Bookmarked under top priority. Thanks for the links. There's a 300 BTC buyer keeping the price at 0.01...but it can't be a coincidence that the active trading dried up when the cryptsy servers slowed down. And it can't be good for the coin to wind up like Doge lying in a bitcoin coffin (check the buyers on cryptsy). I just cashed out all the Doge I've mined since Christmas and I was converting them to Dark when it all went tits up. Thankfully (and thanks to the 'whale') I'm back in Bitcoin... and it's no fault of the Dark team. I just offer the experience as a matter of sharing information (and letting off steam). But as another poster said, there's no future in mining Dark. My 290s were yielding about 10% of the power costs, and the adapted sgminer was having nervous breakdowns. Proof of stake seems to me the way forward. It encourages a more productive infrastructure (although there's risks of overstuffed wallets hogging the scene).

But thanks again for the links. I'll be back with Dark when I've checked out mintpal.

Well I don't see gratitude s a complaint. But have it your own way by all means. I agree that Dark has a lot going for it (or I wouldn't have been buying in), but it's a pity to see that potential undermined by an unresponsive exchange. Without a 300 BTC wall propping up the price, (as it still is) I might have lost a whole lot more of my investment.
I'm all for a legitimate risk, but I can't help feeling that trading was disrupted because of the cryptsy servers. You can't make an informed decision when the source of the information is constantly drying up.... and That was my 'complaint'. I made a dash for safety rather than spending a weary night clicking the refresh button like some demented refugee from Lost.

Him? Are you sure?
But without the shelter (for which I'm heartily grateful) my losses could have been a whole lot worse.I didn't notice the drop because the page wasn't updating (although the sidebar was). Strange way of doing business. It probably helped push the price over the edge.

Many thanks for the advice. I'll check it out in the morning (when I've done licking my wounds and spitting nails). I see the price is holding on cryptsy but little sign of movement (just punters cashing out). If the coin can't trade freely it'll die. And what's the point of an anonymous coin if the exchanges are pressuring us for account verification?
Sorry. I'm ranting. but the promoters need to look hard at the distribution network.

I've taken a loss cashed out (in BTC) and joined this forum because the Cryptsy site has slowed to a crawl and the latest trades aren't updating. It's like playing darts with a blindfold on. All the pathetic little arrows in the sidebar work, but not the most important bit. I was ready to hold on through the price crash without sleep if needs be... but not with a handicap too. There's a whale gobbling up all us minnows (and maybe just saving our assets too) with a massive bitcoin wall. But it won't sustain the price indefinitely. Dogecoin all over again? Meanwhile I'm looking at Liberty.
Can anyone recommend a decent exchange with a functioning interface?