I recently read about quantum computing and its implications on cryptocurrency, and it's definitely on the horizon. I am keeping an eye on this project.
Just a question to the team about coin distribution though. If you get MCM at a 1:1 ratio to bitcoin, doesn't it make the distribution limited to a small group of people who already have lots of bitcoin? Not that I am questioning the morality if your ICO or anything like that..
I'm curious, will there be any other ways to purchase MCM, especially for tiny bitcoin bag holders..:p
Well. Check out our reasoning, and tell us what you think: Mochimo is taking a long-game approach to being a replacement for all these quantum-vulnerable cryptocurrencies, like $BTC. The thought process behind releasing $MCM 1:1 to holders of the flagship currency in the ecosystem ($BTC) is to carry all of the most active players in the space into $MCM, thereby incentivizing participation in our currency. Now to answer your question regarding distribution:
There are something like 16.8 Million Bitcoins in circulation with a total cap of 21 Million. With Mochimo $MCM we have 2^56/10^9 coins = 72,057,594 $MCM, what that means is that yes - existing $BTC whales and long term HODLers of $BTC will get a significant stake. However, the remaining coins (after the ~4 Million $MCM premine) with still be mineable, and that's roughly 51.2 Million coins.
Now, as of Friday, the team has finalized our selection of mining algorithms. We had three finalists, a) typical HASH256, which is a sha-in-sha a la Bitcoin, b) Cryptonight, c) Trigg's Algorithm. There was a discussion, to describe it politely. It lasted four hours, and we came to a final consensus. Of the arguments on offer, the thing that really closed the deal for the people on the HAS256 and Cryptonight contingents (I was one of them), was that Trigg's algorithm is a brand new, level playing field that is ASIC-resistant.
We concluded, in summary, that we are already rewarding the existing crypto community sufficiently with the 1:1 BTC:MCM distribution, and that newcomers should be able to mine at home using Trigg's Algorithm, thus making it possible for our engaged early-adopters to accumulate large amounts of coins early with commodity hardware (home PCs, etc).
All of that said, the Mochimo Dev team is doing everything possible to take the long view on this coin and its development. We welcome your input and feedback on these ideas. Please feel free to find out slack page and jump into the discussions. It is linked on our website.