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[Donkeycongo]

Hi guys what is the reason for block 22148 to become invalid...thanks

In some rare events, 2 different pools (or miners) solve the block (or report solving the block) at the same time.  In the 'photo finish', one is the winner, and the other has an 'invalid' block... this was our case with this one 

Cheers

Well that sucks. I came on here to ask the same question.

this makes up for it

22154 2014-05-29 14:16:43 0:01:41

[JDMH22CB7]

Hi guys what is the reason for block 22148 to become invalid...thanks

In some rare events, 2 different pools (or miners) solve the block (or report solving the block) at the same time.  In the 'photo finish', one is the winner, and the other has an 'invalid' block... this was our case with this one 

Cheers

Well that sucks. I came on here to ask the same question.

this makes up for it

22154 2014-05-29 14:16:43 0:01:41

Indeed it does. I just love those couple minute blocks.

[mstrongbow]

ppp mining mateys! its 420 blocks!
2 blocks in a row 4h20+ minutes

woot woot!

[bad_at_math]

Is my username apt?

I just started mining with Slush's yesterday.  For reference I just have an AntU1.  Here are my first few blocks (I went offline at 22152, power outage).

#           Block found at           Duration   Total shares    Your shares    Your BTC reward    Block #   Block value           Validity
22151    2014-05-29 08:40:41    0:31:01    1009492763    725                    0.00001673    303149    25.02545496    4 confirmations left
22150    2014-05-29 08:09:40    8:01:16    15694913790    10625            0.00001575    303145    25.03866986    confirmed
22149    2014-05-29 00:08:24    6:03:28    11813716997    2788                    0.00001739    303097    25.18944223    confirmed

So for 22149 I jumped into this round very late.  This is the first round I mined and my share ratio is at it's absolute lowest.  Yet the reward is at it's absolute highest.  How is this possible/fair?

To elaborate:  22149 was a 6 hour round, I mined for maybe the last two hours of it.  22150 and 22151 I mined beginning to end of round.  The ratio of (My Shares / Total Shares) for 22149 is staggeringly low compared to 22150 and 22151 - YET the reward for 22149 is higher.  I participated/did less work in the round I got the most reward in.

Can anyone explain this to me?

[mstrongbow]

Is my username apt?

I just started mining with Slush's yesterday.  For reference I just have an AntU1.  Here are my first few blocks (I went offline at 22152, power outage).

#           Block found at           Duration   Total shares    Your shares    Your BTC reward    Block #   Block value           Validity
22151    2014-05-29 08:40:41    0:31:01    1009492763    725                    0.00001673    303149    25.02545496    4 confirmations left
22150    2014-05-29 08:09:40    8:01:16    15694913790    10625            0.00001575    303145    25.03866986    confirmed
22149    2014-05-29 00:08:24    6:03:28    11813716997    2788                    0.00001739    303097    25.18944223    confirmed

So for 22149 I jumped into this round very late.  This is the first round I mined and my share ratio is at it's absolute lowest.  Yet the reward is at it's absolute highest.  How is this possible/fair?

To elaborate:  22149 was a 6 hour round, I mined for maybe the last two hours of it.  22150 and 22151 I mined beginning to end of round.  The ratio of (My Shares / Total Shares) for 22149 is staggeringly low compared to 22150 and 22151 - YET the reward for 22149 is higher.  I participated/did less work in the round I got the most reward in.

Can anyone explain this to me?

Slush's anti-pool-hopping system. Earlier shares in the same round carry less weight than shares laters in the round. It seems like the system is based on hashrate mostly but I am just another miner

[kkurtmann]

Yes. That is the answer. Pool hopping in reverse works in your favour here.

[kabopar]

My 'estimated reward' is totally wrong, less than 50% of my proportional share.  The reported hash rate seems to be correct.  I'm not sure if my shares are reaching the pool and counted or not.  Just to be on the safe side, I'm shifting my workers elsewhere until this clears up.

