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[pf]

BTW, Scrypt-N coins are a far different game than BTC.  VTC difficulty has actually not gone up at all over the last three weeks (it's actually lower now than it was three weeks ago.  It has been varying between 95 and 100 all three weeks) despite the price staying stable.
BTC on the other hand has difficulty that is always going up, reducing profitability of SHA equipment every time it goes up.

[Sebastien256]

So, when it is plan to swicth to 60%/40% ratio? Do you still have fund that is not invest in hashrate at the moment?

Once all of the initial raised capital is spent.  We've still got another 60,000 NXT before that happens.
I may yet sink them into additional FPGA miners if I hear that they are able to bring any more online (the return on investment on them is absolutely unbelievably high still.  I hadn't thought that we'd see mining hardware that could ROI in less than 45 days ever again.  I have been unbelievably lucky by having a contact inside the FPGA manufacturer)  The best part is that none of the competitor Scrypt-N/X11 ASIC hardware looks like it will be shipping any time in the next several months.
Whenever we do change to the 60/40 ratio, the best part is that it looks like we would be able to buy an additional hosted FPGA miner (each miner = ~30 MH of Scrypt-N or ~180 MH of X11) every ~10 days!

For long term benefit, the way to go is to make diversification.

[pf]

So, when it is plan to swicth to 60%/40% ratio? Do you still have fund that is not invest in hashrate at the moment?

Once all of the initial raised capital is spent.  We've still got another 60,000 NXT before that happens.
I may yet sink them into additional FPGA miners if I hear that they are able to bring any more online (the return on investment on them is absolutely unbelievably high still.  I hadn't thought that we'd see mining hardware that could ROI in less than 45 days ever again.  I have been unbelievably lucky by having a contact inside the FPGA manufacturer)  The best part is that none of the competitor Scrypt-N/X11 ASIC hardware looks like it will be shipping any time in the next several months.
Whenever we do change to the 60/40 ratio, the best part is that it looks like we would be able to buy an additional hosted FPGA miner (each miner = ~30 MH of Scrypt-N or ~180 MH of X11) every ~10 days!

For long term benefit, the way to go is to make diversification.

I completely agree.  That was part of why I invested in some FPGA rigs in addition to SHA stuff.  I also still have an additional 30 Antminer S1 miners that are still waiting to be brought online (I am waiting to have an additional two 30-amp circuits installed at our mining facility - that should be done by tuesday this week).
We already have the miners and PSU's waiting at the mining place, just waiting on power.
I will make sure to take some pictures.

Also Sebastien256, I would like to give you my heartfelt thanks. You've been one of the miners who has been with me since the very beginning of all of this adventure, and I sincerely thank you for your trust over the last several months.  Can you believe hashrate is going to be coming up on a year in just a few months?

[Sebastien256]

Also Sebastien256, I would like to give you my heartfelt thanks. You've been one of the miners who has been with me since the very beginning of all of this adventure, and I sincerely thank you for your trust over the last several months.  Can you believe hashrate is going to be coming up on a year in just a few months?

Hey thanks pf, yeah! Long road has been made so far! Clearly, I think you deserve a congratz for what you have achieve by now. In not so long, if everything go well with Nxt, I believe you should be one of main player out there. 

EDIT: And ho, keep up the good work, as they say!

Haha I don't mine anymore, I was just CPU and GPU mining at the beggining to help you start and debug your stuff. 
Your business now is much more profitable than mining on my computer rigs... 

[pf]

This weeks dividends are 21348 NXT - this means that we have paid out a total of over 91,000 NXT as Dividends thus far.

