Koinos to launch its free-to-use blockchain mainnet

Layer-1 decentralized blockchain Koinos is ready to launch its mainnet on Nov. 5. It will likely be a free-to-use platform primarily based on a proof-of-burn (PoB) consensus algorithm, constructed to ship extra effectivity and entry to builders in Web3. 

Shaped by a gaggle of blockchain veterans behind the Steem blockchain and steemit.com, the platform was constructed with out enterprise capital funds, preliminary coin choices, pre-mine or another early distribution of tokens to insiders, stated the corporate.

Forward of the discharge, Andrew Levine, co-founder and CEO of Koinos Group, defined to Cointelegraph the three key traits of the platform, saying, “It’s free-to-use, it might help any programming language (beginning with C++ and TypeScript), and it’s extremely upgradeable.” He additionally famous:

“All of which means that builders can use the programming languages they already know and like to construct free-to-use DApps with out being bottlenecked by the poor upgradeability attribute of most blockchains, exemplified by the problems with Ethereum and its endless ‘Eth 2.0’ delays.”

The chosen consensus algorithm refers to Satoshi Nakamoto’s authentic imaginative and prescient of peer-to-peer digital money, one the place everybody may take part. With proof-of-burn, there isn’t any benefit to having a big stake or tons of {hardware} to mine. This could imply extra competitors between small and enormous miners, famous Levine, including:

“Whereas proof-of-burn retains the core consensus mechanism of proof-of-work, it rewards customers primarily based on how a lot KOIN they’ve burned (actually destroyed) as an alternative of rewarding them primarily based on hashing energy or what number of tokens they maintain. […] Since it isn’t primarily based on what number of tokens you maintain however somewhat on what number of tokens you might have sacrificed, there isn’t any want for classy slashing circumstances that make proof-of-stake chains much less environment friendly.”

Koinos’ co-founders stated they determined to construct a blockchain from scratch with out exterior capital with a view to preserve the challenge connected to the core ideas within the crypto area. For the ecosystem’s basis, the platform prioritized being as “free, open and decentralized as attainable.” After the mainnet is launched, nonetheless, the group stated it plans to shift focus to revenue-generating merchandise for builders.

“We consider that these merchandise will make Koinos Group fairness very enticing and provides buyers a possibility to share within the upside of an exponentially rising ecosystem whereas mitigating in opposition to most of the negatives that historically face buyers within the area, like volatility.”

Cointelegraph adopted the event of the Koinos blockchain from inception to mainnet and past by its collection “Contained in the Blockchain Developer’s Thoughts,” discussing a number of the challenges the staff has confronted since figuring out the important thing points they intend to unravel.