Edits have been made to the code to improve the currency and push it to the next level. I will be creating an announcement thread as time allows this weekend, so keep a look out.
I have no answer to your mining question, but I would expect the difficulty to continue to sky rocket so enjoy it while low. It was .05 a few days ago and surged 1400% to .7 yesterday, now floating in the .35 range. All over the map, but as the announcement comes out, I think you will see a rise and stabilization (or continued rise). Stay tuned my friend and thank you for your mining and support!