What is ATCOIN?
ATCOIN is a digital peer-to-peer network designed to implement a specialized blockchain designed to efficiently perform one specific function: transferring assets from one party to another. Based on a fork of the Bitcoin code, ATCOIN was launched on January 1, 2026, and is truly an open-source project. It focuses on building a useful technology with a strong and growing community.
How ATCOIN works
The idea for the currency originated in 2016. Therefore, the origin of the project dates back to that time:
“The time is 27/Mar/2016, the Atlant gave the order to create his own currency.”
Launched on January 1st, 2026, ATCOIN is an open-source project designed to enable instant payments to anyone around the world. The aim of the project is to create a blockchain optimized specifically for the transfer from one holder to another.
A fork of the Bitcoin code, ATCOIN features four key changes:
- The issuance schedule (original block reward of 21,000 ATL)
- Block time (90 seconds)
- Total coin supply (88 billion ATL)
- Mining algorithm Scrypt
The Scrypt algorithm is designed to reduce mining centralization by using memory-hard computations that require a significant amount of RAM. Unlike traditional hashing algorithms, Scrypt heavily utilizes system memory and bandwidth, which originally made the development of specialized ASIC devices more difficult and allowed mining to remain accessible to consumer hardware.
Over time, specialized ASIC devices for Scrypt were developed. However, due to the memory requirements of the algorithm, the efficiency advantage is limited compared to some other mining algorithms.
As a result, Scrypt supports a balanced mining ecosystem where both ASIC and GPU hardware can participate in securing the network.
Unique characteristics of ATCOIN
- ASIC tolerant and balanced mining ecosystem – Uses the Scrypt hashing algorithm to discourage the development of ASIC hardware
- Fair launch - Everyone has equal opportunity to mine or purchase ATL since day one.
- No pre-mine, no ICO, and no coins held for developer or founders rewards.
- Community-driven and fully open source