Bitgem BTG Crypto Currency Information

BITGEM BTG

Why BTG BitGem?  It's a cryptocurrency not extant until now.  PoW scrypt and PoS like NovaCoin, but adapted to gem's character, providing semi-scarce, precious and highly valuable currency properties. Mining a block you could to get up to 3 BTGs, standing the most representative gems: diamond, ruby and emerald ... who would not want it?

Website
www.bitgem.info

Block Explorer / Crawler
http://btgblockexplo...ock_crawler.php
http://btg.webboise....50/chain/Bitgem

SPECIFICATIONS

• PoW scrypt
• PoS
• Retargeting each 10 min
• Difficulty adjustement each block
• Semi-scarce: reward 3 BTG BitGems per block
• Smoother reward adjustement, providing 3 BTGs as long as possible
• Latest upstream updates from litecoin, ppcoin, novacoin incluided
• Built with latest lib dependencies, enterenly with linux tool-chain
• Installer provided
• No premining, no dust, no crapping, just providing a critpocoin not extant until now
• Simple 4Cs gemstone model implementation
• GemWallet let to query your balance in gemstones with a lot of settings

Simple 4Cs gemstone model:



Let to translate your BTGs into the different type of gemstones, diamond, ruby, sapphire, emerald. 4Cs model take 4 gemstone properties: Carat, Clarity, Color an Cut (shape is considered too) and it is a grading system for taxing gemstones, including diamond, ruby, sapphire and emerald.

CARAT
A carat is an weight unit and is equal to 0.2 grams. Usually, there is an exponential relation of value wih carats.

COLOR
Is a graded scale, from 'D' to 'Z', beeing D the best grad and Z the worst.  In, diamonds, colorless is better and perfect colorless would be D.  In, rubies, sapphires and emeralds, more definited hue color are more valued, and more intense colors (saturated) are most valued too. Best defined, intense, briliant  colors are graded from D (best) to Z.

CLARITY
Clarity is referred to the lack of inclussions in gem. To most invisble and smaller inclussions, gem is most valued . The Clarity Scale contains 11 grades,

• FL: Flawless  - No inclusions or blemishes are visible to a skilled grader using 10× magnification
• IF: Internally Flawless - No inclusions and only blemishes are visible to a skilled grader using 10× magnification
• VVS1, VVS2: Very, Very Slightly Included - Inclusions are difficult for a skilled grader to see under 10× magnification
• VS1,  VS2:  Very Slightly Included () - Inclusions are minor and range from difficult to somewhat easy for a skilled grader to see under 10x magnification
• SI1, SI2:  - Inclusions are noticeable to a skilled grader under 10x magnification
• I1, I2, and I3 - Inclusions are obvious under 10× magnification and may affect transparency and brilliance

CUT
Cut is referred to the symmetry, finish, style and proportiosn of cut. Just graded like EXCELLENT, VERY_GOOD, GOOD, FAIR, POOR.

SHAPE
Some of most popular forms are valued too. While round shapes are preferred over all, shape is a a personal choice  rather.

Shapes included are:ROUND, OVAL, PEAR, MARQUISE, HEART, SQUARE, SQUARE_EMERALD, SQUARE_CUSHION, BAGUETTE, TAPERED_BAGUETTE, RECTANGLE, EMERALD_SHAPE, CUSHION, TRIANGLE, TRILLION.

DOWNLOADS
version 0.4.1.7

Windows
https://drive.google...dit?usp=sharing

Source
https://github.com/bitgem/bitgem




Well-known secure nodes UPDATED 25/JUL/2013

addnode=192.81.209.17
addnode=70.98.114.237
addnode=173.28.94.60
addnode=178.32.218.153
addnode=24.6.21.198
addnode=93.96.132.70
addnode=78.31.105.38
addnode=50.89.148.247

Instructions for install  current version : REDOWNLOAD OF BLOCKCHAIN REQUIRED

1.  Uninstall previous version.
2.  Delete into C:Users<user>AppDataRoamingBitGem all files except wallet.dat and bitgem.conf. A pervious backup of this directory is recommended.

Note that delete peer.dat is recommended. Add secure nodes showed above.

3.  Install current version .

PORTS

• Connect Port:  7692
• RPCPort:  8348

POOLS

Pnwminer
http://btg.pnwminer.com
Stratum Only
2% Fee
VARDIFF Support
PPLNS

Dyndns
https://bitgem.dyndns.org/
PPLNS with 0% fee (for a limited time)
Stratum only
Email notification of dead workers, blocks found, and some other things
Fairly comprehensive stats

EXCHANGES

Cryptsy
https://www.cryptsy....markets/view/50

Coins-E
https://www.coins-e....change/BTG_BTC/

PPC market
http://ppcoin.org/market

Xnigma
https://xnigma.com

SERVICES / OTHER

Houses, plays, casinos etc.
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