You need a bankroll and the size of it dictates what maximum win you can offer. Crowdsourcing a bankroll would be a preferable option in my opinion as ICOs tend not to work out well.
OK, yes I forgot about *this* bankroll. When I asked why an ICO was needed, it was because I saw that the idea was decent and that an MVP seeemed to have already been in place. Idea was relatively simple, I don't think an ICO was needed (in fact, even a new blockchain and token probably not needed), but yes. Bankroll.
With people mining probably a few cents a day, they'd probably only want to gamble if they could x10,000 it all at once. Then I see a problem there.
Problem is that people use 100% of CPU all time and they not turn off they PC for days,
...and they'll run like that for years on end without any problems.
I think you're right about this guy not being serious though.
I agree hardware is built to last at whichever capacity they can run at. Doesn't make sense to build good processors that only last long if you don't use its max capacity.
I never mined with my CPU properly but I have used it for days on end at close to max and noticed lifespan goes down considerably compared to devices I don't push. But the thing is, external environment. I did that in high temp, high humidity, low ventilation. Not much I could do about it without high costs. End of the day cheaper to replace hardware since they got better at same price every couple of years anyway.
I think a lot of people don't account for that (external env.) and mining becomes the scapegoat.
