What is BTCMobick?

BTCMobick /ˈbɪtməʊbɪk / is a proof-of-work cryptocurrency that underwent a hard fork from Bitcoin's 10th-anniversary ledger (at 556,759 blocks) on January 3, 2019. The name 'Mobick' is derived from Herman Melville's novel "Moby-Dick."

[Website]

https://btcmobick.org/

This initiative is spearheaded by South Korean writer Taemin Oh and is operated by his company known as Otaverse. Its 300 nodes and mining pools are spread across South Korea, the US, and Australia. Due to security concerns, the code remains private. Mining rights will be up for grabs for anyone around the world once it becomes public in 2029.

A whitepaper wasn't provided for this project because the team had no interest in listing Mobick on cryptocurrency exchanges. Oh later released the whitepaper on Oct. 4, 2023, but it is still changeable because it's not a promise to lure investments. Moreover, the project team cannot sell any of their holdings since their wallet addresses are under surveillance by holders. Their 14 paper wallets are securely stored in a bank vault and a 7-member Public Goods Oversight Committee manages the assets. In addition, the Personnel Committee and BTCMobick Council with over 100 members help manage what happens within the community.

Although Mobick is now listed on LBank with a ticker BMB, it is also actively trading between individuals using Bitcoin paper wallets, mobile apps, and websites that facilitate P2P trading. Before exchanges appeared, people traded Bitcoin primarily through direct transactions on online forums and IRC (Internet Relay Chat) channels. Paper wallets were popular among early Bitcoin adopters as a method for storing and transferring Bitcoin because they were a simple and secure way to store Bitcoin. The Mobick community is one of the largest active Bitcoin paper wallet marketplaces in the world.

Mobick Mania App - Korean language / KRW-Mobick trading pair only

: https://mobickmania.com/

Mobick Market App - Korean language / KRW-Mobick and BTC-Mobick trading pairs

: https://mobickmarket.com/

*Mobick Market is temporarily not in operation due to an upgrade of its trading fee system.

More than 1/4 of Mobick's total supply will be distributed free of charge to established corporate entities, with the goal of fostering a robust ecosystem on the Mobick blockchain network. Another quarter will be airdropped to early Bitcoin holders on Bitcoin's 20th anniversary. This airdrop will serve to identify which wallets are inactive and which are still in use, as Mobick will be distributed to those who conduct on-chain transactions. The project team's remaining holdings will be incinerated after that.

Mobick's founder believes that tech giants like Google, Apple, or Samsung can bring meaningful changes to people's lives, which is why he doesn't want to compete with them. Instead, he plans to donate a significant portion of his holdings to these companies so they can fully utilize the potential that blockchain technology has to offer. The world is becoming a single, gigantic ecosystem in the metaverse, and the entity that can seamlessly make information cross borders will dominate the world. By building layer 2 and 3 on top of the Mobick blockchain network, these companies can not only become leaders in crypto but also expect the value of their crypto holdings to skyrocket.

Who is Taemin Oh?

Even before diving into the world of Bitcoin, Oh gained recognition as an undergraduate. While serving on the student council at Yonsei University, one of Korea's top private schools, he uncovered financial mismanagement within the council. He made history by hiring an accounting firm to audit and rectify the situation, marking the first time this had been done in Korea. He also wrote a book on decentralization before graduating.

During his service as an officer in the Air Force, Oh was tasked with addressing housing issues in the military. Apartments in Seoul were occupied by the families of high-ranking officers, including generals, who were not entitled to them, causing difficulties for newly assigned low-ranking officers. Oh decided to make the names of these unauthorized occupants public on the Air Force intranet. Despite facing insults, threats, and even insubordination, he succeeded in his mission by ensuring full transparency.

In his professional career, Oh dealt with cybercrimes, money laundering, and gambling. He led an internet startup during the dot-com bubble, but the company eventually failed, leading him to transition into the private education sector. After discovering Bitcoin in 2014, he has committed himself to informing people about the importance of Bitcoin by writing books and delivering lectures.

