Received: from sog-mx-2.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com ([172.29.43.192] helo=mx.sourceforge.net) by sfs-ml-4.v29.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1WlgZq-0007Ic-RS for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Sat, 17 May 2014 15:31:10 +0000 Received-SPF: pass (sog-mx-2.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com: domain of hotmail.com designates 65.54.190.215 as permitted sender) client-ip=65.54.190.215; envelope-from=jerfelix@hotmail.com; helo=bay0-omc4-s13.bay0.hotmail.com; Received: from bay0-omc4-s13.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.190.215]) by sog-mx-2.v43.ch3.sourceforge.com with esmtp (Exim 4.76) id 1WlgZn-0007xW-JU for bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net; Sat, 17 May 2014 15:31:10 +0000 Received: from BAY173-W14 ([65.54.190.200]) by bay0-omc4-s13.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Sat, 17 May 2014 08:31:01 -0700 X-TMN: [60uW5268byIYPcyRuxRhK7Lhq8DXTEqH] X-Originating-Email: [jerfelix@hotmail.com] Message-ID: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_a4f727f2-92be-4a2d-910f-c781657805e6_" From: Jerry Felix To: "bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net" Date: Sat, 17 May 2014 11:31:02 -0400 Importance: Normal MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 17 May 2014 15:31:01.0932 (UTC) FILETIME=[026F1EC0:01CF71E5] X-Spam-Score: -1.2 (-) X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by mx.sourceforge.net. See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. -1.5 SPF_CHECK_PASS SPF reports sender host as permitted sender for sender-domain 0.0 FREEMAIL_FROM Sender email is commonly abused enduser mail provider (jerfelix[at]hotmail.com) -0.0 SPF_PASS SPF: sender matches SPF record -0.7 RP_MATCHES_RCVD Envelope sender domain matches handover relay domain -0.0 RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE RBL: Sender listed at http://www.dnswl.org/, no trust [65.54.190.215 listed in list.dnswl.org] 1.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message X-Headers-End: 1WlgZn-0007xW-JU Subject: [Bitcoin-development] Paper Currency X-BeenThere: bitcoin-development@lists.sourceforge.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 17 May 2014 15:31:11 -0000 --_a4f727f2-92be-4a2d-910f-c781657805e6_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable It seems to me that there's a huge need for a paper currency that is counte= rfeit-resistant=2C inexpensive to print=2C internationally recognized (bord= er-less)=2C fits in a wallet=2C and machine readable. I pitched this idea at the Cincinnati Bitcoin meetup last week=2C and I did= n't get thrown out=2C so I took the time to document a proposed standard to= accomplish this. I've put my ideas into BIP format=2C so that you can see= what I have in mind=2C although I picked some=20 BIP numbers myself that seem to be available. Call them "proposed proposal= s"=2C or "provisional BIPs". I've numbered them provisionally BIP-80 to BI= P-84. If you guys think that this idea has some merit=2C let's discuss. https://github.com/jerfelix/provisional_bips/blob/master/README.mediawiki Submitted with humility and some fear of getting laughed out of here... - Jerry = --_a4f727f2-92be-4a2d-910f-c781657805e6_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

It seems to me that there's a hu= ge need for a paper currency that is counterfeit-resistant=2C inexpensive t= o print=2C internationally recognized (border-less)=2C fits in a wallet=2C = and machine readable.

I pitched this idea at the Cincinnati Bitcoin = meetup last week=2C and I didn't get thrown out=2C so I took the time to do= cument a proposed standard to accomplish this. =3B I've put my ideas in= to BIP format=2C so that you can see what I have in mind=2C although I pick= ed some
BIP numbers myself that seem to be available. =3B Call them= "proposed proposals"=2C or "provisional BIPs". =3B I've numbered them = provisionally BIP-80 to BIP-84.

If you guys think that this idea has= some merit=2C let's discuss.

https://github.com/jerfelix/provisiona= l_bips/blob/master/README.mediawiki

Submitted with humility and some= fear of getting laughed out of here...
- Jerry

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