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An open-source Bitcoin solution written in Go language (golang). | |||
It can be built for every platform that has a working Go compiler. | |||
It uses a proprietary license, though is free to use for non-commercial purposes. | |||
* | ==Features== | ||
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Gocoin has a several unique features, that distinguish it from the original bitcoin client. | |||
===Node=== | |||
* All the unspent outputs are kept in memory, so switching between different wallets is very fast. | |||
* Allows a user to limit the upload and download network bandwidth used by the client. | |||
* Works with its own implementation of a cold storage wallet. | |||
===Wallet=== | |||
* For security reasons, it is supposed to be used with a PC that has never been (and will never be) connected to a network. | |||
* The wallet is deterministic and a seed-password based, so as long as you remember the password, you do not need to backup it, ever. | |||
* Additionally you can import private keys for your existing bitcoin wallet. | |||
* Has very low hardware requirements, so you can run it on i.e. Raspberry Pi | |||
==Requirements== | |||
The client node requires 64-bit platform and at least 4GB of system memory. It also requires a file system that can handle files larger than 4GB. | |||
==Limitations== | |||
* No GUI, though the online node has web interface | |||
* No IPv6 | |||
* No UPnP | |||
==History== | |||
Gocoin was written by a single person for a private purposes. | |||
The software's first public release was announced in May 2013 on Bitcointalk forum.<ref>https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=199306.0</ref> | |||
==External Links== | |||
* [http://www.assets-otc.com/gocoin Homepage] | |||
* [https://github.com/piotrnar/gocoin Github repo] | |||
* [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=199306.0 Bitcointalk forum topic] | |||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Software]] | |||
[[Category:Clients]] | |||
[[Category:Open Source]] | |||
Revision as of 20:32, 11 April 2014
An open-source Bitcoin solution written in Go language (golang). It can be built for every platform that has a working Go compiler. It uses a proprietary license, though is free to use for non-commercial purposes.
Features
Gocoin has a several unique features, that distinguish it from the original bitcoin client.
Node
- All the unspent outputs are kept in memory, so switching between different wallets is very fast.
- Allows a user to limit the upload and download network bandwidth used by the client.
- Works with its own implementation of a cold storage wallet.
Wallet
- For security reasons, it is supposed to be used with a PC that has never been (and will never be) connected to a network.
- The wallet is deterministic and a seed-password based, so as long as you remember the password, you do not need to backup it, ever.
- Additionally you can import private keys for your existing bitcoin wallet.
- Has very low hardware requirements, so you can run it on i.e. Raspberry Pi
Requirements
The client node requires 64-bit platform and at least 4GB of system memory. It also requires a file system that can handle files larger than 4GB.
Limitations
- No GUI, though the online node has web interface
- No IPv6
- No UPnP
History
Gocoin was written by a single person for a private purposes. The software's first public release was announced in May 2013 on Bitcointalk forum.[1]