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Really the only difference between "altcoins" and Bitcoin is the version number in the address, often not even that. "Support" isn't so much needed as incidenta
by nwh 13y ago
Really the only difference between "altcoins" and Bitcoin is the version number in the address, often not even that. "Support" isn't so much needed as incidentally created. Minor fiddling with the POW (often breaking core functionality in the process) doesn't affect things like transaction creation and address validation.
- steveklabnik 13y agoDepends. This is mostly true, but there's also things like Ripple, Mastercoin, and even Dogecoin that have reasonably significant differences from the other 'tweaked some parameters' altcoins.
- nwh 13y agoDogecoin has no significant changes. The coinbase value is detirministic, the POW is altered slightly and some other values are changed. Nothing interfacing with it needs alterations, other than things with validate blocks and so forth.
- steveklabnik 13y agoDoge has random block rewards (which is not UNIQUE but is different) and is an inflationary currency, with no cap.
- nwh 13y agoStill just minor value changes, no effect on processing transactions.