MasterCoin to create new altcoins in Bitcoin's block chain
Bitcoin expert J. R. Willet is looking to transform not just Bitcoin, but the cryptocurrency world. In his view, Bitcoin is incomplete, and has led to the creation of altcoins which he says has diluted the message of Bitcoin. He wants to change the situation by creating a protocol layer that exists on top of Bitcoin. That protocol layer will allow for a plethora of new digital currencies to be created that will all exist on the Bitcoin block chain. It's called MasterCoin. The MasterCoin protocol can be described by analogy to the HTTP protocol, which the World Wide Web runs on, being a....
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Alternative currencies have become a popular topic in the Bitcoin space. We have Litecoin and Primecoin introducing alternative mining algorithms with novel properties, PPCoin replacing mining entirely with a non-costly alternative, Ripple creating a cryptocurrency network that can store credit relationships and user-defined currencies, and over seventy more up and running with new ones being created every week. One particularly interesting project that has received a large amount of attention over recent months, however, is Mastercoin. The key difference in Mastercoin is this: rather than....
HolyTransaction, a universal cryptocurrency wallet, announced today that they are extending their support to the Mastercoin protocol and all of the Mastercoin's smart properties. Mastercoin uses the Bitcoin blockchain to store records and data and allows users to create their own digital tokens and by that creating smart properties. Smart properties enable the online exchange of assets such as bonds, real estate, and stocks with the security, efficiency and low-cost of the Bitcoin protocol. "The Mastercoin Protocol can be used for things such as decentralized crowdfunding, asset....