Just a sum up
So if anyone have seen one of my latest post about printing money, i am in the process óf making a physical token for representing steem. The idea behind this is that i want to do my part in raising awareness of steem and steemit.
As stated in the other post, i am now in the process of 3d modeling, and 3d printing a few different versions of steem coins. You can see the first one here
This is only the very first version, and there is still a ton to do. In the following time, i’ll be refining and reiterating on the physical shape of the coin. When i find a form that i am happy with, i will share it with steemit, and if it is deemed acceptable, i will call it the final version.
Today, i sketched out two other possible forms for the coin. I apologize for the bad picture of the black coin. I only had black filament left at that point, and as it was only a quick sketch, i didn’t see it as a big issue. Also, i do not have the best phone, so the camera could be better.
As you can see, one of them has a raised while the other (the white and the “transparent”) is incused. I’m not sure which i prefer, but at least i have tested out some different ideas now.
The idea
The reason for doing this is so i/ anyone interested can have a physical representation of our favorite crypto to use as we see fit. For me, the reasoning would mainly center around the fact that i could now give away a physical token to people i meet on the street, hereby making them aware of the currency and social network.
Of course, this would only be a drop in the sea, but any person joining our website is added value, as everyone has something to share.
Naturally, i would also like to give the coins away to my fellow steemians. However, i’ll have to consider the best approach for me. As i am a student, i am not sure i would be able to afford shipping it out to you guys, as shipping in/ from Denmark is at a price point somewhere above my wallet size. So that, i will have to figure out.
Actually giving money away
While working on the project, a thought struck me. Could i actually make the coins themselves valuable? I read an interesting article on Bitcoin News (Find the link down below), about NFC enabled bitcoin wallets. What if i added a NFC to every single coin?
My reason for considering this was that i would find it interesting to transfer, say 1 steem or SBD, to each and every coin. Then i could hand a buck to someone, and they would have to get involved in order to actually get the money.
However, there are several issues with this idea. First of all, i believe i would have to make a new wallet for every single coin, and i simply have no idea how to do that viably. Moreso, there is the issue with the security, how would i actually give the new user the key for the wallet?
Furthermore, it would be a shame to put money into something that people wouldn’t check out, how would i assure that they didn’t just throw it in the bin, hereby throwing the money away?
Therefore, this idea is set on the back burner for now. IF the NFC idea is plausible (If there is a wallet that both implements NFC, and has support for steem/ SBD), i think the idea is more valuable for already existing users. The user could then have a physical token representing his or her wallet, that could be used as see fit.
Maybe this would even be a good christmas gift? Then you could make a coin, put a wallet in it, and transfer, say 10 SBD to it. I think this would be a very cool way of inviting someone into the exciting world of crypto currency.
I need YOUR help!
For now, i just want to focus on the physical shape of the coin. And for this, i would like your input. How do you think it should look? Should it be flat, thick, round or triangular? Should it have a QR code on the back? Which color should it be? Should it have a raised or incused logo etc.
ANY input is greatly appreciated and will be taken into consideration. Steemit is about community, so i want everyone to have a say.
Article title: Forget QR Coded, NFC Bitcoin Wallet Cards are here
Website title: Bitcoin News
URL: https://news.bitcoin.com/nfc-bitcoin-wallet-cards/