Peercoin
Also known as PPC, PPCoin
Peercoin, also known as Peer-to-Peer Coin, PP Coin, or PPC, is a cryptocurrency utilizing both proof-of-stake and proof-of-work systems. It is notable as the first cryptocurrency to implement the proof-of-stake consensus mechanism.
Key facts
- Cryptocurrency.currency_name
- Peercoin
- Cryptocurrency.image_1
- 150px
- Cryptocurrency.subunit_name_1
- mPPC (millicoin)
- Cryptocurrency.subunit_name_2
- μPPC (microcoin)
- Cryptocurrency.plural
- PPC, Peercoins
- Cryptocurrency.ticker_symbol
- PPC
- Cryptocurrency.initial_release_date
- 12 August 2012, 17:57:38 UTC
- Cryptocurrency.status
- Active
- Cryptocurrency.latest_release_version
- 0.15.0
- Cryptocurrency.latest_release_date
- 21 February 2025
- Cryptocurrency.author
- Scott Nadal, Sunny King (pseudonym)
- Cryptocurrency.white_paper
- "Peercoin Documentation"
Article
4 sectionsContents
- History
- Economics
- References
- External links
Peercoin, also known as Peer-to-Peer Coin, PP Coin, or PPC, is a cryptocurrency utilizing both proof-of-stake and proof-of-work systems. It is notable as the first cryptocurrency to implement the proof-of-stake consensus mechanism.
==History==