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by grubles 3095 days ago
Primecoin (sign: Ψ; code: XPM) is a peer-to-peer open source cryptocurrency that implements a unique scientific computing proof-of-work system. Primecoin's proof-of-work system searches for chains of prime numbers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primecoin

2 comments

Primecoin is dead - go to their website and click on "Forums". Or find the network node explorer online.
Looks like it's very much alive: http://xpm.muuttuja.org/charts/
Is or was? My (admittedly brief) look into this suggests it's dead or dying
It's up 105% this week so someone thinks it's still alive.