Monthly Archives: January 2014

[ASC] AsicCoin – The sha-256 coin for ASIC mining

Posted on January 18, 2014 by admin

Launched on 11-Sep-2013, AsicCoin is a SHA-256 crypto-currency based on Bitcoin version 0.8, with super random blocks. It is a coin for designed for ASIC mining hardware. Official website with wallet downloads: http://asiccoin.biz Fair launch with no premine. This is an ideal … Continue reading →

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NVC – NovaCoin

Posted on January 14, 2014 by admin

NovaCoin was launched in February 2013 as first scrypt PoW + PoS coin. In short words NovaCoin combines scrypt hashing (as in Litecoin) with PoS mechanism (as in PPC). Official website with wallet downloads: http://novacoin.org Remember to use the latest Novacoin … Continue reading →

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VPS solo mining guide for scrypt altcoins

Posted on January 12, 2014 by admin

This is a short guide to solo mining various scrypt coins using cheap VPS servers from DigitalOcean. The example below is for ekrona, a new scrypt coin, but it can be easily modified to use with any other scrypt altcoin. … Continue reading →

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[KRN] Ekrona – a new scrypt coin – NO PREMINE

Posted on January 12, 2014 by admin

eKrona is a scrypt coin dedicated for Nordic countries. This is a PoW scrypt altcoin with no premine and 3.3 minute blocks. Launch date: 10 January 2014 Official website: http://ekrona.org Source: https://github.com/ekrona/ekrona Low starting difficulty and 0 premine makes it a … Continue reading →

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FRC – Freicoin

Posted on January 7, 2014 by admin

Freicoin is a peer-to-peer (P2P) sha-256 cryptocurrency based on the accounting concept of a proof-of-work block chain used by Satoshi Nakamoto in the creation of Bitcoin. The main difference and feature of Freicoin is demurrage. A demurrage fee ensures its circulation … Continue reading →

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