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[Official Ultracoin Team]

UltraCoin Contest  Repost

 

RE - ANNOUNCING

The Ultracoin Contest

(This Contest replaces the previously announced one - all previous entries are deleted - we start again)

Just for fun - lets have a contest!

Its like this............

Guess the day that UTC hits 2000 ea (0.00002 BTC per UTC) - on Bittrex

Win 78,525 UTC PLUS stakes until then.......... = approx. 150 million Satoshi = 1.5 BTC     (@UTC=0.0002BTC)

This is well over USD 1,000

Guesses in UTC time of course. UTC = Coordinated Universal Time.

Guesses must be date/hour/minute in UTC time.

Only 1 (one) "guess" per registered forum member.

No votes after price hits 1500 (0.000015 BTC per UTC).  I will call the cut off time on this forum to avoid any unnecessary confusion.

The closest guess wins.

To claim - just re-post your guess (QUOTE) on this forum when you think you have won. Include your UTC deposit address.  If you don't claim (re-post your guess) - you won't be considered for the prize.

I will check claims and make plump the wallet of the winner from the UTC pot funds.

Discussion not entered into and my decision will be final. Trolls excluded from entry.  Those are the terms and conditions that you accept on entry.

May the best guess win - WINNER TAKES ALL.



Thank you to our numerous - and very generous contributors to this prize pot:

PaulR1 - 20,000
Valpe - 10,000
Laniakean - 21,000
usukan - 5,000
bret - 2,500
Anon donors - 20,025

78,807 UTC TOTAL - including current stakes



Cheers - usukan

The pot has been deposited into this virgin and dedicated UTC address - you can check the balance and watch to see if it increases.

http://www.presstab.pw/phpexplorer/UTC/address.php?address=UVDBhGnp9n8P6hwC4kyHa3iJsXdVhmJEA5

Also - feel free to add to the pot if you want.

[tc61]

Hello, can someone tell me what is the best mining software to use to mine UTC on nvida cards? If so can you provide s link...thanks

[entroxseven]

Contest entry from entroxseven:

Feb 25th 2017, 03:00 UTC

[barbados-fs]

Hi friends. Tell me, if the problem is solved with the sync of the wallet, about which wrote earlier? I did not synchronize my wallet for 1 year. I want to be with you again

[usukan]

Hello, can someone tell me what is the best mining software to use to mine UTC on nvida cards? If so can you provide s link...thanks

Hi tc61 - I'd love to help but its not my area sorry - I have not tested the suggestions below myself.

Some GPU miners will hopefully answer your questions


Seems you can use Cudaminer for Nvidia

http://cryptomining-blog.com/1998-download-the-latest-build-from-source-of-cudaminer-for-windows/

http://cryptomining-blog.com/wp-content/download/cudaminer-12-04-2014-windows.zip

https://github.com/cbuchner1/CudaMiner/blob/master/README.txt

https://github.com/cbuchner1/CudaMiner/releases/tag/2014-02-28


Cheers - usukan

[usukan]

Contest entry from entroxseven:

Feb 25th 2017, 03:00 UTC

thanks entroxseven - noted

[usukan]

Hi friends. Tell me, if the problem is solved with the sync of the wallet, about which wrote earlier? I did not synchronize my wallet for 1 year. I want to be with you again

Hi barbados-fs

The wallets all sync at the moment. 

Just warning you that it took me 4 days to sync new wallets from scratch (and also to note that as the wallets sync through the spam transactions they may freeze a few seconds then recover a few times - and continue sync).


Cheers - usukan

[alenevaa]

since we are racing towards the fork point - thought it might be a good time to remind everyone about the contest (and update the stats)

My guess for the day that UTC hits 2000 ea (0.00002 BTC per UTC) - on Bittrex

Fri, November 25th, 2016 at 03:06 UTC

[usukan]

since we are racing towards the fork point - thought it might be a good time to remind everyone about the contest (and update the stats)

My guess for the day that UTC hits 2000 ea (0.00002 BTC per UTC) - on Bittrex

Fri, November 25th, 2016 at 03:06 UTC

Hi Alenevaa - noted

The network is humming - thanks for all your great work on this.

Cheers - usukan

[usukan]

CONTEST UPDATE

since we are racing towards the fork point - thought it might be a good time to remind everyone about the contest (and update the stats)




The NEW Ultracoin contest entries - so far

please note that the prize pot has further swelled to 78,525 UTC thanks to the recent generosity of bret @2,500 UTC

Plus we have stakes adding to this all the time.............

So this is over 1.5 BTC and well over USD 1,000


https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=727023.msg16447179#msg16447179



primouno - October 10th,  2016, 19:56 UTC (although we have passed your date - you can still win if you have the "closest" date)

thispanda - November 18th, 2016, 02:32 UTC

Alenevaa - November 25th, 2016 at 03:06 UTC

usukan - November 30th, 2016, 24:00 UTC

srkili - December 5th, 2016, 12:00 UTC

Valpe - December 12th, 2016, 12:00 UTC

sambiohazard - December 15th, 2016 0001 UTC

Uggle - December 31st, 2016, 12:00 UTC

cointron - January 5th, 2017, 12:04 UTC

Laniakean - January 23rd, 2017, 12:00 UTC

CRYPTONAIRE - January 31st, 2017, 12:00 UTC

bret - February 14th, 2017, 14:14:14 UTC

entroxseven - February 25th, 2017, 03:00 UTC


Please feel free to add your entry - AND/OR add to the prize pot.


