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Feathercoin is an open-source digital currency forked from Litecoin in 2013. The project's main innovation is NeoScrypt, a processor-intensive hashing algorithm that makes it difficult to mine coins with specialist hardware, such as ASIC. Another interesting feature of Feathercoin is the implementation of "advanced checkpointing" in its blockchain to guard against the "51% attack", a known vulnerability in the Bitcoin software. The developers of Feathercoin have been experimenting with additional software and hardware projects not found in most other cryptocurrencies, e.g. development of ATMs and Point-of-Sales equipment, T-shirt wallets, laser-etched physical coins and several Raspberry Pi-based projects. Original announcement.
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| DistroWatch.com - BitKey |
BitKey is a FREE, Debian-based live Linux distribution designed for Bitcoin users; it comes with specialist utilities to perform highly secure air-gapped Bitcoin transactions. It contains a swiss army knife of handy Bitcoin tools that support a wide range of usage models, including a few very secure ones which would otherwise be difficult to perform. The system boots into one of the three available modes: "cold-offline" - for creating a wallet and signing transactions; "cold-online" - for watching the wallet and preparing transactions; "hot-online" - standard usage but less secure as the private keys are known to the computer which is connected to the internet.
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| Did You Know? |
A person discovering Bitcoin for the first time is likely to encounter the word consensus on a regular basis. By design, Bitcoin does not have a central authority that checks and confirms the transactions performed; instead, all the confirmations are done automatically, in blocks of transactions, by the computer nodes connecting to the Bitcoin network. Once enough nodes confirm the block, consensus is reached and the transaction block confirmed. In Bitcoin, this generally takes about 10 minutes. Although some altcoins have implemented much faster confirmation times, Bitcoin developers insist that, by design, the process of reaching consensus necessarily takes time.
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| 2018-10-26 |
NEW • Cryptocurrency Release: Feathercoin (FTC) 0.17.0 |
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Peter Bushnell has announced the release of Feathercoin (FTC) 0.17.0, a new stable build of the project's proof-of-work (NeoScrypt) cryptocurrency launched in April 2013 as a fork of Litecoin. This release comes with a number of changes and improvements: "Feathercoin 0.17.0. Changed configuration options - '-includeconf=' can be used to include additional configuration files; GUI changes - block storage can be limited under Preferences; external wallet files - the '-wallet=' option now accepts full paths; newly created wallet format - if '-wallet=' is specified with a path that does not exist, it will now create a wallet directory at the specified location; dynamic loading and creation of wallets - it is now possible to load, create and unload wallets dynamically at runtime; partial spend avoidance - a new '-avoidpartialspends' flag has been added (default=false), iff enabled, the wallet will always spend existing UTXO to the same address together even if it results in higher fees; 'label' and 'account' APIs for wallet - a new 'label' API has been introduced for the wallet, this is intended as a replacement for the deprecated 'account' API...." Read the rest of the release notes for further information. Download (SHA256, signature): feathercoin-0.17.0-linux64.tar.gz (19.3MB), feathercoin-0.17.0-linux32.tar.gz (19.6MB), feathercoin-0.17.0-mac.dmg (11.7MB), feathercoin-0.17.0-win64-setup.exe (14.0MB). The source code is also available: v0.17.0.tar.gz (4.96MB). |
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| 2018-05-04 |
NEW • Cryptocurrency Release: Feathercoin (FTC) 0.16.0 |
