The current price of Siacoin is $0.0027647. Over the last 24 hours, Siacoin has decreased by -1.71%. It currently has a circulating supply of 56,025,636,522 SC and a maximum supply of 59,963,115,676 SC, giving it a fully diluted market cap of $155.25M. At present, the Siacoin coin holds the 0 position in market cap rankings. The Siacoin/USD price is updated in real-time.
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The cryptocurrency industry experienced a notable shift with the recognition of blockchain's data storage capabilities. This unveiled fresh opportunities for secure and decentralized information storage, offering an alternative to centralized cloud solutions. Unlike company-controlled centralized options, which raise privacy uncertainties, blockchain technology, as seen in projects like Siacoin (SC), addresses these concerns and fosters a more transparent approach to data storage.
What is Siacoin
Siacoin operates as a decentralized cloud storage platform built on blockchain technology. It aims to establish a reliable and secure marketplace for cloud storage services, eliminating the need for trust between participants. Through Siacoin, users have the opportunity to monetize their unused storage space by offering it for rent and receiving compensation in return.
The project's overarching objective is to disrupt traditional storage solutions by providing a superior alternative. Siacoin positions itself as a formidable competitor to industry giants such as Google, Microsoft, and Amazon. Additionally, its decentralized structure enables it to offer competitive storage rates, further distinguishing itself in the market.
The Siacoin team
Siacoin originated in 2013 through the efforts of David Vorick, a computer science student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. During his studies, Vorick shared his concept with Luke Champine, who became involved in the project after Vorick presented it at a HackMIT hackathon.
Vorick and Champine also established Nebulous, which served as the primary developer for Siacoin until 2021. The Sia Foundation was established to oversee the project's ongoing development.
How does Siacoin work
Siacoin allows users to share their surplus storage space with those in need, creating a decentralized marketplace for storage leasing. Through the utilization of smart contracts, all transactions and agreements within the platform are executed autonomously. The project's native token, SC, serves as the means of exchange for these transactions.
Before files are uploaded to the platform, Sia breaks them down into 30 subsection, each of which is encrypted. This ensures the platform is not susceptible to a single point of failure. Furthermore, Sia adopt another piece of technology called erasure coding. This helps provide users with constant access to their files, even if 20 out of 30 hosts are offline.
Siacoin’s native token: SC
SC, the native cryptocurrency of Siacoin, was introduced to the market in July 2015. It does not have a maximum supply or a capped limit. Currently, the total supply of SC stands at 54.43 billion, with a circulating supply of SC is approximately 54.40 billion SC.
SC token use cases
The primary utility of the SC token is to facilitate exchanges between users who provide and utilize storage space on the Siacoin network. These transactions are executed through smart contracts, eliminating the need for direct user interaction. In addition to its role as a medium of exchange, the SC token can be used for staking and trading.
Siacoin: The storage layer of the internet
Although centralized cloud storage has revolutionized the way people store and exchange information, it is not without significant drawbacks. The most prominent issue is its centralized nature, which poses security vulnerabilities and makes it susceptible to attacks.
In contrast, while Siacoin is not entirely immune to flaws, it offers a considerably more private and secure alternative. Additionally, Siacoin boasts the advantage of low costs associated with utilizing its storage space. These combined factors position Siacoin as a potential frontrunner in the future of online data storage.
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Contributors
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Interactions
Sum of socially-driven online engagement in the last 24h, such as likes, comments, and reposts. High engagement levels can indicate strong interest in a token.
Sentiment
Percentage score reflecting post sentiment in the last 24h. A high percentage score correlates with positive sentiment and can indicate improved market performance.
Volume rank
Volume refers to post volume in the last 24h. A higher volume ranking reflects a token’s favored position relative to other tokens.
In the last 24 hours, there have been 247 new posts about Siacoin, driven by 146 contributors, and total online engagement reached 5.3K social interactions. The sentiment score for Siacoin currently stands at 84%. Compared to all cryptocurrencies, post volume for Siacoin currently ranks at 6327. Keep an eye on changes to social metrics as they can be key indicators of the influence and reach of Siacoin.
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Siacoin FAQ
What is Siacoin (SC)?
Siacoin (SC) is a blockchain-based decentralized cloud storage platform. Rather than providing its own storage, the platform allows community members to offer their storage space for leasing. In return, they receive payments for sharing their resources.
What are the benefits of using Siacoin?
Using Siacoin offers several advantages, including enhanced security for storage spaces and the data stored within. Additionally, it provides a more cost-effective storage solution compared to traditional cloud services. Moreover, Siacoin rewards users who contribute their excess storage space, creating an incentivized and collaborative ecosystem for storage sharing.
Where can I buy SC tokens?
Easily buy SC tokens on the OKX cryptocurrency platform. OKX’s spot trading terminal includes the SC/USDT trading pair.
