CannabisCoin: Meaner, Greener and backed by Marijuana

CannabisCoin: Meaner, Greener and backed by Marijuana

It is no secret that both Cannabis and Cryptocurrencies are seen as a sort of social taboo in the public eye. But an ambitious new altcoin is hoping to bring both of these issues into the light by promoting wider acceptance and spreading knowledge about the benefits of cannabis and cryptocurrencies. CannabisCoin (CANN) is a PoW (proof-of-work) peer-to-peer digital currency that enables instant payments to anyone in the world. CANN is based on the Bitcoin protocol but slightly different in that it can be efficiently mined with consumer-grade hardware since it is the “only X11 Coin that is....


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Last week, the CannabisCoin price increased dramatically in anticipation of Monday's "Yes We CANN" event at the Phoenix-based Herbal Wellness Center. At the event, Arizona residents with permission to buy medical marijuana were able to use CannabisCoins for purchases. Additionally, a limited amount of marijuana was priced at a ratio of 1 gram to 1 CannabisCoin. Because the marijuana was worth so much more than the current CannabisCoin exchange price, investors began investing in CANN. However, now that the event is over the CannabisCoin price is falling back to pre-spike levels. Also Read:....

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CannabisCoin Pegged to Medical Marijuana: 1 Gram = 1 CANN

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CannabisCoin (CANN) has so far, been a success. A coin backed by Marijuana, perhaps the world's most useful plant, has an obvious appeal for a large segment of the population. But with popularity comes scrutiny, and it wasn't long until some of the coin's competitors began pointing out inconsistencies in CANN's blockchain. Astute observers noticed that CannabisCoin's Rich list was dominated by a group of 27 addresses each holding 500,000 CANNs, and all coming from the coin's genesis block. Control of these coins was first denied by the developer, who later announced that the coins came....