The only way to 'lose' any shares/shifts on Kano's pool is if a block takes over 500% since the PPLNS is set to 5Nd (i.e. 5x the current network difficulty). In that specific case, any shares submitted prior to the current 5Nd will not be considered in the look-back period for anyone's portion of the new block reward. Exponentially more frequent, though, is the case that your shifts are being rewarded over and above 100%--something impossible with PPS pools (barring the interesting claim of Antpoo's 0% fee plus a 16% bonus).
And, just for the record, I started mining at KanoPool in January 2018 with an Avalon 6 (3.6TH/s), and I've been over the 0.00010000 BTC dust threshold since my very first reward. The first one was super close, but it was paid out just the same.
Finally, to answer your--and probably others'--question about ramping up to your miners' advertized hashrate: all hashrate--added all at once or increased over time--must ramp up over a full 5Nd until it 'feels' like you're instantly getting the full reward for your portion of the work. I say 'feels' since--assuming luck stays at 100%--you'll always get paid 5/5ths of your total work, but if you're still ramping up, you'll get 1/5 now and 4/5 later; 2/5 now and 3/5 later; etc.
*** The easiest-to-understand analogy I can give on how PPLNS works is how some employers used to withhold your first paycheck; however, even after you quit, you still get yet another paycheck--except with PPLNS, they would average how much you worked over the past five (5) weeks, for example. This is why the initial ramp-up scares miners into thinking they're not getting/losing part of their payout. It's just because they're probably still in the first 100% of the 500% look-back period and don't understand that even if they were to stop mining right then and there that they will still continue to get that same 1/5 payout for however many more blocks the pool finds over the next 400% (e.g. Four (4) more blocks = the remaining 4/5 of your reward).
Lastly, Kano is expecting to complete the accounting code and pay out dust by the end of this year. I'm sure the BTC is safe and sound until the time comes to pay it out. I wouldn't mine there if I didn't trust Kano.
Sincerely,
A Kano Shill
And, just for the record, I started mining at KanoPool in January 2018 with an Avalon 6 (3.6TH/s), and I've been over the 0.00010000 BTC dust threshold since my very first reward. The first one was super close, but it was paid out just the same.
Finally, to answer your--and probably others'--question about ramping up to your miners' advertized hashrate: all hashrate--added all at once or increased over time--must ramp up over a full 5Nd until it 'feels' like you're instantly getting the full reward for your portion of the work. I say 'feels' since--assuming luck stays at 100%--you'll always get paid 5/5ths of your total work, but if you're still ramping up, you'll get 1/5 now and 4/5 later; 2/5 now and 3/5 later; etc.
*** The easiest-to-understand analogy I can give on how PPLNS works is how some employers used to withhold your first paycheck; however, even after you quit, you still get yet another paycheck--except with PPLNS, they would average how much you worked over the past five (5) weeks, for example. This is why the initial ramp-up scares miners into thinking they're not getting/losing part of their payout. It's just because they're probably still in the first 100% of the 500% look-back period and don't understand that even if they were to stop mining right then and there that they will still continue to get that same 1/5 payout for however many more blocks the pool finds over the next 400% (e.g. Four (4) more blocks = the remaining 4/5 of your reward).
Lastly, Kano is expecting to complete the accounting code and pay out dust by the end of this year. I'm sure the BTC is safe and sound until the time comes to pay it out. I wouldn't mine there if I didn't trust Kano.
Sincerely,
A Kano Shill