Amount paid, Account, TX
7172.928, NXT-74VC-NKPE-RYCA-5LMPT, 13213512284674910617
2390.976, NXT-2AHU-UXZW-K9Q2-HENLW, 5629784939329337130
2134.8, NXT-R3DM-JL5U-QATR-9XELX, 11125464501378077720
1857.276, NXT-3R28-ZBCB-E8GT-C34JC, 9949101767760594093
1067.4, NXT-RNKQ-TTGX-V6DP-H55PS, 14401837709562212524
681.0012, NXT-XRK4-5HYK-5965-9FH4Z, 17119434443038779699
540.74484, NXT-WCKP-RDGX-76XY-BQ9U7, 4341607521867334732
465.17292, NXT-8UNC-QVL6-43W7-9KMFT, 14572999307578691333
455.56632, NXT-G9WM-6HNW-FMF2-6T8M2, 8593789171602775751
426.96, NXT-RBR6-EFX3-TSSA-7SXEX, 53556859459138556
422.47692, NXT-SZUB-FHZP-JTFL-7YEET, 12614071316317519317
362.06208, NXT-7HL4-WMNR-XGFL-ASVHV, 18242061305846225308
341.568, NXT-FDW8-THXX-PY8X-9VK6M, 13572766989053093591
223.72704, NXT-FRS2-MQR5-758P-ANNEX, 8471447646067459608
213.48, NXT-4TLS-AY7G-CHJK-BRXQJ, 7029903367186386638
213.48, NXT-5Z35-ZCDV-BC28-7KL5F, 84390629318722480
209.85084, NXT-VM6D-BMBT-UQMB-3Y7HH, 14196981555664326886
206.43516, NXT-6RKA-ZVFL-VBS6-7D2EP, 7607404884109355714
204.9408, NXT-BPV3-837M-QZTQ-9DQ69, 3243037492794005430
144.95292, NXT-SYNR-ZAES-GZ3F-BCDFH, 15738633206152759543
104.6052, NXT-6BLV-3QZM-HMMQ-6Y5LZ, 16922581278890430266
88.16724, NXT-GXCJ-N4PL-VV5U-49YQP, 1045089546530073429
87.31332, NXT-QCHL-NRMF-26CY-74V9E, 8274427403309139639
85.392, NXT-KB63-98AB-PQJN-GTB6C, 15120988491945937472
72.5832, NXT-P44H-3ZA6-TQBD-FESF3, 10535621935381474555
46.9656, NXT-SQBJ-6RU2-G6U6-9LRJD, 944424360310783131
43.54992, NXT-L8EV-EMP8-7VE8-88WWL, 7477904208161177059
42.696, NXT-7J3A-8H99-G3XF-GVTJN, 8430773571992257057
42.696, NXT-2AS9-D5GB-BNHD-9DJXQ, 12400710120610649963
42.696, NXT-RNCR-YXDZ-V866-BS5RX, 17111871381356166169
42.696, NXT-ECBU-G3RB-W4HN-DD75D, 3706653929461560929
37.359, NXT-HTB8-GGJG-ZDRK-6N3LC, 11354867136326596261
36.93204, NXT-UAPC-3T43-FFT6-HW5BZ, 572693870813310978
36.71856, NXT-CSMZ-VJV5-YVVP-5FZQU, 6552660779770184675
32.44896, NXT-KQ74-NY5D-2J8J-2ZPT2, 12898416114608258568
32.44896, NXT-LQU5-UREL-D5BG-D8HQ2, 1881734678176796435
32.022, NXT-ZGCD-3Z6V-T7CX-HFPFU, 450739956542819479
30.74112, NXT-Q2AQ-CLV6-Q6SF-CB6ZT, 14786556508224679935
29.8872, NXT-8QLY-CRHV-NSJZ-CCZ5K, 14627830038005397766
26.89848, NXT-BY7Y-UB4X-6Z3C-8PP3V, 15442244414582542746
