Why Right Now is a good time to get into Gridcoin

I've done some experimenting with staking. What that article leaves out, and a follow up will demonstrate, is that the current "weight" of the network (how many coins are online staking) plays extremely heavily into the formula for how many coins (and how much luck) you actually need to stake a block. Somewhere between 1,000 GRC and 2,000 GRC (or more) is needed to stake reliably AND frequently as a solo miner. Of course, being highly dependent on network weight, this fluctuates.

There is much less fear if you opt for the Pool. Pool mining comes with extremely minimal risk and shows a great history of regular payouts. That said, take note of a few items in your favor if you want to go solo.

1. You need time to stabilize your mag.
   While your mag takes about thirty days to stabilize, it is calculated over a 14 day moving average which helps to determine your actual rewards.

2. You have six months.
   From the time you begin accumulating GRC to the moment you stake you have six months. It's like a moving conveyor belt that is only six months long. If you don't stake in six months, any coins 6 months+1 day fall off the belt and never actually existed.

3. You have time for the exchanges to open.
   We had some issues didn't we? It happens, this is beta software. Blockchain is hot, but it's also new so things happen. Anyway, we had some forking problems that appear to be past. As a result the few exchanges that carried Gridcoin stopped trading it for a time. Now that the forking seems to be past us, exchanges are dragging their feet to open up again. But I'm not worried for the long term, the people who are recognized by the exchanges have and are contacting them and trying to get things rolling again.

4. We just finished development on The Gridcoin White Paper.
   You should read the Proposal. And you should read the paper itself linked in the article. This White Paper is the first step to getting on many more exchanges.
   The vote lasts until April 20, so if you can, get out there and vote on it. The vote requires at least 5% voting shares participation and we're not there yet. This means that even with full support, if there is not enough support, it will not pass. We need your help.
   Hint: Check out the other Currently Active Polls!

5. The current price of Gridcoin is vastly undervalued.
   Last year we saw the value rise to .20 before dropping down during the crypto panic to a solid resting .10+ Right now, the difficulty with the exchanges due to the former network instability has IMHO temporarily lowered the value even more. I should expect long term gains in value, even more so when the exchanges open. When they do, I would expect two items.

   A. First, a mass sell from people who want out (but couldn't leave) this is likely to drive or at least keep the price low.
   B. Second, once everything stabilizes we should see prices steadily, if not rapidly rise as the flood of sells dissipates and a restoration to normal trading volume occurs.

It is an exciting time to get into Gridcoin.