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Topic: Any guide on how to create a alternate currency to bitcoin (Read 974 times)

hero member
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In some cases you don't even need to change anything, just mine the new genesis block and start a new altchain (like Bytecoin)
legendary
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May Bitcoin be touched by his Noodly Appendage
staff
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To create a "alternate" currency, what do you mean?

Actually CREATE a currency.

Or,

Just edit some lines of code and claim it as your own?


Anyway, currencies are normally created by teams, or very dedicated people. Not just people who would like to create a currency let the price build up and then cash out, it's not that simple.
legendary
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Just looking at how popular it's become to do it, I've been strongly tempted to create my own scamcoin alternate cryptocurrency. I've got a perfect target audience for it too.
legendary
Activity: 1176
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May Bitcoin be touched by his Noodly Appendage
Well before you get started you have to be an anonymous hacker.
Tell me you're kidding
98% of Bitcoin copycats are created by people who just modified 4 lines of code
legendary
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Merit: 1034
Fill Your Barrel with Bitcoins!
Well before you get started you have to be an anonymous hacker.
hero member
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Merit: 501
There has been a few alternate currencies created so far using the bitcoin protocol. Are there any guides geared toward programmers as to how to create one?
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