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Re: CoinCode.sh - Analyze your Coin Code
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on 08/05/2020, 19:59:23 UTC
So what does 'parent' actually mean? If Bitcoin does not have any parent and those coins 'forked' it, why you assume those 62 repos are 'parent'? Can you give the names of these parents?
The "parent fork" is intended as repo mostly used to create new cryptocurrency but different than bitcoin, for example: PIVX, Ethereum, Monero and so on..
I cannot include the full list of this parent because it is in an evolving stage.

the problem with your approach is that you can't call a coin that is already a copy of another coin, "parent". for example litecoin is a copy of bitcoin that forked bitcoin's code. then Dogecoin is a copy of litecoin that forked litecoin. you can't call litecoin parent of Dogecoin because it is a copy coin itself. bitcoin is still the parent of both of them.
That's what I wanted to write too but seems you were first. I guess it worths to have a look on this thread that was started by theymos: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2095328.0
OP also add grin coin, seems interesting one.
Btw as hugeblack said, something like tree chart will be good to see. And bitcoin isn't the first cryptocurrency by all means in this world. When you talk that bitcoin is the parent of every coin and etc, then I guess it worths to note how idea of cryptocurrencies came. I suggest you to check this: https://medium.com/blockwhat/82-the-birth-of-digital-cash-ea08b53379d8
Also see this: https://www.investopedia.com/tech/were-there-cryptocurrencies-bitcoin/