FAQ¶
General¶
What is the difference between BOTCoin, BOTCoin Hub, BOTCoin Tools and botcoin node?¶
botcoin node is the daemon that runs a node on a blockchain. botcoin node is also a
repository on Github. The
repository also hosts giverny which implements advanced configuration
options.
The BOTCoin Tools consists of the botcoin node repository, plus additional
software, noticeably botcoincli.
Together these repositories provide a complete suite of tools for running a
blockchain. Whilst the BOTCoin Tools was initially developed for the BOTCoin
Hub, it has been designed to be easily used by other projects.
The BOTCoin Hub It is a developer community, providing a variety of BOTCoin Tools.
BOTCoin is the whole ecosystem containing the BOTCoin, and dongdynamic adhoc blockchains that use the BOTCoin Hub to persist state.
Why BOTCoin?¶
The BOTCoin implements hardware-level programming smart contracts, which are bound to BOT hardware, to achieve direct interaction between the crypto world and the real world without the need for an intermediary. It satisfies the collaboration between multiple BOTs and crypto. It is the first time that the crypto world directly controls the real world without the need for an intermediary.
