It's unfortunate to see Mintcoin in such a state.

I was a big believer in this coin, however, it has become very difficult simply to run the wallet.

On Windows 8, a bug prevented my installation of the latest wallet from opening after a while.

It takes so long to sync a new wallet, even from a bootstrap, that I've given up.

Mintcoin enthusiasts who have been around for a while have all seen that the latest client, even when synced up, is bloated and this is a major problem.

I'm the sole administrator for the Mintcoin account on facebook, I will add anyone that has passion for this coin and can use it to reach out to the community.

Otherwise, I'm resigned with my meager stash of two million Mintcoins to abandon this coin.

One of my favourite features of Mintcoin, the POS staking, is now being implemented into Quark, so consider supporting that initiative.

The nature of Quark is such that they prune the blockchain to keep things snappy, something Mintcoin sorely lacks.