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Alternate cryptocurrencies => Altcoin Discussion => Topic started by: User705 on October 13, 2013, 01:25:55 AM



Title: How hard is it to copy bitcoin?
Post by: User705 on October 13, 2013, 01:25:55 AM
How hard is it to copy bitcoin exactly or with minor changes and would merged mining work with this new alt coin?


Title: Re: How hard is it to copy bitcoin?
Post by: Shallow on October 13, 2013, 01:34:18 AM
Well the source code of bitcoin is available so not too hard i would imagine.


Title: Re: How hard is it to copy bitcoin?
Post by: astutiumRob on October 13, 2013, 01:44:38 AM
How hard is it to copy bitcoin
Trivial, It;s why there have been hundreds of poinless & worthless 'clones'


Title: Re: How hard is it to copy bitcoin?
Post by: cowandtea on October 13, 2013, 02:07:18 AM
Easy, just duplicate the source code and change the name :)


Title: Re: How hard is it to copy bitcoin?
Post by: Stouse49 on October 13, 2013, 04:21:42 AM
Just Copy / Paste, then Find / Replace(d).


Title: Re: How hard is it to copy bitcoin?
Post by: User705 on October 13, 2013, 05:32:38 AM
What would be needed in terms of minimum amount of nodes or miners?