Oh was the first person in Korea to advocate for Bitcoin miners' potential to benefit the electricity industry by stabilizing the grid and monetizing wasted electricity. His 12-episode lecture series on Bitcoin, broadcast on EBS, was the first of its kind on national television. Currently, he teaches blockchain and geopolitics at Hanyang University’s graduate school. He also runs a YouTube channel called Wisdom of Bitcoin, where he shares his thoughts and insights with a broader audience.

[ Basic Info ]

Max Supply 39,403,881.25 MO

Circulating Supply 19,975,000 MO (as of Sept. 2023)

*Bitcoin Hardfork 17,459,500 MO

Additional Issuance 18,403,881.25 MO

Locked up 14,000,000 MO (founder's), 1,989,897 MO (individual holders')

Burned 600,000 MO (JTBC) / 3,367 MO (Consol Application) / 233,620 MO (mining excess)

Lost 577,000 MO

[ Whitepaper ]

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AnP9LZ-h7u8piXq0LGjldXDpvtErQdZX/view

[ Mainnet Explorer ]

Old: http://blockchain.mobick.info

New: http://blockchain2.mobick.info/

BetweenBits: http://ordinals-betweenbits.mobick.info/

[Mobick Wallet App]

Old: https://apps.apple.com/be/app/btcmobick/id6448325952

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.mendelwallet.mendelwallet&hl=da

New: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dobs.btcmobickwallet.btcmobickwallet&pli=1

[NFT Marketplace] (in Korean Language)

https://playmobick.com/

[ 14 Mobick Addresses with 1 million each ]

1DvZpgNxn7vYVw9YUGcmReX44DJFrMmrRN

1HFkz2rdgEXspyAQGabPZgk2x53Cc8YhRH

13D8fsUF7Q798c7AGEBXje83RM9ydRuwPb

13Kcvy7L7dKJdnzZhsJj5gUd4sHNeSL17y

182irMMQccAUKsRdBKPaknD5nBmwTGxCP5

12Us5W2Q1QtpoTTtoki8MPyzDxkyu632fJ

1GTJy1MYc997ZjxS47xPdtojmJRv1nfjtD

12wnpm9rahfi4wozxkQ2hw3YiGrMSNZYxt

1qdSHXTF6j4Eyj2Epew5tqJKCSjxWbuRr

1MozvNzU3qG7htgyp3VoV37oCfGKwDyaVZ

1LAC7qMv2vbvuTXW87K1pax3wbFgwrHZE2

189wv94WqQwtVfhAGAS4HSggzGu2TiARtT

1Pnds7trxvH27a6NWRnUsUr8jTRZVTY4iy

18Sfj67BeMoGe1itUcLUigph4DiYkcVsV3

[ Five More Mobick Project team Addresses ]

1LMTXfvQiEkCiqZZsETZC6BcCYhSkeJwYv

1DBaERHD4Gu4diaeYtLW9tqCxsZV1XHdVg

1B4aSmNdQukXwrtvL8vYdZF9vJy1YB8eoy

1AUTPjMA9fJr4PUpiSDPLupcqd4YwDoSjY

: 577,000 MO in these wallets are considered lost. The project team says they lost the private keys. If any of the coins in them move, the Mobick project is done.

17swKRaQRhFiftSsGj2vC16Gfi7FHqTb85

: Since the mass airdrops, the project team has returned their Mobick to this address. It is regarded as Mobick public fund and will be used to make the ecosystem stronger. The founders total holdings add up to 14,265,540 MO.

[ JTBC Burn Addresses ]

1JTBCburnedMobick1XXXXXXXXXXZDDUGJ

1JTBCburnedMobick2XXXXXXXXXXVxbTXA

1JTBCburnedMobick3XXXXXXXXXXWBdbwf

1JTBCburnedMobick4XXXXXXXXXXbmM1Sg

1JTBCburnedMobick5XXXXXXXXXXaHtcXS

1JTBCburnedMobick6XXXXXXXXXXXaP17i

: The entire 600,000 MO that was donated to JTBC was incinerated on September 9, 2024.

[ Burn Addresses for mining excess ]

1Mobick2o24BurnedxxxxxxxxxxyT6QLv (~ Dec. 2024 / 224,559 MO)

1Mobick2o25BurnedxxxxxxxxxxvhFM5V (Jan. 2025 / 9,061 MO)

Related Video (dubbed in English)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYGjQKtZKWM