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Bitz Coin (BITZ) X11-based alternative cryptocoin

13, Feb 2015

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Blitzcoin (BITZ) is a global peer-to-peer digital currency that makes instant payments to anyone in the world possible. Bitz is totally decentralised, belongs to nobody and there is no central authority and no banks involved. Unlike a bank, Bitz provides freedom and Bitz employs a so-called proof-of-stake mechanism that will accrue 10% annual interest on your Bitz balance. The Bitz wallet is free to download and use and open source. With Bitz you can be your own bank.

Website:
– http://bitz.biz/

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

Coin Specifications

  • X11 Algorithm PoW + PoS
  • PoW will end at block 100,000: ~ 3,500,000 coins
  • Coins rewarded per block (PoW): 35 BITZ
  • Time per block: ~ 1 minute (both PoW and PoS)
  • Difficulty Re-target: 10-20 minutes
  • PoS 10% per year from block 0

Wallet:
– Windows
– Linux
– Mac OS

Source Code:
– at GitHub

Ports:
– RPC Port: 21251
– P2P Port: 21252

Mining Pools:
No pools available, the coin is now PoS only.

Coin Exchanges:
– Yobit

YbCoin (YBC) POS Alternative Cryptocoin

11, Feb 2015

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YBCoin (YBC) is short for Yuan Bao Coin, a popular Chinese altcoin. The current release is based on the PPC Peershares source code. With the YBCoin development team’s effort, YBC has become the top Chinese cryptocurrency. The YBC community now has more than 100 thousand users, and it keeps growing. Boasting a $3,000,000+ market cap, strong infrastructure, and stable growth, it is clear that YBCoin has secured its place in the crypto world. Unfortunately most of the coin’s resources are not yet available in English, even though they are trying to appeal and get it out and available for people outside of China.

Website:
– http://www.ybcoin.com/

Block Explorer:
– http://explorer_ybc.taiyilabs.com

Coin Specifications

  • PoS Only Cryptocoin
  • 3 Million Total coins
  • VPOW(Virtual POW Mining), distribute YBC through 8baochi.com
  • Revoke Proof of Work mechanism (POW mining), interest rate of Proof of Stake mechanism (POS mining) adjusts to 1% per year.

Wallet:
– Windows

Source Code:
– at GitHub

Mining Pools:
None available, the coin is PoS only.

Coin Exchanges:
– Bittrex
– Bleutrade

AmberCoin (AMBER) X13-based alternative cryptocoin

2, Feb 2015

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AmberCoin (AMBER) is the first crypto currency that is backed by real assets. AmberCoin is an example of using the blockchain technology for managing the industrial company’s shares. Each AmberCoin is a share in Amber Trade LTD which is involved in the extraction, processing and trading of amber.

Amber Trade LTD is an international holding with its headquarters in London. It unites a range of local companies specializing in extraction, storage, transportation, manufacturing and the sale of amber and items made from it. The company sells amber mined from its own fields in the west of Ukraine. Our clients are companies from various countries of Europe, Asia and the Near East that trade amber as well as process it into semi-manufactured goods and off-the-shelf items. Current Amber Trade LTD turnover is 500,000-1,500,000 euro monthly. 49,000,000 coins = 49% of Amber Trade LTD shares. A minimal share that can get a dividends is 0.01% or 10,000 coins. We have excellent news for miners – you can mine a company shares. 9,800,000 coins (9.8% of shares) are available for mining. The rest 39,200,000 coins (39.2% of shares) are reserved for sale. The sale will take place in rounds during the time of coin mining (approx. 12 months). The company will provide a notice every time when each round of investment opens.

Website:
– http://ambercoin.info/

Block Explorer:
– https://www.blockexperts.com/amber

Coin Specifications

  • X13 PoW + PoS Algorithm
  • Max number of coins (including POS phase): 49,000,000
  • Block number when POW ends: 2,000,000
  • Current PoS block reward: 0.5 AMBER going down to 0.1 after block 1 Million
  • Timing of block (in seconds): 60
  • Difficulty Retarget: every block
  • POS interest per year: 25%
  • Min stake age: 6 hours
  • Max stake age: 30 days

Wallet:
– Windows
– Mac OS

Source Code:
– at GitHub

Ports:
– RPC Port: 31981
– P2P Port: 31982

Mining Pools:
– https://amber.suprnova.cc/
– https://aikapool.com/amber/
– https://amber.thecryptoworld.org/

Coin Exchanges:
– Bleutrade
– Yobit


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