"The biggest issue with BAN is that they are hiding where the extra 10% is coming from.
Why do people hide things unless they don't want people to know it."
Disclaimer: (I really have no knowledge if the pool is profitable or not).
Why do people hide things unless they don't want people to know it."
Disclaimer: (I really have no knowledge if the pool is profitable or not).
Yes you do, because they "claim" to pay you 10% extra - that means they are making a loss on every block they payout on.....
Think about it.
No I can not answer that as I believe the pool controls a large part if not the majority of the hashing power. But as a PPS pool I really don't care.
However, anyone ignoring all the FUD about BAN, and not mathematically challenged, can clearly see that it is a loss and thus the pool cannot continue it forever.
It is also statistically proven that a PPS pool cannot even continue 0% bonus payouts forever
However anyone that is not mentally challenged can read what s0br posted over 3 months ago https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=722202.0 that the bonus was only temporary until the pool hit 5Th. I also don't remember him ever saying that the pool will never charge a fee? But on that first page /post he made, it also says "This pool is intended to be a free service for a new company we're launching in the Fall and will be promoting soon. " so just maybe the pool is intented to not be a profit maker in itself but a service for something else that will make more money than any pool can.
And of coarse I can not answer about the pools profitability as I can not answer that about any of the other pools. I have not seen anyone question Slush, BTC Guild or the others if they are profitable or not?