PLATINCOIN vs Primecoin vs Nimiq
What problem does this service solve?
PLATINCOIN creates a Proof-of-Stake consensus mechanism with a long term commitment from network participants to contribute to managing the network. | Primecoin uses prime number generation to improve Bitcoin's PoW protocol. | Nimiq's goal is to provide an easy to use censorship resistant payment network. |
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Company Description
PLATINCOIN is a Proof-of-Stake coin that is minted instead of mined. Users participate in managing the network by renting hardware space from the project organizers for a period of 36 months. These computing resources will drive the PoS consensus, and the users that rent the hardware will be rewarded with newly minted PLC coins. | Primecoin is a cryptocurrency based on finding prime numbers. Identifying prime numbers plays a central role in cryptography. Primecoin's unique Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus mechanism is able to increase transaction speeds and improve energy efficiency. | Nimiq is a censorship-resistant cryptocurrency that is designed to run in the user's browser. Nimiq's focus is on usability and the browser first approach allows coin holders to participate in their payment network more easily. Nimiq uses a Merkle-based accumulator to store accounts and balances, and has a Non-Interactive Proofs of Proof-of-Work consensus mechanism. |