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Author Topic: Boycott the "50BTC", "BTC Guild" and "Deepbit" pools. They are too big.  (Read 4280 times)
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September 05, 2012, 04:16:22 AM
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These three networks comprise of 50% of the network. Their collaboration and/or seizure could cause the Bitcoin network trouble.

It is highly recommended that you move to a smaller pool in order to decentralize the network.

Thank you.
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September 05, 2012, 04:23:20 AM
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Even the biggest pool is still < 20% of the entire network. Although I am a big fan of Ozcoin Wink

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September 05, 2012, 05:38:37 AM
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Eventually, someone will build a much more user friendly p2pool which will cause a mass exodus from these pools to create a decentralized mining network. Just a prediction thought! Smiley
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September 05, 2012, 06:15:13 AM
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Isn't EclipseMC bigger than BTCGuild anyway?
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September 05, 2012, 06:24:43 AM
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These three networks comprise of 50% of the network. Their collaboration and/or seizure could cause the Bitcoin network trouble.

It is highly recommended that you move to a smaller pool in order to decentralize the network.

Thank you.
Who's recommendation? Is this BS?
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September 05, 2012, 06:47:56 AM
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lulz

soo pointless not even worth answering. Also btcguild is the bigger of the 2
EclibpseMC Current Speed:   1.56 TH/ 
btcguild Pool Speed 2,520.36 GH/se

BTW this was pulled from both home pages seconds ago so might be different when you check
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September 05, 2012, 07:35:27 AM
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According to last weeks averages, they're not quite there yet:

http://organofcorti.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/2nd-september-weekly-pool-statistics.html

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September 05, 2012, 10:53:38 AM
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It's funny how people search for things to panic about.  What next? will there be a call to boycott the unknown section?

The hysteria was bad enough when just one pool approached 50% now we have to worry about 3 pools combined.  Next we'll have to worry about, what 6 pools? 8 or more?

Ridiculous.
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September 05, 2012, 11:05:45 AM
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What IS this BS?

"too" big?

"it is highly recommended"?

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September 10, 2012, 02:59:37 PM
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go for slush, he is trustworthy and he has the first pool ever...
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September 10, 2012, 10:14:55 PM
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go for slush, he is trustworthy and he has the first pool ever...

No, the first pool ever was doublec's first pool based on puddinpop's method of pooled mining (I think)

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September 11, 2012, 03:45:02 AM
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No, the first pool ever was doublec's first pool based on puddinpop's method of pooled mining (I think)
Yes, I think the pool I ran based on puddinpop's code was the first public pool. It predated the "Difficulty 1" mining idea that I think Slush came up with. Here's the original pool page and the thread about it.
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September 19, 2012, 07:04:25 AM
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No, the first pool ever was doublec's first pool based on puddinpop's method of pooled mining (I think)
Yes, I think the pool I ran based on puddinpop's code was the first public pool. It predated the "Difficulty 1" mining idea that I think Slush came up with. Here's the original pool page and the thread about it.

ok the first still running pool then Smiley
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September 19, 2012, 08:52:08 PM
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Eventually, someone will build a much more user friendly p2pool which will cause a mass exodus from these pools to create a decentralized mining network. Just a prediction thought! Smiley
+1 to this

p2pool is the solution

but yes, now it's a bit hard to use for the newbie.

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September 19, 2012, 09:28:15 PM
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I set it up in half an hour... isn't that hard on windows Smiley

I have on GH/s directed there and I'm willing to switch there next month!

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