MicroBitcoinPrice

(MBC)

MicroBitcoin is a hard fork of Bitcoin designed for micro-payments. It features a 1-minute block time, which is significantly faster than Bitcoin's 10-minute intervals. Additionally, it has a total supply of 81.5 billion MBC, exactly 10,000 times that of Bitcoin. These modifications aim to provide a more practical currency for daily transactions, such as retail purchases, where high fees or slow confirmation times on the original Bitcoin network might be prohibitive.

MicroBitcoin (MBC) is a separate Layer-1 blockchain and an independent altcoin. It should not be confused with the "micro-bitcoin" unit (μBTC), which represents 0.000001 BTC. MBC operates on its own dedicated network with its own miners, consensus rules, and market value. It forked from the Bitcoin blockchain at block 525,000 to establish an ecosystem specifically tailored for the micro-economy.

MicroBitcoin utilizes the Power2b algorithm, which is engineered to be CPU-friendly and ASIC-resistant. This design choice ensures that the network remains decentralized by allowing users to mine effectively using standard desktop CPUs or even Android smartphones. The network maintains a "1 Block Per Minute" (1 BPM) pace. Following its network transition, mining rewards were adjusted to approximately 5,500 MBC per block, incorporating a decay model to ensure long-term fair distribution.

The maximum supply of MBC is set at 81.5 billion tokens, which is 10,000 times larger than the supply of Bitcoin. This high supply is a deliberate tokenomic strategy to keep the unit price of individual coins low. By doing so, the project aims to make small transactions more psychologically intuitive for users. For example, paying a round number like 100 MBC for a small item is often easier for consumers to conceptualize than a tiny fraction of a Bitcoin.

MBC employs the Blake2b hashing function and the LWMA-3 difficulty adjustment algorithm. LWMA-3 is specifically designed to protect the network from hashrate attacks and manipulation by large mining pools. For storage, the project offers official desktop wallets for Windows and Mac (based on Bitcoin Core v22.0), mobile wallets for Android and iOS, and a web-based wallet for quick access. Users should ensure their desktop wallets are synced with peer nodes to maintain the full blockchain history.

MicroBitcoin is primarily traded on centralized exchanges that support Proof-of-Work assets, with LBank being a prominent platform for MBC/USDT trading. Because MBC is a native Layer-1 blockchain rather than a token on networks like Ethereum, it cannot be traded on decentralized exchanges (DEXs) like Uniswap unless it is converted into a "wrapped" version. Most community trading activity occurs on LBank and other supported centralized platforms that facilitate native blockchain asset transfers.