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Also known as grc, GRC

Gridcoin (abbreviation: GRC) is a cryptocurrency which rewards volunteer computing performed on the BOINC platform. BOINC was originally developed to support SETI@home, but has also been used for research in other areas. thumb|left|Version 5.3.2.0 of the Gridcoin wallet

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Cryptocurrency.currency_name
Gridcoin
Cryptocurrency.image_1
Gridcoin Logo.svg
Cryptocurrency.alt1
Gridcoin Logo
Cryptocurrency.ticker_symbol
GRC
Cryptocurrency.plural
Gridcoins
Cryptocurrency.precision
10−8
Cryptocurrency.white_paper
Gridcoin: The Computation Power of a Blockchain Driving Science & Data Analysis
Cryptocurrency.implementations
Gridcoin-Research
Cryptocurrency.status
Active
Cryptocurrency.latest_release_version
5.4.9.0-leisure
Cryptocurrency.project_fork_of
Bitcoin, Peercoin
Cryptocurrency.programming_languages
C++
Cryptocurrency.operating_system
Windows, Linux, macOS
Cryptocurrency.author
Rob Halförd
Cryptocurrency.developer
Gridcoin Community
Cryptocurrency.source_model
Open source
Cryptocurrency.license
MIT License
Cryptocurrency.timestamping
Proof-of-stake

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Source code

For Gridcoin binaries, see the GitHub releases page. For more information, see Run ./build targets.sh --help for all options, including Qt5/Qt6 selection, ccache, build type, and more. Developers work in their own trees, then submit pull requests to the development branch when they think their feature or bug fix is ready. The patch will be accepted if there is broad consensus that it is a good thing. Developers should expect to rework and resubmit patches if they don't match the project's coding conventions (see developer-notes.md) or are controversial. The master branch is regularly built and tested, but is not guaranteed to be completely stable. Tags are regularly created to indicate new stable release versions of Gridcoin. Feature branches are created when there are major new features being worked on by several people. Gridcoin uses five branches to ensure stability without slowing down the pace of the daily development activities - development , testnet , staging , master and hotfix . When development is ready for broader testing, it is merged to testnet where tagged testnet pre-releases are published. This branch is used extensively for integration testing of consensus changes, hard fork activation, and new features on the Gridcoin test network before any production release. For general questions, please visit our Discord server, Matrix room, or Libera Chat in gridcoin-help.

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Official website
gridcoin.us
Image
Grc-wallet-5230.jpg
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software version identifier
5.5.0.0
inception
2013-10-16
IRC channel URL
irc://irc.libera.chat/gridcoin
Commons category
Gridcoin
cryptocurrency code
GRC
hashtag
Gridcoin
email address
mailto:[email protected]
publication date
2013-10-16
social media followers
13321
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Gridcoin (abbreviation: GRC) is a cryptocurrency which rewards volunteer computing performed on the BOINC platform. BOINC was originally developed to support SETI@home, but has also been used for research in other areas. thumb|left|Version 5.3.2.0 of the Gridcoin wallet

Gridcoin was created on October 16, 2013, by Rob Halförd. Initially using the energy-intensive proof of work, as used by Bitcoin, Gridcoin migrated to a proof of stake protocol in 2014, similar to Peercoin, in an attempt to address the environmental impact of cryptocurrency mining.

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