Quote from: FreeTrade on July 25, 2016, 04:38:31 PM

Quote from: dntm on July 25, 2016, 04:14:24 PM

You seem to miss the fact that mining cost money, and thus requires a return.

Indeed - 50 HOdled coins per block is the return. That's attractive to miner HOdlers, unattractive to miner DUMPers.

Quote from: dntm on July 25, 2016, 04:14:24 PM

Also, the fact that we are no longer mining is a problem for the coin. Less interest = less miners = less secure = less volume = low price = DEAD ("I though that was clear").

There's a balance to be reached between network security and the amount of value leaking out through strip mining. I'm not saying we have the balance exactly right yet, but we're much closer than before.

If you're not a HOdler, I'm not sad to hear that you're gone. This coin only need miner hodlers for now. It's nothing personal, supply pressure was just too great and strip miners are surplus to requirements.

Although not the biggest fish, I certainly was a HOdler. http://imgur.com/a/QC5D3 Originally, 50 coins were great. It was enough to Hodl some and trade some. Let's not just breeze past that point though. That "trade some" is a vital key. That is what pays bills, gets publicity, allows third parties to be built off coins, and keeps the coin on the market. I believe you're already seeing that payment one year later is not getting developer attention- rightfully so. Sadly there was a rash decision to mandate every miner spend their coins how a very small few wanted them to and we are all feeling the painful result. I truly hope the coin regains interest somehow, but I we can't keep pouring time and money into something so.... unpredictable.

DNTM