BitcoinZ - Your Financial Freedom
Type: Cryptocurrency
Ticker / Symbol: BTCZAlgo: Equihash
Max supply: 21,000,000,000 coins
Current supply: 12500 coins every 2.5 minutes (halving every 4 years)
Logos:
https://bitcoinz.global/media/bitcoinz_btcz_logos.zipLogo manual:
https://www.scribd.com/document/362160991/Logo-ManualTech: ZCL spirit, ZEC privacy, BTC fundamentals
Whitepaper:
https://bitcoinz.global/media/Community_Paper_Final.pdf (prepared by volunteer!)
Github:
https://github.com/bitcoinz-pod/bitcoinzFrequently Asked Questions (FAQ)Payment gateways-
Cubecart -
https://www.cubecart.com/extensions/payment-gateways/bitcoinzGenerally BitcoinZ coin is back to fundamentals.
BitcoinZ Principles:
- Everyone is equal and every coin is made by community and for community. We fight for freedom.
Freedom message is spread in
every BitcoinZ node around the globe.
- Fair launch & announcement at first day
- Anonymous
It is recommended to use anonymous zaddr for all transactions. Public taddrs transactions are also allowed.
- All contributors are welcome and everyone is volunteer - no premine or dev taxes
- Store of value - always POW and never POS. We recommend to watch Andreas POW explanation
- Fully decentralized cryptocurrency (no root domain, no main website, no main / core / official dev team)
All new devs are welcome. Don't afraid if any dev leave decentralized team. - Decentralized development
BitcoinZ is developed by decentralized, independent and self organized agile teams. Everyone can setup new team in any time. Every team may have it's own rules and strong leaders. Every team freedom is very important. No one can be forced to do anything or change coin consensus. Even community voting may not force any dev to do anything.
On top of fair core independent devs develop their own solutions.
It would be great to see new self organized teams on hackathons and create new stuff for community.
Developers are self organized in development pods. Every new dev or team is welcome. All implementations should follow consensus rule. You can just create new pod account (e.g. github) and convince community.
Our goal is to port all best free software on the market to be able to use in BitcoinZ.
Immutable params:
- max supply
- inflation
- only POW algo - we may change Equihash algo to other POW algo to prevent ASIC miners
- new features are allowed to improve usage / scalability, but we will never change history (ETH/ETC case)
bitcoinz-pod/bitcoinz Linux client policy is strict:
- protect investors, core blockchain and history (immutability). All holders are protected. If you run current software in many years you should be able to transfer your coins.
- follow zcash changes to include latest updates / security fixes. New version of zcash may be merged after some time when it will be stable live in production environment. Security fixes should be merged as soon as possible.
- no changes are planned to mislead investors, pool operators and exchanges like changes in coin name / ticker / address convention / reward algorithm
- no algorithm change: always POW. No master nodes, no secure nodes, no POS. We are ASIC resistant but in the feature algo may change to protect this concept.
- bitcoinz has stable zcash core and all should agree to current stage. We have the best stable anonymous technology in the market and ASIC resistant algorithm.
- any voting system may suggest changes and not force any changes
- each development pod is independent and has its own leaders
Alternative clients which are compatible with current blockchain are welcome, but they should convince community to use their clients.
Windows client is example if alternative implementation. It is not based on latest zcash version. We need help to update windows version to latest stable zcash. It is compatible with current blockchain.
Other forks / team / pods may include masternodes feature as it not break blockchain consensus rule but in this case you should convince some pool / miners to switch to your client which will have less reward for miners.
Sensitive data programs like wallets should provide free open source code and sha256 to their releases to be able to review their wallets by other teams / pods. It not recommended to use any wallet which hasn't been reviewed by other team. Software without any confirmations should be treated as red flag and not used.
As a miner you should not use the biggest pools to follow main principles.
Equihash algorithm.
You can use your Desktop PC to mine BitcoinZ. Most profitable is GPU mining.
All exchanges are allowed. The best one are decentralized. We plan to implement fully decentralized XCAT exchange.
- Always immutable - no way to change history!
- Hardforks to improve tech & scalability are allowed but changing history is banned
- BitcoinZ is focused on organic growth
- Please not force anyone for donation. Such behavior maybe treated as rude. Ask yourself how you can help - trade / mine / help dev teams / promote BitcoinZ
- Keep in mind that all here is decentralized. The most up to date BitcoinZ site is ANN page. If you use external resources just for get info it is OK, but be careful about web wallets / wallets download links etc.
