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http://www.darkcoin.io http://www.darkcoin.io
Copyright (c) 2009-2013 Bitcoin Developers Copyright (c) 2009-2013 Bitcoin Developers
Copyright (c) 2011-2013 DarkCoin Developers Copyright (c) 2013-2014 DarkCoin Developers
What is DarkCoin? What is DarkCoin?
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DarkCoin is a lite version of Bitcoin using scrypt as a proof-of-work algorithm. DarkCoin is a lite version of Bitcoin using X11 as a proof-of-work algorithm.
- 2.5 minute block targets - Super secure hashing algorithm: 11 rounds of scientific hashing functions (blake, bmw, groestl, jh, keccak, skein, luffa, cubehash, shavite, simd, echo)
- subsidy halves in 840k blocks (~4 years) - Block reward is controlled by moore's law: (11111 / (((Difficulty+51)/6) ^ 2))
- ~84 million total coins - CPU only mining
- Block generation: 2.5 minutes
The rest is the same as Bitcoin. - Difficulty Retargets every 576 blocks
- 50 coins per block - 84 Million Coins Max
- 2016 blocks to retarget difficulty - Block reward halving every 2 years
- Encrypted transaction network: Work In Progress
- Anonymous blockchain using coinjoin technology: Work In Progress
For more information, as well as an immediately useable, binary version of For more information, as well as an immediately useable, binary version of
the DarkCoin client sofware, see http://www.darkcoin.io. the DarkCoin client sofware, see http://www.darkcoin.io.