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Re: [ANN][BTCZ] BitcoinZ - Low Fees, 100% Community, POW-Equihash No-Premine No-Tax
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faneatiku
on 08/03/2018, 23:21:05 UTC
Quote from: BitcoinZ Community on March 08, 2018, 07:14:54 AM
ANN transferred to community from here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2166510.0

            BitcoinZ - Your Financial Freedom









            Type: Cryptocurrency
            Ticker / Symbol: BTCZ
            Algo: 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.zip
            Logo manual: https://www.scribd.com/document/362160991/Logo-Manual
            Tech: ZCL spirit, ZEC privacy, BTC fundamentals
            Whitepaper: https://bitcoinz.global/media/Community_Paper_Final.pdf (prepared by volunteer!)
            Github: https://github.com/bitcoinz-pod/bitcoinz
            Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

            Payment gateways
            - Cubecart - https://www.cubecart.com/extensions/payment-gateways/bitcoinz

            Generally 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.

            • Decentralized mining
            As a miner you should not use the biggest pools to follow main principles.
            • Easy to mine
            Equihash algorithm.
            You can use your Desktop PC to mine BitcoinZ. Most profitable is GPU mining.
            • Decentalized Exchanges
            All exchanges are allowed. The best one are decentralized. We plan to implement fully decentralized XCAT exchange.
            • Pure community coin
            • 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

            Donations
            bitcoinz-pod team doesn't collect any donations. Other teams may collect donations, thats why donations are decentralized as well Smiley

            - Marketing / Exchange listings donations (responsible cryptorex @ slack):
            BitcoinZ: t1fHHnAXxoPWGY77sG5Zw2sFfGUTpW6BcSZ
            Ethereum: 0x4E3154bc8691BC480D0F317E866C064cC2c9455D
            Bitcoin: 1BzBfikDBGyWXGnPPk58nVVBppzfcGGXMx
            Zcash: t1ef9cxzpToGJcaSMXbTGRUDyrp76GfDLJG
            LTC: LR8bPo7NjPNRVy6nPLVgr9zHee2C7RepKA
            Progress Tracker
            https://info.btcz.rocks


            BitcoinZ is started on 9th September 2017
            Crypto 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-5cdddc9f674d

            BitcoinZ 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 2018
            Core 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/

            Exchanges
            Download: https://github.com/KomodoPlatform/BarterDEX/releases
            Please report report all BarterDEX issues to https://github.com/KomodoPlatform/BarterDEX/issues
            You can also reach BarterDEX folks in Slack - https://sprnt.slack.com/?redir=%2Fmessages%2Fsupport
            Not recommended exchanges

            Explorers

            Let's decentralize! Run your own explorer we will list it here!
            https://hub.docker.com/r/egyptianbman/btcz-insight-explorer

            Wallets
              Decentralized wallets (most independent)


              Centralized infrastructure wallets
              Note: 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 address
              Guide how to move funds from MyBitcoinZ

              Mining Pools
              Calculate your earnings in whattomine.com - price should be entered manualy.

              BitcoinZ GUI Miner
              Download: https://mega.nz/#!17ZhCZ6R!K1dE44Emq5yQLch6lsAvXOaiWLAXC4Z8GLEueWzCyuM

              Recommended pools with donations to the project
              If 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.html

              Other pools:
              Mining for beginners: https://bitcoinzguiding.ovh/mining.html
              Mining software:
              https://minez.zone/getting_started
              Solo mining
              https://github.com/z-classic/z-nomp
              https://github.com/Austin-Williams/zcash-guides/wiki/Guide-to-Solo-Mining-Zcash
              BTCZ 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/releases

              Websites
              Keep 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-sites

              Forums
              - bitcointalk [English] - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2166510.0
              - miningclub [Russian] - http://miningclub.info/threads/btcz-bitcoinz-equihash-pow.19530/

              Other services

              Join 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/u3dkbFs
              Slack: http://slack.bitcoinz.global
              Twitter: https://twitter.com/BitcoinZTeam
              Telegram: https://t.me/joinchat/CDzlaRGMvBm4P2Z76sNclQ
              Facebook:
              - http://[Suspicious link removed]/2zNeDQG
              - https://www.facebook.com/BTCZCommunity
              - https://www.facebook.com/groups/bitcoinz.community
              - [PL] https://www.facebook.com/groups/bitcoinz.polska
              Reddit: 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!
              Windows
              Download Windows Wallet & keep it running.
              Linux
              Quick install script (Ubuntu 16.04)
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              Code:
              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
              Code:
              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 file
              https://c-cex.com/?id=ws&shownodes=btcz
              http://www.zpool.ca/explorer/peers?id=2520
              or
              https://github.com/bitcoinz-pod/bitcoinz/issues/12
              https://github.com/bitcoinz-pod/bitcoinz/issues/13
              TOR nodes
              addnode=sp6lvlurevy4fplr.onion
              addnode=xiv7crijwn4i4hwj.onion
              BitcoinZ TOR Tutorial: https://bitcoinzguiding.ovh/pdf/tornodetuto.pdf
              ZEN TOR tutorial https://github.com/ZenNodes/ZenOnTor

              ANN 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=2815264

              Testnet
              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.