Difficulty contest rollover prize 2ltc 1 compac usb stick. Picks are now closed!

[Flying Hellfish]

+11.2 = Flying Hellfish

Thanks Phil  

[philipma1957]

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Let's see how this holds up over time.
If it works well enough, feel free to quote it Phil.

we have started at block #  1116

a price rally  is causing  people to turn their s-7's back on and a big spike in diff



My pick as usual is the same as always:

-1.1 = philipma1957

2.0 = QuintLeo

5.0 = Last of The V8s

5.8 = fr4nkthetank

6.1 = cakir

6.7 = actmyname

7.0 = isoneguy

8.0 = vapourminer

9.2 = Landy1264

9.5 = CardShare

10.0 = leowonderful

11.2 = Flying Hellfish

12.5 = vh

13.0 = VRobb

Picks will end at 516

[alh]

As quickly as the BTC price dropped from $2600 --> $1900, it has now gone back up to about $2800. This is all within the span of a single difficulty period.

Big time roller-coaster.....

[Psi]

+9.8 = Psi

[philipma1957]

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Let's see how this holds up over time.
If it works well enough, feel free to quote it Phil.

we have started at block #  1116

a price rally  is causing  people to turn their s-7's back on and a big spike in diff



My pick as usual is the same as always:

-1.1 = philipma1957

2.0 = QuintLeo

5.0 = Last of The V8s

5.8 = fr4nkthetank

6.1 = cakir

6.7 = actmyname

7.0 = isoneguy

8.0 = vapourminer

9.2 = Landy1264

9.5 = CardShare

9.8 = Psi

10.0 = leowonderful

11.2 = Flying Hellfish

12.5 = vh

13.0 = VRobb

Picks will end at 516

[edonkey]

Our girl cat says:

8.8 = eDonkey

[HagssFIN]

My sister's two cats say:   ()
+10.2 = HagssFIN

[pusttiu]

+13.3 = pusttiu

[philipma1957]

Back to the game Picks are open :

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Let's see how this holds up over time.
If it works well enough, feel free to quote it Phil.

we have started at block #  1116

a price rally  is causing  people to turn their s-7's back on and a big spike in diff



My pick as usual is the same as always:

-1.1 = philipma1957

2.0 = QuintLeo

5.0 = Last of The V8s

5.8 = fr4nkthetank

6.1 = cakir

6.7 = actmyname

7.0 = isoneguy

8.0 = vapourminer

8.8 = eDonkey

9.2 = Landy1264

9.5 = CardShare

9.8 = Psi

10.0 = leowonderful

10.2 = HagssFIN

11.2 = Flying Hellfish

12.5 = vh

13.0 = VRobb

13.3 = pusttiu

Picks will end at 516

[Tomintx]

5.4 = tomintx

[philipma1957]

Back to the game Picks are open :

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Let's see how this holds up over time.
If it works well enough, feel free to quote it Phil.

we have started at block #  1116

a price rally  is causing  people to turn their s-7's back on and a big spike in diff



My pick as usual is the same as always:

-1.1 = philipma1957

2.0 = QuintLeo

5.0 = Last of The V8s
5.4 = tomintx
5.8 = fr4nkthetank

6.1 = cakir

6.7 = actmyname

7.0 = isoneguy

8.0 = vapourminer

8.8 = eDonkey
9.2 = Landy1264

9.5 = CardShare

9.8 = Psi

10.0 = leowonderful

10.2 = HagssFIN

11.2 = Flying Hellfish

12.5 = vh

13.0 = VRobb

13.3 = pusttiu

Picks will end at 516

[alh]

+10.5 = alh

BTC price currently $2773.

Bitcoin Difficulty:    804,525,194,568
Estimated Next Difficulty:    887,140,925,788 (+10.27%)
Adjust time:    After 562 Blocks, About 3.5 days
Hashrate(?):    6,436,675,884 GH/s
Block Generation Time(?):    
1 block: 9.0 minutes
3 blocks: 26.9 minutes
6 blocks: 53.8 minutes
   
Updated:    15:5 (7.0 minutes ago)

[philipma1957]

Back to the game Picks are open :

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Let's see how this holds up over time.
If it works well enough, feel free to quote it Phil.

we have started at block #  1116

a price rally  is causing  people to turn their s-7's back on and a big spike in diff



My pick as usual is the same as always:

-1.1 = philipma1957

2.0 = QuintLeo

5.0 = Last of The V8s
5.4 = tomintx
5.8 = fr4nkthetank

6.1 = cakir

6.7 = actmyname

7.0 = isoneguy

8.0 = vapourminer

8.8 = eDonkey
9.2 = Landy1264

9.5 = CardShare

9.8 = Psi

10.0 = leowonderful

10.2 = HagssFIN

10.5 = Alh

11.2 = Flying Hellfish

12.5 = vh

13.0 = VRobb

13.3 = pusttiu

Picks will end at 516

[philipma1957]

I am going to give a pick to Bigsky


https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=789369.msg20337121#msg20337121


as he made a large error in the thread above.

Not sure if he is online  but if it goes past the 516 deadline and he misses the picking I am assigning him one.  As I do not like people getting hurt with an honest mistake.

[Bigsky]

Thanks for the thoughts philipma1957

If its not too late, what about 8.4,and if I win
you can donate it to a worthy cause

cheers mate

[philipma1957]

Back to the game Picks are open :

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Let's see how this holds up over time.
If it works well enough, feel free to quote it Phil.

we have started at block #  1116

a price rally  is causing  people to turn their s-7's back on and a big spike in diff



My pick as usual is the same as always:

-1.1 = philipma1957

2.0 = QuintLeo

5.0 = Last of The V8s
5.4 = tomintx
5.8 = fr4nkthetank

6.1 = cakir

6.7 = actmyname

7.0 = isoneguy

8.0 = vapourminer
8.4 = bigsky
8.8 = eDonkey
9.2 = Landy1264

9.5 = CardShare

9.8 = Psi

10.0 = leowonderful

10.2 = HagssFIN

10.5 = Alh

11.2 = Flying Hellfish

12.5 = vh

13.0 = VRobb

13.3 = pusttiu

Picks  ended at 516

Bigsky was added as the last player

good luck to all

https://bitcoinwisdom.com/bitcoin/difficulty

Bitcoin Difficulty:   804,525,194,568


Estimated Next Difficulty:   884,786,146,085 (+9.98%)
Adjust time:   After 444 Blocks, About 2.8 days


Hashrate(?):   6,543,426,191 GH/s
Block Generation Time(?):   
1 block: 8.9 minutes
3 blocks: 26.8 minutes
6 blocks: 53.5 minutes
Updated:   8:50 (5.0 minutes ago)

[leowonderful]

This is going to be damn near 10% if nothing changes. currently estimating about +11% but if blocks keep coming in slow (no blocks in 2+ hrs atm) we may go back to 9-10. These constant difficulty rises are a bit concerning though, my S7 may be coming to its EOL quicker than expected.

[QuintLeo]

Not sure why we're seeing the current increase, the Bitmain "July" batch looked like it was all shipped out the first 2 weeks or so of the month.
Perhaps Bitfury finally got some chips shipped to a large farm?

[philipma1957]

The key is price of the coin.

My gut tells my that by AUG 9th  my wedding anniversary  will we be over 3000usd a coin.

If so  the game will see more jumps of 5-10% .

 As the s-7's all stay alive  for mining.

[QuintLeo]

S7 (and S5/SP20) units aren't much of the total network hashrate any more, they were STILL profitable even during the "close to $2000" dip.
The price doesn't matter during the intervals when there are no miners to buy.