SnakThree: The event started just an hour ago. The profit rate is equal to contraband (400/s). This is more of a storyline event than a GIVE ME ALL THE MONEY FOR NO EFFORT type of event that as you can imagine from my tone I am not a fan of. You want to take part in something that leaves impact on how Sirius is shaped then go ahead and do few runs with any trade ship you have available to you. If not, keep on shooting rocks with general safety as there are not enough pirates to combat the profit rate of mining or trading ore.