Gridcoin - The history

Gridcoin appears on Bitcointalk

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Gridcoin appeared in Bitcointalk and a very great description of the actual project was posted. This was November 3rd, 2013 and since then much has happened to this starter coin.

From Bitcointalk - Gridcoin Introduction

The basic timeline shows a growing number of credits being given to participants in the gridcoin team. 

As you can see from the image above, the amount of credits recognized by users of the gridcoin wallet towards projects for boinc has been steadily increasing over time. 

You can actually follow the current number of participants in the gridcoin team in recently updated charts from this link - Network Chart.

The general rough story behind the growth of Gridcoin and how it was developed is interesting and will take some time to explain. Check back and I will continue filling in historic information here. 

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