Alias is an innovative privacy-focused cryptocurrency, featuring an energy-efficient proof-of-stake algorithm that provides rapid transaction confirmations, ring signatures for privacy and anonymity, and a fully integrated Tor+OBFS4 layer for IP obfuscation within the wallet.

Alias was born out of a desire to create a simple, borderless, private cryptocurrency; improving Bitcoin’s original idea with more robust privacy protocols and a more energy-friendly network through the use of Proof-of-Stake. Alias has a highly competent core development team comprised of a software architect and a software engineer with decades of experience. Alias aims to position itself at the forefront of the decentralised privacy revolution.

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Alias Github: https://github.com/aliascash
Explorer: https://chainz.cryptoid.info/alias/
White paper updated Oct 2020: Alias White Paper.pdf

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Alias is a secure Proof-of-Stake-v3 cryptocurrency network with real Anonymous Transaction Capability.
Alias has fully integrated Tor and all Alias nodes run as hidden services.
Alias uses ring-signatures / stealth technology to protect your privacy.
Alias has a unique ‘Proof-of-Anonymous-Stake’ staking algorithm using ring-signatures. The first to implement this.
Alias solved a well-known privacy issue affecting decoy-based currencies like Monero and Grin, by developing unique algorithms to mitigate this. (see link below)
Alias ensured the full software could run on a Raspberry Pi; providing a low-cost, eco-friendly option for those with low-powered devices.
Alias is Fast and offers Low-Cost Transaction fees confirming transactions within seconds and only costing .0001 ALIAS

Alias released a world-first for an Android app, fully-featured Proof-of-Anonymous-Stake (PoAS) allowing mobile users to earn rewards, while maintaining their right to privacy.



‘Proof-of-Anonymous-Stake’ PoAS
On 17/05/2019 (17th May 2019) 2000 GMT (UTC) London, UK time the Alias network activated ‘Stealth Staking’ with a hard-fork. This activated Alias v3.x with our novel ‘Proof-of-Anonymous-Stake’ protocol. This release had been nearly 10 months in development and testing and introduced the first fully anonymous staking system on a trustless setup. In addition, there are other major changes in v3.x. The block time increased to 96 seconds and the stake reward is now fixed per block. The reward for a block staked with private ALIAS (PoAS) is 3 ALIAS. The reward for a block staked with public ALIAS (PoSv3), is 2 ALIAS. This will slightly decrease inflation over time.

Development Contribution Blocks (DCB)
One in six (1 in 6) block rewards will be a designated DCB and will be sent to the Alias team development fund wallet. This fund will ensure a future for Alias, will enable us to pay for certain services, to hire contractors and to pay Alias core team members in ALIAS to enable them to work full time on the project. We have some long-term projects and concepts to implement such as Cold Staking, DeFi integration and more innovation around privacy and mobile use. These developments depend on a source of steady funding. We believe this will give us the opportunity to produce better software and will create value for investors. We currently have some very skilled developers working for us and we want to keep it that way.

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Anonymous coin creation: Through the use of dual-key stealth technology Alias provides the ability to generate ‘anonymous coins’ that we simply call Private Alias that can be spent in anonymous and private transactions. Alias is a dual coin system and also comprises the ‘normal’ coin we call Public Alias that can be used in traditional transactions much like Bitcoin and most other cryptocurrencies.

Ring Signatures: ALIAS can be sent anonymously through an implementation of ring signatures based on the Cryptonote protocol to eliminate any transaction history. The wallet offers the opportunity to transfer your balance between public and private coins. We are currently working on improving this technology to improve functionality and privacy.

‘Proof-of-Stealth’ (Anonymous Staking): Starting with Alias v3 (released on 17th May 2019) users can now stake anonymously using our unique algorithm based on PoSv3 but using ring-signatures and stealth addresses.

Built in Tor: The Alias software offers a full integration of Tor (https://www.torproject.org/) so that the Alias client runs as a Tor hidden service using an onion address to connect to other clients in the network. Your real IP address is therefore protected at all times.

