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Gridcoin

Summary

Gridcoin is a cryptocurrency[1]. Gridcoin draws 46 Wikipedia views per month (cryptocurrency category, ranking #36 of 39).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gridcoin's instance of is recorded as cryptocurrency[3].
  • Gridcoin's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[4].
  • Gridcoin's instance of is recorded as digital currency[5].
  • Gridcoin's instance of is recorded as payment system[6].
  • Gridcoin's instance of is recorded as project[7].
  • Gridcoin's founder is recorded as Rob Halförd[8].
  • Gridcoin's based on is recorded as Q18198917[9].
  • Gridcoin's based on is recorded as BlackCoin[10].
  • Gridcoin's based on is recorded as Novacoin[11].
  • Gridcoin's based on is recorded as Peercoin[12].
  • Gridcoin's copyright license is recorded as MIT License[13].
  • Gridcoin's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[14].
  • Gridcoin's operating system is recorded as Linux[15].
  • Gridcoin's operating system is recorded as macOS[16].
  • Gridcoin's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[17].
  • Gridcoin's software version identifier is recorded as 3.5.8.4[18].
  • Gridcoin's software version identifier is recorded as 3.5.8.3[19].
  • Gridcoin's software version identifier is recorded as 3.5.8.2[20].
  • Gridcoin's software version identifier is recorded as 3.5.8.1[21].
  • Gridcoin's software version identifier is recorded as 3.5.8.0[22].
  • Gridcoin's software version identifier is recorded as 3.5.7.9[23].
  • Gridcoin's software version identifier is recorded as 3.5.7.8[24].
  • Gridcoin's software version identifier is recorded as 3.5.7.7[25].
  • Gridcoin's software version identifier is recorded as 3.5.7.6[26].
  • Gridcoin's software version identifier is recorded as 3.5.7.5[27].

Why It Matters

Gridcoin draws 46 Wikipedia views per month (cryptocurrency category, ranking #36 of 39).[2] Gridcoin has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Gridcoin is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Gridcoin is credited with the discovery of Rob Halförd[30], a programmer[31].

FAQs

What did Gridcoin discover?

Gridcoin is credited as discoverer of Rob Halförd[30].

Related Entities

Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing blockchain C++ Linux macOS Microsoft Windows Rob Halförd

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . coinmarketcap.com. coinmarketcap.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Arch linux package → ['gridcoinresearch-qt', 'gridcoinresearchd']
    Software version identifier → 3.5.8.4, 3.5.8.3, 3.5.8.2 +84
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