Rob was concerned PoG v1 had some holes specifically with the ability to game the donation scheme so you can get the biggest percent of payments by running hundreds of BiblePay QT wallets. PoG v2 has some of those issues addressed by utilizing concepts from an altcoin called Lynx (getlynx.io) via their HPoW (Hybrid Proof of Work) which uses some clever tricks to equitably distribute mining rewards using code and data from the blockchain.
I'm in support of PoG v2 with the caveat that it replace Proof of Work (BiblePay calls it Proof of Bible Hash PoBH) as a test. I think PoG v2 can be viable, but just need to test the waters slowly. It can also replace PoDC, but needs more support before we think about removing PoDC.
Correct, except the POG v2 addl features didn't come from Lynx. The single coin spend (minimum age, minimum amount, and max_tithe_amount) came from the idea of adding a POG_Difficulty_algorithm, which is an original idea. Really the credit can be given to classic POS. I was trying to avoid POS schemes in POG v1, until we realized that we needed a tithe_cap and a tithe_exploit protection mechanism then it was clear we had to have at least a UTXO spec in the proposal.
I read something about coin-age so I thought you took some concepts from Lynx's Hybrid Proof of Work (HPoW). So, PoG (Proof of Giving) is tied to classic PoS with some tweaks for donations? Hope you consider replacing PoBH with PoG v2. I will support that approach.
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Replace POBH with POG -- Great idea ! Good testing platform, minimal negative impact (if any) on coin price.
Replace PODC with POG -- Bad, bad idea without previous step and a contingency plan to support coin price in case PODC miners decide to liquidate their stake.