[ANN][YAC] YACoin ongoing development

[ivanlabrie]

I agree, Yac is miles ahead, and more so, it resists without much buzz surrounding it.

The other coin I like is Myriad, quite innovative but the algorithms they used are not ASIC resistant at all...they are addressing that though.
Their thread is a good role model as well, check it out.

We need some p2pool nodes, a proxy p2pool like doge and vertcoin has, some paper wallet generator and whatnot.
I can only mine, and help people with that lol, but I'll give yall some morale.

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[Sahtor]

Paper wallet generator is my next project.

Do we want to create some shared forum account like Yacoin-PR ?

[sairon]

Paper wallet generator is my next project.

Been there, done that.

https://github.com/saironiq/yaddress

Just needs to be rebranded from LTC.

[ivanlabrie]

Paper wallet generator is my next project.

Do we want to create some shared forum account like Yacoin-PR ?

I wouldn't think that's necessary...

[Sahtor]

Paper wallet generator is my next project.

Been there, done that.

https://github.com/saironiq/yaddress

Just needs to be rebranded from LTC.

Test version with text replacements and 2 new images:
http://forum.yacoin.org/yaddress/

[WindMaster]

I tried contacting WindMaster, but he hasn't replied yet, so I think it is best just to create a new announcement thread. We just want to present it in an appealing and familiar and user-friendly way. In my view, the NFactor change can basically be treated as a new coin release just with a premine for the initial investors--we can call the thread "[ANN][YAC] NFactor 15+ YACoin". There isn't a huge rush I guess, but it would be very beneficial to have the thread setup prior to the next NFactor change.

I'm still around, just a bit busy at the moment.  If someone wants changes made to the posts at the start of this thread, write them up and propose them here and if everyone is happy with them, I'll tweak the posts.  I just don't have time to write the new content myself at the moment.

[mhps]

Test version with text replacements and 2 new images:
http://forum.yacoin.org/yaddress/

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Code:

<title>liteaddress.org</title>

[Sahtor]

Fixed

[WindMaster]

Incidentally, anyone looking to sell 50K to 100K YAC?  The order book on BTER and Cryptsy are rather thin, and the Marketplace section on the YACoin forum is pretty dead.  Hey StBitt, did you already unload the 200K to 400K you were looking to get rid of late last year?

[sairon]

Paper wallet generator is my next project.

Been there, done that.

https://github.com/saironiq/yaddress

Just needs to be rebranded from LTC.

Test version with text replacements and 2 new images:
http://forum.yacoin.org/yaddress/

wow didn't expect it so fast
great job!

[Sahtor]

Your Alternative Currency

http://www.yacoin.org/

Specifications
No premine
Proof of Work: Scrypt-N SHA-3
Proof of Stake: 5% per year
Stake mining: 30 day wait, enabled with checkbox from wallet
Block time: 60 seconds
Block reward: MIN(100, diff ^ 1/6) or variable 0 to 100 based on difficulty
Total coin supply:
Difficulty adjusts every block
Configuration file: yacoin.conf

How it works
Yacoin is the original creator of Scrypt-N Proof of Work. Yacoin chose a PoW algoritm SHA-3 KECCAK to further distance itself from other coin creation schemes. Yacoin uses Proof of Stake to secure itself from pure PoW attacks.

Proof of Stake is an improved version from Peercoin's implementation. Yacoin counts PoS blocks with equal weight as PoW blocks.

Downloads

Github source
http://github.com/yacoin/yacoin

0.4.3 fixes the Heartbleed bug

Windows wallet
0.4.3 Yacoin 0.4.3.zip
sha1sum = 91ee8d1d140169c0af604c9649b977da890f644d

