I had some issues compiling the QT, so I've been running the daemon instead. No issues with that at all, and I'll revisit the QT when I have time to troubleshoot it. Odds are it's something I did, but who knows?

Well, Rodeoclown, you got me this week I was asleep.

But...
Paid, on time as usual.

I have a decently powerful machine, so no issues at all. I'm only commenting because I thought it was a fantastic job. Prettiest front page I've seen on a coin in a long time.

Agreed. I hate all the "call the authorities" bullshit. It rarely works, even if you have no morals. When it does, it just fosters more ill will.

That is very strange. Do the balances show correctly in the block explorer? Also, do you have coin control enabled? (it might be staking all your coins and not show them as spendable. I've seen that on some staking coins when coin control is not enabled. I don't know on Sync, because I always have it enabled.)

EDIT: Nevermind on the block explorer. I posted prior to coffee.

I know it's a pain in the ass, but I would suggest resyncing again. Delete everything but the wallet.dat. Sounds like you already know the drill. But I would re download the client, as it almost sounds like something is corrupt in the .exe

It sounds like you didn't copy the old wallet.dat back into the new sync directory. Obviously can't be sure from the info provided, but that is what it sounds like Easy mistake to make. Check that first.

If that's not it, then we'll have to look deeper.

Blockchain is corrupt. I've seen this on several wallets. You need to delete everything but wallet.dat and your configuration file and let it resync. That USUALLY solves it.

...but the fact remains that the rule addresses a problem by making an untenable rule...Meanwhile, the mods in general do NOTHING about open slander, vicious attacks, known scams... I actually like some of the mods (Greg Maxwell in particular has been very cool to me), but the way the rules are made and enforced on Bitcointalk betrays either a total lack of forethought, deliberate malice, or hallucinogens.

A gridseed or a zeusminer blizzard are both quite cheap. I am currently mining with both on a different coin, but I do mine earthcoin with them. They work just fine. Gridseeds can be had for around 20 bucks if you look around, and I think the Blizzard is running about 60 right now. 360 KH and 1.2-1.4 MH respectively. Blizzard is a more powerful machine, but the gridseed is more stable. Which is why I stated a solid number vs. a range That has been my exerience. I have less than .05% variance on the Gridseed, and the blizzard is all over the map. But it does, on average, very well.

Power consumption combined is less than 100 watts. It's like leaving a light on.

no, no, yes. See below

Ok, the BlackArrow thing was kind of a low blow. Shouldn't have said it, but I did almost fall for that one myself. If I'd have come up with the cash in time, I would have. So it wasn't meant to be as mean as it sounds.

Back to the subject at hand, they did in this thread post an eligius mining address quite a while back, and apparently had people trying to break in to both their homes and their facility (which at the time was a rented warehouse, nothing too secure). So they went with a mixer to make it impossible to trace it back. (which they're wrong about, but it would take a great deal of effort). I answered "no" to the mining address because *I* did not personally see it. Others in this thread did.

As to (b) being acceptable, as long as they aren't running a government or some other criminal enterprise, I don't see a huge issue with it. As I said, I consider it deceptive, but if they are actually doing things to gain revenue and paying us out, I'd not see it as to big a deal.

I think we've all fallen for something a time or two. So far I've not been burned too badly, but it's more that I've not had the money to risk. First one I nearly fell for in the bitcoin world was BFL, and I'm thankful every day for my poverty at the time. I hate poverty, but I hate getting scammed worse.

I don't know enough about playing the spread to know if it's sustainable, but even so, it don't qualify as a ponzi. At some point the diff would indeed plateau. When the diff increase was very little, they did NOT decrease their price, and it looked like they still sold a healthy amount, so it again militates more to the idea that they are buying equipment and selling a portion of the hashpower. As for the payouts being "by the second", they explained that here in the thread some time back. The payout is not based on actual hashing equipment per person, but rather a standard calculator. It's an "ideal" payout. Which again, would only work if they had more hashpower than they were selling. The rate they have increased is unlikely to work within a ponzi as well.

I get a little irritated with people on here screaming "ponzi" and leaving it at that. You actually put out rational reasons why it looks like it, and I have no real problem with that, other than most of your objections have been addressed. But I don't always read the whole thread either, so my irritation is my own problem.

Shit happens, man. Hope it's working ok. I haven't used the 1.1 version yet, as I think I want to wait for the non beta release. But 1.03 has worked flawlessly under ubuntu 14.04.

