Digibyte (DGB)
A decentralized blockchain focused on security, speed, and multiple mining algorithms.
About Digibyte
Digibyte(DGB) was created in 2014 and stands out for using five different mining algorithms, a design choice intended to improve the security and decentralization of the network. Instead of relying on a single algorithm, DigiByte distributes mining across multiple algorithms, allowing different types of hardware to participate and reducing the risk of mining centralization.
Key Characteristics
- Algorithm: SHA-256, Scrypt, Qubit, Skein, Odocrypt
- Block Time: 15 seconds
- Max Supply: 21,000,000,000 DGB
- Block Reward (First Block): 71,000 DGB
- Block Reward (Current): 250.73 DGB
- Halving Schedule: Inexistent(The reward decreases by 1% every month)
- Difficulty Adjustment: Every 1 blocks
- Preferred Mining Hardware: ASICs(SHA-256, Scrypt, Qubit, Skein), FPGAs(Odocrypt)
- Preferred Mining Software: Visit Mining Softwares page for details
- Pool Explorer: MiningPoolStats
Useful Links
Important Documents
Quick Facts
Created: 2014
Creator: Jared Tate
Max Supply: 21B
Block Time: 15s