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Pepecoin is a community focused cryptocurrency created by one of the original Dogecoin shibes from 2013. It was created for one purpose, to create a new and fun community just like the original Dogecoin community.
Unlike all iterations before it, Pepecoin is a layer 1 coin. This means there are no liquidity pools to drain, no blacklisting wallets, and no confusing smart contracts. Pepecoin is a simple blockchain.
The Pepecoin Core software allows anyone to operate a node in the Pepecoin blockchain networks and uses the Scrypt hashing method for Proof of Work. It is adapted from Dogecoin Core, Bitcoin Core, and other cryptocurrencies.
For information about the default fees used on the Pepecoin network, please refer to the fee recommendation.
Website: pepecoin.org
Pepecoin is a fork of Dogecoin. For the sake of familiarity, we will attempt to keep Pepecoin similar to Dogecoin.
Changes:
- Addresses start with
Pinstead ofD - BIPS features will start block 1000
- AuxPow starts at block 100,000 (Chain ID: 63)
- GUI themed for Pepecoin
To start your journey with Pepecoin Core, see the installation guide and the getting started tutorial.
The JSON-RPC API provided by Pepecoin Core is self-documenting and can be browsed with pepecoin-cli help, while detailed information for each command can be viewed with pepecoin-cli help <command>. Alternatively, see the Bitcoin Core documentation - which implement a similar protocol - to get a browsable version.
Pepecoin Core by default uses port 33874 for peer-to-peer communication that
is needed to synchronize the "mainnet" blockchain and stay informed of new
transactions and blocks. Additionally, a JSONRPC port can be opened, which
defaults to port 33873 for mainnet nodes. It is strongly recommended to not
expose RPC ports to the public internet.
| Function | mainnet | testnet | regtest |
|---|---|---|---|
| P2P | 33874 | 44874 | 18444 |
| RPC | 33873 | 44873 | 18332 |
Pepecoin Core is an open source and community driven software. The development process is open and publicly visible; anyone can see, discuss and work on the software.
Main development resources:
- GitHub Projects is used to follow planned and in-progress work for upcoming releases.
- GitHub Discussion is used to discuss features, planned and unplanned, related to both the development of the Pepecoin Core software, the underlying protocols and the PEPE asset.
- PepecoinDev subreddit
Version numbers are following major.minor.patch semantics.
There are 3 types of branches in this repository:
- master: Stable, contains the latest version of the latest major.minor release.
- maintenance: Stable, contains the latest version of previous releases, which are still under active maintenance. Format:
<version>-maint - development: Unstable, contains new code for planned releases. Format:
<version>-dev
Master and maintenance branches are exclusively mutable by release. Planned releases will always have a development branch and pull requests should be submitted against those. Maintenance branches are there for bug fixes only, please submit new features against the development branch with the highest version.
If you find a bug or experience issues with this software, please report it using the issue system.
Please see the contribution guide to see how you can participate in the development of Pepecoin Core. There are often topics seeking help where your contributions will have high impact and get very appreciation.
You can join the communities on different social media. To see what's going on, meet people & discuss, find the latest meme, learn about Pepecoin, give or ask for help, to share your project.
Here are some places to visit:
Do you have a question regarding Pepecoin? An answer is perhaps already in the FAQ or the Q&A section of the discussion board!
Pepecoin Core is released under the terms of the MIT license. See COPYING for more information or see opensource.org
