But what do you mean "turn on POW".. Proof of Work ended with mining , bit confused here.

And that is how it's done, dev - simple and clean. No need for sending wallet.dat files anywhere.

PS: Ensure that the current COV1 public/private key combos are still valid for COV2 when doing that. Also take care of trading to be halted on exchanges prior to taking the snapshot for the premine of COV2 (for obvious reasons).

@ bittrex/riechiela: As for the coins still deposited @ bittrex: So the COV addresses currently associated to bittrex accounts will also be associated for COV2 when taking this approach, right?

Oh right, I missed the part where you mentioned the need to move out coins.

I imagined you would probably simply dump all privkeys of the current wallet and batch import them into the new COV2 wallet if the keypairs were still valid. Plus some dirty SQL inserts and update statements. I  haven't really thought this through, especially considering I only can imagine how your database model might look like. And my imagination is probably far off.

Afaik the chain was working fine with PoS prior to the wallet lock @ bittrex (or still is I assume), if I am not mistaken? If so reenabling PoW wouldn't even be neccessary.  

Updating the sources to a new codebase with a hard fork (and not with a coins swap to a new chain) would have been my choice in the first place as I wrote earlier in this thread - but I am not the dev here.

so it seems Bittrex wants me to re-vert to previous codebase/chain so people can move out their coins, in essence asking me to manualy do the swap.
now let me explain how a manual swap works; its literally that, a manual swap of the current coins you hold with the new coins (old doesnt function COV for COV2 (thanks for making me change the name there too Richie   ) .

the trex at play

ya greedy bastard

So if you could imagine:
1) You would send your coins from A) Exchange to B) your wallet.
2) You back up your wallet; record # of coins, (and a screen shot, I suggest this for your own security, showing proof of what was in the dat before sent) and send that information to me. You also provide a new COV2 address (from the new wallet)
3. I check it manually to ensure its accurate (the # of coins). I send  that many coins to the address you provide.

This process is repeated for everyone holding COV in a local wallet (meaning you moved them from exchange to your QT).

Now; its something that requires time (for the people with outstanding coins to get this msg, move coins, provide information), organizaton on our part, and not being able to progress until the swap period is over. I would say 1-2 weeks is fair for the community holders to move their coins to wallet from exchange/request a swap. This conclusion could not be avoided (unless we paid the 1.5, which I have no intention of doing). I will do this manually. I will make this the best fucking coin in the world, despite Bittrexs stubborn ways.

If you think I'm being out of line, the solution to this with the assistance of Bittrex would be like so.

1)Hey Bittrex; how many coins do you guys hold?
Bittrex XX,XXX
Okay, please update new codebase/wallet/provide new wallet address
Bittrex: Updated, heres addresss
Great, here are the new coins

There would be no manual swap. The time to do it is nearly incomparable to doing it manually.  But I'm going to do it. I ask for your patience as I organize the best method of doing this properly so no more time is wasted on bullshit and pennies for an exchange. Sigh, bear with me. Thank you.

The block explorer is stuck at block 2. My wallet:

    "blocks" : 3920,
    "timeoffset" : 0,
    "moneysupply" : 33756.23263195,
    "connections" : 7,
    "proxy" : "",

Jesus, if your you're going to attempt to insult me, fucking use proper grammar you fucking moron.
Dev, do you need money to buy drugs or perhaps a lambo?
Getting drunk and drinking is your character.
Many investors lost out on your judgement and character from the previous thread.
You said goodbye, yet return like your you're top dog? Oh gosh, this is 2015, go get wasted again.

You insult, I correct, so when this little interaction ends after this post with you, perhaps next time when you insult someone, you don't look like a complete retard. Best of luck, hope you die!

I didnt mean to label or insult you, I hope you did not misinterpret me. To me, I thought "Dev" was always the technical guy who did things that other ppl benefited from. You can be whatever you want, whereever you want, to whomever you want. You can do this in your own forum or this one, but I will only be posting coven coin related events in this, so stop by once and awhile.

Again; no intention to discredit or "mock" you for being a community organizer, hell, it takes a certain type of discipline and self-control; as you saw earlier; not everyone has these characteristics.

So as I said before, come and go here as you please; if you feel more comfortable posting on your thread, no issue, but let's agree coin-related topics will be only posted here, cool?

I don't mind you handle communication, but leave it within one form (this form is fine). If you want credit or renegotiation; just ask, don't see why I , who is providing the coins features exhaled from community? I'll just look and won't "touch"l you have as much authority in your own posting as you do here (ths isn't a self-mod thread anyway)

Heh; thanks. I'm not deterred; simply exhausted with built up frustration from these goblins; now I feel bad for having gone off on that particular kid, but he took a few shots, that I quietly ignored. aw well. I work best when I don't interact while working; and once I post; I'll ask for community opinion. If you need to vent your frustrations on me for losing out when I left a month or so ago, feel free, there may be an occasional outburst; but this steam engine is a uh choo-choo-chooing.  I've briefed with "TheMightyKnight"; he was the dev when I left. I would like to collaborate with him, assist one another, and so on. He seems more people friendly and the crowd favorite.

Jesus, if your going to attempt to insult me, fucking use proper grammar you fucking moron.
Dev, do you need money to buy drugs or perhaps a lambo?
Getting drunk and drinking is your character.
Many investors lost out on your judgement and character from the previous thread.
You said goodbye, yet return like your top dog? Oh gosh, this is 2015, go get wasted again.

You insult, I correct, so when this little interaction ends after this post with you, perhaps next time when you insult someone, you don't look like a complete retard. Best of luck, hope you die!

hahaha
try push shit coin , then run out