| I've developed a new open source P2P e-cash system called Bitcoin. It's completely decentralized, with no central server or trusted parties, because everything is based on crypto proof instead of trust. Give it a try, or take a look at the screenshots and design paper:
Download Bitcoin v0.1 at
http:… |
| 1 | Could be. They're talking about the old Chaumian central mint stuff, but maybe only because that was the only thing available. Maybe they would be interested in going in a new direction.
A lot of people automatically dismiss e-currency as a lost cause because of all the companies that failed since t… |
| 2 | It is a global distributed database, with additions to the database by consent of the majority, based on a set of rules they follow:
- Whenever someone finds proof-of-work to generate a block, they get some new coins
- The proof-of-work difficulty is adjusted every two weeks to target an average of … |
| 7 | Welcome to the new Bitcoin forum!
The old forum can still be reached here:
http://bitcoin.sourceforge.net/boards/index.php
I'll repost some selected threads here and add updated answers to questions where I can.
FAQ
http://bitcoin.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php?page=FAQ
Download
http://sourceforge.n… |
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bitcoinbitcoin:
Bitcoin Maturation
Posted:Thu 01 of Oct, 2009 (14:12 UTC)
From the user's perspective the bitcoin maturation process can be broken down into 8 stages.
1. The initial network transaction that occurs when you first click Generate Coins.
2. The time between that ini… |
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anonguy54:
Request: Make this anonymous?
Posted:Thu 15 of Oct, 2009 (19:58 UTC)
Are there any plans to make this service anonymous?
e.g; Being able to route BitCoin through Tor. |