i'm sure that there is no doubt that there is profit for those who are mining, as long as they are swapping it straight to BTC on the toy exchanges.
But there is not a single honest and real assurance made by GAW that it will be worth holding onto. Hence why i'm playing safe and just renting out my rigs for all the BTC I can muster while this phenomenon lasts.
Certainly a smart move on your part. But Im just curious what the catch is for miners (if there isnt one, the network would be much faster by now). Does it have something to do with the proof of stake, or how long it takes for these things to mature?
Speaking purely from a personal standpoint. I just try not to have anything to do with any altcoin whatsoever.
It may well be the case that Paycoin will, by some miraculous marketing ploy, overtake Bitcoin for a period of time. I think this is the intent judging by some of the comments which Garza has made.
Even in that scenario, personally, i'd still be content to concentrate on BTC.
Regarding the 'catch' I am pretty sure there is a locked-in period for staking on hardware which the Paycoin investor is forced to purchase and can only be obtained via GAW (clarification needed)... however, staking in itself only serves to dilute the coin, and diluting the coin, in turn dilutes the value.
If I has being optimistic about Paycoin, i'd say, yes in the short term it is very possible that the value could indeed rise to some giddy height, but it will be very short lived and for that reason, it's a novelty which I wouldn't wish to get involved in.
I prefer a cautious approach to my investments and yes, the 'locked-in' part of the whole staking process just puts me off entirely.