CoinMap Cryptocoin Mining Information, Profitability and Calculators Cryptocoin Mining Information Notes Coins marked with a 'Y' in the MM column can be merged mined simultaneously with Bitcoin NVC market cap excludes 110,000 NVC that were intentionally destroyed by BTC-e in response to criticism of the coin's launch 1 BTC = $508.07 USD (Coinbase spot rate) Litecoin Mining Pool Cryptocoin charts Mastercoin: A Second-Generation Protocol on the Bitcoin Blockchain Alternative currencies have become a popular topic in the Bitcoin space. We have Litecoin and Primecoin introducing alternative mining algorithms with novel properties, PPCoin replacing mining entirely with a non-costly alternative, Ripple creating a cryptocurrency network that can store credit relationships and user-defined currencies, and over seventy more up and running with new ones being created every week. One particularly interesting project that has received a large amount of attention over recent months, however, is Mastercoin. The key difference in Mastercoin is this: rather than trying to bootstrap an entirely new blockchain, as every other cryptocurrency does, Mastercoin seeks to create an entirely new network of currencies, commodities and securities on top of Bitcoin itself. The concept of an alternative currently relying on Bitcoin to take advantage of its powerful and secure network backed by petahashes of mining power is not a new idea. And these are only the beginning.
Litecoin - Open source P2P digital currency Beyond Bitcoin: A Guide to the Most Promising Cryptocurrencies Just as the success of Facebook helped spawn endless clones, Bitcoin’s arrival on the big stage comes with an assortment of digital currencies, known as “altcoins,” riding on Satoshi’s coattails. As the saying goes, a rising tide raises all ships. With Bitcoin up over 5000 percent since the beginning of the year, the altcoin market is booming. Is there room for more than one sheriff in town? Successful competitors found a way to relevantly differentiate themselves. Litecoin: the little brother Price at time of writing: $28.35 Market Cap: $503,102,328 Consistent with its name, Litecoin is essentially Bitcoin-lite and is the second most valuable altcoin. Unlike social networks, Litecoin benefits from its similarities to Bitcoin because of familiarity. Today, Litecoin maintains its status as a destination for Bitcoin castaways. All of which keeps Litecoin alive in a Google+ sort of way. Peercoin: Actually green Price: $3.51 Market Cap: $73,096,656 Namecoin: More than money Price: $6.91 @sfnuop
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