Why are all the pools down?

any active pools left?
Maybe it is time to update the first page? ;-)

StinkFlipper u could flag ur pool address dVPZugBUmoBvn45bVCYZcLDWFjD99nbFB1
with a frontend link on
https://chainz.cryptoid.info/dmd/address.dws?dVPZugBUmoBvn45bVCYZcLDWFjD99nbFB1.htm
if u want to allow other users use it too

even if not u can flag it as
StinkFlipper private pool
because if not flag it the way chainz calculate stats he will add up all non claimed NOMP based pools in one statistic

One more US-based pool would likely help the forking issues.

I think I can get the cost down to $20 a month using Linode.
I just can't risk using existing equipment due to DDoS and stray asshats who punish our intrusion prevention.

If you'd consider a static monthly donation, I'd provide free mining.
Otherwise, I' think I'd have to do .5% to cover the costs.

Please PM me and/or post if you're interested in mining, or what you'd consider donating for free mining.
I'll post commitments, if any.

thx!

lol danbi run 1% fee too same as mininhfield
and i have no interest promote one pool over another
just a spread hashrate would be in interest of the pool miners
in their own interest

Never say never.  Right?  

We've had several community conversations about POS.  I believe that the one we're referring to here happened back in February of 2015.  

At that time, I posted a response that outlined my objections to POS.  You can read it here:

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=408268.msg10583087#msg10583087

I still have the same opinion today.   I would point out that I didn't entirely rule out the option of a POS system with DGB.  I simply suggested that we need to think about the impacts from an economic perspective rather than from a technical one.

When I founded the DigiByte Group, I made a promise that I would never attempt to use my work with the Digibyte Group to attempt to influence development decisions.  As a result, when I share my opinions here, I feel the need to qualify them by saying that I believe Jared always works toward thoughtful, considered, and professional development that benefits DigiByte.  I also know that he has in the past, and continues today, to evaluate all the options, including POS, and if he believed that implementing some form of POS were in the best interest of DGB, then I would fully support the decision.

I will address the environmental question in a separate post.

In my life outside of DGB, I work on environmental issues, questions, and problems.  I am deeply engaged and aware of the problems caused by anthropocentric impacts on the non-human ecosystems.  I have a really long reply to the question about if POS is more environmentally friendly than POW.  I'll finish typing it up in the next couple of days and post it somewhere (although not here because it's too long and detailed).

The short version is that yes, POS uses less electricity than POW.  However, making the argument that because it uses less electricity it is necessarily more environmentally friendly is not always true.  That claim requires making assumptions that ignore inputs, outputs, and how the use impacts the larger system it is a part of.

I advocate ASICs partly precisely because they are so much more power efficient and environmentally friendly.  I use my mining equipment to heat my house.  it's not a very big house so I haven't had to turn on my furnace since 2013.  But even if it were bigger, heating just a part of the house would offset the power and fuel for heating.  I don't mine in the summer (I only mine when I need to heat the house).  My mining equipment uses about the exact same electricity as the furnace.  So, there is no additional environmental impact - the electricity used for the mining equipment is roughly the same as the electricty used for the furnance; in fact, there is net environmental benefit because I'm not burning natural gas (my furnace burns natural gas for the heat but the compressor uses electricity to push the air).  Because of restrictions in the community where I live, I cannot install solar or wind-powered home electricity.  However, a substantial portion of my electricity comes from a commercial wind-farm. I know that Jumbley used a home wind turbine to power some of his mining equipment for a while.  I'm working on a solution that allows me to mine all year ... and I hope to have it done by the coming summer.

It's a really interesting question ... and I agree 100% that DigiByte should work toward advocating for positive environmental impacts of our network.

It was already discussed, this issue is a non-starter, multi algorithm pow is more secure. There is no benefit to Digibyte changing to pos other than a short term pump.

so u run a pool too?

i guess thats ur pool
https://chainz.cryptoid.info/dmd/address.dws?dKG19H6EmkbyQNGofuAnZN1t6hj49CV7sv.htm
send a BTT PM to fairglu so he flag the pool with dmd.asictrade.com

now its visible as NOMP on extraction tab

https://chainz.cryptoid.info/dmd/#!extraction

Hey, you're very welcome
What do you think of the coin swap idea btw?

Re mining, yep, we're waiting for the mining software to catch up with our wallet code.

Thanks for taking the time to get involved.

This crypto currency is awesome. I'm starting to download the wallet and buying some MUE at an exchange. By the way, is not there a list of peers I could find to add into my wallet? All I get is just 4 connections to the MonetaryUnit network. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks