MazaCoin
MazaCoin (Maza, MZC) is a cryptocurrency launched in 2014.
 MazaCoin logo | |
| Denominations | |
|---|---|
| Code | MZC |
| Precision | 10−8 |
| Development | |
| Original author(s) | Payu Harris, AnonymousPirate |
| White paper | mazacoin |
| Initial release | 7 February 2014 |
| Code repository | github |
| Project fork of | Zetacoin, Bitcoin |
| Written in | C++ |
| Operating system | Windows, OS X, Linux |
| Source model | Open source |
| License | MIT License |
| Ledger | |
| Timestamping scheme | Proof-of-work |
| Block reward | 250 MAZA (as of September, 3 2021), (halved every 950,000 blocks) |
| Block time | 1 minute |
| Block explorer | mazacha |
| Website | |
| Website | Official website  |
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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Further reading
- Indigenous cryptocurrency: Affective capitalism and rhetorics of sovereignty in First Monday (3 October 2016, Volume 21, Number 10) by Cindy Tekobbe and John Carter McKnight
- Decolonization in a Digital Age: Cryptocurrencies and Indigenous Self-Determination in Canada in Canadian Journal of Law and Society (1 April 2017, Volume 32, Issue 1, pp. 19-35) by Christopher Alcantara and Caroline Dick
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