Dash was originally named darkcoin but changed its name in 2015 to appeal to more people. It’s a cryptocurrency that is based bitcoin only it has much lower fees, faster confirmation times, and the ability to scale. Why someone would name a coin after the kardashians sisters clothing stores or a terrorist organization is not for me to answer but maybe it was to make much more difficult to google information thus increasing the privacy
How is Dash different from bitcoin?
Increased privacy, Anonymous peer to peer internet currency like Monero and PIVX
bitcoin can only handle 6-7 transactions per second. Dash is scalable and 100x times faster so it can handle volume similar to visa and mastercard
5 seconds to show up in the wallet, 1 minute to confirmation time. Faster possible with a higher fee
Dash vs bitcoin are they the same?
Yes and no. The two are fundamentally different
And a proof of work with a maximum of 18 million coins
Uses a centralized blockchain with around 1000 masternodes
Systems need to be able changes in traffic volume and can’t shut down if there is pressure on the network.
400mb blockchain is aiming for a master nodes centralized network using specialized hardware that will allow Dash to handle a larger transaction volume keep the fees low and the
confirmation fast.
Having 1000 dash allows you to become a masternode
There are around 1000 master nodes right now (The centralized model makes it easier for attack)
It wants to become bigger than PayPal or Venmo
1 cent transaction fee
Is it a scamcoin?
When it was first released there was an error and too many coins were given out the original developers and miners.
1 dash account holder has 11% of the coins
10% of the block reward goes directly to the Dash general treasury. This equals $5,000 per day. Another 45% goes to large holders of Dash called masternodes who provide a mixing service representing about 2% of the total transactions on the network.
