Viacoin Code Review

[coinsolidation]

I was asked to review the Viacoin code by some people who have bought in to it.

Here are all the VIA specific code commits: https://github.com/viacoin/viacoin/commits/master?author=btcdrak

I encourage any independent programmers to also review and check my findings.

Viacoin is simply Bitcoin Core, rebranded, with basic scrypt support, and limited testing.

To put this in to perspective, here is Pfennig, this is simply Bitcoin Core, rebranded, with scrypt support, and full tests. It is free for anybody to clone, and amounted to a few days work by myself, with no investment.

I cannot speak of what will come in the future for VIA, it may be wonderful, I cannot see any code so do not know.

I can say that the current implementation is no different to any average clone you find on this forum. Perhaps it is supposed to be this way. I know my own currency is simply bitcoin converted to scrypt and configured differently, there is nothing wrong in building on and maintaining a strong code base.

Let me make it clear that this is not an attempt to discredit the project, their plans, or what they may achieve in the future, it may be amazing.

If you invested in Viacoin because you thought the code was different and unique, this is not the case, yet.

If you have invested in Viacoin based on what they may accomplish then nothing has changed for you.

I wish you all the best of progress with your projects and investments,

Warm regards,

Mark

[Sleepyx]

Thanks for doing this.

[Este Nuno]

It's interesting how little attention this got given what has happened today!

610 BTC IPO is a lot of money.

I sincerely hope they put that money to good use by hiring some experienced devs.

[Momimaus]

Of course it is the same code. The IPO was not to buy a clone, it was for getting money to build clearinghouse.

Everythings fine so far.

[Este Nuno]

Of course it is the same code. The IPO was not to buy a clone, it was for getting money to build clearinghouse.

Everythings fine so far.

Any updates on the hard fork?

[tokeweed]

this is viacoin's main selling point:  http://clearinghouse.io

it is a decentralized currency/asset exchange that relies on the viacoin blockchain. 

[tokeweed]

and imo, viacoin/clearinghouse are doing it right.  ripple and stellar should have partnered with a POW coin and should have done what viacoin and clearinghouse are doing.  it's somehow a better solution to the issues raised in both stellar's and ripple's distribution model of their currency.

i honestly thought stellar would partner with dogecoin when i saw joyce kim giving away doges on twitter.