All Things Alt: Feathercoin Forks and a Collaborative Crowdfund for Charity
What's happening in the altcoin community this week? Though the market volume doldrums of the past few months don't seem to be clearing away too quickly, development on many projects continues to move forward and the ecosystem diversifies even further. Read on to see some of the latest happenings from around the altcoin space. Litecoin and dogecoin team up for charity. A joint effort to raise money ahead of the holiday season is currently underway, combining the crowdfunding capabilities of both the litecoin and dogecoin communities. The LiteShibes 4 Christmas campaign follows previous....
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Feathercoin. The Feathercoin price fell 15% this week. This price decline is a continuation of the steady downtrend Feathercoin has experienced since the Feathercoin price rose in anticipation of the altcoin's switch from the Scrypt algorithm to the ASIC-resistant (for now) NeoScrypt hashing algorithm. Also read: Feathercoin Price Rises Ahead of NeoScrypt Hard Fork. Feathercoin Price Continues to Decline. Since the pre-NeoScrypt spike in October, the Feathercoin price has steadily declined. However, the Feathercoin price had remained fairly steady at ~7,000 satoshis since mid-November. But....
Feathercoin is giving away $1000 worth of feathercoins as a thank you to its forum community of 1000. The announcement from the Oxford-based, open-source currency, comes after a period of intense interest in Feathercoin and many other digital currencies. "Feathercoin is making a big splash as it receives attention from hundreds of volunteers around the world who donate time and resources to the currency," said lead developer Peter Bushnell. "The official Feathercoin forum has exceeded 1,000 members and is preparing for an aggressive push into mainstream markets. In celebration the....
Another week in the unpredictable world of alternative digital currencies has yielded some interesting developments. Read on for just a taste of the many things going on in the altcoin world today! Happy birthday, feathercoin! Feathercoin turned one year old this past week. The scrypt-based proof-of-work coin debuted on 16th April 2013, and has long possessed a passionate and involved community. In a message posted on the official feathercoin forum, lead developer Bushtar thanked the community for its dedication and meditated on some of the events of the past year. At the same time, he....
Several months ago, Feathercoin developer Pete Bushnell announced the coin would transition to the newly-developed NeoScrypt hashing algorithm, which is resistant to ASIC miners. On October 26, Feathercoin will undergo a hard fork to make the official transition. The Feathercoin price has increased in anticipation of the update. CCN analyzes this altcoin price movement. Also Read: Should I Purchase an ASIC Scrypt Miner? The Feathercoin Price Has Risen Almost 50%. Feathercoin released client 0.8.7.0 on October 13. The update includes the NeoScrypt hard fork, which will take place on October....
Peter Bushnell is the founder and creator of Feathercoin, one of the latest digital currencies. We talked with him to learn more about Feathercoin's origins and how to best mine the currency. While the origins of Bitcoin are shrouded in mystery, the founder of Feathercoin (FTC) says he likes transparency. Feathercoin is controlled from a house at the end of a terrace, in the sleepy Oxfordshire suburb of Arncott. The currency is the brainchild of Peter Bushnell, who until last month ran the IT department at Oxford University's Brasenose College. When he first joined the university, Bushnell....