Ubuntu PPA
ppa:yacoin/yacoin
https://launchpad.net/~yacoin/+archive/yacoin

Mining instructions

Example yacoin.conf file:

rpcuser=my_user_name
rpcpassword=my_pasword
server=1
gen=1
genproclimit=-1

or type from the debug console:

setgenerate true -1

Pools
http://yac.m-s-t.org/
http://yac.coinmine.pl
http://yac.ltcoin.net/


Block explorers
http://explorer.yacoin.org


Paper wallets
http://yaddress.yacoin.org


Exchanges

Bter
http://bter.com/trade/yac_btc

Cryptsy
https://www.cryptsy.com/markets/view/11

Faucet
http://faucet.yacoin.org

Links & Social
Home page - http://yacoin.org
IRC - Channel #yacoin on freenode - http://webchat.freenode.net/
Reddit - http://www.reddit.com/r/yacoin
Twitter - https://twitter.com/YACoinJoe
Charts - http://www.cryptocoincharts.info/#jump-yac-btc
CoinMarketCap - http://coinmarketcap.com/yac_7.html

Community volunteers
Joe_Bauers - Wallet development
Groko - Wallet, QT, Forum
sairon - Block explorer
Sahtor - Forum, Faucet, IRC

[mhps]

Good announcement page. I think it should pitch more on ASIC resistence -- even scrypt ASICs -- and N = 14, enabling profitable CPU AND GPU mining, great for starters and late comers.  
Also not all POS wallets have coin control.

[WindMaster]

Looks about right (in reference to Sahtor's post above).  I have updated the first post of the thread to that.  I'm sure any other needed changes will get discussed in the thread and I'll make them as needed.  Thank you Sahtor, for taking the time to prepare the content.

[Beave162]

Thank you so much, Sahtor. And thank you WindMaster!
I made some quick additions, comments:

Your Alternative Currency

http://www.yacoin.org/

Specifications
No premine
Proof of Work: Scrypt-N SHA-3
Proof of Stake: 5% per year [change to] 0.05 YAC rewarded per coin*year after 30 days
Stake minting: 30 day wait, enabled with checkbox from wallet
Block time: 60 seconds
Block reward: MIN(100, diff ^ 1/6) or variable 0 to 100 based on difficulty
Total coin supply: No upper limit Added--probably needs help. Will look for a good explanation from one of the clones
Difficulty adjusts every block
Configuration file: yacoin.conf

How it works I think more explanation can go here? Maybe some sales pitching--include outstanding features like coin control, checkbox stake minting, longterm asic resistance, each NFactor change decreases difficulty/increases block reward for newcomers with CPUs and low-end GPUs. I can work on something later. Great start!Yacoin is the original creator of Scrypt-N Proof of Work. Yacoin chose a PoW algoritm SHA-3 KECCAK to further distance itself from other coin creation schemes. Yacoin uses Proof of Stake to secure itself from pure PoW attacks.

Proof of Stake is an improved version from Peercoin's implementation. Yacoin counts PoS blocks with equal weight as PoW blocks.

Downloads

Github source
http://github.com/yacoin/yacoin

0.4.3 fixes the Heartbleed bug

Windows wallet
0.4.3 Yacoin 0.4.3.zip
sha1sum = 91ee8d1d140169c0af604c9649b977da890f644d

Ubuntu PPA
ppa:yacoin/yacoin
https://launchpad.net/~yacoin/+archive/yacoin

Mining instructions

Example yacoin.conf file:

rpcuser=my_user_name
rpcpassword=my_pasword
server=1
gen=1
genproclimit=-1

or type from the debug console:

setgenerate true -1

Standalone miners Entire section added

GPU Miner

https://github.com/Thirtybird/YACMiner/releases

Instructions: Perhaps ThirtyBird can give basic instructions here?

Example settings:

yacminer --scrypt-chacha --worksize 256 -g 1 --lookup-gap 2 --buffer-size 1700 -R 1280 -o stratum+tcp://<pool address>:<port> -u <username> -p <password>