- bitcoinz-pod team is not related to any pool, exchange and other services providers. Use all external services at your own risk. All services listed here are just for info purpose.
BitcoinZ features- Bitcoin technology
- Anonymous transactions (zk-SNARKs privacy) - Bitcoin has all transactions publicly available.
- decentralized GPU mining (ASIC miners are banned, hardforks to prevent ASIC miners are allowed)
- Decentralized development / All contributors are volunteers
- Big blocks -> blocks are similar to BCC / BCH
- 21 billion coins - All in the world can have at least one BTCZ
- Block every 2.5 min vs 10 min in BTC
Donationsbitcoinz-pod team doesn't collect any donations. Other teams may collect donations, thats why donations are decentralized as well 
- Marketing / Exchange listings donations (responsible cryptorex @ slack):
BitcoinZ: t1fHHnAXxoPWGY77sG5Zw2sFfGUTpW6BcSZ
Ethereum: 0x4E3154bc8691BC480D0F317E866C064cC2c9455D
Bitcoin: 1BzBfikDBGyWXGnPPk58nVVBppzfcGGXMx
Zcash: t1ef9cxzpToGJcaSMXbTGRUDyrp76GfDLJG
LTC: LR8bPo7NjPNRVy6nPLVgr9zHee2C7RepKA
Progress Trackerhttps://info.btcz.rocksBitcoinZ is started on 9th September 2017Crypto basic rules & what community has learned so far- Don't keep your coins in exchanges - always store your coins in your wallet
- You own coins when you have access to private key of your address. Check your public address (taddr) balance in explorers
- Backup your wallet in many locations
- Store big amount of coins in cold wallets in anonymous addresses
- Don't trust anyone. Don't forget about Exchanges / other sites collapse in history
- Don't give / send anyone your private keys. Private key is the only thing you need to own your address coins. If you give or send anyone your private key please consider it as a red flag and quickly move your coins to other address
- Make sure you don't have any malware / viruses. A lot of them are looking for wallet.dat file. Wallet is not encrypted. Run wallet only on clean system with antivirus software installed.
- You use all service at your own risk. We don't guarantee anything. All listed services here are just for info purpose.
- Read external resources about security
https://blockgeeks.com/guides/paper-wallet-guide/https://hackernoon.com/eight-simple-rules-for-protecting-your-cryptocurrency-5cdddc9f674dBitcoinZ contributors- Crypto enthusiasts: anonymous & non anonymous independent devs
- Inherited contributors from ZCL / ZEN / ZEC / BTC communities
bitcoinz-pod team roadmap- Follow stable zcash/bitcoin core updates / no new features other than Zcash changes are planned by bitcoinz-pod team
Zcash roadmap for 2018:
https://z.cash/blog/roadmap-update-2017-12.html Zcash Sets Roadmap for Blockchain Upgrades in 2018Core features planned by Zcash in 2018:
- further upgrade zcash's performance, security, and usability
- improvements in privacy transactions
- smart contracts
Note: BitcoinZ will always have POW core client.
BitcoinZ Wiki http://BitcoinZ.wiki/ExchangesDownload:
https://github.com/KomodoPlatform/BarterDEX/releasesPlease report report all BarterDEX issues to
https://github.com/KomodoPlatform/BarterDEX/issuesYou can also reach BarterDEX folks in Slack -
https://sprnt.slack.com/?redir=%2Fmessages%2FsupportNot recommended exchangesExplorersLet's decentralize! Run your own explorer we will list it here!https://hub.docker.com/r/egyptianbman/btcz-insight-explorerWalletsDecentralized wallets (most independent)
Centralized infrastructure walletsNote: centralized apps/servers can be disabled at anytime and you will not have any access to your funds if you don't have private key to your addressGuide how to move funds from MyBitcoinZMining PoolsCalculate your earnings in whattomine.com - price should be entered manualy.BitcoinZ GUI MinerDownload:
https://mega.nz/#!17ZhCZ6R!K1dE44Emq5yQLch6lsAvXOaiWLAXC4Z8GLEueWzCyuM
Recommended pools with donations to the projectIf you want to support exchange listings etc, please use the following pools.
