Yeah, I do the exact same thing and I also love the fact that you don't have to keep the wallet running 24/7 in order to earn GAS. As much as I love PIVX (and so far like RDD) I don't like having to run my PC all the time in order to stake. And the Neon wallet is very well designed, too. Much better than many others I've seen.
Completely agree with you, mate. The Neon Wallet is one of the best crypto wallets out there. What seems to be most attractive of it, is the user interface, in my opinion. The ability to stake coins without opening your wallet every time, seems to be convenient at most.
Speaking of this, I've found out another cryptocurrency which lets you stake without running your wallet 24/7. It's named "Stakenet" with a consensus algorithm called TPoS allowing you to earn from stakes by "lending" your coins to another node on the network. This approach is safe, since your private keys are never exposed. You would be earning coins over time, without having to maintain or administer your wallet (like it's the case with NEO). Also, the cryptocurrency's team have been running a cloud staking service which currently supports Stakenet (XSN), as well as, PIVX and Stratis. Check it out here:
https://cloud.stakenet.ioThat kind of surprises me, since it's a coin that seems to have a lot going for it. When I search for NEO in the altcoin section, most of the threads are from 2017-18, and as I've just recently gotten into it I'm not sure why interest dropped off like it did. As far as altcoins go, it's one of the ones I definitely think is undervalued--even though there's no way to determine what the value of any coin should be.
That's a little odd since NEO has been making strides over the past few years. I wonder why interest has dropped so suddenly. Perhaps, the reason for this is because people has focused on newer cryptocurrencies like Cardano and EOS than NEO itself. Not to mention, new features and development for NEO has been quiet for some time now. Of course, the 3.0 version of the platform has been announced, but no further progress is mentioned. All in all, it could be a hidden gem that's about to blossom someday in the future.
That's weird, isn't it? PoS coins don't require mining equipment and maintenance and tons of electricity. I definitely see the need to mine PoW coins and if I had the cash I probably would give it a shot, but I know there are tons of people out there who can't mine and would probably benefit by staking PoS coins.
I know right? Personally, I see PoS coins as a more accessible way to get into crypto. Anyone can easily join a PoS cryptocurrency without the need to buy expensive equipment or keep track of electricity costs. You'd just "hodl" the coin with the wallet open, to sit back and relax as your profit grows over time. Still though, in terms of security, PoW seems to be the winner. Despite this, the hybrid approach of PoW + PoS within some cryptocurrencies (like Peercoin and Emercoin) seems to increase security by a long shot.
Things aside, I'm keeping an eye on a CPU-friendly cryptocurrency named "Magi" which has a hybrid approach of PoW + PoS. There's a single developer working on it, though the community is highly supportive. This cryptocurrency is among the easiest coins to mine with a CPU than others I've experienced. And being a PoS coin too, is a plus since you'll be earning double rewards (if you mine and stake it).