Also I was comparing it to mining... Bitbean is much more profitable. Redd and Doge have much higher circulation. MUCH. We understand you don't like Bitbean but there is a great deal of money to be made with it. You don't need it and that's fine but others are interested...
So, I d/l'ed the wallet about an hour ago and I am only seeing a single connection to the network and even that is spotty. How many peers is your wallet connected to?
Lol, right as I type this I am now connected to 2 peers... Still, the above question pertains.
That will increase as synchronization continues. firewall and antivirus settings may need to be adjusted. Mine has over 60 connections. Some people have over 100. Connections matter when your block is being solved at the same time as another. if theirs wins you get orphan block, if yours win they get the orphan.