Emercoin (EMC): how it works, supply and reviews
In short
- Type
- Own blockchain launched as a fork of Peercoin.
- Maximum supply
- No fixed cap: supply increases algorithmically by about 6% per year.
- Risks and caveats
- Supply is not capped: Emercoin's specification gives an increase of about 6% per year.
- Checked
- 1 November 2026
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Key facts
- Ticker
- EMC
- Official site
- emercoin.com
Key facts checked on 1 November 2026 against official sources.
What is Emercoin
Emercoin (EMC) is a blockchain launched in December 2013 as a fork of Peercoin. It combines proof-of-stake minting with SHA-256 proof-of-work merge-mined with Bitcoin, and hosts services such as EmerDNS and EmerSSL on its name-value storage.
Network and consensus
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| Type | Own blockchain launched as a fork of Peercoin. |
| Consensus | Hybrid proof of stake and proof of work, merge-mined with Bitcoin. |
| Block time | 10 minutes on average. |
| Launched | December 2013. |
| Smart contracts | Name-value storage (NVS) for arbitrary name->value records on the blockchain, used by EmerDNS, EmerSSL and other services. |
Supply and issuance
| Parameter | Details |
|---|---|
| Maximum supply | No fixed cap: supply increases algorithmically by about 6% per year. |
| Issuance | Proof-of-work block reward of 5020 EMC, decreasing with PoW difficulty. |
| Staking rewards | Proof-of-stake reward of about 6% per year. |
What EMC is used for
- EMC is the native coin of the Emercoin chain, minted by proof of stake and mined by proof of work.
- Emercoin runs services such as EmerSSL, EmerSSH, EmerDNS, EmerDPO and ENUMER on its blockchain.
Who develops and governs Emercoin
- Open source
- Source code is published on GitHub (emercoin/emercoin); latest release v0.8.5.
- Developer
- emercoin.com lists a core team including a CTO and integration architects.
- Company
- emercoin.com presents a platform of blockchain tools for business developed since 2013.
History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| December 2013 | Emercoin launches as a fork of Peercoin. |
| 2014 | Name-Value Storage is added as a platform for blockchain-based services. |
| 2017 | Three-in-one mining (PoS + PoW + merged mining) is introduced. |
| 2018 | Wallet 0.7.0 adds SegWit support. |
| 2023 | New wallet version 0.8.0. |
| 26 July 2024 | Emercoin 0.8.5 is released with optional quantum-attack protection for PoS/PoW blocks. |
Security and audits
- Version 0.8.5 adds optional quantum-attack protection: most of a PoS minting amount goes to a fresh P2WPKH output that publishes only a hash of the public key.
- The protection is disabled by default and is switched on in the configuration.
Security incidents
Incidents are reported by third parties (press, incident databases) but are not confirmed in the company’s own channels, so none is listed here.
Risks and caveats
- Supply is not capped: Emercoin's specification gives an increase of about 6% per year.
- The official swap.emercoin.com service is one-way and payments are final.
- The quantum-attack protection in 0.8.5 is off by default.
Official links
- Website: emercoin.com
- Docs: emercoin.com/documentation/introduction/specifications
- Source code: github.com/emercoin/emercoin
- Block explorer: explorer.emercoin.com
- Blog: emercoin.com/news
Questions and answers
What is Emercoin?
Emercoin (EMC) is a blockchain launched in December 2013 as a fork of Peercoin, with hybrid proof-of-stake and merge-mined proof-of-work and a name-value storage used by services such as EmerDNS.
What is the maximum supply of Emercoin?
There is no fixed maximum; supply grows by about 6% per year. The explorer showed about 56.12 million EMC on 1 November 2026.
How is Emercoin mined?
By SHA-256 proof of work merge-mined with Bitcoin and by proof-of-stake minting, with a block about every 10 minutes.
Is Emercoin still active?
Yes: the explorer showed new blocks on 1 November 2026 and version 0.8.5 is the latest GitHub release (26 July 2024).
Sources
- Emercoin - home
- Emercoin - About Emercoin
- Emercoin - Specifications
- Emercoin - Emercoin Blockchain
- Emercoin - News
- Emercoin - 0.8.5 release post
- Emercoin - swap.emercoin.com post
- Emercoin - Team
- Emercoin explorer
- GitHub - emercoin releases
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