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# F.A.Q

Frequently Asked Questions

1. **Whive description?** Whive is a peer to peer blockchain protocol that is built to allow for only small processor mining(CPU) and is resistant to both medium scale mining(GPU) and ASIC high scale mining.
2. **Will Whive be open source?** Whive shall be an open-source platform available for improvement through Whive Improvement Proposals(WIPs).
3. **How much time will research consume?** The experimental phase should be between 6 to 9 months with a private and public test-net rolled out at that time.
4. **Which problems will the Whive blockchain solve?** The protocol incentivizes building sustainable energy solutions initially and the smart distributed economy(IoT and AI).
5. **How many WHIVE coins will be rewarded per block initially?** 200 halves every 4 years!
6. **How many WHIVE coins will be there in total?** 100,000,000 maximum supply!
7. **In which way will they be distributed (Timeframe)?** Approximately 20 years.
8. **What is the average transaction speed we are aiming for?** 20 transactions per second.
9. **Will there be a mining pool available?** Yes.
10. **Are there any installations needed? (Browser, Phones, CPU)** Pool mining software, mobile and desktop wallets available for Linux, Mac OS, Windows.
11. **Target Markets?** Whive is targeting high solar reliability markets, notably South East Asia and Africa.
12. **What hashing algorithm are we using?** A customized YesPower 1.0 algorithm.
13. **Which consensus algorithm are we using?** Proof of Work with priority for CPU nodes.
14. **How long will it take to mine one block (Block height)?** About 10 minutes.
15. **Will users be able to mine with the same private keys on different platforms/ browsers?** Interesting question, this is an area of possible research.
16. **Is it going to be ASIC resistant?** Yes, off-course to maximize distribution with CPU nodes.
17. **What design do we want Whive address to have**? The public blockchain addresses will start with “W” and multi-signature or segwit addresses will start with “w”.
18. **Will Whive have room for layer 2 add-ons?** Certainly, the protocol shall enable atomic swaps with lightning and scripting enabled for Artificial Intelligence(AI) and Internet-of-Things(IoT). The Whive protocol should focus on Identifying objects and executing peer to peer contracts not storing information.
19. **Will Whive have smart contracts?** No, it’s based on bitcoin which uses SCRIPT programming language not easy to use for developing multi-purpose Smart Contracts. As such, the protocol algorithm is designed specifically for the distributed energy use case.
20. **Which programming languages will we be using?** C++ and Python.
21. **When should we have our first wallet?** Q3 2020.
22. **How many core developers do we need for the Whive core wallet?** Around 3 at any given time will be optimal.
23. **Will there be an ICO?** No!
24. **Will Whive be able to update at any time when needed?** Through soft-forks, hard-forks have to planned under WIPs.
25. **Will Whive transactions be public or private to the peers?** Public for Transparency!
26. **When will Whive start trading?** The date is unknown & is up to 3rd party exchanges which shall make the decision to list WHIVE!
27. **Why or When do I purchase WHIVE Tokens?** It's up to you, trading is a personal decision. Trading occurs on 3rd party exchanges. The Whive protocol does not offer any Investment or Exchange services as per the terms of service.
28. **Is Whive competing with Bitcoin?** No, It's an Auxiliary Chain of Bitcoin, hence complimentary!
29. **Will the price of Whive go up?** We have no idea or control, it’s up to price discovery on the open and free market. We expect the price to be volatile like all other crypto-currencies. Thus, trade at your own risk!
30. **Is Whive a Security?** No! There has been no raising or pooling of funds to develop the protocol. The project is open-source code launched with a complete roadmap, operated and maintained by a community of volunteering individuals with no central entity in control of the distributed network.