Hi guys,

First off I want to say sorry about the silence. I did not mean to go so long without posting. Time tends to slip by.

With this update I've decided to be blunt with things.

I'm afraid I need to officially request a developer takeover.

After working on this project for over a year I simply do not have enough time and focus to give this project the love it needs anymore, and pretending I do would unfair to you guys. Should I proceed with the fork myself I would also be expected to update all marketing materials including the thread and website, promote the coin, find a way to increase value, get every exchange and service to update, and find ways to improve from there. Given my long delays between updates I think it's starting to become clear even to me that having me head off all of that solo just wont work in the long run. I have repeatedly over the past year made calls for more developers and help with everything else without finding anyone to jump in and support. I've done my best to keep this project alive for the past year, while being as transparent as possible the entire time. This update is no exception, and I think it's the right thing to do over going dark and completely abandoning the project like we see over and over in altcoins. I genuinely believe swings only option to thrive is to find a new, motivated team to drive it forward.

I can provide the new rewards code and guide a dev on how to proceed with forking it, but I do not think heading off all the responsibilities that come with a major fork by myself is a good choice. I'm afraid I would only fall short.

If you think you might be the type of person capable of a takeover, you should already know how to fork an altcoin and you should be the type of person that keeps everything project related transparent with the holders.

We have had a very good run and the community we have built around this project has surprised me the entire time. The positivity is something that just isn't see in many other altcoins. I have high hopes that we will find a new team to step in, and am excited to see where Swing heads in the future.