Tribus PoW algorithm – List of all coins that uses Tribus Algorithm

After the recent release of Equihash ASIC; miners are trying to explore new algorithms and coins day by day. They are very particular in finding algorithm that are ASIC resistance and that stays as GPU mineable coin for a long time. Especially algorithms that are hybrid; which makes one difficult to program an ASIC are getting a lot of publicity recently (for example: Ravencoin, Denarius etc).

Every week we make a coin listing based on their algorithm so users can pick one easily and do their research before mining. Likewise this week we decided to post about Tribus – A proof of work algorithm that is ASIC resistant. Even though this algorithm is a year old which was first introduced by Denarius; there are only few coins that uses this so we thought it’s really worth mentioning.

Tribus Proof of Work Algorithm

Denarius – A hybrid cryptocurrency and is the first coin to bring up this completely new algorithm called Tribus. In Latin Tribus meaning tribe or three and this algorithm is based on the combination of three different hashing algorithms. Tribus hashing algorithm features three most secure cryptography algorithms which were featured in NIST5 algorithm and they are JH, Keccak, and Echo.

Tribus algorithm is ASIC resistance that can be mined using CPU and both NVIDIA and AMD GPUs. Also you can rent Tribus hashing algorithm from mining rig rentals. When we say ASIC resistance algorithm we don’t mean there won’t be an ASIC in the future. It is possible, but currently no one is going to put the money and time into building an ASIC for Tribus algo especially when all these coins have low market cap.

Denarius is the first coin to use Tribus. Along with Denarius we’ve listed all the other coins that are powered by Tribus Proof of Work hashing algorithm. Do check them all and do your own research before mining as there are few clone with no new tech behind.

The source for Tribus Python Hashing module can be found on GitHub: https://github.com/exmac/tribus-hash

Miners for Tribus:

CPU Miner: https://github.com/tpruvot/cpuminer-multi/releases

NVIDIA Miner: https://github.com/tpruvot/ccminer/releases

AMD Miner: https://github.com/tpruvot/sph-sgminer-tribus/releases

List of Tribus Coins

• Denarius (DNR)
• BZL coin (BZL)
• Virtus (VRT)
• Tin Coin (TIN)

Denarius – DNR

Denarius is a hybrid consensus cryptocurrency that introduced Tribus proof of work algorithm which will be available until block 3 million. After which it will switch to Proof of Stake. This coin is based off the original Bitcoin core and it has the following features: Hybrid Masternodes, Atomic Swapping, Multi-Signature Support, Stealth Address, Encrypted Messaging, in wallet trading and fast transactions.

Announcement: Denarius Bitcointalk

Website: https://denarius.io/

Denarius specifications:

BZLCOIN – BZL

BZL coin is a Brazilian coin that was announced on October 2017 and it uses Tribus proof of work algorithm. Looks like BZL Coin is a complete clone of Denarius. Except few changes in specifications all features that it has can also be found on Denarius. Fast transaction, stealth address, encrypted messaging etc.

Announcement: BZLCOIN Bitcointalk

Website: http://site.bzlcoin.org/

BZL coin specifications:

Virtus – VRT

Virtus is a open source, peer to peer technology and a next generation cryptocurrency that is build from DASH. It uses Tribus algorithm which is both ASIC and NiceHash resistant. Also this project is going to implement a three level masternode system which will be economic to afford and will be rewarding at the same time.

Announcement: Virtus Bitcointalk

Virtus Pay specifications:

Tin Coin – TIN

Tin coin is a community based cryptocurrency which was launched with 0% pre mine. It features InstantSend, decentralized masternode network and superior transaction anonymity using PrivateSend.

Announcement: Tin Coin Bitcointalk

Tin coin specifications:

There is one more coin that features Tribus algorithm and it is Vegas Coin (VGC). But looks like this coin turned out to be a SCAM and is currently inactive so there is no point in listing here.

So far we only found 4 coins to be using Tribus. If we ever find out any new coin with this algorithm then we’ll list it here. Even if you found one then please don’t fail to mention it in the comments section.