taylor

    Dash Core Group Legal Structure Details

    The minimum requirements will be basic and restricted to legal requirements to fill the role (e.g., must be legally an adult, willing and able to provide identity information required by New Zealand trust laws, etc). Outside of that, the MNs will decide the extent to which they value masternode...
  10. Ryan Taylor

    Dash Core Group Legal Structure Details

    Great question. In the event of a hard fork event, the trust protectors would have authority to evaluate the situation and make decisions in light of their duty to the MN owners at the time that the fork occurred. Ownership of DCG would most likely be assigned to one of the two forks. However...
  11. Ryan Taylor

    Dash Core Group Legal Structure Details

    It will be published on our public wiki. I will also publish a link to the document here in the original post above after I get the chance to redact. Should be within the next week.
  12. Ryan Taylor

    Dash Core Group Legal Structure Details

    Dash community, During the first quarter of this year, Dash Core Group completed the setup of our innovative legal structure, making DCG the first network-controlled legal entity. We have previously shared details on this legal structure and the rationale for migrating from our legacy...
  13. Ryan Taylor

    Recent Unauthorized Twitter and LinkedIn Account Access

    Following the unauthorized access of my personal Twitter and LinkedIn accounts at around 8:30pm UTC Wednesday, I regained control of both accounts within about three hours. Immediately, I enlisted the support of a private cybersecurity firm to secure all of my accounts, which has found no...
  14. Ryan Taylor

    Pre-Proposal - Visual Identity

    Well, not completely irrelevant, but one of a million. Though I happen to have very good insight into this ONE individual. :)
  15. Ryan Taylor

    Pre-Proposal - Visual Identity

    I will refrain from commenting on my preferred option, but I would like to comment on how I think about the process and other comments I am reading here. Changing a visual identity is a difficult process and gaining full alignment is impossible because much of this is opinion-based. I would...
  16. Ryan Taylor

    Proposal: Core Team Conferences (April)

    This proposal is cross-posted at https://www.dashcentral.org/p/core-conf-201804 This proposal funds Dash Core Group participation in five conferences between March and June, including Token2049 in Hong Kong, Bitcoin and Blockchain Conference in Moscow, Global Blockchain Summit in Denver...
  17. Ryan Taylor

    Proposal: Core Team Compensation (April)

    Yes, we are in the process of adding benefits in the coming 30-60 days.
  18. Ryan Taylor

    Additional Detail: New CFO & Patents

    Dash Community, Dash Core Group posted a few press releases over the last week, and I wanted to set aside some time to provide additional details, beyond what we can pack into the typical PR-oriented content. Provisional Patent First, we shared news that provisional patents were filed in the...
  19. Ryan Taylor

    Proposal: Core Team Compensation (April)

    This proposal is cross-posted at https://www.dashcentral.org/p/coreteam-comp-201804 This proposal funds the Dash Core Group's ongoing compensation costs - including all developers, administrative, and support staff - at market rates for base pay, excluding benefits or bonuses. We have not...
  20. Ryan Taylor

    Decentralized Escrow Provider (DEP) - Idea and guideline discussion

    Again, I'm not a lawyer and am not qualified to provide legal advice. My understanding is that if we were subpoenaed we could be required to provide the information or would face imprisonment. While we could challenge the court order, the decision of the court would stand. If the operator of the...
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