Sounds similar to me, other than my set up is beefier... What I usually find is that it will drop offline when it's close to getting payment. One of mine has just dropped twice in 24 hours (auto-restarted) and it's due for payment imminently. Weird.

Walter

Yeah, I know my masternodes are set up correctly. I've only been doing this for 2 years...  I never used to get this issue in the past, it's only the last 6 months that it's become more frequent. I am becoming increasingly suspicious that either a) there is a bug somewhere, or b) that something/someone is knocking these nodes off.

This issue can also be seen in the masternode count level. It will quite often just drop by over 100 for no reason, usually around superblock time(?) and then they all come back online during the following days.

Walter

Unfortunately Dash is too small of an accepted currency to be used directly, so the only option, in most cases, is to go through Dash -> BTC -> Euro, or optionally Dash -> USD -> Euro. I had a quick check but did not find any good Dash<->Euro options. I have the same problem with my local currency so I have just chosen to use BTC if I need to withdraw in my local fiat currency. If you do find a good option, please let us know!

You may want to have a look at this site: https://www.bitwa.la/

Send Dash to them, they'll send the € to you SEPA account for 0.5% fee (and shapeshift fees for Dash to BTC)

Never tried it myself but looks promising.

more info: http://about.bitwa.la/bitwala-accepting-all-major-cryptocurrencies/

https://www.litebit.eu/ and https://anycoindirect.eu/- second with better rates for small amounts

I have a few questions...

Are there too many masternodes?
Is it possible that one day there will be too many?
Is it possible to limit the number of masternodes, and then have a mechanism for allowing a masternode owner to transfer the right to run a masternode to someone else?

Just thinking ahead.

Javascript, according to Carlton Banks. He's wary of Jaxx: https://bt.irlbtc.com/view/1580539.0

You can take the step of the exchange out.  There are wallets with shapeshift integration that can convert Dash to BTC easily.  Personally, I like a mobile wallet like Coinomi (android) so I can trade when prices change.  Plus you can scan a QR code when sending to a btc to fiat processor instead of copying and pasting.  The Exodus wallet is available for your desktop and is really easy to use.  Jaxx also has the exchange option.  It will be adding dash soon and could be the first iphone dash wallet on the app store.

You can also use bitsquare which is a decentralized exchange.  You can exchange dash to btc and to fiat in small amounts.  The exchange rates don't look very good, but it is an option.
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Hello again

I am sorry, but I don't get the wallet thing.
With Jaxx, for example (i've seen the interview) I could i change Dash into € and then move them to my account without passing through a "normal" exchange? Or, even if I leave them in the wallet (way too many) how do I spend them?

Pardon me, I am so noob

Cheers

The way this is supposed to work is that market forces should push coins out of Masternodes, and make them circulate.  If they don't circulate, there will be no users and no reason for being, then no reason to hold a masternode.  It should become a pressure cycle.  I don't think we need to worry about how many Dash are locked up, but rather how many people are using Dash for their transactions.  The more people who use Dash, the more coins will be on the liquidity side of things.  And the way to get that is to make Dash work, and work well for the users so they'll leave other systems and come to us.

Ultimately, we are a service.  The service Dash provides creates value.  The value doesn't just come from thin air, it's earned.  That's the thing most non-crypto people don't seem to understand.  Most cryptos are valuated by their potential to be useful.  Most cryptos have not become as useful as the valuation would imply in my opinion.  With the road map and past accomplishments of the Dash Team, I actually think Dash is very undervalued.  Mostly because the Dash Team understand this principle and are working to become extremely useful and easy to use to every person on the planet. It sends chills down my spine!  And yet very few people in this crypto space seems to understand the implications of that.  But that's very much OK because it allows Dash to grow organically and allows all of us to see, organize, evaluate, and plan with very few setbacks. (knock on wood)