We run the party every 2 weeks and post a party recap to Nostr - how much hashrate, best difficulty reached, number of party miners etc.
I'll see about getting a running history up on the site, that's a good idea.
We don't yet have a history of successfully mined blocks. I get that it's a leap of trust. That's why I made the minimum buy in 1 TH/s for 15 sats.
That's a low bar for entry!
And over time, as more people join, the odds get better and we'll soon have a history of mined blocks with payouts.
Evan, thanks for your feedback!
I think what @philipma1957 said is somewhat true. Being new or little-known can make it harder to gain the trust to attract more participants or participants with higher hashrate.
I don't know if there is another way to create parties that generates more trust and helps to popularize them. Would it be feasible to return a small percentage of the amount paid by participants at the end of the party? This might boost trust. Of course, it doesn't mean that when the bloco wins, it will do this, but it might convey greater credibility, I don't know. What do you think @philipma1957?
But, really, the statistics from the sites - even if no party has won a bloco so far - would be very interesting and useful.
Have you ever considered opening a thread here on the forum about the parties? It could be really interesting and create engagement with the BitcoinTalk community.