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Board Announcements (Altcoins)
Re: [PRE-ANN][SYN] SynCoin | Release 2/19/14
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syncoin
on 11/02/2014, 03:23:13 UTC
"Block Reward: Calculated based on difficulty"

Finally, a block reward that i have been looking for. Even though the algo is not yet perfect, this could be a bridge to a better coin.

I've been thinking about this. Is it scaling linearly? It would be a pretty interesting idea (your 1MH/s gives you a more or less constant amount of coins regardless of net hashrate), but the consequence would be a lack of incentive for early miners, which can leave the coin out in the field.

No, the formula scales exponentially. Additionally, the first few blocks with a difficulty < 1 will have their block rewards calculated as IF they were 1; this incentivizes early adoption because the blocks are EXTREMELY easy to mine in comparison with later blocks.

I like everything about this coin so far except for the high number of coins

I understand the frustration with the high ceiling; however, this gives breathing room with the new algorithm for block reward. If it happens to distribute too quickly, the super-fast-rising scarcity may cause people to believe it as a scam (or a failed coin, as the shares would be held by literally a few people). Besides, pushing updates later is always an option.

If necessary, and wholly supported by the community, I will gladly implement that fix.