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Please see the updated process here:
http://dnotescoin.com/dnotes-2-0-swap-process-updated/

The DNotesVault is back online!

Please be aware:
-All accounts have been moved to dashboard.
-All deposits will be delayed.
-All withdrawals will be delayed. Including Vault User to Vault User.
-There is a new tab labeled historic. These are your old DNotes accounts.
-There will be some discrepancy between old and new accounts where there are future payments pending.
-All future payments are on hold.

New CoinSwap Process

DNotesVault Users
If you have a DNotesVault account. Simply login, click on the historic tab, copy the address for the account you would like to deposit your old DNotes to and be swapped. Send your DNotes to that address.
Your new DNotes 2.0 will be deposited in the corresponding DNotes 2.0 account in your DNotesVault. Please note, we will not be immediately swapping the DNotes and will likely delay the process. If you need assistance, please contact us via email at [email protected]

Non-DNotesVault Users
Please continue to use the following form: https://goo.gl/forms/MMAKqbqejd1rwf1m2

DNotes Global, Inc. today announced the production release of its DNotes 2.0 digital currency. The launch comes in the wake of a pre-release on March 18, 2018, and a successful period of alpha testing. The upgraded coin is designed to replace the first-generation DNotes that were first developed in 2014, with new features and benefits for stakeholders.

According to company reports, DNotes will continue to be a blockchain-powered digital currency that provides users with the payment system they need to directly transfer value quickly, efficiently, and at less cost than most third-party payment systems. The upgrades are designed to provide the digital currency with greater value and utility while offering improved benefits for those who own and use the coin.

Perhaps the most noticeable change is the adoption of proof-of-stake (POS) as the currency’s new network consensus algorithm. DNotes had previously relied on proof-of-work for transaction validation. The decision to switch to POS was motivated by a desire to place more influence with the digital currency’s stakeholders and reduce the influence of miners.

With the new system, DNotes owners will have the ability to run network-supporting nodes using their DNotes wallets, and receive payouts based on their coin balance in relation to the total amount of staked DNotes coins.

DNotes Global, Inc. CEO Alan Yong suggested that the new system would provide users with new incentives and increased influence. He also addressed the company’s broader vision and immediate plans for facilitating its long-term goals.

“DNotes 2.0 has been four years in the making, and now is the right time for these changes to take effect,” Yong said. “Though it is true that the digital currency industry remains in a nascent stage, we believe that it has matured enough that a serious effort can now be made to achieve more widespread acceptance and adoption of the technology. This is the beginning of that effort.”

According to Yong, DNotes 2.0 represents the next stage of the company’s development as it continues to develop and expand the DNotes ecosystem. As he notes, DNotes is a different kind of digital currency project, focused on achieving its goal of becoming a globally-accepted payment system and parallel currency that is accessible, inclusive, and financially-empowering.

Much of the DNotes ecosystem will continue to be familiar to long-time users. For example, the company’s innovative cold storage “online fortress” – DNotes Vault – will continue to serve as a primary web interface for DNotes stakeholders, offering quick and easy-to-use digital currency management tools for its users. At the same time, the Vault will continue to provide state-of-the-art protection for those users’ funds, backed by a guaranteed fund that protects those holdings.

Other features will receive a fresh makeover, however. Long-time DNotes holders will quickly notice important changes to the DNotes Cryptocurrency Investment Savings Plans. The new CRISP payouts will provide those stakeholders with blockchain-generated interest on funds that they hold in their DNotes accounts for a certain amount of time. That interest is expected to be earned at a rate of 0.5% every 30 days.

DNotes 2.0 will also implement a new automated invoicing system that adds a unique transaction invoice number at the blockchain level, to simplify digital currency commerce for online merchants who choose to offer their customers the option to make purchases using DNotes.

“With the launch of DNotes 2.0, we are furthering our commitment to taking a proactive approach to digital currency mass adoption,” Yong said. “Digital currency’s promised benefits will not materialize overnight and will only be realized with active efforts to bring this technology into the mainstream. DNotes intends to lead that effort.”

DNotes Global, Inc. today announced that it had formally launched its company website. The new online portal provides information about the company’s mission and vision for helping to facilitate mass acceptance and adoption of its DNotes digital currency. The site also hosts the recently-released DNotes white paper and pitch deck.