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Peter Bushnell has announced the release of Feathercoin (FTC) 0.16.0, a significant update of the project's proof-of-work (NeoScrypt) cryptocurrency launched in April 2013 as a fork of Litecoin. The new wallet client now defaults to SegWit (Segregated Witness) addresses and it also implements various BIPs (Bitcoin Improvements Proposals): "Feathercoin 0.16.0. Wallet defaults to SegWit addresses; BIP173 (Bech32) address support ('fc1...' addresses); HD wallets by default; performance improvements; script signature cache reimplemented as a 'cuckoo cache'; assumed-valid blocks have been introduced; BIP152 - some compact blocks relayed before being fully validated; UTXO cache now claims unused mempool memory; P2P networking re-factored with focus on concurrency and throughput; chainstate database is now per-output instead of a per-transaction model; full UTXO cache now used; reduced redundant script validation; LevelDB upgraded to 1.20; keypool refill sped up; ZMQ On Windows...." Here are the complete release notes. Download: feathercoin-0.16.0-linux64.tar.gz (19.4MB, signature), feathercoin-0.16.0-linux32.tar.gz (19.7MB, signature), feathercoin-0.16.0-mac.dmg (11.7MB, signature), feathercoin-0.16.0-win-setup.exe (10.2MB, signature). The source code link: v0.16.0.tar.gz (5.34MB). |
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| 2018-01-30 |
NEW • Cryptocurrency Release: Feathercoin (FTC) 0.13.0.0 |
519 satoshi
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Peter Bushnell has announced the release of Feathercoin (FTC) 0.13.0.0, a major new build of the project's proof-of-work (NeoScrypt) cryptocurrency forked from Litecoin in April 2013. This version introduces a large number of new features, such as Bitcoin's Segregated Witness (SegWit): "Feathercoin 0.13.0.0. First major release since 0.9 which incorporate many changes: BIP9 version bits which starts on block 2,120,000; Segregated Witness BIP9 softfork; elimination of unwanted transaction malleability; capacity increase; weighting data based on how it affects node performance; signature covers value; linear scaling of sighash operations; increased security for multisig; more efficient almost-full-node security; faster synchronization; compact block support; hierarchical deterministic key generation; dynamic transaction fee; watch-only wallet support; block file pruning...." Read the rest of the release notes for a full changelog. Download links: feathercoin-0.13.0-linux64.tar.gz (17.8MB), feathercoin-0.13.0-linux32.tar.gz (18.1MB), feathercoin-0.13.0-mac.dmg (10.8MB), feathercoin-0.13.0-win-setup.exe (9.28MB). The source code is available from GitHub: v0.13.0.0.tar.gz (5.45MB). |
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| 2017-11-22 |
NEW • Cryptocurrency Release: Feathercoin (FTC) 0.9.6.2 |
519 satoshi
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Feathercoin (FTC), a proof-of-work (NeoScrypt) cryptocurrency forked from Litecoin in April 2013, has been updated to version 0.9.6.2. This is mostly a bug-fix release: "Feathercoin final 0.9.6.2. This is a bug-fix release which also improves speed of blockchain synchronization. Fixes: problem with static builds on Windows; copyright updated; changes in message displays; new protocol version number; changes to unit tests; fix to format errors on the Multisig GUI page; solo mining not working, getwork broken; ACP in advisory mode crashes client; ACP enforced configuration parameter not handled correctly in 0.9.6; fix to connections problems for incoming connections from 0.11.x nodes; fix to GUI display problems; updates to configure script to fix dependency detection problems; RPC dumpwallet issue empty content; zxing header files are required, even if --with-qrcode=no is defined." Here are the brief release notes. As usual, pre-compiled packages of the Feathercoin wallet client are available for several Linux distributions, macOS and Windows; download links: feathercoin_0.9.6.2_amd64.deb (Debian 8.0, 3.15MB), feathercoin-0.9.6.2-31.1.x86_64.rpm (openSUSE 42.3, 3.93MB), feathercoin_0.9.6.2_amd64.deb (Ubuntu 16.04, 3.23MB), feathercoin_0.9.6.2_amd64.deb (Ubuntu 17.10, 2.95MB), Feathercoin-Qt-0.9.6.2.dmg (21.7MB), feathercoin-0.9.6.2-win32-setup.exe (13.7MB). The source code is also ready: v0.9.6.2-prod.tar.gz (6.06MB). |
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| 2017-07-13 |
NEW • Cryptocurrency Release: Feathercoin (FTC) 0.9.6.1 |
519 satoshi
