{"id":59405,"date":"2025-12-14T18:00:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T15:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=59405"},"modified":"2025-12-14T13:17:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T10:17:24","slug":"what-is-myriad-xmy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/what-is-myriad-xmy\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Myriad (XMY) ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"509\" data-end=\"839\"><strong>Myriad<\/strong> (XMY) is a cryptocurrency launched in 2014 with a strong focus on decentralization and fair mining. The project enhances network security and miner diversity by supporting five different mining algorithms. Unlike many modern crypto projects, Myriadcoin launched without an <strong>ICO<\/strong> or premine and remains fully community-driven.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"509\" data-end=\"839\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-59411 \" src=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/myriad-1024x341.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"905\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/myriad-1024x341.png 1024w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/myriad-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/myriad-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/myriad.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 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and Algorithms<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/what-is-myriad-xmy\/#Investors_and_Partnerships\" title=\"Investors and Partnerships\">Investors and Partnerships<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/what-is-myriad-xmy\/#How_the_Project_Works\" title=\"How the Project Works\">How the Project Works<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/what-is-myriad-xmy\/#XMY_Token_Use_Cases\" title=\"XMY Token Use Cases\">XMY Token Use Cases<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/what-is-myriad-xmy\/#Token_Information_and_Distribution\" title=\"Token Information and Distribution\">Token Information and Distribution<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/what-is-myriad-xmy\/#Roadmap_and_Historical_Development\" title=\"Roadmap and Historical Development\">Roadmap and Historical Development<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/what-is-myriad-xmy\/#Ecosystem_Overview\" title=\"Ecosystem Overview\">Ecosystem Overview<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/what-is-myriad-xmy\/#Key_Features\" title=\"Key Features\">Key Features<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/what-is-myriad-xmy\/#Official_Links\" title=\"Official Links\">Official Links<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 data-start=\"841\" data-end=\"861\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Team_and_Founders\"><\/span>Team and Founders<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"863\" data-end=\"1022\">Myriad was founded by an anonymous developer using the pseudonym 8bitcoder. The project is not operated by a formal company, foundation, or centralized entity.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1024\" data-end=\"1245\">\n<li data-start=\"1024\" data-end=\"1071\">\n<p data-start=\"1026\" data-end=\"1071\">No official corporate team or CEO structure<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1072\" data-end=\"1133\">\n<p data-start=\"1074\" data-end=\"1133\">Development maintained by volunteer developers and miners<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1134\" data-end=\"1192\">\n<p data-start=\"1136\" data-end=\"1192\">Governance driven by decentralized community consensus<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1193\" data-end=\"1245\">\n<p data-start=\"1195\" data-end=\"1245\">No institutional investors or strategic partners<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"1247\" data-end=\"1264\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Project_Vision\"><\/span>Project Vision<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1266\" data-end=\"1572\">Myriad aims to reduce single-hardware dominance in mining and strengthen decentralization across the network. By supporting multiple Proof-of-Work algorithms, ASIC, GPU, and CPU miners can participate under balanced conditions. This structure increases network security and reduces the risk of 51% attacks.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1574\" data-end=\"1611\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mining_Architecture_and_Algorithms\"><\/span>Mining Architecture and Algorithms<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1613\" data-end=\"1704\">Myriadcoin supports mining across multiple hardware types through five distinct algorithms.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1706\" data-end=\"2021\">\n<li data-start=\"1706\" data-end=\"1717\">\n<p data-start=\"1708\" data-end=\"1717\">SHA256d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1718\" data-end=\"1728\">\n<p data-start=\"1720\" data-end=\"1728\">Scrypt<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1729\" data-end=\"1744\">\n<p data-start=\"1731\" data-end=\"1744\">Myr-Groestl<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1745\" data-end=\"1756\">\n<p data-start=\"1747\" data-end=\"1756\">Argon2d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1757\" data-end=\"1769\">\n<p data-start=\"1759\" data-end=\"1769\">Yescrypt<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1771\" data-end=\"1842\">\n<p data-start=\"1773\" data-end=\"1842\">Multi-algorithm design distributes hash power across hardware types<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1843\" data-end=\"1913\">\n<p data-start=\"1845\" data-end=\"1913\">51% attack requires dominant hash power across multiple algorithms<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1914\" data-end=\"1963\">\n<p data-start=\"1916\" data-end=\"1963\">Merge mining supported for SHA256d and Scrypt<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1964\" data-end=\"2021\">\n<p data-start=\"1966\" data-end=\"2021\">Benefits from Bitcoin and Litecoin network hash rates<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-59408 \" src=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/myriad-hash-rate-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"776\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/myriad-hash-rate-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/myriad-hash-rate-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/myriad-hash-rate-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/myriad-hash-rate.