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Peercoin

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Peercoin uses both the proof-of-work and proof-of-stake algorithms. Both are used to spread the distribution of new coins. During its primary years, Peercoin relied heavily on PoW, although there has now been a transition to PoS. Proof-of-stake is used to secure the network: The chain with longest
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Zhao, Wenbing; Yang, Shunkun; Luo, Xiong; Zhou, Jiong (26 March 2021). "On PeerCoin Proof of Stake for Blockchain Consensus".
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To recover from lost coins and to discourage hoarding, the currency supply targets growth at 1% per year in the long run.
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Peercoin is based on an August 2012 paper that listed the authors as Scott Nadal and Sunny King. King, who also created
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A transaction fee prevents spam and is burned (instead of being collected by a miner), benefiting the overall network.
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Saleh, Fahad (2021-03-01). "Blockchain without Waste: Proof-of-Stake".
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ICBCT'21: The 3rd International Conference on Blockchain Technology
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PoS coin age wins in case of a blockchain split-up.
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White paper
Latest release
Code repository
github.com/peercoin/peercoin
License
Timestamping scheme
Proof-of-stake
Proof-of-work
Hash function
Exchange rate
www.peercoin.net
cryptocurrency
proof-of-stake
proof-of-work
Primecoin
proof-of-stake
MIT
X11
"Wary of Bitcoin? A guide to some other cryptocurrencies"
Archived
doi
10.1145/3460537.3460547
"Peercoin: Defined and Explained"
Archived
"In Bitcoin's orbit: Rival virtual currencies vie for acceptance"
Archived
The Review of Financial Studies
doi
10.1093/rfs/hhaa075

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