Visitors to the site are greeted with a message that reflects DNotes Global’s raison d’etre: “Paving the Way for Digital Currency Mass Adoption.” In describing the company’s mission, the website makes clear that DNotes Global’s existence is defined by its commitment to facilitating that mass adoption, while protecting the DNotes currency and providing it with intrinsic value that other digital currencies lack.

According to the website, the company has a clear strategy for achieving its objectives:

“DNotes Global accomplishes this goal by offering a comprehensive ecosystem of businesses that operate in the commercial marketplace, and by sharing equity in those ventures with the currency. DNotes Global is committed to bringing a working valuation model to its digital currency, based on real-world financial rules that make investing easier, safer, and more secure. We believe that this approach will be the most effective way to ensure that cryptocurrency’s incredible potential can be enjoyed by everyone around the world.”

The site provides ready access to both the company white paper and pitch deck. The white paper offers readers a detailed explanation of DNotes Global’s strategy for facilitating mass adoption of its digital currency, while the pitch deck offers an effective overview of the company’s plans.

Company co-founder and CEO Alan Yong acknowledged that the DNotes approach may seem unfamiliar to those who are used to jargon-laden, technical documents. “This presentation documentation is unique too, in that it is neither a business plan nor a white paper. It’s a hybrid,” he writes in his introduction to the white paper.

“We want to share with you what we have accomplished so far, with few resources other than the tireless contribution of our dedicated supporters worldwide. We are lean, agile, and collaborative – and committed to a culture of respect. We also share a common mindset that is always striving to be best in class for the mutual benefit of everyone.”

As the website and white paper make clear, the DNotes Global approach is based upon the company’s belief that mass acceptance and adoption of digital currency is not something that will be achieved without some proactive effort to make it happen. The DNotes strategy for accomplishing that objective involves the creation of an integrated ecosystem focused on building bridges between the decentralized world of digital currency – and its many services and benefits – and the real world centralized economy.

Yong says that much of that ecosystem’s foundation has already been laid, but there is still much work remaining. The website’s launch, along with the release of the company’s white paper and pitch deck, mark the beginning of the next stage of DNotes Global’s strategy to “confront one of the biggest challenges of our generation – making mass acceptance of digital currency a reality in our lifetime.”

About DNotes and Alan Yong:

DNotes co-founder Alan Yong is a well-regarded visionary who established Dauphin Technology in 1988. He is the author of the book “Improve Your Odds: The Four Pillars of Business Success, and is well-regarded as a “thought leader” in the cryptocurrency industry.

DNotes is a digital currency noted for its consistent and reliable growth, and innovative initiatives that actively engage women, young people, small businesses, workers, and others – effectively inviting the world to participate in the digital currency revolution.

For more information please visit: https://dnotesglobal.com/

DNotes Global, Inc. today announced the release of the DNotes white paper, which provides a comprehensive examination of the digital currency’s purpose, objectives, and strategy. According to a company spokesman, the white paper’s release is an important part of the company’s accelerated effort to promote and advance DNotes’ vision of achieving widespread acceptance and adoption on a global scale.

The DNotes white paper is as unique as the DNotes digital currency. Unlike many other digital currency white papers, the one presented by DNotes Global, Inc. focuses less attention on the technology behind the currency and more on how the company intends to achieve the elusive goal of bringing digital currency into the mainstream economy by facilitating mass adoption.

That uniqueness should come as no surprise to those familiar with the now-four-year-old DNotes project. As company CEO Alan Yong notes, “From its inception, DNotes has always been a different type of project. Unlike most digital currencies with a tendency to follow others by being involved in just one or two things, the DNotes team has always been committed to ensuring that the DNotes cryptocurrency would be best in class in every area that matters. Four years later, that commitment remains as strong as it has ever been”

The document’s presentation focuses on simple, understandable explanations, using real world examples and informative graphics to make its case. The result is a white paper that offers not only a look at the coin’s technological benefits, but an explanation of the DNotes Global, Inc strategic plan as well.

Throughout the white paper, readers will discover an in-depth examination of the company’s inner thought processes and receive an introduction to the holistic approach that Yong and his team are applying in their efforts to achieve mass adoption for the DNotes digital currency.