Cheers - usukan

[barbados-fs]

Hi barbados-fs

The wallets all sync at the moment. 

Just warning you that it took me 4 days to sync new wallets from scratch (and also to note that as the wallets sync through the spam transactions they may freeze a few seconds then recover a few times - and continue sync).


Cheers - usukan

Hi

[usukan]

Hi barbados-fs

The wallets all sync at the moment.  

Just warning you that it took me 4 days to sync new wallets from scratch (and also to note that as the wallets sync through the spam transactions they may freeze a few seconds then recover a few times - and continue sync).


Cheers - usukan

Hi

Hi barbados-fs

looks like you have a connection problem - your wallet is more than not finding peers - its completely OFFLINE


just connected and synced this wallet - 6 peer connections. As you can see everything is working fine.







Maybe you use a VPN that does not allow P2P connections?  Or your ISP blocks P2P connections - or you have something else configured to interfere with P2P connections?



try checking your "debug log" for some clues on whats happening



On wallet - at top click HELP - select Debug Window
Select - "Blockchain" Tab

go to Debug Log File - OPEN

scroll to bottom and work up and see what messages the wallet is giving?




If you are not using a .conf file (and you should not need to anyhow) - Try inserting these peers into a ultracoin.conf file in your AppData>Roaming>Ultracoin folder

addnode=71.113.173.55:44100
addnode=77.110.148.169:44100
addnode=87.98.166.129:58128
addnode=105.225.248.12:59165
addnode=92.37.52.165:49459
addnode=118.90.124.27:52410
addnode=41.50.96.101:50338
addnode=109.97.52.141:50375
addnode=86.127.60.252:44100
addnode=74.118.192.18:44100
addnode=41.50.96.101:44100
addnode=78.90.154.233:2445
addnode=92.37.52.165:64206
addnode=2.122.0.94:44100
addnode=216.19.181.63:45499
addnode=85.23.68.122:54907
addnode=197.245.94.219:63347
addnode=217.21.17.8:44100
addnode=74.111.112.108:44100
addnode=118.92.180.191:44100
addnode=176.107.17.17:44100
addnode=68.196.212.19:44100



or just download this ultracoin.conf file and put it in your Roaming Appdata - Ultracoin folder

https://mega.nz/#!HQxmGbDA!01et-gbTa1wcUfXj2kqTilVYyQ0Zin1m5-CSczeHTgw



Cheers - usukan

[usukan]

only a couple of days until the UltraCoin fork

Please make sure to update your wallets


WALLET UPDATE REQUIRED

Ultracoin is hardforking to a new and much improved wallet. This new wallet addresses many issues including the diff re-targeting causing trouble for miners and includes more efficient staking plus increased staking rewards (new wallet after fork - 5.6% PA).

The fork date is set for Wednesday, October 12th , 2016 (block number 1,824,237).

You should download, install and run the new wallet - preferably before the fork date.  The old wallet will not function correctly after the fork.


The new wallet files can be downloaded from here:

https://mega.nz/#F!nAVymCQa!wdJ4DMaULSptCqC5BX8fCw

This link has downloads for both 32x and 64x Windows installations.

The simplest installation of the new wallet is via running the appropriate setup.exe for your Windows operating system - either 32x or 64x i.e. "UltraCoin-v1.0.0.0-Win64-Setup.exe" or "UltraCoin-v1.0.0.0-Win32-Setup.exe"

This applies if you want to install a NEW Ultracoin wallet - OR if you want to update an old installation.

So - if you have a Win64 operating system - just download and run "UltraCoin-v1.0.0.0-Win64-Setup.exe"

Once the installation has completed - you need to be sure to run the correct ultracoin-qt.exe so the NEW wallet opens (i.e. don't use your old desktop shortcut).

Best create a new desktop shortcut - as follows

- Navigate to C/Program Files/Ultracoin folder
- Find the file ultracoin-qt.exe
- Create a shortcut to this file - and put it on your desktop.

Use this new shortcut to run the new wallet (and best to delete your old desktop shortcut)


As always - be sure to back up and save your wallet files (wallet.dat) to several other storage devices.

If you know what you are doing - you can use the .zip files shown in the MEGA download link (i.e. ultracoin-qt-v1.0.0.0-Win64.zip) to manually configure your own wallet installation.

