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You can now create a Bitcoin clone by filling out a simple webform

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Re: You can now create a Bitcoin clone by filling out a simple webform

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Why there is not a bcrypt option for Proof of Work Algorithm? (Technical question: There are a lot of AltCoins out there. Why no one proposed a AltCoin where the Proof of Work Algorithm is based in bcrypt?)

a lot of them use scrypt, so you can't use asic mining. in my opinion that is the single biggest flaw in bitcoin. I bet a whole bunch of people are laughing their asses off. something we will probably see in the next couple of years

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Re: You can now create a Bitcoin clone by filling out a simple webform

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Why there is not a bcrypt option for Proof of Work Algorithm? (Technical question: There are a lot of AltCoins out there. Why no one proposed a AltCoin where the Proof of Work Algorithm is based in bcrypt?)

a lot of them use scrypt, so you can't use asic mining. in my opinion that is the single biggest flaw in bitcoin. I bet a whole bunch of people are laughing their asses off. something we will probably see in the next couple of years

Miners will go where profit is, and Satoshi knew this. Satoshi also predicted ASICs, so none of this is a surprise. You are just repeating the same nonsense as every copycoin holder.

Re: You can now create a Bitcoin clone by filling out a simple webform

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I was thinking about this the other day, that people will start making their own crypto currencies, trying to cash in on a new currency and have it work out like it did for the early adopters of BTC. These currencies will be very volatile, but all of them will become part of a new Forex landscape. If you think there's a lot of speculators now working with bitcoin, wait until people start trying to play arbitrage with…

This has actually been going on for a while. Check out www.cryptsy.com -- I think there are already over 50 crypto currencies being traded there, with more being added regularly. People are making tons of money on the initial pumps and dumps of all of them.

Re: You can now create a Bitcoin clone by filling out a simple webform

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Why there is not a bcrypt option for Proof of Work Algorithm? (Technical question: There are a lot of AltCoins out there. Why no one proposed a AltCoin where the Proof of Work Algorithm is based in bcrypt?)

a lot of them use scrypt, so you can't use asic mining. in my opinion that is the single biggest flaw in bitcoin. I bet a whole bunch of people are laughing their asses off. something we will probably see in the next couple of years

can you explain the disadvantages of allowing asic mining?

Re: You can now create a Bitcoin clone by filling out a simple webform

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Why there is not a bcrypt option for Proof of Work Algorithm? (Technical question: There are a lot of AltCoins out there. Why no one proposed a AltCoin where the Proof of Work Algorithm is based in bcrypt?)

a lot of them use scrypt, so you can't use asic mining. in my opinion that is the single biggest flaw in bitcoin. I bet a whole bunch of people are laughing their asses off. something we will probably see in the next couple of years

One of the main advantages of ASICs is that they prevent botnets from mining your coin. Also, specialized hardware prevents attackers from using general purpose hardware (e.g., by just renting a "few" EC2 instances). Only disadvantage in regard to ASICs is that the ride from GPU mining to ASICs is a little bit bumpy, but Bitcoin mostly already finished that ride.

Re: You can now create a Bitcoin clone by filling out a simple webform

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a lot of them use scrypt, so you can't use asic mining. in my opinion that is the single biggest flaw in bitcoin. I bet a whole bunch of people are laughing their asses off. something we will probably see in the next couple of years

can you explain the disadvantages of allowing asic mining?

Not everybody has ASICs, so it limits the number of people who can compete. In theory, this could create a centralisation effect. In practice, that seems to happen anyway due to mining pools.

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can you explain the disadvantages of allowing asic mining?

Not everybody has ASICs, so it limits the number of people who can compete. In theory, this could create a centralisation effect. In practice, that seems to happen anyway due to mining pools.

You can always use P2Pool (http://whatisp2pool.com). Decentralised mining.

Re: You can now create a Bitcoin clone by filling out a simple webform

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Who runs the nodes for bootstrap? If the server that runs this is US based and they allow trademarks through, you'll get a C&D within a week. Lawyers make their money googling for this stuff. All someone has to do is register "paypal" or "amazon" or "exxon" etc. and the fun will be over shortly. Creator might want to take their name and home address off the domain registration.

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