Why I have sold my Doge, and am buying AppleByte (ABY)Both coins are community focused, and I like that. Doge for internet tips, AppleBytes to support the arts.
I mined Doge from the beginning, did well, but the time has come to move on.
AppleByte launched May 1. 2014 in NYC, Doge is long past the beginning
Both coins are about the same price now.
DOGE:Declining Price
Steady (at best) community, not growing like it was
Simple clone in the beginning
Mined out in 1 1/2 years, 100 Billion coins - means a rapidly diluting value
Current Difficulty - 890.21
Unfocused, random Charity promotions
AppleByte:Steadily rising price, traded on poloniex.com
Rapidly growing community
No simple clone, implemented security features like Autocheckpointing & DGW2 from the start
Mining schedule over 8 years, halves approx. every two years, 1 Billion coins
Current Difficulty - 0.51
The AppleByte Foundation is focused on supporting artists
Devs paid in Bitcoin (from the Indiegogo campaign), not premine
AppleByte info:Announce Thread:
Announce ThreadWebsite:
AppleByte.meCrowd Funding Campaign:
Indiegogo CampaignFacebook:
AppleByteMe FB PageTwitter:
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AppleByteMe RedditDISCLAIMER: I am on the Dev team of AppleBytes, so I am certainly biased