Quote from: bitpop on November 14, 2013, 01:37:57 AM

How would they lose any money?

If the pool is rather unlucky, every block could take 70-100 hours, which would result in every block paying out 28-30 BTC. Considering a block only gives 25 BTC, the chance of losing money is there. Given an infinite amount of time, assuming it is implemented properly, and 0% fees, it should balance out to 0. But, in the short term, it's still possible to lose money if the pool is unlucky.

Quote from: Lucko on November 14, 2013, 07:19:06 AM

Quote from: Krak on November 14, 2013, 02:10:36 AM

Quote from: Alexis_Evo on November 14, 2013, 01:35:29 AM

It also makes me wonder about the longevity of the pool. Can the owner afford to keep this pool running? 88 BTC is almost $40k at the current price.

Most of that negative balance came from when the pool was still running using PPS with a really low fee.

No it is from the time pool was still paying orphan blocks...

Ahh, that should explain it. Thanks. That's a pretty hefty loss for the pool to eat though... (but I wasn't around when that happened -- could've been when BTC was still $2 for all I know).