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PPC – Peercoin
PPC – Peercoin Peercoin (previously known as PPcoin) is the first sha-256 coin with proof-of-stake (PoS) implemented in addition to proof-of-work (PoW). Launch date: 19 August 2012. Peercoin was created by software developer Sunny King. Peercoin’s proof-of-stake system was developed to address the high energy consumption of Bitcoin. Official website with wallet downloads: http://peercoin.net/ There are…
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NMC – Namecoin
NMC – Namecoin Namecoin is one of the first alternate cryptocurrencies based on bitcoin (sha-256) which offers additional features. Namecoin = bitcoin + domain name services. Namecoin uses .bit domain name pool. Windows QT wallet download: http://namecoin.info/files/namecoin_win_vQ.3.72.zip Official website: http://namecoin.info/ Always use the latest Namecoin client version from the official website to avoid issues. Namecoin most…
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MediterraneanCoin [MED] BlockErupter CUBE mining
How to mine MediterraneanCoin with a CUBE ASIC miner? A quick guide to MediterraneanCoin ASIC mining: 1. Download MED QT wallet from www.mediterraneancoin.org 2. Create the following mediterraneancoin.conf file: rpcuser=user_name rpcpassword=password server=1 addnode=95.178.249.116 addnode=197.6.135.104 addnode=162.243.224.22 addnode=95.85.43.185 addnode=101.98.158.92 addnode=67.187.79.8 addnode=180.150.157.11 addnode=202.198.62.133 addnode=184.144.4.7 addnode=123.6.231.26 addnode=115.187.243.172 addnode=162.243.18.169 addnode=49.50.244.239 addnode=151.49.253.39 3. Start the Qt wallet and wait until the whole blockchain is downloaded…
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MediterraneanCoin [MED]
Mediterraneancoin [MED] Mediterraneancoin is a derivative of Bitcoin/Litecoin using a new proof-of-work algorithm called HybridScryptHash256. The new Proof of Work algorithm HybridScryptHash256 is described in detail here: http://www.mediterraneancoin.org/hybridscrypthash256.pdf HybridScryptHash256 integrates the best of Hash256 and Scrypt algorithms, allowing the reuse of the less powerful ASIC Block Erupter devices. HybridScryptHash256 allows all the users of erupters…
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Nxt – descendant of Bitcoin
Nxt (pronounced as “next”), a cryptocurrency based on Bitcoin paradigm. Launched on 24th November 2013. Nxt uses brand new software, it’s not a fork of Bitcoin source code. Nxt improves different features of Bitcoin, removes some disadvantages (e.g. bloated blockchain) and resolves a big environmental issue. Coins are earned solely by charging transaction fees. All coins will appear in Nxt via…