To view the estimated real-time conversion prices between fiat currencies, such as the USD, EUR, GBP, and others, into SC, visit the OKX Crypto Converter Calculator. OKX's high-liquidity crypto exchange ensures the best prices for your crypto purchases.
How much is 1 Siacoin worth today?
Currently, one Siacoin is worth $0.0027647. For answers and insight into Siacoin's price action, you're in the right place. Explore the latest Siacoin charts and trade responsibly with OKX.
What is cryptocurrency?
Cryptocurrencies, such as Siacoin, are digital assets that operate on a public ledger called blockchains. Learn more about coins and tokens offered on OKX and their different attributes, which includes live prices and real-time charts.
When was cryptocurrency invented?
Thanks to the 2008 financial crisis, interest in decentralized finance boomed. Bitcoin offered a novel solution by being a secure digital asset on a decentralized network. Since then, many other tokens such as Siacoin have been created as well.
ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) regulations for crypto assets aim to address their environmental impact (e.g., energy-intensive mining), promote transparency, and ensure ethical governance practices to align the crypto industry with broader sustainability and societal goals. These regulations encourage compliance with standards that mitigate risks and foster trust in digital assets.
Asset details
Name
OKcoin Europe LTD
Relevant legal entity identifier
54930069NLWEIGLHXU42
Name of the crypto-asset
Siacoin
Consensus Mechanism
Siacoin employs a Proof of Work (PoW) consensus mechanism to secure its decentralized storage network. Core Components: Proof of Work (PoW): Miners validate transactions and secure the blockchain by solving computational puzzles using the PoW model. Blake2b Hashing Algorithm: The network relies on the Blake2b hashing algorithm, optimized for efficient and secure mining operations. ASIC Mining: Mining on the Siacoin network is most efficient using Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) tailored for the Blake2b algorithm, promoting network stability through specialized hardware.
Incentive Mechanisms and Applicable Fees
Siacoin incentivizes miners and storage hosts while ensuring low-cost, secure transactions and storage services. Incentive Mechanisms: Block Rewards: Miners earn SC as rewards for validating transactions and successfully adding new blocks to the blockchain, encouraging continuous participation in network security. Transaction Fees: Users pay transaction fees in SC for sending payments and interacting with the network. These fees compensate miners for processing transactions and maintaining network integrity. Host Collateral: Storage hosts must lock up SC as collateral when entering storage contracts. This ensures reliability and motivates hosts to fulfill their storage commitments, enhancing trust within the network.
Beginning of the period to which the disclosure relates
2024-04-02
End of the period to which the disclosure relates
2025-04-02
Energy report
Energy consumption
87614336.89081 (kWh/a)
Renewable energy consumption
15.116111393 (%)
Energy intensity
4.80079 (kWh)
Key energy sources and methodologies
To determine the proportion of renewable energy usage, the locations of the nodes are to be determined using public information sites, open-source crawlers and crawlers developed in-house. If no information is available on the geographic distribution of the nodes, reference networks are used which are comparable in terms of their incentivization structure and consensus mechanism. This geo-information is merged with public information from the European Environment Agency (EEA) and thus determined. The intensity is calculated as the marginal energy cost wrt. one more transaction.
Energy consumption sources and methodologies
For the calculation of energy consumptions, the so called “top-down” approach is being used, within which an economic calculation of the miners is assumed. Miners are persons or devices that actively participate in the proof-of-work consensus mechanism. The miners are considered to be the central factor for the energy consumption of the network. Hardware is pre-selected based on the consensus mechanism's hash algorithm: Blake. A current profitability threshold is determined on the basis of the revenue and cost structure for mining operations. Only Hardware above the profitability threshold is considered for the network. The energy consumption of the network can be determined by taking into account the distribution for the hardware, the efficiency levels for operating the hardware and on-chain information regarding the miners' revenue opportunities. If significant use of merge mining is known, this is taken into account. When calculating the energy consumption, we used - if available - the Functionally Fungible Group Digital Token Identifier (FFG DTI) to determine all implementations of the asset of question in scope and we update the mappings regulary, based on data of the Digital Token Identifier Foundation.
Emissions report
Scope 1 DLT GHG emissions – Controlled
0.00000 (tCO2e/a)
Scope 2 DLT GHG emissions - Purchased
36096.76172 (tCO2e/a)
GHG intensity
1.97790 (kgCO2e)
Key GHG sources and methodologies
To determine the proportion of renewable energy usage, the locations of the nodes are to be determined using public information sites, open-source crawlers and crawlers developed in-house. If no information is available on the geographic distribution of the nodes, reference networks are used which are comparable in terms of their incentivization structure and consensus mechanism. This geo-information is merged with public information from the European Environment Agency (EEA) and thus determined. The intensity is calculated as the marginal emission wrt. one more transaction.
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