use this:

addnode=73.119.36.245
addnode=31.165.17.142
addnode=178.130.36.81
addnode=94.231.134.254
addnode=178.83.0.11
addnode=83.209.21.254
addnode=93.254.60.207
addnode=91.250.82.171

BTW, here it is directly from bitcoin's mouth:



https://bitcoin.org/en/download

The term "Full node" IS generally used in this way and context.

this definition is pretty standard.
Look, if no one opened port 41678 there wouldn't be a network,
because a normal wallet with closed port can only initiate connections TO A FULL NODE (because it will allow that).
If we only had normal wallets no blocks would ever get distributed.


that's a pretty weird explanation  , I like mine better, because it fits with what I have observed for quite some time now.

Also, getpeerinfo shows that packages are distributed to this IP on all connections all the time (blocksrequested, lastrecv, lastsend, etc), which would make sense if this was a GPU farm.

And yes, it DOES fit the definition of "leech" that one IP is responsible for half the bandwidth of the full node.

I'd say the example of the GPU farm I posted above perfectly illustrates a leech:

it squats almost half of the open ports on my full node, which means those ports aren't available for other peers anymore,
plus this farm doesn't even have the decency to make its IP accessible as a full node, since its port 41678 is closed.

That has "leech" written all over it.

No, of course a newcomer that needs to sync is not a leech. Baby needs milk, we all get that.

The difference between a wallet and a full node is that the full node allows incoming connections and that it has port 41678 open.
A normal wallet only initiates connections to the outside world (to full nodes ONLY), it never accepts incoming ones (exactly because its port 41678 is closed)

I'm experimenting with new rpccommands to estimate the health of the network.



For example getpeerinfobyipcount will help you isolate the IPs that make an insane amount of connections to your node.

Like in the case shown above we can clearly see that there is a russian GPU farm that has 51 connections to my full node, which means it occupies more than half of the connections available.

I don't like this and will look for a solution to counteract this abuse.

Other commands will show you the version distribution:



etc

there are now 2 bootstrap packages available, containing blocks up to ca 2.2 Million

one normal, the other with txindex=1

Enjoy:

http://www.spreadcoin.info/downloads/bootstrap_files.zip

http://www.spreadcoin.info/downloads/bootstrap_files_txindex.zip

(also available in the download section of the official website)

New wallet version v0.9.17.1

https://github.com/spreadcoin/spreadcoin/releases/tag/v0.9.17.1

• new seednodes to sync faster
• fixed wrong year-representation BUG in the GUIheader,
• removed welcoming-text in overviewscreen

Should now be easier to do a fresh sync.

We need more full nodes!
Of the 200 peers I see on the network, only 20 are full nodes.
 

A lot of leeches out there.

Ok, we've reached block 2,200,000. Wow!

I think it's about time I provided an official bootstrap service, or newcomers might have a hard time:

http://www.spreadcoin.info/bootstrap_files.zip

(1.31 GB, contains blocks up to #2,200,000)

(how to apply bootstrap files: shut down your wallet, go to SPR blockchain folder, delete all folders (blocks, chainstate), paste the zip content so that the folders get replaced. Done)

I will update these files regularly from now on.

Enjoy and stay tuned. Lots of stuff happening, don't listen to the trolls.

Please take note:

Spreadcoin will be delisted from bittrex in 3 days:

https://bittrex.com/Market/Index?MarketName=BTC-SPR

so please don't use bittrex anymore for calculation of price etc,

but only the rest of the exchanges:

https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/spreadcoin/#markets

Thanks

Reason I didn't want to mention cryptopia first is because I get reminded of HLM every time I visit it:



 

To this day this message is shown there.
Not very encouraging....

SPR has officially absolutely nothing to do with HLM.

Much like BTC has nothing to do with all the scam airdrop/forks that were declared by third parties.
It bothers me that these assertions are still being spread around.

SPR is alive, breathing fresh air for the first time in a long time!

we are still getting rid of the infected tissue though:

I'm glad that SPR's price isn't artificially inflated anymore.

We never deserved Bittrex. It was mr spread's achievement, not ours.
This privilege of being listed at Bittrex has been fully abused by HLM, for the last 2 years.
It's the exchange they used to play it all out.

There is one good thing in bittrex kicking us:
HLM group has finally given up their positions.

So I'm loading up again!

For the last 2 years I didn't own a single SPR.
This isn't the case anymore.

The healing continues.

 

You are right, people can choose whatever they want.

Let people make their own mind up though, and do their own research.
Every exchange has been called "scammy" by someone.

Yes, yes, lots of people still wish SPR death etc,
they want SPR to disappear to delete all traces of the HLM exit scam.

It would fit them well.

Not gonna happen though.

 

SPR is currently listed in those 2 exchanges:

Cryptopia
Yobit

I adjusted ANN and removed bittrex.

Happy buying! 

Funny how the price can drop from 3 $ to almost 1 % of that, yet hashrate basically stays the same during all this time.



This isn't fishy at all.

I'm here to stay.

Bittrex is free to delist any coin they like for whatever reason they choose.
(We already have a missing original dev, and an exit scam tied to our name, so sadly this was just a matter of time.)

Yobit is still open for trading though: https://yobit.net/en/trade/SPR/BTC

I hope the fairer price will allow a much fairer distribution of SPR among those who still believe in this project or see an opportunity.

ok, I removed the



from the OP.

I will figure out a better way to address this another time.
(and probably just on our official website in a category "history of SPR" or something)

Let me know if you succeed.

Yes, of course I am.
Spreadcoin has grown on me, and I will never abandon it.
Why give up a coin with high hashrate, bittrex listing, unique tech (we are the inventors of POK - proof of knowledge), etc ?

Don't worry, I will rephrase the warning at page 1, and put it someplace else.
There are better ways of expressing what I want to say, and not as "in your face" as I did so far.  

Basically we need to inform people that...

1) the original developer has left in 2015
2) this led to a centralization of the coin supply
3) which in turn escalated into HELIUM in 2017.

We don't need to hash and rehash 3) over and over again, I am ready to put this controversy to rest.
(Not changing my opinion though, just switching focus completely)

By now the coin distribution has normalized, the market has relaxed and found a reasonable equilibrium and price level.

Everything makes more sense now.

So.... I have lots of open threads and experiments here, and I will have to start somewhere and in small steps, dissect everything and try to find a decent rhythm of contribution...

Stay tuned!