CPU Miner

https://github.com/Thirtybird/cpuminer/releases

Pools
http://yac.m-s-t.org/
http://yac.coinmine.pl
http://yac.ltcoin.net/


Block explorers
http://explorer.yacoin.org


Paper wallets
http://yaddress.yacoin.org


Exchanges

Bter
http://bter.com/trade/yac_btc

Cryptsy
https://www.cryptsy.com/markets/view/11

Faucet
http://faucet.yacoin.org

Links & Social
Home page - http://yacoin.org
YACoin Wiki - http://yacoinwiki.tk Added
IRC - Channel #yacoin on freenode - http://webchat.freenode.net/
Reddit - http://www.reddit.com/r/yacoin
Twitter - https://twitter.com/YACoinJoe
Charts - http://www.cryptocoincharts.info/#jump-yac-btc
CoinMarketCap - http://coinmarketcap.com/yac_7.html
NFactor Countdown - http://download.muuttuja.org/yacoin/countdown/ Added
Mining Hardware Comparison - http://yacoinwiki.tk/index/php/Mining_Hardware_Comparison  Added--or put in standalone miners section
Mining Profitability Calculator - http://explorer.yacoin.org/static/calc.htm  Added--or put in standalone miners section

Community volunteers
Joe_Bauers - Wallet development And yacoin.org Webmaster?
Groko - Wallet, QT, Forum
sairon - Block explorer
Sahtor - Forum, Faucet, IRC
ThirtyBird - Mining development Added

[Beave162]

I agree, Yac is miles ahead, and more so, it resists without much buzz surrounding it.

The other coin I like is Myriad, quite innovative but the algorithms they used are not ASIC resistant at all...they are addressing that though.
Their thread is a good role model as well, check it out.

We need some p2pool nodes, a proxy p2pool like doge and vertcoin has, some paper wallet generator and whatnot.
I can only mine, and help people with that lol, but I'll give yall some morale.

+1 for the tip on myriadcoin's announcement page
Myriadcoin is pretty impressive. I think we all have an affinity for innovation (not crap clones). One of the 5 algorithm's should have been scrypt-chacha though--just sayin.

Paper wallet generator is my next project.

Been there, done that.

https://github.com/saironiq/yaddress

Just needs to be rebranded from LTC.

Test version with text replacements and 2 new images:
http://forum.yacoin.org/yaddress/

wow didn't expect it so fast
great job!

Who wants a paper wallet when you have checkbox stake minting in the qt wallet.

Good announcement page. I think it should pitch more on ASIC resistence -- even scrypt ASICs -- and N = 14, enabling profitable CPU AND GPU mining, great for starters and late comers. 
Also not all POS wallets have coin control.

+1

[Beave162]

Incidentally, anyone looking to sell 50K to 100K YAC?  The order book on BTER and Cryptsy are rather thin, and the Marketplace section on the YACoin forum is pretty dead.  Hey StBitt, did you already unload the 200K to 400K you were looking to get rid of late last year?

I'll sell but not at the price you are looking for I am sure. You should pretty much ignore the orderbook though. Trading bots are hard at work on those sites.

Thanks again for updating this thread. Perhaps yacoin.org can have a link to here as the 'official' thread?

[canonsburg]

Paper wallet looks cool. Announcements page looks real clean. (I also really like the YACoin logo for some reason, it looks so crisp)

I'm wondering if the YACoin explorer can be made faster. I get frequent "time-outs" sometimes when viewing.

Also, is it possible for someone to see if they can make a Android Wallet for YACoin?

[ivanlabrie]

I'm sure these guys will take care of that soon...like to see some more movement in here, this coin deserves more publicity.

[vovan115]

how to r9 280x  https://www2.coinmine.pl/yac

miner -- yacminer-3.5.0-yac2-x86

yacminer --scrypt-chacha --worksize 256 -o stratum+tcp://yac.coinmine.pl:9088 -u xxx -p xxx --thread-concurrency 79104 -R 3072 --buffer-size 1576 --lookup-gap 8 ----- HW - HW --- 

[Thirtybird]

how to r9 280x  https://www2.coinmine.pl/yac

miner -- yacminer-3.5.0-yac2-x86

yacminer --scrypt-chacha --worksize 256 -o stratum+tcp://yac.coinmine.pl:9088 -u xxx -p xxx --thread-concurrency 79104 -R 3072 --buffer-size 1576 --lookup-gap 8 ----- HW - HW --- 

You need to allocate more memory.  remove thread-concurrency and replace it with "--buffer-size 1536".  After you verified you can mine with those settings, increase buffer-size to as high as you can without getting the program crashing or a warning from it.  Then, increase -R until you start getting HW errors, then back it down just a bit