BitShares PTS (formerly ProtoShares) Mandatory Upgrade & Snapshot Announcement

[Sy]

man, this coin cannot be co-solo from multiple PCs?
i tried to use ptsminer and jhprotominer to connect to other pc that run qt but all miners above doesnt work.

Only one working with the wallet (getWork) is this one
https://github.com/wangchun/cpuminer
no idea about effiency though, can't get it compiled ^^

[high110]

Hi, I'm a newb. I've started doing mining and all this week, first with Prime, and then Protoshare coins.

I downloaded the Protoshare wallet from the right place. I've added all the "addnode <IP#> add" listed on this page: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=325261.0

addnode 162.243.67.4 add
addnode 162.243.54.126 add
addnode 37.139.29.236 add
addnode 64.90.183.137 add
addnode 180.183.205.118 add

I've installed the software on mutliple computers with the same result. I've tried to email the Invictus guys to see if they could help but no reply.

I've tried to send my Ypool Protoshare coins from my mining to my wallet and they never showed up. The green check mark at the bottom has never shown up. It sits at one hour for days. Have I lost all the coins I've mined that I tried to send to my wallet? Why is everyone else able to synch up by mine sits for days? I used Ypool because the wallet would never sync in the first place.
 



23:47:42

getpeerinfo


23:47:42

[
{
"addr" : "169.229.222.218:3888",
"services" : "00000001",
"lastsend" : 1384328741,
"lastrecv" : 1384328034,
"bytessent" : 1151,
"bytesrecv" : 75231,
"conntime" : 1384328032,
"version" : 70001,
"subver" : "/FreeTrade:0.8.5/",
"inbound" : false,
"startingheight" : 12142,
"banscore" : 0,
"syncnode" : true
},
{
"addr" : "117.117.192.3:3888",
"services" : "00000001",
"lastsend" : 1384328861,
"lastrecv" : 1384328060,
"bytessent" : 345,
"bytesrecv" : 68061,
"conntime" : 1384328049,
"version" : 70001,
"subver" : "/FreeTrade:0.8.5/",
"inbound" : false,
"startingheight" : 12142,
"banscore" : 0
},
{
"addr" : "119.75.24.66:3888",
"services" : "00000001",
"lastsend" : 1384328862,
"lastrecv" : 1384328088,
"bytessent" : 345,
"bytesrecv" : 75231,
"conntime" : 1384328083,
"version" : 70001,
"subver" : "/FreeTrade:0.8.5/",
"inbound" : false,
"startingheight" : 12142,
"banscore" : 0
},
{
"addr" : "98.184.162.200:3888",
"services" : "00000001",
"lastsend" : 1384328830,
"lastrecv" : 1384328847,
"bytessent" : 2235,
"bytesrecv" : 112133,
"conntime" : 1384328376,
"version" : 70001,
"subver" : "/FreeTrade:0.8.5/",
"inbound" : false,
"startingheight" : 14201,
"banscore" : 0
},
{
"addr" : "[2001:0:9d38:6ab8:2477:2dc7:c32d:3023]:3888",
"services" : "00000001",
"lastsend" : 1384328828,
"lastrecv" : 1384328847,
"bytessent" : 1528,
"bytesrecv" : 94715,
"conntime" : 1384328513,
"version" : 70001,
"subver" : "/FreeTrade:0.8.5/",
"inbound" : false,
"startingheight" : 14207,
"banscore" : 0
},
{
"addr" : "88.198.74.99:3888",
"services" : "00000001",
"lastsend" : 1384328847,
"lastrecv" : 1384328847,
"bytessent" : 2113,
"bytesrecv" : 101388,
"conntime" : 1384328611,
"version" : 70001,
"subver" : "/FreeTrade:0.8.5/",
"inbound" : false,
"startingheight" : 14209,
"banscore" : 0
},
{
"addr" : "[2001:0:9d38:90d7:1801:1767:496d:64a5]:3888",
"services" : "00000001",
"lastsend" : 1384328835,
"lastrecv" : 1384328861,
"bytessent" : 1090,
"bytesrecv" : 92433,
"conntime" : 1384328788,
"version" : 70001,
"subver" : "/FreeTrade:0.8.5/",
"inbound" : false,
"startingheight" : 14216,
"banscore" : 0
},
{
"addr" : "71.181.35.3:3888",
"services" : "00000001",
"lastsend" : 1384328851,
"lastrecv" : 1384328856,
"bytessent" : 229,
"bytesrecv" : 71121,
"conntime" : 1384328851,
"version" : 70001,
"subver" : "/FreeTrade:0.8.5/",
"inbound" : false,
"startingheight" : 14218,
"banscore" : 0
}
]


23:49:13

getmininginfo


23:49:13

{
"blocks" : 12142,
"currentblocksize" : 1191,
"currentblocktx" : 1,
"difficulty" : 0.00006105,
"errors" : "",
"generate" : true,
"genproclimit" : 3,
"hashespermin" : 0.00000000,
"pooledtx" : 1,
"testnet" : false
}

I'm having the same issue as you, how did you get your wallet to connect?

[xTachibana]

any news on a non Chinese exchange?

[stas]

any news on a non Chinese exchange?

use the chrome translator.

[Eli0t]

any news on a non Chinese exchange?

use the chrome translator.

now you only need some CNY...

[pgbit]

any news on a non Chinese exchange?

use the chrome translator.

now you only need some CNY...

https://btcchina.com/
BTC > CNY
n.b. i have not tested this

[bbxx]

any news on a non Chinese exchange?

use the chrome translator.

now you only need some CNY...

https://btcchina.com/
BTC > CNY
n.b. i have not tested this

dont have to have CNY
you can change BTC to CNY
and next CNY to PTS

[mr.n00blar]

Does ypool go down often?