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My sincere thanks to all who have contributed to this important project (and my apologies that it dragged out a bit):

- Those who helped fund the development
- Those in the Community who helped with discussion and solid moral support
- Those on the Dev team especially Alenevaa and Rapture333
- A special mention of praise to Alenevaa for setting up the test fork pool - but especially for finding and fixing the one last issue that almost stumped us - AND his tireless efforts to fix the spam issues and get us to the fork
- Those who assisted in testing - especially bathrobehero who donated his bountiful hash to nuke the test fork chain many times and confirm diff retargeting
- And a special thanks to the powerhouse behind all of this - PressTab

Lest we not forget the families and friends of the above - who suffered along the way.


Cheers - usukan

[bret]

My debug.log was 17GB, any way I can keep that thing trimmed to say 500MB at most? Or should I use a 3rd party tool to handle log trimming? The only concern I have with a 3rd party utility is that the UltraCoin-QT program keeps the log file open constantly and I run into permission issues when I attempt to trim it.

Any suggestions other than shutting down the wallet, deleting the debug file and restarting the wallet (I'll never remember to do that).

[usukan]

My debug.log was 17GB, any way I can keep that thing trimmed to say 500MB at most? Or should I use a 3rd party tool to handle log trimming? The only concern I have with a 3rd party utility is that the UltraCoin-QT program keeps the log file open constantly and I run into permission issues when I attempt to trim it.

Any suggestions other than shutting down the wallet, deleting the debug file and restarting the wallet (I'll never remember to do that).

Hi bret

I'm no expert here - but that must be a very old wallet with a lot of staking.  All my wallets are about 1GB for debug log. I have no knowledge of an automated trim function for the debug log.

As a matter of housekeeping with wallets - I transfer everything (all UTC and other currencies) to new virgin wallets on a regular basis (every 6-12 months).  This keeps inputs etc down and makes for wallets to operate more efficiently.  If its a staking wallet its seems more important.  This is also true for BTC as high numbers of inputs slow wallets for signing - and worse still it causes high fees esp in BTC.

This is just a suggestion - I personally would open my debug log in notepad and edit the contents - only keep the last couple of sessions.  Then SAVE again.  If you ever think you might want the older data in the log - just copy and past the log somewhere else (or rename it in the Ultracoin folder).

You could consider transferring all your UTC in that wallet to a brand new one at some point (no rush and not required - just suggested - but wait till after the fork) - Create a series of NEW ADDRESSES in your new wallet - then back up your new wallet keys "wallet.dat" files) a few small transactions to test (test both rec and send from the new wallet just to make sure of everything - esp the password - test every new address)  - then transfer in chunks to the several new addresses in a new wallet.  Then back up your wallet keys again and regularly to make sure you capture any new addresses you might add or "change" addresses from transactions.

Its an interesting thing I learnt the hard way is that old backups of keys don't seem to carry newer change addresses - and any new addresses that you might add yourself. In HD (Hierarchical Deterministic) wallets they do - but in non HD wallets they don't.  You have to back up your keys on a regular basis.  UTC is not an HD wallet - there are advantages and disadvantages for both.

Cheers - usukan

[usukan]

LESS THAN  24HRS -  until the UltraCoin fork

Please make sure to update your wallets


WALLET UPDATE REQUIRED

Ultracoin is hardforking to a new and much improved wallet. This new wallet addresses many issues including the diff re-targeting causing trouble for miners and includes more efficient staking plus increased staking rewards (new wallet after fork - 5.6% PA).

The fork date is set for Wednesday, October 12th , 2016 (block number 1,824,237).

You should download, install and run the new wallet - preferably before the fork date.  The old wallet will not function correctly after the fork.


The new wallet files can be downloaded from here:

https://mega.nz/#F!nAVymCQa!wdJ4DMaULSptCqC5BX8fCw

This link has downloads for both 32x and 64x Windows installations.

The simplest installation of the new wallet is via running the appropriate setup.exe for your Windows operating system - either 32x or 64x i.e. "UltraCoin-v1.0.0.0-Win64-Setup.exe" or "UltraCoin-v1.0.0.0-Win32-Setup.exe"

This applies if you want to install a NEW Ultracoin wallet - OR if you want to update an old installation.

So - if you have a Win64 operating system - just download and run "UltraCoin-v1.0.0.0-Win64-Setup.exe"

Once the installation has completed - you need to be sure to run the correct ultracoin-qt.exe so the NEW wallet opens (i.e. don't use your old desktop shortcut).

Best create a new desktop shortcut - as follows

- Navigate to C/Program Files/Ultracoin folder
- Find the file ultracoin-qt.exe
- Create a shortcut to this file - and put it on your desktop.

Use this new shortcut to run the new wallet (and best to delete your old desktop shortcut)


As always - be sure to back up and save your wallet files (wallet.dat) to several other storage devices.

If you know what you are doing - you can use the .zip files shown in the MEGA download link (i.e. ultracoin-qt-v1.0.0.0-Win64.zip) to manually configure your own wallet installation.


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See you all on the other side of the fork............

[usukan]

SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE

The phoenix is about to take flight.............







Cheers usukan

[tbearhere]

What N factor are we?  thx 

[alenevaa]

What N factor are we?  thx 

NF14

[tbearhere]

What N factor are we?  thx 

NF14

Thx