That approach is unique as well. DNotes Global, Inc. is working to expand the DNotes Decentralized network, a developed ecosystem that integrates the network, business and technology consulting, and NextGenVC into one cohesive, unified business enterprise. DNotes’ holistic approach to developing this ecosystem is patterned after the successful business principles promoted by co-founder Yong.

“As a for-profit company,” Yong wrote in his introduction to the white paper, “DNotes Global, Inc.’s core mission is to provide the leadership and management to protect and promote the best interest of the currency. DNotes Global is focused on bringing the DNotes digital currency into the mainstream, with a platform and ecosystem that will give it real intrinsic value like cash.”

As the white paper makes clear, DNotes is a “big bold vision of global scale: to create a truly inclusive supplemental currency that is accessible to everyone in the world.” According to Yong, however, the achievement of that goal is not something that can just be left to chance. He suggested that it is also not something that can be accomplished on a limited scale.

“Realistically, mass acceptance of digital currency cannot be achieved in isolation, on a small scale, with inadequate funding, an unsettled vision, and wrong timing,” he declared. “Arnold H. Glasow said it best when he said, ‘Success is simple. Do what’s right, the right way, at the right time.’ DNotes is guided by these simple principles and insights from my book, “Improve Your Odds: The Four Principles of Business Success.”

About DNotes and Alan Yong:

DNotes co-founder Alan Yong is a well-regarded visionary who established Dauphin Technology in 1988. He is the author of the book “Improve Your Odds: The Four Pillars of Business Success, and is well-regarded as a “thought leader” in the cryptocurrency industry.

DNotes is a digital currency noted for its consistent and reliable growth, and innovative initiatives that actively engage women, young people, small businesses, workers, and others – effectively inviting the world to participate in the digital currency revolution.

To view the white paper please visit: https://dnotesglobal.com/white-paper/

For more information on DNotes Global, Inc please visit: https://dnotesglobal.com/

Media contact
Name: Alan Yong
Email: [email protected]

DNotes Global, Inc. today announced the launch of its Alpha Pre-Release of the DNotes 2.0 digital currency on March 18, 2018.  According to a company spokesperson, DNotes 2.0 represents a significant upgrade of the original DNotes currency first introduced in 2014.

DNotes is a blockchain-powered digital currency and payment system that enables its stakeholders to send funds to one another in a rapid, efficient, and low-cost way. The upgraded version of the digital currency will add new features and capabilities and signals the start of the next stage of DNotes’ push to achieve global mass acceptance and adoption.

“With DNotes 2.0, we have upgraded the technology behind our digital currency as part of our broader effort to build out the DNotes ecosystem,” DNotes Global, Inc co-founder and CEO Alan Yong said. “The changes we have implemented with this launch are a crucial part of that strategy and will help to solidify our ecosystem’s foundation as we continue onward toward earning acceptance as a globally-accepted parallel currency and payment system.”

DNotes Global, Inc. also announced that the new DNotes will no longer operate using the “proof-of-work” protocol. To avoid the potential for mining centralization and dilution of stakeholder influence, the company has chosen proof-of-stake as its new network consensus algorithm. The new system enables stakeholders to use their wallet to run a node supporting the DNotes network.

The staking system provides payouts in newly-generated DNotes. Each node’s payout odds are commensurate to its owner’s coin balance as a proportion of the total number of coins being ‘staked’ on the network. The company has suggested that anticipated rewards for staking will be around 2% of the total coins in circulation each year.

“The rewards are just part of the benefit, however,” Yong noted. “The real benefits come from the increased influence that proof-of-stake provides to DNotes stakeholders. POS redistributes economic incentives from miners to coin holders, but it also removes the risk of miners exercising their influence to slow or prevent progress – a problem that has plagued coins like Bitcoin for some time now.”

The DNotesVault will continue in its role as a web portal and online fortress that provides an easy to use interface for users while offering state-of-the-art protection for account-holders’ funds. The new DNotes will reportedly enjoy the same guarantee fund protection that the original version provided to users.

The currency’s Cryptocurrency Investment Savings Plans will see a change. With DNotes 2.0, the company has expanded the plans to ensure that all DNotes users enjoy their benefits. Under the new system of rewards, every DNotes depositor will earn interest on holdings held in their account for set periods of time, at a rate of 0.5% interest every 30 days.

