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| + | DigiByte<span class="plainlinks">[https://digibyte.io/about-digibyte-blockchain <sup>[3]</sup><sup>]</sup> was created by programmer and entrepreneur Jared Tate with the goal of creating a fast and secure cryptocurrency that could reach a wider and more decentralized community than Bitcoin<span class="plainlinks">[https://coinreport.net/tag/digibyte-founder-creator-jared-tate/<sup>[4]</sup><sup>]</sup>.The first DigiByte block was mined on January 10, 2014, and included the headline from USA Today: “Target: Data stolen from up to 110M customers," hashed into the Genesis block to mark the importance of security in digital transactions. Also included was a premine to pay developers and early adopters. | ||
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DigiByte (DGB)
DigiByte (DGB) is an open-source cryptocurrency running on the DigiByte Blockchain, a decentralized international blockchain created in 2013. The DigiByte coin was developed in 2013 and released in January 2014 [1]. Although based on Bitcoin, adjustments in the code allow for improved functionality, including 15-second block time and improved security. As of July 2018 DigiByte has a total market cap of over US $500 million[2]. It is the world's longest, fastest and most secure UTXO blockchain in existence.
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Buying & Storing DGB
Support
Technical info
DigiByte[3] was created by programmer and entrepreneur Jared Tate with the goal of creating a fast and secure cryptocurrency that could reach a wider and more decentralized community than Bitcoin[4].The first DigiByte block was mined on January 10, 2014, and included the headline from USA Today: “Target: Data stolen from up to 110M customers," hashed into the Genesis block to mark the importance of security in digital transactions. Also included was a premine to pay developers and early adopters.