26.04456, NXT-UDHN-A4VD-JMWP-GQY57, 1338496785149303872
24.97716, NXT-M76U-NADD-LLJP-GVETZ, 1250164476299700281
21.98844, NXT-VGHQ-VX2A-PMUR-85XPU, 8959678435618007420
21.77496, NXT-NNBQ-NXU8-8R7E-3TG5M, 18307927874735328347
21.56148, NXT-2EMX-S2KR-6TWL-8ZNM6, 3305649444912964281
21.56148, NXT-4K4B-76X2-DWAB-22TEF, 13174089625711479093
21.56148, NXT-NUXU-8T8Z-8Z7U-568HK, 3922801718474854444
21.56148, NXT-PJ4S-P5MU-LFBV-6ARBY, 15209150134334265619
21.348, NXT-DHSB-MWTV-CNWX-APK48, 5211426567532520097
21.348, NXT-RTYD-LJXQ-EPNJ-H7AQ5, 11529623075902008653
21.348, NXT-4ZRX-J6CN-MX2D-AGWZU, 8256481943029099551
19.2132, NXT-ZJHC-Y5D7-DAN7-4RD6W, 1714988216475599268
18.78624, NXT-5RB8-KJD3-BT3B-E2QWW, 3183286662111454343
16.011, NXT-7C85-5PWQ-N69P-8DFQG, 6356646632524496891
15.58404, NXT-8CBP-XQAH-J47K-GNQPB, 14352922155853658512
15.58404, NXT-QSA3-EV58-PGLR-8MX22, 8846136139917305244
15.37056, NXT-EDH9-ZN8C-4FDG-2FDJZ, 2026939194758935448
14.9436, NXT-ASVV-RXUE-HFN9-94C5Q, 5887210096955726710
13.8762, NXT-BP47-3RNU-QSN7-DJNKT, 2188397033221192216
13.44924, NXT-7RUC-2LMU-XF4D-BAQ4F, 15941509899437711653
13.23576, NXT-ZR6Q-2DBZ-JTZP-5Q6ZK, 1898231394974349076
11.7414, NXT-TY3H-NC47-AFPK-G9CE7, 6456326381656300853
11.10096, NXT-3KDA-VW8D-S38W-BJJA5, 15084172628773946911
10.674, NXT-X4FU-ZPWV-KVE4-9TS7T, 16574232112094618992
10.674, NXT-PSDF-QZ22-QEET-HQ4UZ, 13726043901680948156
8.5392, NXT-SZ7C-NT8L-MDP8-7NNDZ, 1415195157381893054
8.32572, NXT-PNBK-H6U2-B2LR-827N7, 12079186566442367392
7.68528, NXT-57FY-PYYU-UELC-HE5C9, 13935338175418528001
7.4718, NXT-LFMT-59SD-QMYP-CBEY9, 13895819414127550114
7.04484, NXT-7KUR-RS8T-MU45-HTTVE, 11874322952658861440
5.55048, NXT-JJZS-E3FA-2BKD-EMD5L, 2929722263071232719
5.337, NXT-Q5VB-Z25V-5WG6-3HWAK, 2221483934488161291
5.12352, NXT-6QJD-EGQN-WT7W-GXUFY, 15079965601599596793
5.12352, NXT-QE74-HCES-C3VP-FA9HD, 10019591097881386592
5.12352, NXT-DH4T-9PH3-5V8S-HQJC5, 15960810644173780861
5.12352, NXT-NT9Z-6BTS-2798-ATVG2, 3653123808539452678
4.48308, NXT-G2B8-D648-K8WA-HSCCP, 14643730869528861158
4.48308, NXT-HBFW-X8TE-WXPW-DZFAG, 1396663723108363314
4.48308, NXT-SYN4-NTH2-738W-FPQZH, 8855885824744417736
4.2696, NXT-HFGU-SKRB-5S5T-6EKT4, 16664824599360164828
4.05612, NXT-ARPS-CRKJ-XP9M-D69VM, 15240316525573956013
