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<i><small>For the discussion forum for Omnicoin, see [[Omnicoin (Forum)]]</small></i> <br /> | |||
<i><small>Development has stopped and Omnicoin is officially dead, see [http://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5062743 Omniscient's thread]</small></i> | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
'''Omnicoin (OMC)''' | '''Omnicoin (OMC)''' was Hack Forums' official Crypto Currency. It was named after [[Omniscient]], founder of Hack Forums. This project was originally created by a Hack Forums member as an unofficial project. As it went on, it gained popularity and support from the community. Soon, Omnicoin was recognized as Hack Forums' official crypto-currency. The Omnicoin binaries/source code was released in April 2014. | ||
==End of Life== | |||
On 18th November 2015, Omniscient [http://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5062743 officially announced] stating that he and the Omnicoin Team have stopped supporting Omnicoin in light of recent circumstances revolving around Omnicoin. | |||
<blockquote><i>It's been a fun ride. I won't cry about the monetary losses because I view the experience as successful in that I learned a few things and I feel we gave it an attempt. For what started out as a fun project for one member became nearly two years of community involvement. Thanks to everyone that did support OMC and thanks to everyone on the Dev team. We definitely wouldn't have gotten even this far if it wasn't for them.</i> - [[Omniscient]]</blockquote> | |||
==Award== | ==Award== | ||
Omnicoin was made into an obtainable award on April 6th, 2014. It | Omnicoin was made into an obtainable award on April 6th, 2014 and is now an unobtainable award in light of Omnicoin's end of life announcement. It was able to be obtained with a $25 donation in the form of Omnicoin and was one of the five cryptocoins you could donate with. | ||
The Award was issued to several members for assisting in getting the project up and running and helping the project in other ways. The following award list shows those special award grants. The award has been issued | The Award was issued to several members for assisting in getting the project up and running and helping the project in other ways. The following award list shows those special award grants. The award has been issued many times to members who have donated the $25 amount in Omnicoin and received the award with the reason "OMC to the Moon!". | ||
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*[http://www.hackforums.net/member.php?action=profile&uid=1439038 Doctor Blue] | *[http://www.hackforums.net/member.php?action=profile&uid=1439038 Doctor Blue] | ||
*[http://www.hackforums.net/member.php?action=profile&uid=1256441 Abraham Lincoln] | *[http://www.hackforums.net/member.php?action=profile&uid=1256441 Abraham Lincoln] | ||
*[http://www.hackforums.net/member.php?action=profile&uid=1 Omniscient] | *[http://www.hackforums.net/member.php?action=profile&uid=1 Omniscient] | ||
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*[http://www.omnicoin.org/ Official Omnicoin site] | *[http://www.omnicoin.org/ Official Omnicoin site] | ||
*[https://github.com/Omnicoin-Project Omnicoin Github project] | *[https://github.com/Omnicoin-Project Omnicoin Github project] | ||
*[https://omnicha.in/Official Block explorer] | *[https://omnicha.in/ Official Block explorer] | ||
*[http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=4431541 Hackforums Official Omnicoin thread] | *[http://www.hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=4431541 Hackforums Official Omnicoin thread] | ||
*[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=962832.0 Bitcointalk Official Omnicoin thread] | *[https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=962832.0 Bitcointalk Official Omnicoin thread] | ||
*[http://www.reddit.com/r/omnicoin Omnicoin Subreddit] | *[http://www.reddit.com/r/omnicoin Omnicoin Subreddit] | ||
*[https://github.com/Omnicoin-Project/Omnicoin/wiki GitHub Omnicoin Wiki] | *[https://github.com/Omnicoin-Project/Omnicoin/wiki GitHub Omnicoin Wiki] | ||
*[http://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=5062743 Omnicoin End of Life announcement] | |||
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[[Category:Projects]] | [[Category:Projects]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:41, 4 November 2016
For the discussion forum for Omnicoin, see Omnicoin (Forum)
Development has stopped and Omnicoin is officially dead, see Omniscient's thread
Overview
Omnicoin (OMC) was Hack Forums' official Crypto Currency. It was named after Omniscient, founder of Hack Forums. This project was originally created by a Hack Forums member as an unofficial project. As it went on, it gained popularity and support from the community. Soon, Omnicoin was recognized as Hack Forums' official crypto-currency. The Omnicoin binaries/source code was released in April 2014.
End of Life
On 18th November 2015, Omniscient officially announced stating that he and the Omnicoin Team have stopped supporting Omnicoin in light of recent circumstances revolving around Omnicoin.
It's been a fun ride. I won't cry about the monetary losses because I view the experience as successful in that I learned a few things and I feel we gave it an attempt. For what started out as a fun project for one member became nearly two years of community involvement. Thanks to everyone that did support OMC and thanks to everyone on the Dev team. We definitely wouldn't have gotten even this far if it wasn't for them. - Omniscient
Award
Omnicoin was made into an obtainable award on April 6th, 2014 and is now an unobtainable award in light of Omnicoin's end of life announcement. It was able to be obtained with a $25 donation in the form of Omnicoin and was one of the five cryptocoins you could donate with.
The Award was issued to several members for assisting in getting the project up and running and helping the project in other ways. The following award list shows those special award grants. The award has been issued many times to members who have donated the $25 amount in Omnicoin and received the award with the reason "OMC to the Moon!".
| Recipient Name | Reason | Date Given |
|---|---|---|
| Omniscient | I deserve the award since it's named after me. | Sunday, April 6th, 2014, 09:45 PM |
| Crypto Miner | For the Omnicoin lead coder. | Monday, April 7th, 2014, 01:59 PM |
| Crypto | For the Omnicoin project leader. | Monday, April 7th, 2014, 02:01 PM |
| xhflhkeuhwguu34 | For the Omnicoin pool team. | Monday, April 7th, 2014, 02:17 PM |
| Doctor Blue | For the Omnicoin pool team. | Monday, April 7th, 2014, 02:18 PM |
| RDCA | For the Omnicoin pool team. | Monday, April 7th, 2014, 02:43 PM |
| Magicmann | For the Omnicoin pool team. | Monday, April 7th, 2014, 05:12 PM |
| TheOpenBox | Thank you for desiging the OMC icon. | Thursday, April 10th, 2014, 05:00 PM |
| Aurora | If anyone deserves this it's you. Thanks for creating Omnicoin. | Monday, April 28th, 2014, 03:57 AM |
| Abraham Lincoln | Thank you for fixing the chain. | Wednesday, February 18th, 2015, 07:16 PM |
Team Members
References
External Links
- Official Omnicoin site
- Omnicoin Github project
- Official Block explorer
- Hackforums Official Omnicoin thread
- Bitcointalk Official Omnicoin thread
- Omnicoin Subreddit
- GitHub Omnicoin Wiki
- Omnicoin End of Life announcement
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