Will there be any other exchanges added?
We will be working towards that after the next wallet update yes.
Thanks for the link, syncing now.
Syncing from scratch is slow because your client needs to download all the existing blocks and also verify every single transaction.
I will be stealing the "assumed valid blocks" code from bitcoin so that you dont actually have to do all of this anymore. it makes syncing a bunch faster and adds 0 additional security risks
Today my wallet crashed again. I was Encrypting it, and after putting password it closed. When trying to open wallet again, it crashed. Sent all the files to replace, from pendrive, but also put wallet.dat without realizing (wallet.dat file pryor to encryption)
Now it works but is not encrypted. Wasn't supposed that that file would not work or asked for password? (I think i did read that while encrypting wallet)
In regards to staking, is it the same having one big transaction or several smaller? (with total value being the same)
Glad that you sorted your problem, Anotherlateminer

yeah. there are a few GUI only bugs out there. If you encrypt a wallet.dat then it only encrypts that copy of the wallet.dat file. so if you have backups they will contain the same keys with no encryption. Best practice is to backup the wallet.dat. encrypt it. test it to make sure it works as expected. then delete the unencrypted backups and back up the new encrypted wallet.dat file.
It is better to stake with several smaller transactions. You will get selected as your coins to stake more often. rewards will be the same for staking several smaller as they would be for one larger (proportionally % the same)
-Griffith