[testz]

Does ypool go down often?

Today it's all day down. But usually it's stable.

[mr.n00blar]

Does ypool go down often?

Today it's all day down. But usually it's stable.

I started using another pool, whichever one that distributes coyote_miner. Seems pretty lame though, all my pcs appear to hash slower and it seems like the fee is 30%.. Any pool recommendations?

[ruletheworld]

Does ypool go down often?

It has gone down a surprisingly high number of times for me so far.

[jpmi1]

Anyone know of a calculator for the mining?

[truckythin]

have just got the latest Tydus change to support 1024, 2048 and 4096, successfully built but sadly ypool is not available to check the performance yet.

[burnum]

Does ypool go down often?

It has gone down a surprisingly high number of times for me so far.

this tripled my hpm, 3% fee, was built to solve issues with the 30% fee in the original coyote miner, and to compete with ypool, check it out.

[gnarl]

Does ypool go down often?

More often than a cracked out ho! 

[matthewh3]

Is there any guides on how to install this on Ubuntu?

[SpeedDemon13]

ProtoShares



ProtoShares uses a new Momentum Proof of Work (POW) algorithm that is designed to be GPU and ASIC resistant.
http://invictus-innovations.com/s/MomentumProofOfWork.pdf

There's a $5000 bounty for anyone who can prove it is vulnerable to GPUs or ASICs.
http://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=22.0

Backing
As well as being an altcoin, ProtoShares is a way to own BitShares before they are launched. When BitShares is launched, its genesis block will award one BitShare for every ProtoShare held.

Web page
http://invictus-innovations.com/protoshares
Forums: http://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?board=1.0

Specifications
POW Hash: Momentum (2^26 / 2^50) with SHA512 Generation
Block target: 5 minutes
Difficulty Retargeting: 4032 Blocks
Difficulty Retargeting target: 2 Weeks
Port: 3888
Codebase: Bitcoin 0.8.5
No premine.
Block reward: 50 PTS, 5% reduction every 2016 blocks
Total coins: Around 2 million, with 1% inflation after 2 years



Start time:
5th November 2013 08:08:08 GMT

Github source
https://github.com/InvictusInnovations/ProtoShares

Download Binaries
Mac: http://the-iland.net/static/downloads/ProtoShares-0.2.0.dmg
Alternative download:
http://bitsharestalk.org/PubDownloads/ProtoShares-0.2.0.dmg

Windows: http://the-iland.net/static/downloads/protoshares-0.2.0.zip
Alternative Win download:
http://bitsharestalk.org/PubDownloads/protoshares-0.2.0.zip


Windows installation
Extract the contents of the zip file
Double click protoshares-qt.exe

Nodes
The client should connect to the network automatically but if you have trouble connecting, try opening the debug window console and type these commands,
addnode 162.243.67.4 add
addnode 162.243.54.126 add
addnode 37.139.29.236 add
addnode 64.90.183.137 add
addnode 180.183.205.118 add

Exchanges
http://www.btc38.com/trade.html?btc38_trade_coin_name=pts

Block Explorer
http://btsblock.com/chain/ProtoShares

Mining

In the Settings menu, you can choose to mine 1, 2, or 3 processes.

You can also use the debug console to start mining.

setgenerate true 1
setgenerate true 2
setgenerate true 3

After 4 or 5 minutes of mining, you can type 'getmininginfo' to see the hashespermin rate.

Note there is a 3 process maximum because of memory limitations on the win32 client. You can run a second or third instance of the program if you want to try running more processes.

Optimized Miners
FreeTrade: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=332704.0
Coyote: http://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=573.0

Pools
PTSPool: http://54.238.185.113/
Alpha Miner: http://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=236.0
beeeeer: http://ptsweb.beeeeer.org

FAQ
Q: I've set mining to start but my hashespermin shows 0, why?
You'll need to wait 4 or 5 minutes before that figure shows something meaningful. In the meantime, you can check on your CPU/Memory usage - these should be higher than usual if you're mining.

Q:Why is my win32 client crashing?
This happens because too much memory is allocated. If you type 'set generate' or 'set generate -1', this is likely to run too many threads, try to allocate too much memory, and crash. Use the settings menu to start mining or type 'set generate 3' - where 3 is the maximum. To run more threads, you need to start another instance of the client.

Q:How do I start another instance of the client?
You need to use a different port and data directory, here's a sample command line -
protoshares-qt.exe -port=5672 -datadir=C:\dataalt2

Q:Why would I want to be involved in another one of your coins after the MemoryCoin debacle?
This isn't my coin, I was just contracted to get it up and running with a basic client. As far as any altcoin has an 'owner' - that would be Invictus Innovations, who have bigger plans for it. This whole thread is an unofficial information thread to distribute and gather information about ProtoShares launch and mining.

Please keep discussions on-topic. Off-topic and inflammatory posts will be removed.

The exchange is down for most of the day. They are upgrading and doing maintenance on it. Will they have an English version of it?

[bobbahope]

Regarding ubuntu, they are some instructions here http://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=234.255 in the first few posts. on page 18

[matthewh3]

Regarding ubuntu, they are some instructions here http://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=234.255 in the first few posts. on page 18

Thanks I followed that guide in the link in the link - http://www.peercointalk.org/index.php?topic=798.0 - to install Primeminer.  Will that mine Protoshares?  If so now how do install the wallet.  I'm willing to share half the coins I make in the first seven days mining on a AMD A10 6700 24/7 thanks for any help.

[Carra23]

I am getting maybe 1 PTS by mining for over a day. What is the total coin supply now?

I think it will reach a tipping point soon. With difficulty rising price will be nowhere near the effort spent to mine.