As Yong notes, ‘Digital currency was always meant to be a promise: a promise that says that your money should be yours to control. With DNotes 2.0, we are one step closer to making that promise a reality for everyone around the world: more control over your own money, and greater financial inclusiveness. That’s the future of money.”

“The launch of DNotes 2.0 is just the beginning. In the weeks and months to come, we will have additional announcements about new ecosystem features, new programs, and exciting new changes. Stay tuned, because the future of money is here – and the best is yet to come.”

About DNotes and Alan Yong:

DNotes co-founder Alan Yong is a well-regarded visionary who established Dauphin Technology in 1988. He is the author of the book “Improve Your Odds: The Four Pillars of Business Success, and is well-regarded as a “thought leader” in the cryptocurrency industry.

DNotes is a digital currency noted for its consistent and reliable growth, and innovative initiatives that actively engage women, young people, small businesses, workers, and others – effectively inviting the world to participate in the digital currency revolution.

For more information please visit: http://dnotescoin.com

Media contact
Name: Alan Yong
Email: [email protected]

Download the DNotes 2.0 pre-alpha windows build and source code:
https://github.com/DNotesCoin/DNotes2.0/releases/tag/v2.0.0.0-pre

Release Notes

DNotes 2.0 Pre-Release Alpha
This pre-release is an open alpha for individuals to test out features of the upcoming DNotes 2.0 release. This network and all associated address balances will be wiped before the final DNotes 2.0 production release. The dnotes-qt.exe executable available with this pre-release should work on most modern Windows operating systems.

New Features for DNotes 2.0
Switch from Proof Of Work to Proof Of Stake with ~2% annual staking reward.
Updated transaction fees to be destroyed.
Added display of DNotes and Wallet value in USD (based on coinmarketcap’s API).
Added DNotes news feeds.
Added invoice number support for sending NOTE to an address. The format to specify an invoice number when sending to an address is (address)+(invoice number).
Added CRISP payouts for keeping NOTE Balance in the same address for a period of time. For the alpha release network, the payouts happen approximately every day. The first payout block is 1500 and additional payouts happen every 1440 blocks. The final production release will payout approximately every month instead.

Post your DNotes 2.0 pre-alpha address here or send an email to [email protected], and we will send you some coins.

Regression Testing
For those of you that are familiar with running console commands, if you would like to participate in regression testing, please use this form:
https://goo.gl/forms/uBpPxgmPs2tWetBG3

Invoice Number
This is the first step in the implementation of the automated invoicing system, allowing you to add an invoice number to a transaction.
You may attach an invoice number after the address by adding a plus sign after the address, followed by the invoice number.

Example:
Address = ScsZXeo2PeLzNPVcjHdtkjQX5zY6phjTEm
Invoice Number = 1kH98asd9Hb3U8aksdnJNgs7923nasdj
Send Payment to = ScsZXeo2PeLzNPVcjHdtkjQX5zY6phjTEm+1kH98asd9Hb3U8aksdnJNgs7923nasdj
The client will recognize the difference between the address and invoice number and store them on the blockchain accordingly.

Scenario you can test:
Send a payment to an address with a random invoice number attached as the example above outlines.
Verify in your transactions that the invoice number was attached.
You should also be able to verify this independently from any node by getting the transaction id, going to the console (help > debug window > console), and typing gettransaction <transaction id>

Example:
Address = ScsZXeo2PeLzNPVcjHdtkjQX5zY6phjTEm
Invoice Number = 1kH98asd9Hb3U8aksdnJNgs7923nasdj
Transaction id = 2e56d470d068a89d51bf20f83c25622d7d5dc16f9a0b7763d3e6940733d4d791-000
gettransaction 2e56d470d068a89d51bf20f83c25622d7d5dc16f9a0b7763d3e6940733d4d791-000
Look for: “invoiceNumber” : “1kH98asd9Hb3U8aksdnJNgs7923nasdj”
And verify it matches your invoice number.

Note: Our block explorers will look for invoice numbers and have an API to call from invoice number. We may implement a RPC call for it as well. This will allow anyone to independently verify a address and invoice number from anywhere.

