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Bitshares (BTS)

Bitshares (BTS)

BTS

Bitshares (BTS) Price
$0.00

Bitshares (BTS) 24h Vol
$70,681

Bitshares (BTS) Market Cap
$4,790,689

Bitshares (BTS) Circulating
2,995,060,000

Full Name
Bitshares (BTS)
Symbol
BTS
Algorithm
SHA-512
BTC Price
0.00000002 BTC
BTC Market
65 BTC
BTC 24h Vol
1 BTC
Total Coins Mined
2,995,060,000 BTS
1h
0.43 %
24h
4.56 %
7d
1.45 %
Charts

Bitshares (BTS)
Bitshares (BTS)

Description

BitShares (BTS) was first introduced in a White Paper titled “A Peer-to-Peer Polymorphic Digital Asset Exchange” by Daniel Larimer, Charles Hoskinson, and Stan Larimer. It is a brand of open-source software based on the as blockchain technology as used by Bitcoin. Unlike bitcoins, which do not produce any income for their owners, BitShare can be used to launch Decentralized Autonomous Companies (DACs) which issue shares, produce profits and distribute profits to shareholders. As such, BitShares is about making profitable companies that people want to own shares in, thus creating return for the shareholders. The first DAC launched by this proces was called BitSharesX, a decentralized asset exchange based in Hong Kong. BitShares was originally launched under the name of ProtoShares (PTS); it was later renamed to BitShares (BTS) and "reloaded" in November 2014 by merging several products into BitShares (BTS). 

 

 

Full Name Bitshares (BTS)
Start Date 2014-05-11
Algorithm SHA-512
Proof Type PoS
Website bitshares.org/
Twitter @bitshares
Facebook www.facebook.com/officialbitshares/
Reddit www.reddit.com/r/BitShares/
Block Number N/A
Block Time N/A
Block Reward N/A
Total Coins Mined 2,995,060,000 BTS
Previous Total Coins Mined N/A
Net Hashes Per Second N/A
Technology

Delegated Proof-of-Stake Consensus

Delegated Proof of Stake (DPOS) is a new method of securing a crypto-currency’s network. DPOS attempts to solve the problems of both Bitcoin’s traditional Proof of Work system, and the Proof of Stake system of Peercoin and NXT. DPOS implements a layer of technological democracy to offset the negative effects of centralization.

Delegated proof of stake mitigates the potential negative impacts of centralization through the use of witnesses (formaly called delegates). A total of N witnesses sign the blocks and are voted on by those using the network with every transaction that gets made. By using a decentralized voting process, DPOS is by design more democratic than comparable systems. Rather than eliminating the need for trust all together, DPOS has safeguards in place the ensure that those trusted with signing blocks on behalf of the network are doing so correctly and without bias. Additionally, each block signed must have a verification that the block before it was signed by a trusted node. DPOS eliminates the need to wait until a certain number of untrusted nodes have verified a transaction before it can be confirmed.

This reduced need for confirmation produces an increase in speed of transaction times. By intentionally placing trust with the most trustworthy of potential block signers, as decided by the network, no artificial encumbrance need be imposed to slow down the block signing process. DPOS allows for many more transactions to be included in a block than either proof of work or proof of stake systems. DPOS technology allows cryptocurrency technology to transact at a level where it can compete with the centralized clearinghouses like Visa and Mastercard. Such clearinghouses administer the most popular forms of electronic payment systems in the world.

In a delegated proof of stake system centralization still occurs, but it is controlled. Unlike other methods of securing cryptocurrency networks, every client in a DPOS system has the ability to decide who is trusted rather than trust concentrating in the hands of those with the most resources. DPOS allows the network to reap some of the major advantages of centralization, while still maintaining some calculated measure of decentralization. This system is enforced by a fair election process where anyone could potentially become a delegated representative of the majority of users.

Features

The BitShares platform itself is run and maintained by the BitShares community–an open consortium of individuals and organizations committed to providing universal access to the power of smart contracts. Working together, this community has designed and developed the BitShares platform to include numerous innovative features which are not found elsewhere within the smart contract industry

  • Price-Stable Cryptocurrencies
    SmartCoins provide the freedom of cryptocurrency with the stability of the dollar
  • Decentralized Asset Exchange
    A fast and fluid trading platform
  • Industrial Performance and Scalability
    Over 100,000 transactions per second
  • Recurring & Scheduled Payments
    Flexible withdrawal permissions
  • Referral Rewards Program
    Network growth through adoption rewards
  • Dynamic Account Permissions
    Management for the corporate environment
  • User-Issued Assets
    Regulation-compatible cryptoasset issuance
  • Stakeholder-Approved Project Funding
    A self-sustaining funding model
  • Transferable Named Accounts
    Easy and secure transactions
  • Delegated Proof-of-Stake Consensus
    A robust and flexible consensus protocol
ICO Details

ICO Details


BTS raised the equivalent of 5904BTC primarily in BTC and about 400 BTC worth of protonshares (415,000PTN). At the time it was worth around $3.6 Million. More information on the history of Bitshares can be found here.

ICO Status Finished
Token Supply 2511953117
Start Date 2014-07-21
End Date 2014-08-21
Fund Raised (BTC) 5,621 BTC; 415,000 Protoshares
Fund Raised (USD) 3600000
Start Price (USD) 0.01
Security Audit Company N/A
ICO Legal Form Corporation
ICO Jurisdiction N/A
Legal Advisers N/A
Blog https://bitshares.org/blog/
White Paper docs.bitshares.eu/bitshares/papers/index.html
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