Its been a few months now since NeuCoin launched its much anticipated digital currency, and today, the organization has launched its first consumer application – giving users the ability to tip emerging new artists with NeuCoin through the Jango platform. Additionally, NeuCoin has launched a Facebook game – Solitaire Racer – which gives players the chance to earn NeuCoin while playing.
Both projects are aimed at rapid growth and NeuCoin adoption among mainstream users who have not used cryptocurrency before. “It’s about making crypto fun and available to mainstream users. The base goal is at least 1 million NeuCoin users in 12 months – but we believe we will be able to reach many times that.” says NeuCoin Project co-founder Dan Kaufman. Before we take a look at these two applications in a little more detail, however, let’s recap the currency itself.
After a successful prelaunch, NeuCoin launched officially back in September. Unlike many other digital currencies, NeuCoin believes that handing out free tokens (airdrops) is the wrong way to go about distribution. Kaufman continues: “Airdrops or just lead to the new recipients selling, exchanging or forgetting their new tokens, which are nothing more than funny money” Instead, NeuCoin believes that users should earn their tokens, as this instils an element of value into their holdings. So how does someone go about earning NeuCoin? Mining, of course. The vast majority of NeuCoin supply will be earned by miners who – just like their bitcoin counterparts – secure the NeuCoin network through proof of stake mining. There are some crucial differences between the bitcoin network and the NeuCoin network that set the two digital currencies apart, and you can read more about the details here , but the concept is comparable on an abstract level. “With NeuCoin, consumers can earn NeuCoins by […]