Cheers

[Donkeycongo]

My 'estimated reward' is totally wrong, less than 50% of my proportional share.  The reported hash rate seems to be correct.  I'm not sure if my shares are reaching the pool and counted or not.  Just to be on the safe side, I'm shifting my workers elsewhere until this clears up.

Cheers

Same problem here, its only just happened in last hour or so

[Donkeycongo]

My 'estimated reward' is totally wrong, less than 50% of my proportional share.  The reported hash rate seems to be correct.  I'm not sure if my shares are reaching the pool and counted or not.  Just to be on the safe side, I'm shifting my workers elsewhere until this clears up.

Cheers

Same problem here, its only just happened in last hour or so

Its now creeping its way back up to normal,, slowly

[kabopar]

Just moved back, as after 'testing the water' it seemed to be detecting the added worker.  Hopefully just another brief hiccup.  Part of the fun.

Cheers

[Donkeycongo]

Just moved back, as after 'testing the water' it seemed to be detecting the added worker.  Hopefully just another brief hiccup.  Part of the fun.

Cheers

22159 2014-05-30 10:00:52 0:01:49 and Luvin it - that's 2 of these in 24hrs, I got my normal reward even tho the estimate was low

[BCwinning]

when I added 2 small workers my payouts actually decreased. But it's hard to say why, other than more people joined the pool?
When I removed them I didn't notice a change in payouts at all.

[Donkeycongo]

when I added 2 small workers my payouts actually decreased. But it's hard to say why, other than more people joined the pool?
When I removed them I didn't notice a change in payouts at all.

in last 4-5 days its has gone from 2200+TH down to 1800+TH back up to 2300+TH, as said earlier by someone the anti pool hopping sys slush has in place seems to be working in reverse

[sjc1490]

I know that 112bit just did a group buy where 150 S2's were sold so that is another 150 TH that hit the network this week. I put an additional 1 TH on the pool but I have been here steady since March. Maybe some are trying to find a home for there new ants.

[kkurtmann]

gotta love all these short rounds 

[BCwinning]

gotta love all these short rounds 

indeed lady luck showed back up at the pool after taking a break for a bit

[nukka33]

and we reached 4%...

https://blockchain.info/pools

[BCwinning]

and we reached 4%...

https://blockchain.info/pools

Why haven't they figured out who the huge "unknown" is yet? It's been that way for quite some time..
I'm thinking ghash offloaded a chunk of their hashing to a new ip to keep it looking like they don't have much.

[Donkeycongo]

and we reached 4%...

https://blockchain.info/pools

Why haven't they figured out who the huge "unknown" is yet? It's been that way for quite some time..
I'm thinking ghash offloaded a chunk of their hashing to a new ip to keep it looking like they don't have much.

That big unknown Hasher has been debated for quite some time now , no one knows , could be meeeeee sheeeit,, shhh.

But for slushes pool consider this

Am talking out of my some what drunk ass, every body that puts deposits etc on asics due for release on X date I m guessing the same units have been burning away on test for some time and the possible drop in hash might be a result of postage time. Like I said my some what drunk ass. but I have been trolling the stats page for many weeks now and have not been trolling delivery nor promise dates of devices.

If I was making these units even if I was reselling them I would hold them for a min of 3-4 days for testing which only decreases the end users ROI and increase something else other than the users, in any case if they where using slush to test, that  would result in a hash peak followed by a mail time delivery low followed by a normalization of hashing power once in the users hand. Pretty broad call if you consider how many pools there are and how many suppliers there are now.

But I did make that call from my some what drunk ass. All this said without relevance to the anti pool hoping in reverse thing we have currently, surely there needs to be a time + hash over time curve added.

[Trongersoll]

and we reached 4%...

https://blockchain.info/pools

Why haven't they figured out who the huge "unknown" is yet? It's been that way for quite some time..
I'm thinking ghash offloaded a chunk of their hashing to a new ip to keep it looking like they don't have much.

as has been said many times before. Unknown is not one entity, it is all unknown entities grouped together. if you are looking at blockchaininfo, they show a larger unknown that other sites do. Also ananimity is a feature of bitcoin, so people who wish to be unknown should be allowed to.