hmm...i don't even have a particl.conf file

hmmm, fixed it by running particld...i thought the Particl Wallet.exe would automatically start particld. Now GUI wallet is shows a message "CONNECTION REFUSED, DAEMON IS NOT CONNECTED"

were these UTC tokens automatically distributed to all UTC coin holders?

Stage - 2 (open mid January 2017)

UltraCoin tokens will be further distributed based 1:1 on your UltraCoin holdings as at a certain date (snapshot) at some random time on 15 Jan 2017.

Top 100 addresses only sorry, we have better things to do than 1,000's of transactions.

Proof of UltraCoin address ownership will be via claiming your address on Presstabs block explorer on the RichList page (enter first 10 characters of your WAVES address at the Richlist "claim"). Presstab has instructions on how to do this when you "claim" an UltraCoin address. http://www.presstab.pw/phpexplorer/UTC/richlist.php

(We note that a few UTC holders have already completed this step)

Because the PressTab explorer "claim" field cannot hold a full WAVES address (35 characters) - we must introduce another step in the process to ensure proof of ownership of UTC/WAVES addresses - and insure your privacy and security.  If a full address could be entered in the PressTab claim field all would have been very very simple.


The full process to follow to claim is as follows

1.   Claim your UTC address on PressTabs explorer http://www.presstab.pw/phpexplorer/UTC/richlist.php using only the first 10 characters of the address (this must be done before the 15th Jan 2017)

Wait until 16 Jan 2017.  A snapshot of the top 100 UltraCoin accounts will be taken by Team @Cripto on the 15th Jan and any distributions will be based on this alone.

2.   Send 0.001 Waves to our WAVES Token wallet - 3P9Y1oPLfEnjTgPrNAPq5KLnqgBzukjCxEZ (after the 15th Jan), FROM THE WAVES WALLET that you entered the first 10 characters in the UTC block explorer claim field.
  

This allows us to match your UTC claim address and calculate your UTC Token distribution amount - and proves your ownership of both the UTC address and the WAVES address.  This is all achieved with total anonymity, privacy and security. It also prevents the need for any discussions on the BTC thread which might upset the mods.

We will refund your 0.001 Waves and also refund your 0.001 fee for the transaction.  So we will send you 0.002 WAVES and the UTC token amount that matches your holding of real UltraCoins 1:1 based on PressTabs records.

If you hold multiple UTC addresses in the TOP 100 list you can use the same WAVES address for all your UTC addresses that you claim. You don't have to if you dont want to, but it will save time and transactions for all.

As always with Team @Cripto

This distribution is designed purely to demonstrate possible synergies within the crypto space and squarely to benefit UltraCoin and its supporters
After this its up to you and the UTC community to do whatever you wish with them. UltraCoin is the only Alt coin with a corresponding and distributed WAVES Token.  This is an opportunity.
No correspondence will be entered into and participation is completely up to you
We do not provide any technical support. Its up to you to sort it out, if you want to participate (the process has been checked and it works)
Its FREE
No strings attached
Its your decision to participate or not

On which exchanges will tokens be traded?

do any of the coins on your pool support merge mining? I know UNO and XMY (Myriad) supports merge mining at the protocol level so if I set mining for BTC, does this also merge mine UNO, XMY, or any other coins that support merge mining at the protocol level?

Maybe it's a good idea to limit your payout to just BTC to avoid these issues.  Maybe it's just me, but I don't see the benefit of paying out in other coins since they have to be first converted to BTC, then converted to the requested alt coin.