Overview
DigiByte at a glance
DigiByte is one of the most decentralized blockchains in the world. No ICO, no premine, no CEO-founder — community governance and open-source development since January 2014.
Created by Jared Tate, DigiByte was designed to be fast, secure and truly decentralized. The community has taken over development, faithful to decentralization principles.
Features
What makes DigiByte unique
5 mining algorithms
SHA-256, Scrypt, Qubit, Skein, Odocrypt — resistance to hashrate centralization. No single actor dominates the network. Algorithm rotation (Odocrypt changes every 10 days) reinforces decentralization.
Among the fastest
15-second blocks, native SegWit, Dandelion++ for privacy. Among the fastest UTXO networks, with near-zero fees.
DigiAsset — native NFT
NFT standard built into DigiByte. Create, transfer and verify digital assets directly on-chain, without complex smart contracts.
Open source & community-driven
No company, no governance token, no CEO. Code is open, decisions are collective, development is volunteer-based.
Fair distribution
No ICO, no premine. All DGB have been fairly mined since the genesis block. No privileged distribution.
Enhanced security
DigiShield and MultiShield protect against difficulty attacks. Native SegWit since 2017. Active and secure network for over 10 years.
Technical specifications
Technical sheet
| Launch | January 10, 2014 |
| Max supply | 21 billion DGB |
| Block time | 15 seconds |
| Algorithms | 5 (SHA-256, Scrypt, Qubit, Skein, Odocrypt) |
| SegWit | Native since April 2017 |
| Halving | Monthly 1% reduction |
| ICO / Premine | None |
| Governance | Community-driven, open-source |
Innovations
DigiByte technical innovations
DigiShield
Real-time difficulty adjustment algorithm, protecting against 'pool hop' attacks. Later adopted by Dogecoin, Zcash and others.
Odocrypt
Mining algorithm that changes every 10 days, designed for FPGAs. Makes specialized ASICs obsolete, promoting mining decentralization.
Dandelion++
Network-level privacy protocol that obscures the origin of transactions, protecting user privacy.
MultiShield
Evolution of DigiShield that adjusts difficulty independently for each of the 5 mining algorithms.