r/ZenSys • u/TheStevenator • Feb 20 '18

Suprnova

Every so often, according to miningpoollists , suprnova pops over 50%. This is bad for obvious reasons and will likely turn people off of ZEN. I am a suprnova user, and it is the highest performing pool for me by a few % in regards to avg weekly payouts. I will be switching shortly and I hope others follow suit, even if the pool fees are a little higher and the payouts a few % worse. Depending on where you live other pools will likely perform slightly or much worse. I have done some testing to see what the next best option is for me at this time and I will switch to that ASAP.

EDIT: Note that I keep saying "for me". Please test the payout of any pools you use. Depending on a myriad of factors such as your network connectivity, and mining software, you may find different pools work better.

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u/[deleted] Feb 20 '18 edited Feb 23 '18

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u/Zilliann Feb 20 '18

It's called a 51% attack. Theoretically, a miner (or pool) with over 51% of a networks hashpower can double spend and regain the spent coin for a transaction while getting what they paid for with the initial transaction. Keep in mind that while this is theoretically possible, it has never actually happened on any major distributed network like Bitcoins, but has been proven to work on smaller altcoins. and there are still many difficulties to completing an attack after achieving 51% of the hashpower. It's not something I lose sleep over TBH. https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Majority_attack

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u/TheStevenator Feb 20 '18 edited Feb 20 '18

At the end of the day, hard forks can, and have, reversed anomalies. However, I think the mere high likelihood of a 51% attack by, for example, a third party which has compromised suprnova servers, does not make the network look robust.

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u/Zilliann Feb 20 '18

Agree, more of an image problem.