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As of now the
Skeincoin Foundation is a fact. We announce our short-term future plan of development to support the growth, adoption and utility of the coin. To achieve this we have stated a list of actions and implementations which will be released the coming weeks.
What is Skein? What is Skeincoin?
Skeinhash is designed by Bruce Schneier, crypto legend in several projects. Bruce Schneier? Yes Bruce Schneier, cryptography specialist and author of Applied Cryptography(1994) and Cryptography Engineering(2010). Developer Red Kendra has implemented his creative piece of work together with SHA256 and launched the currency the first of november 2013 without any premine. The coin in itself is similar to bitcoin but.... uses a new Proof of Work (POW) algorithm that is energy efficient, secure and faster. More for less! The first round of hashing is done using Skein, the second using SHA256 (Skein-SHA2). At this moment CPU and
GPU implementation is available and the coin is very much suitable for FPGA and ASIC .
So what can we expect in the near future?1.
The Foundation website(Gielbier and Fshock)
A new website introducing skeincoin foundation with a fresh look will be launched about the plan for support, adoption and utility.
2.
CGminer (Reorder)
The CGMiner implementation allows for easier startup of miners into skeincoin. For a lot of you it is a lot of hasle to implement the current design. In the very near future you can expect this implementation
3. Pushing for
Exchanges(Dosmas)
At the moment we are listed at openex.pw and Freshmarket.io. We aim to be listed on a wide variety of trustworthy markets to enhance skeincointrade. And support a platform through which the currency can be safely traded.
4.
Merchant tools (Methmatician and Gielbier)
In the face of future merchants coming up, we need to have the facilities for paymentsystems. Plugins will be developed for a skeincoinpayment system and a wallet which is designed to allow for bulk.
5.
PR Active Twitter and Facebook Communication (Dosmas/Lanochka)
6.
Wiki (community)
7.
Paperwallet(Methmatician and Gielbier)
The Online SkeinCoin Wallet Generator. Create your Single Wallet, Paper Wallet, Bulk Wallet, Brain Wallet and Vanity Wallet. The Paper Wallet holds multiple base64 pictures. Design made by Surfer43.
8.
3rd PoolAt this moment we have 2 stable pools. As from now we planned to setup number 3 to support spread of networkpower.
On
tuesday the 18th of februari next week we will announce more info on availability of the previous mentioned pieces. And more on the role of the Skeincoin Foundation.
Would you like to be a part of this development? Please let us know by posting in here or send me a pm!
Skeincoin ANNFor more support and information on Skeincoin,
followWho is this Bruce Schneier you are talking about?For more info on Bruce Schneier we would like to refer you to
his wiki Would you like to know more about Skeincoin?A blog hosted by Methmatician,
Skeincoinblog. Weekly updates on several subjects, such as trading on exchanges. But more importantly, a how to start mining
Do you want to start mining already?An easy 5 minute startingguide for GPU mining is found
here.