3.62916, NXT-F8QG-GNXA-U5TW-6DX3K, 17527538122697128011
3.2022, NXT-2VZ7-3ET4-G9PD-BV8P5, 6544286208580553801
3.2022, NXT-UCC7-44N4-DBMX-FYUPD, 3053185916382624135
3.2022, NXT-8WM4-MC99-95YB-749A4, 17419068695413803948
3.2022, NXT-N7RK-A54P-8ACE-8AAZD, 3406501407165110284
2.56176, NXT-P5DJ-PDW3-CGSP-8Y8QU, 2522726575279013724
2.34828, NXT-89GJ-DQLE-MM3P-EBCDF, 9970334120875636835
2.1348, NXT-FLVS-VRBV-LDPD-6DZ9W, 10595682313002965662
2.1348, NXT-44ZJ-ZEGC-4MZU-BHEDB, 10487911423012266723
2.1348, NXT-XFAH-7N9C-6AS6-B3GLZ, 6226521018308056591
2.1348, NXT-JW54-86LK-PL76-278YK, 2899159159278907950
2.1348, NXT-7SP2-EWRJ-ZU3Z-9PN6A, 2591622661966701624
1.70784, NXT-CHQD-Y5SX-C6RV-HC8HS, 9003518165985971677
1.70784, NXT-ULX3-JFFQ-Q9NV-CD3LU, 18364804638430534391
1.70784, NXT-UWKJ-GFEV-AGY4-5C4YS, 7739595120518555211
1.49436, NXT-BPZH-L5JZ-TS9Q-6RVTM, 11286791034439040802
1.49436, NXT-P5KE-ASXN-FYQP-DCVT7, 16605009517021327643
1.49436, NXT-Q3FL-S6D3-DHLR-7WNSX, 6809541590538076526
1.28088, NXT-RACK-EQL5-TDLN-HPT6L, 7304478356756054485
1.28088, NXT-UJSR-5UXA-ZYA2-8S5WN, 17863073302544800587
1.28088, NXT-7R8S-X9GD-W3M9-DWCX2, 14729522894809242194
1.28088, NXT-XQU6-9WE8-2WWQ-FX238, 15350593456097557362
1.0674, NXT-N8U7-TU6Z-HU3S-759Y7, 16122411750790364034
1.0674, NXT-YN7U-HGT2-99H2-F7MTD, 2454245498104857698
1.0674, NXT-S96S-MDZY-UKG8-2ACBP, 6295169034767930808
1.0674, NXT-8Y8X-APKP-VCXZ-DY84Z, 11608738757258500185
1.0674, NXT-BKQS-CPAA-NYCD-74H7Q, 8414707919284479823
0.85392, NXT-UWJU-XXST-3MPQ-2JWG7, 5697055865926234661
0.85392, NXT-2VD5-3VPM-KYES-6A5BT, 6986285551196308436
0.85392, NXT-78DJ-22UJ-6AMF-22222, 9211532168870302213
0.85392, NXT-6DRG-8Y7R-MWWX-4966R, 124548597387109486
0.64044, NXT-93J9-AVZK-EPKL-H4BA9, 3847534267519409641
0.64044, NXT-NQSZ-Z9SJ-5HD7-8D6BM, 12812796670764065396
0.64044, NXT-VSEF-SKZG-QBFX-H4UBA, 14952803424566552890
0.64044, NXT-E9QL-8ZAU-JPRJ-4WK3D, 1930166929717926234
0.64044, NXT-X44L-6YEG-ZV5S-FBM7T, 3080423447103295317
0.64044, NXT-3D3P-EWUP-QRM7-GGF24, 5453757584091620595
0.64044, NXT-YLLG-W6HV-GRGK-76NKE, 17676851323898201717
0.64044, NXT-JV3P-RT63-K6NG-6JXBR, 14130757632213099262
0.42696, NXT-WHBB-VBW5-H3D5-C8PNY, 14769201244146678329
0.42696, NXT-QTCA-67EQ-VCBL-EUTZD, 1797363038620040684
