Most MN offer some sort of perk(s) though. I agree that they can potentially offer additional functionality, but they might also discourage new smaller stakers to enter the network.

The problem with master nodes is that it makes the rich richer.  The current Radium model is fair for everyone imo.

Couldn't agree more!

Even though the sample size is rather small, I'm actually quite pleased with the results.  It shows that people appreciate both Radium's monetary characteristics and its utility. 

My bad, it's even better ofcourse, thanks for the correction!

Radium (RADS) is currently listed on 4 exchanges:

- Bittrex
- Upbit
- Litebit.EU
- Crex24

The team is working hard to get Radium listed on more exchanges as well. There are 2 types of problem exchanges that are not suited though and that get avoided:

1) Some ask ridiculously high listing fees which is basically a money grab.

2) Some use unethical practices like P&D schemes etc. and Radium doesn't want to be a part of that.

It is possible you have a bad luck streak, but over time it will average out.  There might be an upcoming week that you find 3 or 4 blocks.

I do understand you worry a bit as with staking 175 Rads it's not clear within a short time frame if there's a problem or not. You can either wait and see what happens coming weeks or top up your staking amount a bit so you'll find a block much faster. Either way will bring clarity imo.

   

My wallet is working as intended as well.  I do get the occasional orphan block, but that's normal.

The expected time to find a block varies depending on the difficulty adjustment so you should be aware of that as well.  And you can have a bad luck streak.

Few people realize how scarce this coin is.  There will only be 9 million coins ever which is even less than half of Bitcoin's max supply of 21 million. Radium also has all the characteristics of sound money and it doesn't require tons of electricity to produce so it's eco friendly and no need to buy expensive mining equipment that gets outdated. 1 minute block time is also really nice.  One dollar per coin is ridiculously undervalued for a crypto with such awesome specs. 

Time for a little victory dance!

Yes but it now says importing blocks instead of synchronising.  Importing the blocks is faster vs synching so it saves you time. Just let it finish the process.

It's true that Crex24 is not a big exchange, at least for now, as exchanges go up and down in ranking/daily volume as well.  So who knows, Crex24 might be a top 50 exchange in a year from now.

In the meantime, I'm happy Radium got listed there as well and it didn't break the bank sorta speak.

An exchange that doesn't ask ridiculously expensive listing fees, what has the world come to!

I got to know the people behind the Radium project a little better by joining their Telegram which is open to everybody.  I must say this team is helpful, committed and driven and they're working hard. I do think as well that it is not reflected in the price of the token and ranking on coinmarketcap, at least for now.  Allthough coinmarketcap is not the best measure of performance in the space imo.

As an investor the 20% staking reward got my attention because most staking coins only give around a 5% annual yield for securing their blockchain. Only 9 million coins ever which makes it a deflationary asset is also attractive.  The 2nd layer comes with the promise to bring utility to a range of professional industries outside the little crypto bubble which is another reason why I got in.     

Anyway, the client is working as intended which is a big plus as I had some issues with other clients like eg Clams (has no further development) which cost me money.  Very happy I switched to Radium. 

Keep up the good work Radium team!

Ok I'm out and special thanks to the good sir who bought the lot.


Good luck to the Clam community and maybe one day our paths will cross again, who knows.  In the meantime I wish you all the best.


Peace out.


G.

That gif made my day haha.


So out of interest, how much Clams/day would I get if I were to join the dark side with those 30k Clams.  Do you have an idea, approx.?

That's an excellent explanation and some good tips on top.  It's a bit like David versus Goliath isn't it?  Although in this case it won't be David that wins (or that gets his Clams to put it in context), we're just way too small, we can't compete with that.

Cheers  

Thank you for your interest, someone here in the Clam community already made an offer by PM to buy the lot though, about 28-29k Clams in total.  If the person bails out you'll be 2nd in line.  I'll know tomorrow.

Agree, the purpose of a blockchain is to increase decentralization so Clams would benefit in that sense.

Between 3 and 8 Clams get rejected per day on average out of the 24 though, so on some days I get 16.  I can't justify the investment if that's the case. 

I want to get out and get the money back and move on at this point.

Ok so 1/3 of the clams I find get rejected, how fun is that?  So the code signals I should find about 24 a day, but 1/3 of them get rejected.  Are you saying this is working as intended?   

Well here's a screenshot to prove it:


When I click on the question marks it says 'conflicted'.  The Clams disapeared from the dashboard as well and get substracted from my balance.


My wallet was split in over 750 addresses with less than 50 clams on each for staking purposes.  When a Clam disapeared (conflicted) I got the stake back.  But that's not the issue, the issue is I lose Clams.