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<benrussell> I telework across international boundaries so faster forex with less fees has a direct impact on me. BTC was interesting yet mostly shunned by existing infrastructure. Stellar seems like it could be a genuine progression of financial core services.
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<benrussell> joining slack lets me watch the conversation and learn by slow adsorption rather than trying to focus on learning all of stellar in one chunk...
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<matschaffer> benrussell: I’m in that same boat. Though so far all the local currency gateways have a fair bit of setup
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<matschaffer> I’ve been using ATMs as a workaround, but it feels really silly to pull out a big wad of cash only to put it right back in the machine
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<benrussell> i've been using http://xe.com|xe.com
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<benrussell> their email system is ... questionable at best
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<benrussell> i get email notification that a deposit has been made on the day that i receive it, which is 7-10 days _after_ the actual deposit
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<benrussell> it's all dated as though their system works properly and i rx notification as the event happens on the senders end
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<matschaffer> ah, good looking rates. Looks like they don’t handle Japan though. The ATM does the job for me though
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<lovestorm203> Who can tell me when you log in to your account stellar, it appears connecting error?
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<matschaffer> thanks for the heads up lovestorm203, if you retry (or let the in-browser app retry) it should clear out. 2/5 of the public servers are out of sync and I suspect if you happen to hit one of those two it’ll just say “Connecting"
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<matschaffer> I’m doing a little maneuvering to see if I can get the network fully connected again
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<hurukan> so finally we know the auction was just a joke
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<hurukan> It was just a way to fund SDF with the money of Jed (yeah it was easy to give some funds to his cousin). I thought there would have more ethics.
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<hurukan> just disappointed...
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<zealord> i just read between the lines that at least, for certain large holder, it's more comfortable to hold $1M stellar than xrp even when Stellar is still in redesigning phase and ripple/xrp is out there several years earlier approaching banks & FIs.
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<lovestorm203> Connecting still happen when I logged in, I can not or do other transactions
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<matschaffer> yeah, stellard seems to be having some issues at the moment. Looks like one public server is working anyway
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<lovestorm203> everything was still to be overcome?
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<matschaffer> still ongoing yes
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<matschaffer> I’ll keep looking around but we may be offline until the core team wakes up
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<lovestorm203> OK, Thanks you @matschaffer
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<vanessa> "Here is what life is like for a woman with no bank account in a developing country. She keeps her savings hidden — in pots, under mattresses, in fields. She constantly worries about thieves. She may even worry about her husband taking cash she has budgeted for their children’s needs. Sending money to a family member in another village is risky and can take days. Obtaining a loan in an emergency is often im
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<eva> this is great @vanessa, thank you :lt3:
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is anyone having problems with the sfd servers?
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<eva> contest to create a video promoting any kind of digital currency or service that uses digital currency (so something like Reveal would count, too)