Do you think that spliting ghash.io in two different pools would be a good idea to protect bitcoin from 51% attack?
What would be the point if the same operator controls them both?
I have to agree with this. I also wish I could convince bitminter or btcguild to run a solo mining pool.
I have done quite a bit of statistical study and if you have gear at 2 watts per gh running some of it at solo mining is statistically better then running it at merged pool mining. this is true for the next 140 days or so.
My calculations are based on .15 cents a kwatt 650 usd a coin and a 15% diff growth.
If you have 2 watt or better a gh and run for the next 140 days solo mining it is about 2x better payout then merged pool .
Why say this here?, because this should really cut into ghash.io 's mining size. since you are solo mining you do not need a big pool just an honest operator.
this is the breakdown that shows 2 watt a ghash is better off at solo mining for the next 142 days
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.7251380obviously you may not hit a block..
but it is like betting a 3 digit number
and getting over 1600 to one odds.
Anyone that understands game theory should be begging top pools to run a solo pool ..
It is really frustrating to get a pool operator to do this when it certainly makes sense for the operator and miners.