0.42696, NXT-U7WR-P287-5F2P-BEAVN, 3255386579667149651
0.42696, NXT-VR8V-A6BF-U5ZK-FNFJ6, 9682595065666383328
0.42696, NXT-LTLB-WLM9-4X6U-8L5PT, 8890341602370749579
0.42696, NXT-EQ76-HG8J-JXPQ-B2CFA, 797875596657432063
0.42696, NXT-DSEY-S997-7G5H-29LT8, 344995489368735619
0.42696, NXT-8D65-AVB7-X8SM-2JTX4, 12315210215187541232
0.21348, NXT-N4PS-NP2D-H97D-72BGS, 2230446023200660091
0.21348, NXT-HMDN-2RHB-GAZN-9FGLG, 18059584153805963358
0.21348, NXT-6TNE-F9KR-GSN6-6EBYY, 13821010372135428342
0.21348, NXT-HDPB-FQXF-VKWD-BSUH8, 6736935240506713425
0.21348, NXT-G6XM-CPK9-PX9N-5GSLV, 1025142287971059463
0.21348, NXT-GAX7-BWPG-HYSG-A2HWW, 17607690382079424490
0.21348, NXT-ZZ4W-YB6N-2TPJ-7EUY9, 13308709869087547681
0.21348, NXT-5BHG-9VRE-QGW6-DRZVQ, 4296766209999320387
0.21348, NXT-ND7Z-BKP8-9YVX-HSBV2, 5474985368639415632
0.21348, NXT-YQG4-JGA2-HEK9-CQZYZ, 14313662963876760613
0.21348, NXT-WS9M-UGC4-YEXG-957A6, 3074856223962031934
0.21348, NXT-F3YR-55QV-BLQT-H6QSC, 6682620659840786157
0.21348, NXT-R67P-6BZ2-XWAK-8RHZR, 11453947987845304684
0.21348, NXT-BRCK-Z9ZR-E22X-7KUBY, 15048142758607238806
0.21348, NXT-2Q6G-NLGD-PPR8-DZXNK, 15506064374540739398
0.21348, NXT-U49W-4KNB-ATU5-GKEMZ, 17162926531000738047
0.21348, NXT-6MWR-EUHY-5FAF-DWKZX, 5747140836289031587
0.21348, NXT-4RMZ-NG8P-PUUC-58WAT, 17923678890760862540
0.21348, NXT-W6UF-8HF4-MVGH-HYQLM, 3834363535367008089
0.21348, NXT-ZU89-LK9S-R8M2-4X7YL, 15995602836373126290
0.21348, NXT-2HBD-9Y5Z-RZL2-8B2P6, 6208784690176760418
0.21348, NXT-63UG-63M4-RKTE-B3PX9, 18057515517247612163
0.21348, NXT-D5PC-WX5R-KXKX-EZK53, 8629352702114115733
0.21348, NXT-CSQ5-K2GT-FP8S-DVMFK, 11303765814292133851
0.21348, NXT-RTLT-33MH-BQHB-35PR5, 9891972260702673219
0.21348, NXT-63DB-ZJPU-WCHS-GX9BE, 13490023247016150609
0.21348, NXT-4DXB-Q56X-7GAF-HPSHU, 18438726206639012756
0.21348, NXT-K4FX-9ZUY-FGNJ-BKL5Q, 9940895781610451121
0.21348, NXT-9S7J-TRKA-WRYH-9QJXW, 4258672454303713370
0.21348, NXT-DBDW-STA8-ARBE-6JRPA, 5594602021462320214
0.21348, NXT-WWUM-UM8N-W5H9-FHDCD, 5197554611817515414
0.21348, NXT-G9XB-W3ER-H9D6-DVQWW, 4461413803424649457
0.21348, NXT-8CUF-UFPJ-NDTR-4W3ML, 8750014511087844867
0.21348, NXT-AN9T-KLF9-9R6E-8S7LE, 13853944126806740773
