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[ASC] AsicCoin – The sha-256 coin for ASIC mining
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…
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NVC – NovaCoin
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…
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VPS solo mining guide for scrypt altcoins
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.…
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[KRN] Ekrona – a new scrypt coin – NO PREMINE
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…
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FRC – Freicoin
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…
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I0C – i0coin
i0coin was released in August 2011, just after IxCoin. It was declared as Ixcoin with 0 pregenerated blocks, see the original i0C bitcointalk thread. It is a sha-256 coin which can be merged mined with Bitcoin. The i0coin chain has become…
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IXC – iXcoin
The International eXchange Coin (IXC) iXcoin is the first Bitcoin clone, created in May 2011 just a few weeks after the distributed DNS Namecoin. The iXcoin fork of Bitcoin was created by Thomas Nasakioto in May 2011. IxCoin official website with client download links: http://www.ixcoin.co/ Always remember to…
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BTE – Bytecoin
Bytecoin is a 1:1 copy of bitcoin with a new blockchain. All specifications are exactly the same as in Bitcoin. The origin of Bytecoin: The original goal of BTE was to make a Bitcoin clone 1:1 copy so that it could…
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TRC – Terracoin
Terracoin is a sha-256 coin released in 2012. Is is a peer to peer decentralized digital currency with no central authority, no chargeback and low transaction fees. Total terracoin supply: 42 million coins. TRC official website with wallet downloads: http://terracoin.org Always remember to…
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DVC – Devcoin
Devcoin is an ethically inspired cryptocurrency created in 2011 to support open source projects by programmers, hardware developers, writers, musicians, painters, graphic artists and filmmakers worldwide. Devcoin is the coin where 90% of the generation goes to open source developers…
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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…
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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…