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Gridcoin

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Gridcoin is a cryptocurrency which rewards volunteer distributed computation performed on the BOINC platform on top of Proof of Stake.

License model

  • Free • Open Source

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Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • BSD
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  1.  Decentralized
  2.  Fast transactions
  3.  Community-based
  4.  Peer-To-Peer
  5.  C++
  6.  Blockchain
  7.  In-App Voting
  8.  Distributed Computing
  9.  Ecological

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Gridcoin information

  • Developed by

    Rob Halford

  • Licensing

    Open Source (MIT) and Free product.

  • Rating

    Average rating of 5

  • Alternatives

    47 alternatives listed

  • Supported Languages

    • English

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Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency, Development, File Sharing, Education & Reference

GitHub repository

  •  593 Stars
  •  181 Forks
  •  37 Open Issues
  •   Updated May 7, 2025 
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Our users have written 2 comments and reviews about Gridcoin, and it has gotten 5 likes

Gridcoin was added to AlternativeTo by 5671432904 on Nov 16, 2018 and this page was last updated Nov 16, 2021.

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Nov 17, 2018
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Other crypto-currencies just waste power. Gridcoin mining contributes to scientific discoveries!

5671432904
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Nov 15, 2018
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Rewards useful computations! Unlike other cryptocurrencies, it leads to scientific understanding rather than useless computation!

What is Gridcoin?

Gridcoin is a cryptocurrency which rewards volunteer distributed computation performed on the BOINC platform on top of Proof of Stake.

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