Merge mining with doge and LTC is the way to go.
Massive distribution and the best part is finally an ultra secure network. With that in mind DGC can be used by many people without worries or getting hacked. Security is one thing 99% of all alts lack.
So of Ahmed can add the merge patch to merge with doge and LTC then that would be a brilliant move. Also reducing the inflation and max cap (dilution) would be a very good move. As soon as possible before this boom goes onto full swing.
Cheers!
I argued for merged-mining as well, it would solidify DGC's status as a payment network, the thing is once we do we've essentially 'locked' ourselves into the opinions of all the ASIC owners out there which would make a hard fork much more difficult to accomplish. DGC isn't going to explode to the front with BTC anytime soon so we figured it'd be best to start small and see how well we can grow. The choice of merge-mining is still on the table if the threat of network takeover persists.
We're definitely aware that having ~300mh/s regular hashpower is fucking pathetic, and absolutely unacceptable. It's ludicrous to promote such a network as a viable option for global trade.
If we do wind up merge-mining, the optimal scheme would be to merge SHA and scrypt with tiny rewards, while leaving x11 open to solo miners with something like 500% more reward. Say 1dgc for SHA and scrypt, 5dgc for x11. That way we'd secure 2/3rds of the chain while keeping rewards consolidated to loyal miners who are more interested in the coin's success instead of their own profit.
*edit i have no idea what # of coins minted would work best, that's just an example.
