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* Works only with entire (mined) blocks - does not rely transactions, except from sending own transactions to the network | * Works only with entire (mined) blocks - does not rely transactions, except from sending own transactions to the network | ||
* Requires a file system that supports large files (bigger than 4GB) | * Requires a file system that supports large files (bigger than 4GB) | ||
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| + | ==History== | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
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| + | * [https://github.com/piotrnar/gocoin Gocoin] - Github repo | ||
| + | * [https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=199306.0 Gocoin - a bitcoin solution in Go language] - Bitcointalk forum topic | ||
Revision as of 17:17, 13 May 2013
An open-source Bitcoin solution written in Go language (golang).
Can be built for every platform that has a working Go compiler.
Gocoin is licensed under GPL version 3.
Features
Client
- 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.
Wallet
- For security reasons, it is supposed to be used with an offline (never connected to a network) PC.
- The wallet is deterministic and a seed password based, so as long as you remember the seed 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 use it with i.e. Raspberry Pi
Requirements
The client node requires 64-bit platform and at least 4GB of system memory.
Limitations
- No GUI
- Works only with entire (mined) blocks - does not rely transactions, except from sending own transactions to the network
- Requires a file system that supports large files (bigger than 4GB)
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.
External Links
- Gocoin - Github repo
- Gocoin - a bitcoin solution in Go language - Bitcointalk forum topic
