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Karma (KARM) X11-based alternative cryptocoin

12, Feb 2014

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Karma (KARM), formerly Karmacoin, is a digital cryptocurrency based on the X11 algorithm. Like the philosophy behind the name, Karma stands for everyone reaping the results of his/her actions. By supporting good causes and helping others through Karma, Karma developers aim to make it the primary digital currency for rewarding good deeds and spreading good karma.

In a way, Karma is a new way to “Like” your family, friends, organizations, causes, and others. You can think of it as an actual token of appreciation. The goal of Karma is to become the global “currency with a heart”. Karma can be used for tipping, donating, buying, or micro financing; it enables users to send small amounts of money to friends, family, co-workers, neighbors, charities, and other causes for the good things they do.

Website:
– http://www.givekarma.net/

Block Explorer:
– https://chainz.cryptoid.info/karm/

Coin Specifications

  • Originally Scrypt, now X11 Algorithm
  • Approximately 92 billion total coins
  • Block reward: currently 10,000 KARM coins
  • 1 minute block time
  • 240 blocks to re-target difficulty
  • Includes Kimoto Gravity Well Algorithm

Wallet:
– Windows
– Mac OS

Source Code:
– at GitHub

Ports:
– RPC Port: 9432

Mining Pools:
– https://aikapool.com/karm/
– http://pool.lulupon.net:54092/
– http://www.hasher.ca/

Coin Exchanges:
– Bleutrade
– Yobit

Maxcoin (MAX) Keccak (SHA-3) based cryptocoin

8, Feb 2014

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Maxcoin (MAX) is an alternative cryptocurrency disrupting the already rather disrupting crypto market. It does not use a typical SHA-256 algorithm, but instead relies on a different SHA-3 (Keccak) that makes it ASIC proof for now at least. You can mine it with either a CPU, though with GPU mining also available there will not be much point in using the CPU. You need to use a specialized mining client based on cgminer for GPU mining. Considering the fact that this is still very new crypto and it already has a few smaller exchanges supporting trades is a good sign for potential in this one.

Website
– http://signup.maxcoin.co.uk/

Block Explorer / Crawler
– http://max.cryptoexplore.com/

Specifications

  • Keccak (SHA-3) Algorithm
  • 250,000,000 total coins.
  • 96 MaxCoin per block, halving every ~12 months
  • Retargeting using Kimoto Gravity Well algorithm.
  • 30 second block times

DOWNLOADS
– Windows

Source Code
– at GitHub

POOLS
http://max.1gh.com/
http://max.rocketpool.co.uk/
http://pool.webcoin.us/max/
http://www.maxcoinmine.com/
http://max.smalltimeminer.com/
http://dwarfpool.com/max
https://max.mining4all.eu/
http://maxcoinpool.com/
http://pool.max-coin.net/
https://pool.maxcoin.co.nz/
http://max.crunchpool.com/

EXCHANGES
– Yobit
– Bleutrade

Metiscoin (MTS) alternative cryptocoin

7, Feb 2014

metiscoin-alternative-crypto

Metiscoin (MTS) alternative cryptocoin launched recently that was supposed to be mined only with the CPU, however very quickly a GPU mining solution was made available, though it needs more optimizations. The Metiscoin is showing some potential already as it is being quickly adopted and a lot of people are trying it out, there is even a smaller exchange actively trading it already and that is for just a few days, so you might want to check it out now.

Website
– http://www.metiscoin.com/

Block Explorer / Crawler
– http://www.coincrawler.de/mtc/

SPECIFICATIONS

  • CPU mining originally, GPU mining available already
  • Total coins: 81,000,000 max coins will be created
  • 50 coins per block
  • Reward halves every 810,000 blocks
  • No Premine

DOWNLOADS
– Windows

Source Code
– at GitHub

PORTS

  • RPC Port: 1098
  • P2P Port: 1198

MINERS
– CPU
– GPU (OpenCL)

POOLS
– http://ypool.net/
– http://pool.girino.org/MPOS/public/

EXCHANGES
– C-Cex


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