Really ASIC-resistant cryptocurrency, Askcoin is open-source now!

[lichuan]

Askcoin is a cryptocurrency for real-time Q&A. It was born to achieve freedom of speech and question-and-answer worldwide. It's decentralized and ASIC-resistant, this is achieved by a new POW consensus algorithm.

As we all know, bitcoin is mined by calculating sha256, so whoever calculates sha256 fast will be able to produce new blocks before anyone else, this is exactly what ASIC mining machines on the market are good at.

In order to weaken the advantages of ASIC mining machine, the mining algorithm of askcoin uses sha256 combined with memory loading to resist ASIC machine. In askcoin, the speed of mining depends mainly on the speed of memory load, not the speed of sha256 calculation.

Askcoin's full node is open-source now, you can access its source code on github:
https://github.com/lichuan/askcoin

You can refer to the following function in blockchain.cpp file to know how it implement ASIC-resistant:

• verify_hash
• do_mine

https://github.com/lichuan/askcoin/blob/master/src/blockchain.cpp

and here is the asic-resistant data:
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lichuan/askcoin/master/src/asic_resistant.data

and here is the bitcointalk ANN url:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5104959

Askoin is listed on Bisq (Decentralized Exchange)! You can buy or sell ASK coins on Bisq exchange.
Refer to the latest version of bisq (0.9.4):
https://github.com/bisq-network/bisq/releases/tag/v0.9.4

Askcoin is listed on Graviex exchange, so you can buy ASK now:
https://graviex.net/markets/askgio

Q: What can I do to get ASK coin?
A: There are 3 ways to get it:

• After registering the account, you can import the private key into the mobile app and receive a reward by answering questions from others.
• Run the full node to mine and get the miner's earnings.
• Buy ASK coin through an exchange or person-to-person transaction.

[jianxinnf2]

It is very difficult to log in to the Bisq trading platform in China. Is there any other way to obtain it?

[lichuan]

It is very difficult to log in to the Bisq trading platform in China. Is there any other way to obtain it?

You can buy askcoin on graviex.net exchange, support BTC, LTC, GIO pairs.

https://graviex.net/markets/askgio

[Tytanowy Janusz]

You can buy askcoin on graviex.net exchange, support BTC, LTC, GIO pairs.

https://graviex.net/markets/askgio

1 - 500% spread on anonymous exchange (risk equal to "you need to be crazy to put more than 10$").
2- Not listed on CMC, coincheckup and others.
3 - Being asic resistant is nothing new currently.
4- Q&A coin? Are you serious? Who will use it? What is the usage of super asic resistant blockchain here? Even if someone will use this Q&A why not create ETH token for that (or waves) or even use Nano (or other fast and cheap coin/token) as transfer of value if this is the case in Q&A coin.

[slaman29]

3 - Being asic resistant is nothing new currently.

In fact, being Asic resistant is not only new, it is only a way of saying they will delay asic. The problem with claims of real asic resistance is, if your coin is not worth anything, not being traded, or not even having a community of users and use cases, thennobody is interested in mining your coin. So nobody is even trying to build an asic for it. So, this is what people use to "prove" their coin is asic resistant:)

[lichuan]

You can buy askcoin on graviex.net exchange, support BTC, LTC, GIO pairs.

https://graviex.net/markets/askgio

1 - 500% spread on anonymous exchange (risk equal to "you need to be crazy to put more than 10$").
2- Not listed on CMC, coincheckup and others.
3 - Being asic resistant is nothing new currently.
4- Q&A coin? Are you serious? Who will use it? What is the usage of super asic resistant blockchain here? Even if someone will use this Q&A why not create ETH token for that (or waves) or even use Nano (or other fast and cheap coin/token) as transfer of value if this is the case in Q&A coin.

Ethereum can not implement what askcoin does, and Ethereum fullnode is cumbersome, but askcion is very fast, you can download askcoin app and try to experience it.

[lichuan]

3 - Being asic resistant is nothing new currently.

In fact, being Asic resistant is not only new, it is only a way of saying they will delay asic. The problem with claims of real asic resistance is, if your coin is not worth anything, not being traded, or not even having a community of users and use cases, thennobody is interested in mining your coin. So nobody is even trying to build an asic for it. So, this is what people use to "prove" their coin is asic resistant:)

We plan to add prediction and betting feature on askcoin, so there will be more and more users in the future.