Quote from: coinGeek on July 22, 2014, 11:51:36 PM

Quote from: phzi on July 22, 2014, 10:41:27 PM

Quote from: coinGeek on July 22, 2014, 10:09:48 PM

The general conciseness seems to be that Middlecoin is just running all by itself with no one in charge or maintaining it. So, miners should beware.

This raises all sorts of questions for me. Like, why? And, how can it keep running at all?

Not only that, but according to poolpicker.eu it's average return is in line with other script pools for the last few weeks. Of course, all script pools are doing crap now... But my point is that middlecoin is supposedly doing it with both hands tied behind it's back.

How can it do that?

Simple - mine the site is mining the same old coins it has always had, like litecoin and dogecoin... The difference in profitiability between scrypt coins is so small now because of predominant multi-pool mining, that even if Middlecoin was only mining litecoin, it would be somewhat close to other pools.

However, you're absolutely nuts if you're still pointing hash at this pool.

Try:
WafflePool.com
or
CleverMining.com
or
heck, just mine some Litecoins.

Your advice is good and I agree.

My question is a bit more subtle though: Is it really possible for a mining pool to run for months unattended?

How do the server bills at Amazon get paid. (and with what? it can't make much more then about $10 a day in fees). What happens if a coin changes software? an exchange changes interface? and Huh

I realize that no one with answers seems to be talking but the more I think about it the stranger it seems.

Another profit pool that is new is http://leetpools.net - Looking for new miners.

BCT Thread here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=702527.0