If you are pool owner and decide to donate project, please send us private message.
List of donating pools:
https://bitcoinzguiding.ovh/pools.htmlOther pools:
Mining for beginners:
https://bitcoinzguiding.ovh/mining.htmlMining software:
https://minez.zone/getting_startedSolo mininghttps://github.com/z-classic/z-nomphttps://github.com/Austin-Williams/zcash-guides/wiki/Guide-to-Solo-Mining-ZcashBTCZ Mining guide: http://bitcoinz.global/media/BitcoinZ_WALLET+MINING_GUIDE.pdf or https:/[Suspicious link removed]/NIHzRmPK0C
AIOMiner Alpha 6- Added BitcoinZ Mining Support
https://github.com/BobbyGR/AIOMiner/releasesWebsitesKeep in mind that all here is decentralized. The most up to date bitcoinz-pod team site is ANN page. If you use external BitcoinZ resources just for get info it is OK, but be careful about web wallets / wallets download links etc.
Github:
https://github.com/bitcoinz-sitesForums- bitcointalk [English] -
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2166510.0- miningclub [Russian] -
http://miningclub.info/threads/btcz-bitcoinz-equihash-pow.19530/Other servicesJoin to the community! Ask questions or help others. We need strong force to help everyone.
bitcoinzcoin.slack.com Join to BitcoinZ Slack Chat now!Discord:
https://discordapp.com/invite/u3dkbFsSlack:
http://slack.bitcoinz.globalTwitter:
https://twitter.com/BitcoinZTeamTelegram:
https://t.me/joinchat/CDzlaRGMvBm4P2Z76sNclQFacebook:
- http://[Suspicious link removed]/2zNeDQG
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https://www.facebook.com/BTCZCommunity-
https://www.facebook.com/groups/bitcoinz.community- [PL]
https://www.facebook.com/groups/bitcoinz.polskaReddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/BTCZCommunity/Forum:
https://connect.bitcoinz.global/WhatsApp Brazil: http://[Suspicious link removed]/2j3Zwsr
"Ask not what ours BTCZ Community can do for you, but ask what you can do for ours BTCZ Community"
Looking for volunteers:
Support decentralization and run BitcoinZ node!WindowsDownload Windows Wallet & keep it running.
LinuxQuick install script (Ubuntu 16.04)
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wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bitcoinz-pod/bitcoinz/master/zcutil/get-bitcoinz.sh
chmod +x get-bitcoinz.sh
./get-bitcoinz.sh
Setup BitcoinZ as a service for current user
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bitcoinz-pod/bitcoinz/master/zcutil/setup-bitcoinz-service.sh
chmod +x setup-bitcoinz-service.sh
sudo ./setup-bitcoinz-service.sh $USER
Every node supports BitcoinZ network.
Nodes list. In case of disaster put them in your bitcoinz.config filehttps://c-cex.com/?id=ws&shownodes=btczhttp://www.zpool.ca/explorer/peers?id=2520or
https://github.com/bitcoinz-pod/bitcoinz/issues/12https://github.com/bitcoinz-pod/bitcoinz/issues/13TOR nodesaddnode=sp6lvlurevy4fplr.onion
addnode=xiv7crijwn4i4hwj.onion
BitcoinZ TOR Tutorial:
https://bitcoinzguiding.ovh/pdf/tornodetuto.pdfZEN TOR tutorial
https://github.com/ZenNodes/ZenOnTorANN post translations- 中文 Chinese -
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2679476- 日本語 Japanese -
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2771605.0- العربية Arabic -
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2673933.0- Magyar Hungarian -
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2683564- Thai -
https://bitcoingarden.org/forum/index.php?topic=25171.0- Romanian -
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2695637.msg27546648#msg27546648- Russian -
http://miningclub.info/threads/btcz-bitcoinz-equihash-pow.19530- Português (Portuguese)
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2718351.msg27814336#msg27814336 http://bitcoingarden.org/forum/index.php?topic=25532.msg227182#msg227182- Italiano (Italian) -
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2815264Testnet
You can join testnet by adding testnet=1 to your bitcoinz.config and adding the line addnode=86.11.170.170
Add the donations trackers cryptorex has created earlier. The shopify bounty details and link to forum would be good. Also mention the Woocommerce plugin. That might become handy.
