Mad PotCoins Community Transition

Here's a summary of the 2015-03-15 WCN "Mad PotCoins Community Transition" episode transcript:

1. Main Topics Discussed:

• Community Transition: Pockoin is transitioning to a fully community-owned model, with community admins now controlling the official website.
• Community Involvement: Encouragement for community members to become admins/moderators through participation on the subreddit and Pockoin joint.
• Blog Maintenance: The official website blog will be updated more regularly with the help of new admins.
• Ralphie May Incident: Discussion about a comedian's impaired performance due to excessive marijuana use and the impact on the perception of stoners.
• Darkcoin/Dash Rebranding: Analysis of Darkcoin's rebranding to Dash and the market's negative reaction to the change.
• T-Mobile & Bitcoin: T-Mobile's pilot program accepting Bitcoin for prepaid top-ups in Poland and potential global expansion.

2. Key Quotes:

• "I no longer feel the name Dark coin reflects the true essence of the project and have decided to rebrand our product." - Evan Duffield (regarding the Darkcoin/Dash rebranding)
• "The drug of choice is not the problem. The choice of priorities in life is what determines whether it's a problem or not." - Commentary on responsible recreational use.
• "If you like to get high sometimes, that's great, but if your only goal in life is to get high, you are no better than an alcoholic or a crackhead." - Further commentary on priorities.

3. People Mentioned:

• Ironhammer 5
• Deemington
• Pockoiner 420
• Mr. Coin
• Ralphie May
• Doug Benson
• Evan Duffield (Darkcoin/Dash core developer)

4. Bitcoin Price:

• The transcript does not mention a specific Bitcoin price. It notes that Darkcoin's price dropped more than 10% on the day of the rebranding announcement.