Here's something I posted on Slack a while back for the newcomers to PIVX. (updated Feb 23)
It's just a list of stuff as I see it. I tried to stick with facts only. Hopefully it's useful to some.
What sets apart PIVX from other digital currencies? (or just general info summary)
00. Background info. PIVX launched with a name called Darknet back in Feb 1 2016. It has since been re-branded to PIVX from Jan 1 2017. Same devs. Same community.
01. PIVX is a open source crypto currrency based on DASH so it inherited its core technologies such as Masternodes, Private transactions and Instant Transactions.
02. PIVX uses Blackcoin's improved Proof of Stake 3.0 protocol instead of Proof of Work. So it is more efficient in keeping the network secure than PoW.
03. PIVX had no ICO nor existing pre-mine as it was publicly burnt.
04. PIVX is based on Bitcoin 0.10.x core (and currently going to 0.13.2) which means it is more up to date than most other PoS digital currencies that commonly use a lower Bitcoin core version.
05. PIVX employed a professional media company for its new logo (complete) and website development (go live ETA end of Feb / March 1)
06. PIVX uses an innovative variable Seesaw Reward Balance System that dynamically adjusts its reward to masternodes and staking nodes.
There is a technical whitepaper for the above feature.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G58gtDdQtT-8kV8Fu7_764Fxn0i5fs0jGURvz8KJlTE/07. PIVX has an active community on multiple social networking sites with Slack being the most active and where all the devs hang about. Auto-join link for Slack is
http://slack.pivx.org/08. PIVX community also uses Trello for open task planning and management.
https://trello.com/pivx Please PM me here or ask on Slack if you would like to help with the tasks!
09. PIVX has a highly active, accessible and responsive development team. (always open to new devs)
10. PIVX is available to trade on multiple exchanges including Bittrex with plans to be added to larger exchanges.
11. PIVX currently has a monthly decreasing block reward inflation with it reaching its final low inflationary rate of approx. 4.8% pa beginning mid-May 2017.
12. PIVX has a repository of guides with more planned including video guides and materials.
http://pivx.wiki13. PIVX has had consistently higher profitability percentage compared to other digital currencies utilizing masternodes such as DASH since launch and even now.
See here for current Masternode Payment profitability summary & stats.
http://178.254.23.111/~pub/DN/DN_masternode_payments_stats.html14. PIVX will remove coinjoin method of DASH and implement a FULL TIME modified libzerocoin protocol. This will make it one of the most advanced PoS anon crypto.
15. PIVX has at least 6 core developers (as of writing this in mid-Feb 2017) with more potentially joining soon. Any developers who can contribute are also welcome!