What is Skycoin?
1. Skycoin is Revolutionary
A new blockchain ecosystem built from the ground up.
2. Skycoin is Obelisk
A new consensus protocol solving core inefficiencies in PoS and PoW.
3. Skycoin is CX
A new, powerful, turing complete language for blockchain development.
4. Skycoin is Skywire
A stronger, faster, more secure internet, networking protocol and bandwidth routing algorithm.
5. Skycoin is Fiber
An infinitely scalable, fully customizable platform capable of Visa-like speeds and security.
Explore Skyminer
The Skycoin Skyminer is meticulously designed and configured to provide a rock-solid telecom backbone for the Skywire infrastructure. The custom-built hardware is focused on delivering maximum security, efficiency and performance to the software-defined network. The multi-board architecture enables each node to support an independent service on Skywire. By isolating the nodes, each service can safely operate independently of attacks on peripheral services. These service-providing nodes are managed by an OpenWRT router with strict packet forwarding and access control rules for additional security. Skyminers are paid in Coin Hours for providing services and security to the Skywire network.
Obelisk
THE SKYCOIN CONSENSUS ALGORITHM
At Skycoin, we want to bring users what they asked for: a true, decentralized network without central authority. To accomplish this task, we went beyond PoW and PoS to create a wholly new decentralized algorithm that reconfigures the inner workings of blockchain. Our distributed consensus algorithm, Obelisk, succeeds in delivering just such a network.
Its web-of-trust style consensus prevents the development of centralized power. Skycoin requires no mining, is immune to 51% attack, and transactions occur in seconds. Decisions are made through community consensus, not based on the wishes of a few majority stakeholders.
Skycoin Is The Most Advanced Blockchain Application Platform In The World
SKYCOIN ECOSYSTEM
Skycoin
The most powerful and complete cryptocurrency platform ever created.
Obelisk
The “web of trust”, a new kind of consensus algorithm solving the fundamental flaws with PoW & PoS.
Fiber
The infinitely-scalable and highly customizable parallel peer-chain architecture of the Skycoin platform.
Skywire
The new Decentralized Internet, a wireless mesh network that pays you for supporting it.
Skyminer
The hardware backbone for an unbreakable decentralized internet. Get paid for providing bandwidth, storage, and cpu power while you sleep.
CX
A custom built programming language, developed on top of Golang. Designed to be easy to learn and fast to implement.
Coin Hours
Accrued by holding Skycoin, Coin Hours are the payment mechanism for services on the Skycoin platform.
Nodes
The building blocks of the Skywire network, deployable by anyone to ensure decentralization of the Skywire ecosystem.
CXO
A peer-to-peer cloud storage service tailored to service the distributed network of Skywire.
Coin Join
Native platform support for CoinJoin to provide completely private, untraceable transactions.
SDN
Built-in end-to-end virtual private encryption over the Skywire network to ensure privacy.
KittyCash
The most popular application currently built on Fiber. Kittycash is a complete gaming ecosystem, powered by cats.
SkyMessenger
Our fully encrypted messenger service, free from prying eyes or bad actors.
BBS
The framework for building distributed social network services.