MazaCoin

MazaCoin (Maza, MZC) is a cryptocurrency launched in 2014.

MazaCoin
MazaCoin logo
Denominations
CodeMZC
Precision10−8
Development
Original author(s)Payu Harris, AnonymousPirate
White papermazacoin.org/docs/MAZA-whitepaper-2014.pdf
Initial release7 February 2014 (2014-02-07)
Code repositorygithub.com/MazaCoin/maza
Project fork ofZetacoin, Bitcoin
Written inC++
Operating systemWindows, OS X, Linux
Source modelOpen source
LicenseMIT License
Ledger
Timestamping schemeProof-of-work
Block reward250 MAZA (as of September, 3 2021), (halved every 950,000 blocks)
Block time1 minute
Block explorermazacha.in
Website
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

History

Some Native Americans adopted the use of MazaCoin to battle the US Government.[1][2][3]

In October 2017, a Mashable article on the Oglala Lakota included a video about Harris's efforts to get MazaCoin accepted.[4]

References

  1. Jeffries, Adrianne (March 5, 2014). "Native American tribes adopt Bitcoin-like currency, prepare to battle US government". theverge.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  2. Consuji, Bianca; Engel, Evan (18 September 2014). "No Country for Cryptocurrency This man thinks "Bitcoin for Native Americans" can solve tribal poverty. So why won't anyone give him a chance?". Mashable. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  3. Landry, Alysa. "9 Questions Surrounding MazaCoin, the Lakota CryptoCurrency: Answered". Indian Country Today. Indian Country Today. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  4. Petronzio, Matt (9 October 2017). "Why Square commissioned this stunning short film about Native American youth". Mashable. Archived from the original on 2017-10-09. Retrieved 2019-01-06.

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