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• Website: https://alias.cash
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/alias_cash
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/getalias
• Discord: https://discord.gg/ckkrb8m
• Telegram: https://t.me/ALIASproject
• Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Alias_Project/
• BitcoinTalk: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=4434053.0
• Subscribe to our new YouTube channel
• Mastodon – @Alias_Cash
• Blockfolio/Signal – ALIAS

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• Ticker: ALIAS
• Total number of coins: 22,503,567 ALIAS as of 18th May 2019
• Genesis Transaction: 20th September 2016
• Algorithm: PoSv3 + PoAS (Proof-of-Anonymous-Stake)
• Target block time: 96 seconds
• Stake reward PoSv3: 2 Public ALIAS / block
• Stake reward PoAS: 3 Private ALIAS / block
• Inflation: Around 3% approaching 0% over time
• Confirmations: 450 BLOCKS (Stake Rewards) 10 BLOCKS (Private Alias) 6 BLOCKS (Public Alias)
• Min stake age: 12 hours
• Supported platforms / OS – MS Windows, OSX, Linux, Raspberry Pi

8 Days left until our re-branding.
https://twitter.com/Spectrecoin/status/1308458999591903232?s=20

Our latest September 2020 newsletter.
Including: Branding update, short updates for Mobile, new Tipbot, Linux and plans for our new Roadmap.

https://twitter.com/Spectrecoin/status/1300842053576859653?s=20

July 2020 newsletter is here!
Please read more about what we have been doing around branding, the mobile app and a preview of our updated Roadmap.

https://news.spectreproject.io/july-2020/
https://www.publish0x.com/spectrecoin-xspec-official-blog-page/july-2020-xqoqywg
https://twitter.com/Spectrecoin/status/1278425497723187204?s=20

Please have a look at the Spectrecoin June 2020 newsletter.
More info on the new marketing effort, mobile wallet and a partnership with custodial staking provider SimplePOSPool.
Please share and discuss.

https://news.spectreproject.io/june-2020/
https://twitter.com/Spectrecoin/status/1267582436558491650?s=20

There is no set date yet.

Spectrecoin has been added to https://simplepospool.com/ and is now open for staking XSPEC.
SimplePoSpool is a custodial wallet / PoS / masternode service and one of the oldest and most trusted PoS providers, running for more than 3 years.
You can now pool XSPEC for staking that might make sense if you have a small balance.
This is a no-KYC service, but as always do your own research, your own due diligence and come to your own conclusion.
This is a third party service and NOT a Spectrecoin product. Please check it out. You can connect to their Discord server once you sign up.

https://simplepospool.com/

May 2020 newsletter
Wallet v4.2.0 release, New Developer, Marketing Update, Roadmap Update, and more...
https://news.spectreproject.io/may-2020/

April 2020 newsletter covering the latest two exchange listings.
We are now aiming for a news schedule where the main general news will be released on the 1st of every month and a technical / dev update on the 15th of every month.
Therefore we aim for a publication every two weeks going forward.

https://news.spectreproject.io/april-2020/

Thanks for your kind words. We re aiming for steady growth and welcome everyone who wants to grow with us. Happy easter!

A little bit off-topic, but great choice of music
Happy Easter!

You can read about every progress and development that happenend in the past 2 years and upcoming newsletters here: https://news.spectreproject.io/
They get broadcasted all over our social media presence. As well our main community and team resides in Discord, feel free to join https://discord.gg/xn66j7N

Deposits have opened at Probit https://www.probit.com for XSPEC.
Only 15 confirmations are needed.

Starting from tomorrow, ProBit will be running a Spectrecoin trading competition, from 10th April until 23th April.
Please read the announcement from Probit for more details:

https://support.probit.com/hc/en-us/articles/900000531386-Spectrecoin-XSPEC-Trading-Competition-

NEW EXCHANGE!
We are truly excited to announce that Spectrecoin has been listed on top Korean exchange Probit (https://www.probit.com/) with a BTC/XSPEC trading pair.
Probit has an adjusted trading volume of $34,552,800,- per day according to CMC (https://coinmarketcap.com/rankings/exchanges/) and will give us some long-desired volume of trade.
There is no KYC requirement for withdrawals below $10k per day and a simple KYC process if you want a higher limit.

