Move from Coinotron. They have over 51% of the net hashrate.

For the past couple days Coinotron has had over 51% of the Vertcoin network hashrate. We have found out that this is due to nicehash renters using Coinotron as their go to pool to mine to. So, if you are mining from nicehash or just mining on Coinotron please consider using a different pool until they are under 51% of the network hashrate. We would suggest setting up your own p2pool(super easy), but we have listed alternatives below.
Alternative pools:

p2pools network 1 pools (100mh/s and up):

http://scanner1.alwayshashing.com/

p2pool network 2 pools( under 100mh/s):

http://scanner2.alwayshashing.com/

Traditional pools:

http://give-me-coins.com/vertcoin-pool

https://vertcoin.miningpoolhub.com/

https://www.zpool.ca/

Setup your own p2pool (no fees, best payout, easy to do):

Setup your own p2pool:

Windows guide :

network 1 video (100mh/s + miners) video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InQ3sWkrirw

network 2 video (100 mh/s and under miners) video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CE9kGh-gGnI

text guides:

network 1: https://gist.github.com/veqtrus/e2b7c34d9c8b3ad285209ae1b13ca2b2

network 2 :https://pastebin.com/Wx9d12KF

Ubuntu guide:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBwuCALkf1U

Its not a joke, distribute your hash please, its health for vertcoin

Fatov