Gridcoin
Sign in to saveGridcoin (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
Key facts
- 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
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Inception
- 16 October 2013
- Published
- 16 October 2013
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- project
- Based on
- Peercoin
- Platform
- macOS
- Official website
- gridcoin.world
- Image
- Grc-wallet-5230.jpg
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- blockchain
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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.