XSPEC DEPOSIT: 9th April 2020 @ 15:00 KST (07:00 UTC)
XSPEC TRADING: 10th April 2020 @ 15:00 KST (07:00 UTC)

If you haven't already, please sign up for this exchange (remember no-KYC up to $10k / day) and look out for an upcoming XSPEC trading competition.
Happy trading!

A small step in the right direction.
Spectrecoin has been added to https://market.mobilepaycoin.com. 
You can now buy stuff for Spectrecoin. It is a small and newly created market but with great potential, straight forward open market with different vendors offering a variety of items. We are planning to offer up some Spectrecoin stuff soon so please stay with us.

https://twitter.com/Spectrecoin/status/1241084877371555847

NEW EXCHANGE!
We are now live on https://www.southxchange.com.
We highly recommend having a close look at this exchange if you haven't already. The exchange has been around since 2015, based in Argentina and has NO-KYC requirement. As always, do your own due diligence and don't keep coins on exchanges that you don't intend to trade. Don't use any exchange as your normal wallet.

https://www.southxchange.com/Market/Book/XSPEC/BTC
Only 20 confirmations needed for XSPEC deposits, which makes it the fastest of the exchanges we are on!
Only 1 confirmation for BTC deposits.

https://twitter.com/Spectrecoin/status/1243487873493618689

The Spectrecoin Core Team want everyone to know that there is no significant change due to Coronavirus / COVID19 with regards to development. Our mission stays the same, and we will achieve our goals.

The team will robustly continue development and marketing as before and as planned. Everyone working on Spectrecoin is decentralised and spread over three continents. Everyone works from home, so quarantine issues should not impede our work. Spectrecoin will not need to implement any particular measures, and everyone is responsible for their health and that of others.

This global crisis is precisely the type of scenario where blockchain and cryptocurrencies can come into their right. Our technology knows no borders and no boundaries and can never be vulnerable to such events. The resilience of this technology will become apparent to all, and we will succeed.

Stay safe!

Please have a read of the March 2020 newsletter.
Please give a warm welcome to our newest team member, @JoshIgoe who is now our 'Growth Manager'. He is with us long term and will dedicate most of his time with us around growing the brand and plan marketing.
There are more details in the newsletter. We are also proud to present our new dedicated download page: https://download.spectreproject.io/ and the brand new Windows Installer that will also bootstrap the blockchain.

https://news.spectreproject.io/march-2020/
https://www.publish0x.com/spectrecoin-xspec-official-blog-page/march-2020-xmloqj
https://twitter.com/Spectrecoin/status/1236756087006691330

Find us on Discord for more information, most community members and all team members: https://discord.gg/xn66j7N

Thanks, we will update the link. If you have some inside info on how to contact such people we could use some help.

The Spectrecoin Foundation and the core team are always looking for ways to improve the software, the user experience and our relationship to the community. We have decided to conduct a survey around your experiences with Spectrecoin and get your input around what we could improve and what you like. This is a chance for anyone to be heard and have an impact on what we do and how we shape the future of Spectrecoin. We will NOT ask for any personal or identifying information and the survey is 100% anonymous. We will not collect IPs or any other identifying information. We have listed our e-mail address should you wish to contact us, we will not ask for any contact information. We would also be happy if anyone has any feedback on the survey itself! Just speak to us. If we get some interest around this we could use this method to engage the community around development issues.

Please consider taking part, it only takes a few minutes!

https://spectrecoin.typeform.com/to/Hmxqk4

The best thing to do is to go to the support channel on our Discord server: https://discord.gg/ckkrb8m there is normally always someone there to help out. You will not get support here as this is for information only. All the discussion has also moved to Discord.