Questions tagged [altcoin-development]
Questions about alternative cryptocurrencies are off topic unless they are applicable to Bitcoin.
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What is the difference between Dogecoin and Bitcoin at the network level?
With all the Dogecoin hype, mainstream media has been comparing Doge with established cryptos like Bitcoin. I'm trying to understand the difference at the technical level: It comes up that Bitcoin ...
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what file/method is block reward processed?
I have managed to build an altcoin (from litecoin source) but my coin requires that I make changes to the way rewards are made. I have been looking at the source code to try to find where block reward ...
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Reset or backup from a blockchain possible? [closed]
i have a coin for my own interests. With this i will learn how works all. So i have install the daemon on a vps All works fine. Mining works. And the first 300 blocks i have created. Now i will ...
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Adding C library to Makefile
I am developing an altcoin using a new PoW algorithm which is written in C to test the algorithm. I get compilation errors related to compiling the C code when trying to compile. How can I properly ...
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ERROR: AcceptBlock: high-hash, proof of work failed (code 16)
I followed this medium link to create a coin just like bitcoin . https://medium.com/@jordan.baczuk/how-to-fork-bitcoin-c39139506443 Based on this tutorial i update DEFAULT_MAX_TIP_AGE to int64_t ...
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How can I simulate ProofOfStake (PoS) for a testnet (clone of Pivx)? [closed]
After the end of PoW blocks, I am unable to mine using PoS. Here is my setup. 1) Server with the following config file. server=1 daemon=1 listen=1 rpcuser=user rpcpassword=password 2) Two clients ...
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Premine coins from genesis block are gone after one transaction from account/wallet
Please check the whole question once before giving negative marking or Mark as duplicate of Why can’t the genesis block coinbase be spent? Why I cannot get transaction from genesis block [duplicate]...
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Blockchain gets stucked if no blocks are mined
Yesterday I decided to fork a project, just for fun and to learn more about it. So, I forked a project, I generated my own genesis block, changed timestamps, nounce, keys, reset the min chain work. ...
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Unwanted peers connecting to Altcoin
I am building an altcoin using the litecoin source code. I have removed all of the Emplace Seed calls in chainparams.cpp for DNS seeding, changed my default node communication port to port 421 and ...
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Need Help with Gitian-Builder - Missing Signer Error
I'm having a hard time finishing this project. I'm very frustrated and I really need your help. I'm trying to create the QT wallet for Windows & Linux. I have already cloned a masternode and I'...
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Altcoin: Send/receive transactions between nodes have high failure rate
I've noticed that an unusually high number of my attempted send transactions between my nodes (which is currently only 6 at most, but never less than 4) will not broadcast regardless of the amount of ...
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Value of cryptocurrencies: Why does noone make Bitcoin2, 3, 4,...?
Cryptocurrency disciplee sometimes say that cryptocurrencies have just as much inherent value and potential as storage of value as fist currencies. One argument specific to the Bitcoin is that its ...
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How can a miner know how many blocks mined by him? [closed]
I am working on an altcoin based on bitcoin-core, version 0.12.1 (this version including setgenerate). Is their an option for a miner to know (using bitcoin-cli) how many blocks mined by him (after ...
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hash dosent match nbits
Im trying to clone a coin and I created a genesis block but when I run the wallet, it dosent start.. When I go to the log file, I see this error and I honestly dont know how to solve the problem. How ...
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Altcoin - genesis block - TypeError: __init__() takes exactly 2 arguments (3 given)
I'm trying to use the genesis script from innova to generate a genesis block of Xevan_hash https://github.com/innovacoin/GenesisH0/blob/master/genesis.py I'm using these parameters: python genesis....
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