Exactly. If you don't know how difficulty adjustments work, you probably shouldn't be mining. Maybe you could sell Scentsy or something?
P.S. All those "rich" people buying coins to build masternodes are making the coins you mine even more valuable.
Way to make a guy feel welcome there. Someone comes here and reads this and sees this fine example of the community, that's another reason why DRK is dropping.
Your point about people buying DRK so they can make masternodes to make themselves more DRK is just reinforcing my MN circle-jerk theory.
I know how the difficulty works, but RIGHT NOW those are the stats and I'm proposing that RIGHT NOW that is why the price is tanking. If the hash rate drops an appreciable amount so that mining is significantly easier, don't you think that will drop the value of the coin too?
Oh damn, I made somebody cry. My therapist warned me about that.
a) Without masternodes, those DRK you're mining would be worthless. Who do you think does the mixing that provides the anonymity layer?
b) When more people set up masternodes, the ROI for MNs goes DOWN, but the value of DRK goes UP (because more coins are pulled off the market). Eventually an equilibrium will be reached. This invalidates your "rich get richer" argument because the ROI will probably trend down to 20% or so from its current level.
c) Mining is vastly cheaper to get into. There are certain "barriers of entry" in the business world. Somebody who has $1 billion to spend can found a potentially very profitable company. Somebody with $5000 most likely cannot. At present, the rewards are higher because fewer people can do it, and those who can are compensated for their risk.
d) You sell your mining rig right now on eBay and you'll get two thirds of your investment back. I sell my MN coins right now and I'm DOWN 60%. MN owners are subject to the whims of the market. You, on the other hand, have equipment that will always be in demand by gamers.