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I recently launched Hirocoin (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=516349.0) which uses the X11 hashing solution created by Evan Duffield and used in Darkcoin (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=421615.0). I choose this hashing solution as it is GPU friendly and a good alternative needs to be the new home of GPU miners when the Scrypt ASICs hit. KNc took $2m in pre-orders for their 100Mh Scrypt ASIC and we can see that the Litecoin difficulty has doubled in a month, perhaps due to some of those ASICs running in labs. There are alternatives like Scypt-Jane and Adaptive-N but these are somewhat unfirendly to GPU miners with variable N. X11 lets the GPUs run cool with lower power usage and generates several times the hash of Scrypt.

There is no doubt that GPU miners will need to find an alternative and I look to make X11 what they are looking for. GPU miners leaving Bitcoin for Litecoin is what made Litecoin as popular as it is today.

To start with X11 needs a logo which gives us an opportunity for some fun. If interested then please post your X11 logos here and the best one will receive 0.2BTC. The logo should be somewhat serious and nothing garish. In my mind I see a black circle with X11 in white writing but somehow awesome. I probably imagined this as it would be within my skill set, but I'm not a designer and could be way off the mark. Do not let my idea limit you but thought I would share my idea.

Time frame, I expect to choose a winner tomorrow at the same time so you have 24 hours.

If you need more information the please send me a PM.

Hiro

Very cool!
I am on it!

I need few hours to make something nice :)

See you!

I can't wait to see what artists here are going to come up with. I've seen some really beautiful stuff in other contests.

haha no artist but had a go. Nice coin!
prototype hirocoin

http://i57.tinypic.com/2b1uea.jpg
http://i60.tinypic.com/oppyde.jpg


bitcoin: 19wwPMSpU6cjDC2yakDbHY7Vex5Hascv7D

Just a quick sketch

http://www.vistavisio.de/x11.jpg

http://www.vistavisio.de/x11_2.jpg

Too bad I do not have enough time today.
https://i.imgur.com/zlBa9y7.png

Gone for the weekend, hope that doesn't hurt my chances...
http://s27.postimg.org/ufnbbolkz/x11_2.png (http://postimage.org/)
less sheen (Winning!, sry bad pun)
http://s21.postimg.org/tkzkvs9if/x11.png (http://postimage.org/)

Well im no designer but here goes!!  ;D

https://i.imgur.com/YCsG9Qs.jpg

On a positive note it will be remembered as the logo thats looks to have been designed in kindergarten haha  :o

ooh that's nice.

https://i.imgur.com/WeQnDuK.png How's this?

http://s22.postimg.org/3zkqs7o75/hirocoin_name.png


http://postimg.org/image/iirvtmhbx/



http://s23.postimg.org/4o92h3r8b/hirocoin_metal.png

http://postimg.org/image/87v06wtxz/

Yet another version :) https://i.imgur.com/bRqJChr.png

How much time we have?

I need to hurry up :)

Some variants:
https://i.imgur.com/r5loTLS.png
                                                                                                    OR
https://i.imgur.com/0AIRJJm.png
https://i.imgur.com/1JMsX3s.png
https://i.imgur.com/WVPb8Dc.png

Good work so far. I also received the following entries.

http://imgh.us/x11_1.png   http://imgh.us/x11b.png   http://imgh.us/x11c.png

minor variation on original design


http://s28.postimg.org/yrjhw5rn1/hirocoin_3.png

http://postimg.org/image/cflp2rsix/


http://s29.postimg.org/6rya1st5z/hirocoin_3a.png

http://postimg.org/image/ittnvy2eb/

I hope this is not too late

http://i60.tinypic.com/ad0ozc.png

Excellent work everyone, many thanks for all the entries. If you entered this contest then please send me a Hirocoin address and I will send you 1,000HIC.

The winning entry is the one here by rze who will receive 0.2BTC and 1,000HIC. Great work, love the brushed steel effect.

http://www.hirocoin.org/img/x11large.png

what about 2nd place and third?  ;D

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HFM61KMt58DS47877NqjmteLWzZkXfeD95

Thank you  :)

I gave it a shot. Thanks for the consideration.
Go X11 go!

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I entered also, first one.

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I really like the winner too its super nice. Congrats

Thanks :)

I also entered.
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Good choice and thank you :)

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Congratulations to the winner


thanks for the coins for my submission here is my address

H9xq4oWYDMPBKTL2QMaKrtRoqnPfi2yjKv

cheers

Nice! I will consider this second place, haha

In Developers We Trust! Thank You

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