Staking
If you are familiar with the staking process, there are no significant changes.
1 minute block times.
Block reward is 2% of total coins in circulation, divide by the number of blocks in a year.
How much you actually earn will depend on how many coins people are currently staking.
Weighted against the network.

Block Reward Example:
Number of Coins = 130,000,000
2% of 130,000,000 = 2,600,000
Number of blocks in a year = 525,600
Block reward: 2,600,000 / 525,600 = 4.94672754…
The block reward will change every block.

Note: You will experience blocks that are staked and then later rejected.

How to stake:
Setup and staking video:
https://youtu.be/2w9r2LoXM6c
Open your wallet - Open dnotes-qt.exe
Encrypt your wallet - Settings > Encrypt Wallet > Enter password > Enter Password Again > Click ok > Click ok > wallet will close. Re-open wallet.
Make sure you have coins in your wallet and they are confirmed and mature.
Unlock your wallet - Settings > Unlock Wallet > Enter password > Click ok.
In the lower left the lock should be unlocked and the up arrow should be green. You will now be staking. You can hover your mouse over the lock and the up arrow to see the status.

CRISP
CRISP reward will be 0.5% every 1440 blocks (1 day for pre-release, but it will be 1 month for actual release). This will occur automatically.

Note:
All coins must remain in the same address for the entire period.
If you deposit at 1441, you will not receive CRISP reward at block 2880, your first CRISP reward would be block 4320.

Scenarios to test:
If you received CRISP reward with an online wallet.
If you received CRISP reward with an online and staking wallet.
If you received CRISP reward with an offline wallet.

We welcome all questions, suggestions, comments, and feedback. Please use the following forms, you may also post here for community discussion.

Suggestions and Feedback Form:
https://goo.gl/forms/xRWNAkXFaUJWc8UE3

Report any issues here:
https://goo.gl/forms/rBWvYLzufkiil4Qm2

Cryptocurrency education platform DNotesEDU has announced a massive upgrade, offering expanded content that provides entry level educational material focusing on cryptocurrency and personal finance. According to DNotesEDU education director Brandon Cheliak, the changes are an effort to address the cryptocurrency market’s current lack of sound information about investor protection and education.

The DNotesEDU platform is focused on empowering individuals with the knowledge they need to be able to make sound cryptocurrency investments. The additional educational material is designed to fill in the gap between what the average ‘mainstream’ investor finds easy to understand, and what the industry considers “beginner friendly”, with the following guide:

If Cryptocurrency Confuses You…  Start Here  

DNotesEDU provides a wide range of FREE educational material consisting of easy to understand guides, explanations, and industry videos. For those wishing to delve deeper into the technology, they can check out the material in the sub-module Cryptocurrency Education: Free Courses. Interesting articles and news briefs are included in the modules to enhance the learning experience. Videos are used to help explain concepts such as blockchain, mining, proof of stake, proof of work, wallets, smart contracts, and more.

The content rich site is also focused on helping investors assess risks and identify potential red flags. As Cheliak notes, “It’s common for new technology industries to see their fair share of con-artists coming up with clever ways to dupe unsuspecting investors. Among these cons are various forms of paid cryptocurrency ‘education packages’, sometimes with complex tier structures, and often with great promises of wealth. It is very important that people educate themselves.”

Cheliak said that DNotesEDU recognizes the difficulty people will have making the transition to a digital financial world of cryptocurrencies. The platform is committed to providing those people with information about money, the financial system, and other important factors to help them protect themselves against potential financial fraud.

The information has been designed to be entry-level, explaining investment products, strategies, and styles using short videos and other easy-to-understand mediums. The content packed sections are broken down into modules and sub-modules. An index at the bottom of each page provides a link to material covering different concepts and terms.

Cheliak stressed the important role that education can play in protecting investors. “Critical to investor protection is having sufficient knowledge of the risks associated with various investments, especially cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings (ICO),” he said. “ICOs are facing regulatory scrutiny, and investors need to know how these regulations will affect their investment. At present, ICOs represent an extreme level of risk, especially to new investors.”

To protect investors and give them some of the tips and resources needed to evaluate the various cryptocurrencies and Initial Coin Offerings, DNotesEDU has prepared a Cryptocurrency & ICO Screening Guide for Investors. The guide is for those who are interested in investing in cryptocurrencies or ICO tokens, understand that it is high risk, but have no idea what to look for in the 1500 coins and tokens available. It is not intended as financial or investment advice.

