Not sure if anyone noticed... but according to
blockchain.info, if GHash.io and BTC Guild joined forces, they could 52% (yes, I mean 52%) attack the network. Am I the only person who thinks this? So... what to do about it. Well, I was thinking about starting a new pool, one that would hopefully win back some percentages from the big players. Here is my summary of what the community wants:
1. 0% Fee
2. Merged Coin Mining
3. Great Stats
4. Simple to use interface
5. Fast Servers
I thought I would post on BT to see if there is any interest in developing another pool. I'm a computer programmer and I'm going to get started on this but I'd like some help. Also, what features do YOU want to see in a pool?
6. Reliability.
7. Include transfer fees (every pool that does not include transfer fees is a stealing pool in my opinion)
Also I don't necessarily want a 0% fee, but not more than 3%, I think 1 to 2% would be your best bet.
But yes, if you can pull it off I'm willing to try it.
Also, try to merge mine all the coins, there's currently no pool that merge mines all sha-256 coins and at the same time also includes transfer fees. NMC is commonly merge mined, but I believe PPC and IXC can also be merge mined. Maybe more. Try to include them all, it's just a waste of hashrate not to include them.
Also, I don't think a pool 51% attacking is likely because people will just leave the pool. However, still I think it's better to spread around the pool, sadly there's just not many good pools around right now. My favorite is bitminter at the moment, but there is no 'perfect pool' right now.