From 90ea370a78332c7823e6c3a02ec0b77cc328bb35 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: drstrangeM Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2014 15:49:51 +0400 Subject: [PATCH] Bytecoin BCN release date --- ch09.asciidoc | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/ch09.asciidoc b/ch09.asciidoc index 46c5c38f..3a5ac0de 100644 --- a/ch09.asciidoc +++ b/ch09.asciidoc @@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ CryptoNote is a reference implementation alt-coin that provides the basis for an *Bytecoin* -Bytecoin was the first implementation spawned from CryptoNote, offering a viable anonymous currency based on the CryptoNote technology. Bytecoin was launched in March of 2014. Note that there was a previous alt-coin named Bytecoin with currency symbol BTE, whereas the CryptoNote-derived Bytecoin has currency symbol BCN. Bytecoin uses the Cryptonight Proof-of-Work algorithm which requires access to at least 2 MB of RAM per instance, making it unsuitable for GPU or ASIC mining. Bytecoin inherits ring-signatures, unlinkable transactions and blockchain-analysis resistant anonymity from CryptoNote. +Bytecoin was the first implementation spawned from CryptoNote, offering a viable anonymous currency based on the CryptoNote technology. Bytecoin was launched in July of 2012. Note that there was a previous alt-coin named Bytecoin with currency symbol BTE, whereas the CryptoNote-derived Bytecoin has currency symbol BCN. Bytecoin uses the Cryptonight Proof-of-Work algorithm which requires access to at least 2 MB of RAM per instance, making it unsuitable for GPU or ASIC mining. Bytecoin inherits ring-signatures, unlinkable transactions and blockchain-analysis resistant anonymity from CryptoNote. * Block generation: 2 minutes * Total currency: 184 billion BCN