I just created Hackernews Coin. They give you a website link that you need to refresh. Now, I need to wait...
It's awesome how the crypto-currency ecosystem becomes harder and harder to kill with hacks like this.
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
#32My guess is, in long term bitcoin price will fall. Eventually multiple services will add other currencies next to bitcoin.
Re: You can now create a Bitcoin clone by filling out a simple webform
#33Where's the API ?
You might be able to use dev tools to generate the curl request.
Re: You can now create a Bitcoin clone by filling out a simple webform
#34I'm not sure if this is a parody.
Regardless of intention, I see it as a kind of performance art project: it underlines the absurdity of the massproduction of innovationless altcoins. It speaks to how a successful cryptocurrency requires something more than just tweaking a few parameters and recompiling; it requires a skilled developer able to maintain the system and handle crises, it requires a network effect, it requires a meaningful purpose.
Yes, a "meaningful purpose" is clearly necessary:
Re: You can now create a Bitcoin clone by filling out a simple webform
#35Re: You can now create a Bitcoin clone by filling out a simple webform
#36Funny idea, but why trust these binaries not to mine for the author?
BlueMatt runs some of the build testing for the real daemon, so they're trustworthy as hell.
Re: You can now create a Bitcoin clone by filling out a simple webform
#37I'm not sure if this is a parody.
It is. It's the end of a long-running joke on #bitcoin-dev.
But it does actually work and apparently people are willing to pay for it weirdly enough. BlueMatt, you should have set your prices higher.
Re: You can now create a Bitcoin clone by filling out a simple webform
#38I don't want to get picky, but wouldn't cloning litecoin be objectively superior? Cloning bitcoin just leaves your currency to the ASICS from the get go, at least with scrypt, everybody has a decent shot at mining early.
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Having read the site, I noted scrypt was an option.
It should really be the default.
Otherwise Great work, this is really cool!
Re: You can now create a Bitcoin clone by filling out a simple webform
#39I 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…
The market capitalization of altcoins is being tracked here:
Re: You can now create a Bitcoin clone by filling out a simple webform
#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
Regardless of intention, I see it as a kind of performance art project: it underlines the absurdity of the massproduction of innovationless altcoins. It speaks to how a successful cryptocurrency requires something more than just tweaking a few parameters and recompiling; it requires a skilled developer able to maintain the system and handle crises, it requires a network effect, it requires a meaningful purpose.
Yes, a "meaningful purpose" is clearly necessary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogecoin
Amusement is a purpose unfulfilled by most altcoins
dogecoin is amusing