Hi all.
Ive been noticing recently that I have been picking up a lot more connections during syncing//staking.
Ordinarily I get about 7-8 connections. Recently I've been getting 24-28.
Right now I've got 30 connections which, for me, is something of a record.

Has something happened re Sterlingcoin network that I am not aware of?
Sterling SentinelFriend hello! What would I know, this is a very promising coin! I personally brought in 5 investors! soon we are waiting for a good price increase!
Hello Mery33. Thank you for yours and your friends investments and interest. Thank you for also sharing that and your enthusiasm!
Sterling Sentinel, thank you also for sharing your good news. You may be observing a combination of things. As you know, recent network fortifications were done to retain our listing on Cryptopia. Every VPS I have access to now runs a Sterlingcoin node. These will remain online 24/7 and have all the redundancies of modern data centers, generators, etc. Also friends and colleagues brought nodes online when learning of the Cryptopia situation. These nodes will stay online consistently, but perhaps short of 24/7 and might lack power outage protection. But still, their contribution is greatly appreciated.
At any rate, it is great to see a strong network! It will be getting even stronger once the CWI seednodes are brought fully online. Only 7 of the 25 currently are online. I was recently given a 1 month estimation for the other 18.
Thank you everyone that is running a node as often as possible. Especially if you are staking. This does help the Sterlingcoin network and is greatly appreciated.
Hi buddy.
Glad to hear that everything is proceeding well at CWI. That'll make all the difference to SLG.
I'm staking as much and as often as I can to help out.
Any other developments on the horizon? Have you made any firm decisions on what to include in the next update?