I just read about this fork. Does anyone know the amount of premine? aka the "inactive" coins?
See above, there is no premine, they just transferred everything to themselves (except maybe phase 1 addresses) and might now refund the addresses that did fulfill phase 2 requirements
This is correct.
Just in case no one noticed, an important thing to remember is.... They have a GOD mode. This means they can take your coins at will. So, anytime you think you're safe, and no matter how secure your computer, wallet, etc might be, the coins can be taken.
As for the distribution... Phase 1 is done from what I can tell. The coins that were 'unutilized' were taken. Then phase 2 started and ended, but nothing was distributed. Then Phase 2 'grace period' started and ended. Now coins are being distributed, but very slowly and it's started from the lowest amount. Strangely though, maybe addresses with exactly .5BTC and 1.0BTC were distributed first. I've been following the distribution and all addresses up to .08BTC have been distributed. (note it's progressed passed this.)
Example:
This shows addresses with 1BTC getting paid.
https://www.ub.com/explorer/tx?txid=c67a2c3afa286c0160ea6bfcfeead542f8775f6f68fefb6f34aac4ba8734bf66Random address from the TX:
https://blockchain.info/address/1LihQMsyne2J5n1RszYHabvPQ1pEv9jAZA -- Phase 2 movement
https://www.ub.com/explorer/address?address=1LihQMsyne2J5n1RszYHabvPQ1pEv9jAZA -- Shows it was funded, god mode removed, then refunded.
Random address from the TX:
https://blockchain.info/address/1MbkzeRuPXddkmQdqd6P4Xp8KWhT4Dhbua -- Phase 2 movement
https://www.ub.com/explorer/address?address=1MbkzeRuPXddkmQdqd6P4Xp8KWhT4Dhbua -- Shows it was funded, god mode removed, then refunded.
One that seems broken or I just don't understand is:
https://www.ub.com/explorer/address?address=1NFjTJV6ATXQxWZvehSBs9a5ED7x3HNzA2https://blockchain.info/address/1NFjTJV6ATXQxWZvehSBs9a5ED7x3HNzA2- The first two transactions in date order are the standard funding and god mode removed. The next is the transaction refunding the address because the bitcoin was moved for phase 2. Strangely, the UB explorer shows a 4th transaction; however, it doesn't have anything to do with the address.
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