kano, first of all my thanks for your great contributions in the development of bitcoin. Wouldn't you like to make a mining pool for other sha256 coins? for example XEC? or other sha256.. to see if we can improve income in these difficult times
The mining pools did not follow your example of transparency, and we are at their good will.
Every altcoin is a scam in my opinion.
I've been involved in bitcoin before any altcoins existed and their creation made it clear that they all are.
Most people just don't know the reasons.
(and altcoins are off topic here also)
Yes. Altcoins are scam at moment in terms:
1. GPU got huge running cost on electric
2. Mining programs don't display the height of block. So, you never can check why you miss a reward once your submit was accepted by pool. It is scam or virus program, I believe. cgminer got transparency, very good. Only xmrig display height of block which can be trusted.
3. Mining programs got develop fee, eg 1% or 2%. Tricky is your best submit may be gripped by the program with other address. It is scam behavious.