Ethereum is easier than all the other ways http://www.theseus.fi/bitstream/handle/10024/123896/Sikorski_Timothy.pdf?sequence=1 Bitcoin cloning guide https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1019508.0 Another guide https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1030365.0 A thread where someone has a problem making a coin https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=871564.0 Another guide https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=420896.0 Questions and answers about genesis block http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20772606/how-to-create-a-genesis-block-of-my-altercoin https://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/21303/how-can-i-create-a-new-genesis-block https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=651695.0 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1011041.0 Learncoin (the coin in the video guides) on Berkley's website https://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~baisang/LearnCoin.pdf Practicecoin http://practicecoin.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Cloning-Bitcoin-0.8.99.pdf Another guide https://altcoinsfoundation.com/forum/developers/56-how-to-create-your-own-cryptocurrency-altcoin-1-dev More genesis block info https://www.quora.com/I-want-to-create-a-new-altcoin-How-do-I-generate-the-Genesis-Block Bitcoin protocol https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/e85a/a20a544f521b9ac529027fce3cbd28dc637b.pdf Another guide http://www.0speed.net/2016/10/24/how-to-make-an-altcoin/ Here is the Practice coin thread on Bitcointalk https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1850047.0 Another guide https://pastebin.com/iL9DeTTS https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1151674.0 Discussion about forking ETH https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/2014/how-to-fork-my-own-version-of-eth According to at least this person, cloning Ethereum is extremely easy and he says there are only 2 steps https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1361504.msg13857758#msg13857758 Programmer's Guide to Ethereum and Serpent https://mc2-umd.github.io/ethereumlab/docs/serpent_tutorial.pdf A Treatise on Altcoins https://download.wpsoftware.net/bitcoin/alts.pdf Gitian Builder https://github.com/devrandom/gitian-builder Making a mining portal https://github.com/UNOMP/unified-node-open-mining-portal Building wallets https://cryptocointalk.com/topic/13204-how-to-build-a-windows-qt-wallet-for-any-coin-yourself-from-source-code-step-by-step-instructions/ https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=586844.0 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=498746.0 PoS Coin making Guide https://steemit.com/altcoins/@complexring/how-to-build-proof-of-stake-altcoins-and-stake-coins-on-a-remote-ubuntu-server This coin claims to be an in wallet coin generator https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1287935.0 Video guide https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1278734.0 Building headless Bitcoin on Windows https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=149479.0 Here is a written guide https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=225690.0 Here is a thread where someone asked a question, and linked a guide https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=615244.0 Here is how to create a Cryptonote https://cryptonotestarter.org/ Free & paid coin creation site https://www.walletbuilders.com/ http://coloredcoins.org/ Coin generator http://build-a-co.in/ These aren't really coins, but are contracts that are kind of like coins. Kind of like shares of a company that are represented by coins/tokens. They can be used various ways, but are usually advertised as if they are Cryptocurrency, but are not really. https://www.ethereum.org/token https://bitshares.openledger.info/account/(your Open Ledger username)/assets/ Another collection of guides (good ranked list) https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1801477.0 Compile guide for Windows on Linux https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1080289.0 A few cloning guides https://forum.gethashing.com/t/how-to-clone-a-coin-links-and-resources/3833 http://dillingers.com/blog/2015/04/18/how-to-make-an-altcoin/ https://cryptocointalk.com/topic/3140-shakezulas-scrypt-and-sha256-cryptocurrency-clone-guides/ Not exactly sure what this is, it claims to be an in wallet coin creator, and I assume it is like the ethereum and bitshares assets/contracts, but it may actually be an in wallet coin creator. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1699319.0 Adding premine to coin http://dillingers.com/blog/2015/04/23/adding-a-premine-to-an-altcoin/ Genesis Blocks Most of the guides include this information, but I'm adding it just so that there is as much information in this thread as possible http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20772606/how-to-create-a-genesis-block-of-my-altercoin/22406608#22406608 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=189350.msg2035449#msg2035449 Genesis block Generator https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=181981.0 Some developer links https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=763471.msg8604040#msg8604040 Another guide https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=193025.0 Another guide https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=217636.0 How to Clone PeerCoin https://talk.peercoin.net/t/creating-a-genesis-block/4337