0.21348, NXT-AE5E-B2WG-3977-BPJJD, 9082095294922228218
0.21348, NXT-UUUR-AG4X-VJRS-CGUGC, 7495844984876950634
0.21348, NXT-E4TJ-CRRJ-FWND-EXEKC, 17046510146172997160
0.21348, NXT-ZBLP-BVUG-U5PY-CS4K4, 9628485287871654155
0.21348, NXT-TETH-WG8X-W3KH-BBD2N, 2822236686921600541
0.21348, NXT-DJ7T-8AF7-J849-HWVCC, 1741578671705729282
0.21348, NXT-VP6V-H2DE-U5GA-HZGH5, 11782111712886085956
0.21348, NXT-C5Z3-8SJ7-QD3L-DM2ZA, 12747031351848453165
0.21348, NXT-WFWM-SPBK-664P-5DZPW, 16346060482464682472
0.21348, NXT-KYDZ-SJL6-QQWA-9RBEB, 1412223514512851700
0.21348, NXT-5CMM-XZQ8-L5AG-E2XA8, 6942028338888082791
0.21348, NXT-8CUQ-RUMP-X34V-CDAGP, 9651290323334770816
0.21348, NXT-W6G8-F4ES-MSTS-5269V, 4987513209255872052
0.21348, NXT-QM5V-C7Z5-ER69-G6TRW, 12336964569000883876
0.21348, NXT-RT5L-ABNN-ASG8-G94GE, 6962864782571474925
0.21348, NXT-57HD-5ZYH-ACQ6-7H8PC, 15294027823961044820
0.21348, NXT-XLR8-66PW-253Z-3T5M8, 3928187100627199060
0.21348, NXT-UTS4-4GW9-TRFJ-95TZ6, 9382386198149514096
0.21348, NXT-GP7Y-W4TK-3S7A-9KSTH, 17912468184358878438
0.21348, NXT-M8R2-7NVN-GLDE-BX2KN, 14120102507846777939
0.21348, NXT-9PMG-66GR-4WB5-2V5PY, 1071465559776667186
0.21348, NXT-RK8S-YYAJ-QJEP-35J9B, 6640625676331039853
0.21348, NXT-JB43-PMHG-XXVQ-56UTV, 9216208392955651680
0.21348, NXT-FPWP-UABJ-KVYQ-668SF, 16365360085954635293
0.21348, NXT-RZ8L-27Y6-RYJC-FSBFW, 2424408684401861734
0.21348, NXT-5AG4-86JG-XKS3-4E2D5, 14372837553164355112
0.21348, NXT-6F8N-ZQB5-KZAQ-32MAP, 9776623881767829027
0.21348, NXT-CH27-27YX-BW5Z-D9GUY, 11774537949572056336
0.21348, NXT-9BZC-5SCS-GSK2-4GNKT, 870658043460728282
0.21348, NXT-T55T-WKCX-AZDN-5NP29, 753906915727273989
0.21348, NXT-H2UR-4L2B-76HC-56KSD, 1904711305765270390
0.21348, NXT-P3KT-WP6T-CY3U-ADX3Q, 13832290580134131525
0.21348, NXT-4FJK-396D-8PSV-8TM3P, 14907539589825716576
0.21348, NXT-JSWL-FJN7-AJTA-4SFHZ, 12415399804891016841
0.21348, NXT-WUZ3-BB8N-7LR3-G55UV, 14466036490169783687
0.21348, NXT-G3B8-HJJX-E3RU-944S4, 1109168126668736258
0.21348, NXT-3QE2-ZZ7N-63EG-DHPGB, 7983621986847042781
0.21348, NXT-8RSR-72UY-BP2V-FQQUE, 14304683278024927219
0.21348, NXT-TMFP-KSA2-Y29L-69W3R, 5545640981746351470
0.21348, NXT-3EYJ-RFBJ-2K54-DGWKW, 333780563496151284
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[cobaltskky]

