A fifth method would be the bounties that are posted on the original post.

The limit of 13 million that you speak of is the projected number of coins that will be produced from PoW mining. On top of this number is the 7% people will collect from PoS. This number of EGC from PoS can not be projected as the variables are too many. The number of coins activly being staked can fluctuate a lot at any given time.

It does sound like you are on the right path of understanding. Don't get frustrated as it is very complex with many variables playing into effect.

Thanks for the good question. I am sure you are not the only one that has wondered the same. I hope my answer provides a better understanding.

Great to have you onboard. Welcome to the EverGreenCoin community. You ask a good question, thank you. There is several ways you can acquire EGC. The first obvious way, as you mentioned, is buying at an exchange. I would suggest if you choose this route, look at the sell orders on all the exchanges first so you can get the most "bang for your buck".

A second method of gaining yourself some EverGreenCoin is by Proof of Work mining. In Proof of Work mining, you help process and verify EverGreenCoin transactions and help maintain the EGC blockchain. Modern GPU's (video cards) are very efficient at doing this because they can do the mathmatics involved very quickly. CPU's also can PoW mine but do so at a much less efficient rate. If your computer is equiped with a modern GPU, you surly want to look at this route.

A third method is selling a good or service for EverGreenCoin. If you have, for example, unused electronics that you would be willing to part ways with in exchange for an amount of EGC, you can list it on a marketplace or advertise something here in the thread. If you have a skill that you can sell your service for is another option.

A forth method is visiting a faucet. Please see the original post for a list.

No matter which way you choose to obtain your EGC, you will want to be sure to hold them in an unlocked (for staking or for staking and spending) wallet so you collect the 7% interest on them. Read here in the thread as I have just elaborated on staking and the proper way to stake your EverGreenCoin.

I hope I have have given you sufficent ways to start your EGC wealth. Thanks for the question.

There is unlimited maximum staking age with EverGreenCoin. This means there is no end to how long you can collect the 7% from PoS. PoW mining will end in approximatly 5 months from now.

Thank you for the suggestion on the website. A revamp of the website is activly be worked on. I will definatly consider and follow this suggestion in doing so.

I do strongly agree with your opinion on trust also. I hope yourself and others do find myself and my team trustworthy as we do hold integrity, professionalism, transparency, and accountability to the highest standards.

Thank you for your question Porsche911. I hope I have answered it clearly and, thank you for your suggestion.

Well, you know how to solve that.

Yes, your projection is accurate. (1(decimal point)91780821... per day by my math.)

See my above message to set this up properly.

To backup, simply keep a copy of your wallet.dat file in a safe place. Your wallet.dat file can be found on Windows within %APPDATA%\EverGreenCoin\ or otherwise stated, C:\Users\YOUR USERNAME HERE\AppData\Roaming\EverGreenCoin\
On Mac OS X it can be found within /Users/YOUR USERNAME HERE/Library/Application Support/EverGreenCoin/
on Linux it can be found within ~/.evergreencoin/ or otherwise stated, /home/YOUR USERNAME HERE/.evergreencoin/

In the event your current computer becomes none functional, your wallet.dat file could be used on your replacement computer. Storing your private key in a safe location is another way to achieve this safety and has a similar recovery method but, making a copy of the wallet.dat is slightly easier.

I hope that clears it up for you, Porsche911!

p.s. I love your car.

Proof of Stake is mining, yes. When staking, you do process translations, you do verify the blockchain, and you are rewarded for doing so. Unlike Proof of Work mining, your reward can be and is guaranteed so long as you meet the requirements for staking. One requirement is meeting minimum staking age. Minimum staking age for EGC is 24 hours. Coin age does not accrue until after coin maturity. Your wallet does not need to be running for coin age to increase.

Another requirement is that your wallet not be fully locked. If you never encrypted your wallet, your wallet can not be locked and you can disregard this requirement. It is the best and safest practice that you do encrypt your wallet (Settings > Encrypt Wallet). After the wallet encryption process, you will need to unlock the wallet for staking to take place. When you unlock the wallet you will notice a check box in the password dialog window that allows you to either A) unlock for staking only (checked, default), or B) unlock for spending and staking (unchecked). If you unlock for staking only you will be prompted for the password again if you try to send. This is just an added layer of security so that coins do not get accidentally sent and is a safe measure to follow.

In simple words, just hold the coins in a running and unlocked wallet. You will collect payments towards your 7% annual reward. There is no maximum staking age for EGC. You will collect so long as you hold coins in a unlocked (for staking only or for staking and spending) wallet.

Your weight versus the network weight only determines the frequency of payments towards the 7% but, it will always be 7% no matter how low or high your weight is.

I hope that answers your questions clearly and accurately, Porsche911!

Be sure to get that 8k staking as soon as possible.

Nice work, again, Anoona!
Let me quote it so everyone can check it!

Thanks, again!

FYI, anyone can help us expedite the use of signage like this by submitting a coin request to CoinPayment.net or by talking to any crypto-friendly merchants. Thank you in advance for any contribution to this effort!

Only 5 weeks since launch. But yes, we are starting to see the fruits of our labor. You are right, selling now might be greatly regretted in another 5 weeks of growth.

I am sure that is one of the many reasons. Many reasons all stemming from the hard work of both the team and the community.

Let's keep growing in this direction!

Gracias!

Not certain of the reason. But it is great to see.

#ToTheTreetop

Thanks Anoona!

Hi rimbit! We do realize that the electrical cost savings will by no means cover a mortgage payment or perhaps even a meal once a month. It is not really intended as "cost saver" device as much as it is a "free resource utilizer" device harnessing the sun's power. That said, as opposed to leaving a computer on 24/7 for the sole purpose of staking, it could be a cost saver in that scenario also.

Your project looks very promising and a similar direction I have been trying to push our project and my team's vision for it. Thank you for your generosity in sharing your code and your enthusiasm for our project. I am sure your work will give us a much needed jump closer to production of the EverGreenCoin Solar Miner.

Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm for the project! It is very welcome motivation.

We have reworded the introduction on the op. Let us know how you think it sounds, if you wish.

Thanks dez! Glad to see you have stuck around!

Yes, the device will be PoS mining, not PoW mining. And yes, technically staking is a form of mining as transactions are processed, the blockchain is verified, and rewards are given for doing so. We label it "EverGreenCoin Solar Miner" not "solar staker" because we feel non-technical, non-crypto people might sooner unerstand mining than staking. Mining is a bit older terminology that average people might have heard of and at least understand it as "gaining".

Glad to hear you agree it is a good idea.

Good to know! Please send me a link along with your EGC address for payment when you have it completed. I want to provide links to the various translations atop this ANN as I have done with Español. Also please provide a link to this original English ANN OP and the Español atop the Romanian one. Similar to what has been done with the Spanish one. I am aware the Español ANN one does incorrectly point back to itself instead of this English one as it should. I have contacted the translator to fix this. But I think it demonstrates the logic I am trying to achieve. I want to do this across all the languages, adding the new ones as they become available, as I think it will convey unity very nicely.

Don't hesitate to ask if you need help or my instructions need further elaboration.

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