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Btcd - a Bitcoind Alternative Written In Go!

Posted by timothy on from the bang-for-the-buck dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The folks at Conformal have announced btcd, an alternative full-node implementation to bitcoind, written in Go! They have released the first of their core packages, btcwire, available for download at GitHub. As a bitcoin user myself, I love the idea of a full alternative. It will only make bitcoin stronger and more independent. This will be great for the Go community, too!"

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  1. This is good for Bitcoin by vikingpower · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...in world full of banking problems, banking crises and eroding trust in fiduciary money. Way to go !

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  2. Krayon Kash!! by erroneus · · Score: 4, Funny

    My 6 year old loves to doodle with his crayons. Lately, I've been having him draw money. So far, the good ones are really rare. So I figure they are probably worth a substantial amount of money. I'm going to start releasing them as currency soon. I'm also working out a deal with Paypal to accept them.