It’s said by some that if Bitcoin is digital gold, then Litecoin is digital silver – a relatively less valuable cryptocurrency that’s easier to obtain, and easier to make transactions with. Created by an ex-Google engineer, Litecoin was made to supersede Bitcoin; it featured a higher market cap, a faster block generation time, a different hashing algorithm, and a modified GUI. The result was something that gave digital currency a much needed foothold in the door of the financial revolution.
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Bitcoin: the Technology That Just Won’t Die
Like most Bitcoin fans out there, I talk about Bitcoin a lot. From the person sitting next to me on the plane to the waiter serving my table drinks, every chance I get I end up talking about Bitcoin. This isn’t something I intentionally force on people, it’s something that just naturally ends up fitting into so many different conversations and every time a Bitcoin conversation starts, I eventually am asked the same question:
A New Year of Success In Mining!
Wow. What a year it’s been! 2016 was full of exciting news in the world of cryptocurrency: we’ve seen continued innovation amidst the blockchain; we’ve seen a steady growth of Bitcoin and increasing global acceptance of the currency; and of course, we’ve seen a growth of Genesis Mining in both our bitcoin farm hardware and customer base.
Improved Affiliate Program
Our affiliate program has been renewed, rewritten, and revamped. We wanted to reward our affiliates, regardless of their size – whether you’re a marketing expert or a home blogger, you can strike it big with our new reward-tiers.
Genesis’ Achievements of 2016
2016 has been quite an eventful year: we’ve seen countries part ways, and countries make peace; we’ve seen banks and governments the world round dabbling in the blockchain for a variety of purposes; and we’ve seen Bitcoin come out on top again, for the second year in a row. But it wasn’t just a big year for Bitcoin: it was a year of advancement and growth for Genesis Mining, too. Let’s take a quick look at our biggest achievements of 2016.