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An updated version of Feathercoin (FTC), a proof-of-work (NeoScrypt) cryptocurrency originally forked from Litecoin in April 2013, has been released. Version 0.9.6.1 is a bug-fix release and an optional upgrade: "Feathercoin 0.9.6.1 bug fixes for the 0.9.6 tree. This is a bug-fix release. Issues fixed: when a 0.11.x node connects, the connection will be with 'invalid pchMessageStart' in 0.9.6 and earlier versions (GitHub issue #171), this has been fixed by implementing a pchMessageStartNew constant to allow future 0.11.x nodes to connect; the configuration parameter 'enforce checkpoint' was not handled correctly in 0.9.6, when set (GitHub issues #169 and #170); q formatting error on the multisig GUI page was fixed (GitHub issue #160); log messages get ID numbers (GitHub issue #157); test section was updated (GitHub issues #120 - #127)." Here are the brief release notes as published on the project's GitHub pages. Binary software packages of the new Feathercoin wallet client are available for several Linux distributions as well as macOS and Windows; download from here: feathercoin_0.9.6.1-0_amd64.deb (Debian 8.0, 3.35MB), feathercoin-0.9.6.1-55.1.x86_64.rpm (openSUSE 42.3, 3.95MB), feathercoin_0.9.6.1-0_amd64.deb (Ubuntu 16.04, 3.49MB), feathercoin_0.9.6.1-0_amd64.deb (Ubuntu 17.04, 3.37MB), Feathercoin-Qt-0.9.6.1.dmg (21.7MB), feathercoin-0.9.6.1-win64-setup.exe (13.8MB), feathercoin-0.9.6.1-win64-standalone.zip (16.8MB). The source code is also provided: v0.9.6.1.tar.gz (4.83MB). |
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| 2017-02-01 |
NEW • Cryptocurrency Release: Feathercoin (FTC) 0.9.6 |
519 satoshi
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Feathercoin developer "wellenreiter01" has announced the release of Feathercoin (FTC) 0.9.6, an updated build of the project's proof-of-work (NeoScrypt) cryptocurrency forked from Litecoin in April 2013. This version updates the wallet's user interface and brings a number of bug fixes: "Feathercoin 0.9.6 - new GUI, support for Block version 4. This is a new major version release, bringing both new features and bug fixes. Fixes: automated build tests fixed - Feathercoin 0.9.6 now includes automated unit tests from Bitcoin 0.9; fixed MiniUPnP > 1.6 - there was a bug in the code that didn't agree with versions of MiniUPnP greater than version 1.6; fixed 'Ambiguous Overload' build error from chainparams.cpp when building with C++11 support; fixed buffer overflow bug in Coins.cpp; refreshed macOS DMG background, updated icon size and position; fixed a build issue with macOS build and the multisig Qt page...." Continue to the release notes for full details. Pre-compiled software packages are currently available for available for Debian, openSUSE, Ubuntu and macOS; download links: feathercoin_0.9.6-0_amd64.deb (Debian 8.0, 3.36MB), feathercoin-0.9.6-38.1.x86_64.rpm (openSUSE 42.2, 3.95MB), feathercoin_0.9.6_amd64.deb (Ubuntu 16.10, 3.37MB), feathercoin_0.9.6_amd64.deb (Ubuntu 16.04, 3.45MB), Feathercoin-Qt.v0.9.6.dmg (24.1MB). The source code is also ready: v0.9.6.tar.gz (4.87MB). |
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| 2015-10-30 |
NEW • Cryptocurrency Release: Feathercoin (FTC) 0.9.3 |
519 satoshi
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Feathercoin developer "Wellenreiter" has announced the release of Feathercoin (FTC) 0.9.3, the latest stable version of the proof-of-work cryptocurrency launched in April 2013 as a fork of Litecoin. Despite the bump in version number, this Feathercoin release is NOT a mandatory upgrade: "Today version 0.9.3 GUI of feathercoind and feathercoin-qt - the graphical user interface - were released on GitHub. Binary releases for several Linux distributions can be found under 'unstable' as the packages are not part of the official distribution tree. Version 0.9.3 is fully interoperable with version 0.8.7.1 and it is no mandatory update." The project's page on GitHub gives scant technical details about the new version: "Change to direct branch of Bitcoin code. New features, database changes, GUI changes." Here is the brief release announcement as published on the project's official forums. At the time of writing, pre-compiled software packages are only available for Debian GNU/Linux, openSUSE and Ubuntu; visit Feathercoin's wallet page for any updates. Download links: feathercoin_0.9.3_amd64.deb (Debian 8.0, 5.43MB), feathercoin-0.9.3-18.1.x86_64.rpm (openSUSE 13.2, 5.70MB), feathercoin_0.9.3_amd64.deb (Ubuntu 14.04, 5.28MB), feathercoin_0.9.3_amd64.deb (Ubuntu 15.04, 5.47MB). The source code is available from GitHub: v0.9.3.tar.gz (5.42MB). |
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