Oh, absolutely! I spoke my mind, it was not in any way intended to stifle conversation or the flow of ideas. To my way of thinking, the only forbidden subject should be forbidding subjects.

Or as I once saw on a bumper sticker: "The worst thing about censorship is XXXXXXXXX!"

Very cool. I'm all for shameless self promotion

And yes, I just recently installed the wallet on my linux rig. It took three days to sync that bitch It is a huge blockchain.

I agree with Micky here. Don't know how many of you study economics, but to anyone watching a currency, the first thing you look for is "bank holidays". It's a sure indicator that the currency is in trouble. Crypto is different on so many levels that it may not ACTUALLY apply, but it sends a very ugly signal. And perception is what drives price, even more than fundamentals. Markets will move 50% on a rumour. You DO NOT want to start such rumours inadvertantly.

I do like the new GUI. Very nice.

Hopefully the rest gets resolved quickly, but no biggie as long as it's being fixed Just a bit of delay and then a bigger payout. Fortune favors the patient. I'm not, but I can fake it pretty well. I do wish our little experiment over the last two days had worked. Ah well, such is the nature of things.

I'm not sure how far I should go here, and my word is all I can offer. But Pbmining did, in private, reveal quite a bit to me including the identities (actual, not virtual) of the people involved. This, while not conclusive enough for a courtroom, was sufficient for me. I am confident that they are a real company based on that, and said so. I do find it troubling that some months and many GH later they still don't wish to provide more concrete proof in public, but some of the shit they endured in their early days would make me skittish too.

Is it POSSIBLE that they are (a) a ponzi, or (b) using the BTC they gather to invest in something other than mining and pay out AS IF it were mining? Yes, it's possible. In the case of (a) I would think they would have already folded, and this has not happened. In the event of (b), so what? we get ours correctly and there's nothing illegitimate about it. Deceptive, but not illegitimate. I don't think either scenario is correct, I think they are mining at a far greater rate than what they sell. But I can't prove it.

Jimmothy, I suspect, is bitter over BlackArrow. I would be too, had I not been too broke to invest at the time.

@ Cor2

I'm sorry, I had failed to think it through on the Sync profit sharing. I don't have enough sync to qualify, and making my block(s) bigger gives me a faster shot at staking.
You are correct, it don't need to be a new address, it can always be combined to any address you control. I do it the way I did for convenience (again, I had failed to factor in the profit sharing).

However, I was not aware that the sync wallet would automatically combine blocks. I've seen no such behaviour in 1.03. Is this a new feature with the "beta" wallet? Or is my holding just too small to trigger it?

I collect several staking coins, and the unfortunate (though interesting) truth is that even though the underlying code is based on PPC and NVC, every last one of the bastards behaves differently. Sync is one of the smoothest, along with Zimstake, HyperStake and most of the time TEK. I'd consider my mini guide to be a good "generic" strategy for staking coins, but it does have to be tweaked for each type of coin. Thanks for stepping in and correcting the specifics

Just checking in here, but I can say that the wallet stakes regularly and without issue. My holdings aren't much, so that's a good indicator of the code's utility.

I see none. He hasn't logged in to BCT for ten days. I think it more likely that he has real life issues.

Sure. It's simple.

If you haven't encrypted the wallet, just leaving it open is sufficient. Given the value of the coin, I recommend against that, though.

So, here's the procedures I use. Not all of this is necessary, and I'll put an asterisk next to what is necessary.

1. Click on Settings, then click on encrypt wallet. This will give you a box to put in a passcode. Make damn sure you have that passcode backed up somewhere safe. *
2. Click on settings again, then click on Options. From the options menu, click on the "display" tab and check the box to display coin control.
3. go to the receive coins tab and generate a new address. Label it something like "consolidation" (the label is irrelevant, just for your convenience). Copy that label to your clipboard. Go to the "send coins" tab and click on coin control. Click the "list" radio button so you can see all of your blocks. For the first run, click the check box next to all of them. Hit "ok" and close coin control.
4. Copy that new address into the payment line and send all of your coins to it. This gives you the highest chance of staking when the coins mature. (not necessary in your case as you already have them in one block).
5. click on settings, click on unlock wallet. In the window that pops up, make sure it has the "for staking only" checkbox checked, and enter your passphrase. Leave it running and that's all you'll have to do. However, this step will have to be repeated every time you close and open the wallet. *
6. Wait six hours. That's how long it takes to reach maturity. This is a minimum, of course, but that's when your coins become eligible for stake.