[Sebastien256]

This might be an interesting reading:
http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-mining-can-longer-ignore-moores-law/

[pf]

We have now fully paid for additional FPGA's (bringing us up to 150MH of Scrypt-N or 900MH of X11, whichever is more profitable.)  This should nearly double future week's dividend payouts.

[whatnxt]

This might be an interesting reading:
http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-mining-can-longer-ignore-moores-law/

Very relevant if you only mine bitcoin, not quite as important if you mine the most profitable coin as happens here.
Still for bitcoin, mining will end and transaction fees have to take up the slack. How likely is that?

[Sebastien256]

We have now fully paid for additional FPGA's (bringing us up to 150MH of Scrypt-N or 900MH of X11, whichever is more profitable.)  This should nearly double future week's dividend payouts.

Nice!

[pf]

The new gear has been fully credited to my account which should more than double next week's dividend.
This puts HRNXTPOOL on track to be able to issue ~1,000,000 NXT in dividends in just shy of 26 weeks.
The recent increases in coins prices actually did not greatly impact our dividend, as most of the coins that we are mining also went up in value accordingly.

[Sebastien256]

The new gear has been fully credited to my account which should more than double next week's dividend.
This puts HRNXTPOOL on track to be able to issue ~1,000,000 NXT in dividends in just shy of 26 weeks.
The recent increases in coins prices actually did not greatly impact our dividend, as most of the coins that we are mining also went up in value accordingly.

Nice, the shares are taking value. Maybe this is because dividends will approximatly double from this week-end.

[Sebastien256]

@pf, did you tought about try to add hasrate to CMC? I think it would be a good idea.

[k_day]

Turned my miner off today for the time being. My keccak balance hasn't really changed in the last few days. Are we just not finding anything?

[cobaltskky]

Ug...I seem to be the one doing the lion's share of hashing on keccak... :/

[k_day]

Ug...I seem to be the one doing the lion's share of hashing on keccak... :/

Alright, turned mine back on to give you a little help. Would be nice to get some community hardware to hit keccak so that we won't have these entire blockless shifts.

[pf]

Unfortunately there isn't any kind of SHA3/keccak asic/FPGA that I'm aware of, but I will email our current supplier and ask.
We've also got a large enough investment in them that they are considering directing at least our hardware towards our VTC port (and possibly their entire farm, at least as a backup pool) - this would be a huge win!

and in phenomenal news, VTC difficulty is actually dropping considerably but the price is staying the same.  The diff is currently only 91 (as opposed to hovering around 100) which will increase the output of every MH of VTC hashpower we have leased. (H) How often do you run profitable mining equipment on a coin with a fairly stable price and a dropping difficulty? Far cry from SHA mining these days!

[Sebastien256]

Unfortunately there isn't any kind of SHA3/keccak asic/FPGA that I'm aware of, but I will email our current supplier and ask.
We've also got a large enough investment in them that they are considering directing at least our hardware towards our VTC port (and possibly their entire farm, at least as a backup pool) - this would be a huge win!

and in phenomenal news, VTC difficulty is actually dropping considerably but the price is staying the same.  The diff is currently only 91 (as opposed to hovering around 100) which will increase the output of every MH of VTC hashpower we have leased. (H) How often do you run profitable mining equipment on a coin with a fairly stable price and a dropping difficulty? Far cry from SHA mining these days!

Nice keep us informed of the progress. I like that!

[pf]

Tonight BTW I am going to have to schedule a small outage window to shut down the stratum server.  I am going to scale back the resources with Digital Ocean as we currently use nowhere near the max resources and it's costing me $160/month.  The next plan is only $80/month, which will let me run a development box as well as I am working on a full web redesign (to lose the current 'space' theme and get with something a bit more professional)

[pf]

We had gone down a bad fork on maxcoin, as I was unaware of their hard fork.  Unfortunately this means that we scored several rounds that were worthless coins.
I have went through and reviewed the logs however, and the majority of the keccak miners who would have profited from this have been loyal miners for some time, so I can covering the NXT out of pocket and payouts just went through properly.

I have updated the maxcoin daemon however, and ensured that we are on the correct fork going forward.
Work is progressing on the complete site redesign, as I mentioned we will be ditching the space theme for a bit of a more professional looking site (including some space for ad banners, I will be looking for sites interested in reciprocating ads).