A Security module has also been included, with a basic introduction to “Online Security & Fraud Protection”. Short beginner level videos will acquaint the reader with the ever-present danger of financial or identity theft that occurs without proper email security, as well as Wifi security, firewalls, anti-virus software, and basic password practices.

Disclosure

DNotes EDU is a self-funded project by certain members of the DNotes team and community. The material on the site is not to be interpreted as investment advice. Any references to specific cryptocurrencies, financial products, or businesses mentioned in any articles or videos are purely for educational purposes. DNotesEDU advises that investors never accept a buy recommendation from anyone at face value, that they educate themselves, and always make their own decisions.

The team takes a conservative, long term approach to the industry, believing that success will come to the groundbreakers that abide by the law and follow the standards of good business practices. The goal of DNotesEDU is to provide truth and trust in cryptocurrency.

About DNotes EDU

For more information please visit: https://dnotesedu.com/

Media contact
Name:  Brandon Cheliak
Email:  [email protected]

The DNotes digital currency is four-years-old today, and one of its co-creators, DNotes Global Inc co-founder and CEO Alan Yong, marked the occasion with an article that details the project’s previous accomplishments and future plans.

In that piece, My Yong talked about the importance of observing important milestones like anniversaries, and how those observances provide an opportunity to put things into context. In remarks earlier today, he explained why he wanted to celebrate the digital currency’s birthday in this unique way.

“Four years may not seem like a long time, but a lot can happen in just a few short years. That’s especially true in the cryptocurrency space, where innovation occurs at breakneck speed. For DNotes, the last four years have been a time of steady progress, as we have methodically rolled out the various components of the DNotes ecosystem.”

“Stakeholders who have been with us since the first launch in 2014 are aware of that progress,” he continued. “However, many of the more recent DNotes holders are less familiar with the currency’s history. I wanted to take this opportunity to summarize our progress, commemorate what we have accomplished to date, and briefly touch on the exciting changes that are coming in 2018.”

Yong’s anniversary article describes DNotes’ mission, and how it has progressed since 2014. He even delves into why the digital currency project is so important to ensuring greater financial inclusion for the world’s population. As he describes it, the DNotes team wanted to create a digital currency that was different than everything that had come before it:

“Our goal was to make DNotes a digital currency with purpose: to become an accepted cryptocurrency that can supplement the world’s fiat currencies and provide financial inclusions and empowerment for people everywhere. “

His detailed account of DNotes’ progress over the last several years provides some clues about how his company plans to accomplish that purpose. Much of his article is devoted to detailing a timeline of accomplishments, as he explores the digital currency’s history and the steps the company has taken to create a working infrastructure to support DNotes’ objectives.

Considerable space is also devoted to the company’s future endeavors, of course – and that seems fitting for a company that keeps its gaze firmly fixed on the future. According to Yong, the next version of DNotes is arriving soon. Aptly named DNotes 2.0, the new cryptocurrency will replace the existing version, and contain new features and benefits. DNotes 2.0 will reportedly be based on Proof of Stake, and stakeholders will be provided with new and improved blockchain staking rewards.

Yong also talked about the company’s other major plans for the next few months and years, including the imminent launch of a mini-IPO to raise funding that will be used to advance the company’s goals. Other plans include a new digital currency exchange, banking services, payment systems, charitable enterprises, and more.

As Yong notes, the company and the DNotes community have much to celebrate:

“On this, our four-year anniversary, we can all take pride in everything that our community has achieved in such a short period of time – even as we look forward to the unfinished work that lies ahead.”

About DNotes and Alan Yong:

DNotes co-founder Alan Yong is a well-regarded visionary who established Dauphin Technology in 1988. He is the author of the book “Improve Your Odds: The Four Pillars of Business Success and is well-regarded as a “thought leader” in the cryptocurrency industry.

DNotes is a digital currency noted for its consistent and reliable growth, and innovative initiatives that actively engage women, young people, small businesses, workers, and others – effectively inviting the world to participate in the digital currency revolution. DNotes Global, Inc. has plans to launch DNotes 2.0 in early 2018, with improved features and functionality.