And if Unobtanium 'nearly' has a sustainable mining rate, then it still doesn't have a sustainable mining rate.
True. If UNO goes to $1000/coin tomorrow then we must pay the miners, the POW network, $15,000/day. I think that is a bit much. But we will only have to pay $4000/day around November. BTC @ $1000/coin must pay $3.6M/day.
This makes UNO 900x more efficient at securing value on a SHA256 network. Does this sound appealing? And it gets more and more efficient as we approach year 2020.
I really do understand your dislike of Bitcoin; but we are a smart smart community: if kissing Bitcoin's sweaty behind is the best option for us, should we not just do it right now?
Strong
No to merging with Bitcoin.
1. UNO network is in a comfort zone still, and shows all the signs of continued growth.
2. There is no incentive at this time to concede defeat, we can strive for defeating SHAblock 10min, it may appear a slim potential but it is very possible. Don't bend a knee to btc, UNO is better suited to be the 'Challenger' to BTC. We stand to gain fame and honor.
3. Until other sha256 networks (at least of half the strength of UNO) are under attack then there is little reward to blending into the BTC network. As long as the UNO network is reasonably secure then the risk of attack is very low. Note: not even 5 Mh/s junkie scrypt coins are being attacked so far.
4. There are already 2 chains on BTC that are ZERO inflation (transaction fee only) ... UNO would be 3rd rated best inflation rate on SHAblock 10min.
NOTE: once we reach the sustain mining rate of production then the dynamics change. For right now UNO is a 'Fair Distrubution' not a 'BTC side chain' kind of coin.