FAQ's

• What is Pivx?

  PIVX stands for Private Instant Verified Transaction. 

  The currencies main focus lies on privacy through the Zerocoin Protocol, instant verified transactions through masternodes.

• How was Pivx launched?

  PIVX was launched on the 31th January 2016 initially called Darknet. 

  The codebase was forked from Dash and 60,000 coins were premined to run 6 initial masternodes.

  The premined coins have been destroyed later in July 2016 when it fully switched to the Proof of Stake consensus mechanism.

• Who is the team behind Pivx?

  PIVX is organized in a decentralized manner and everybody is welcome to contribute. 

  The core contributors shown on their website include 20 people with a wide variety of expertise.