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DigiByte

DigiByte (DGB)

$ 0.00
-0.07 %
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Market cap
$65.01M
-0.07 %
Volume (24h)
$3.71M
-0.07 %
Circulating supply
18,419,798,824 DGB
Total supply
18,419,798,824 DGB
Max. supply
21,000,000,000 DGB

About DigiByte

DigiByte is it’s own public UTXO blockchain, and the first one with SegWit, MultiAlgo mining and DigiShield. DigiByte wasn’t an ICO and is being mined over time, with a max. supply of 21 billion in 2035. Operational since 2014, many other blockchains have adopted DigiByte technology such as DigiShield. DigiByte is secured by 200.000 nodes world-wide distributed with 5 parallel cryptographic hashing algorithms (PoW) which secure the network and make it truly un-hackable. Nearly instantaneous transactions and 15 seconds for a first confirmation. 40x faster than Bitcoin, 560 TPS and will attain 280.000 TPS in 2035 and fees < 0,01 ct USD.

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updated $0
Market cap$65.01M
Volume 24h$3.71M
Circulating supply18.42B88% of max 21B
All-time high$0.18-98% from peak · 2021-04-30

DigiByte (ticker DGB) is a proof-of-work blockchain launched in 2014 as a faster, more secure alternative to Bitcoin. Think of it as a payments-focused network where transactions confirm in seconds rather than minutes, and the coin supply is capped at 21 billion. It's fully mineable, meaning new coins are created by miners rather than issued by a company or pre-mined for insiders.

Frequently asked questions

What is DigiByte and how is it different from Bitcoin?

DigiByte is an open-source, mineable cryptocurrency built for fast and cheap payments. Compared to Bitcoin, it uses much shorter block times — around 15 seconds versus roughly 10 minutes — so transactions confirm far quicker. Its maximum supply is also 100 times larger, at 21 billion coins.

How does DigiByte's consensus mechanism work?

DigiByte runs on proof-of-work, where miners compete to validate blocks and secure the network. What makes it unusual is that it supports five different mining algorithms at once, which spreads hashing power across more hardware types and makes the chain harder to attack. This multi-algorithm setup is one of the project's signature design choices.

How is the supply of DGB issued?

New DGB coins are created solely through mining rewards — there was no pre-mine or ICO. The total supply is hard-capped at 21 billion coins, and like Bitcoin, block rewards gradually decrease over time. Once the cap is reached, no new coins will be minted.

How can you store and use DigiByte?

DGB can be stored in the official DigiByte wallets (available for desktop and mobile) or in any wallet that supports the coin. You can send it peer-to-peer anywhere in the world with low fees, and it's also accepted by some merchants and services. As a mineable coin, you can also earn it by contributing hashing power to the network.