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2023\" data-end=\"2052\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Investors_and_Partnerships\"><\/span>Investors and Partnerships<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2054\" data-end=\"2131\">Myriadcoin does not have an official investor list or corporate partnerships.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2133\" data-end=\"2242\">\n<li data-start=\"2133\" data-end=\"2163\">\n<p data-start=\"2135\" data-end=\"2163\">No venture capital backing<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2164\" data-end=\"2200\">\n<p data-start=\"2166\" data-end=\"2200\">No private or public token sales<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2201\" data-end=\"2242\">\n<p data-start=\"2203\" data-end=\"2242\">Fully community-supported development<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"2244\" data-end=\"2268\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_the_Project_Works\"><\/span>How the Project Works<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2270\" data-end=\"2330\">Myriad operates using a Multi-Proof-of-Work consensus model.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2332\" data-end=\"2580\">\n<li data-start=\"2332\" data-end=\"2383\">\n<p data-start=\"2334\" data-end=\"2383\">Five mining algorithms supported simultaneously<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2384\" data-end=\"2431\">\n<p data-start=\"2386\" data-end=\"2431\">Each block can be mined using any algorithm<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2432\" data-end=\"2483\">\n<p data-start=\"2434\" data-end=\"2483\">Difficulty adjusted independently per algorithm<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2484\" data-end=\"2538\">\n<p data-start=\"2486\" data-end=\"2538\">Fair competition between ASIC, GPU, and CPU miners<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2539\" data-end=\"2580\">\n<p data-start=\"2541\" data-end=\"2580\">Strong resistance against 51% attacks<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"2582\" data-end=\"2604\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"XMY_Token_Use_Cases\"><\/span>XMY Token Use Cases<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2606\" data-end=\"2681\"><strong>XMY<\/strong> is the native asset of the Myriad network and serves multiple purposes.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2683\" data-end=\"2798\">\n<li data-start=\"2683\" data-end=\"2715\">\n<p data-start=\"2685\" data-end=\"2715\">Peer-to-peer value transfers<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2716\" data-end=\"2759\">\n<p data-start=\"2718\" data-end=\"2759\">Mining rewards for securing the network<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2760\" data-end=\"2798\">\n<p data-start=\"2762\" data-end=\"2798\">Trading and speculative investment<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-59410 \" src=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/myriad-token-1024x492.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/myriad-token-1024x492.png 1024w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/myriad-token-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/myriad-token-768x369.png 768w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/myriad-token.png 1256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2800\" data-end=\"2837\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Token_Information_and_Distribution\"><\/span>Token Information and Distribution<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2839\" data-end=\"2907\">Myriad (XMY) was launched through a fair distribution model in 2014.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2909\" data-end=\"3207\">\n<li data-start=\"2909\" data-end=\"2940\">\n<p data-start=\"2911\" data-end=\"2940\">Total supply: 2 billion XMY<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2941\" data-end=\"2981\">\n<p data-start=\"2943\" data-end=\"2981\">Circulating supply: 1.89 billion XMY<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2982\" data-end=\"3015\">\n<p data-start=\"2984\" data-end=\"3015\"><a href=\"https:\/\/coinmarketcap.com\/currencies\/myriad\/\">Maximum supply<\/a>: 2 billion XMY<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3016\" data-end=\"3040\">\n<p data-start=\"3018\" data-end=\"3040\">Block time: 1 minute<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3041\" data-end=\"3074\">\n<p data-start=\"3043\" data-end=\"3074\">Current block reward: 250 XMY<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3075\" data-end=\"3128\">\n<p data-start=\"3077\" data-end=\"3128\">Halving interval: Every 96 weeks (967,680 blocks)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3129\" data-end=\"3167\">\n<p data-start=\"3131\" data-end=\"3167\">Difficulty adjustment: Every block<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3168\" data-end=\"3207\">\n<p data-start=\"3170\" data-end=\"3207\">No premine, ICO, or team allocation<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"3209\" data-end=\"3246\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Roadmap_and_Historical_Development\"><\/span>Roadmap and Historical Development<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"3248\" data-end=\"3659\">\n<li data-start=\"3248\" data-end=\"3349\">\n<p data-start=\"3250\" data-end=\"3349\">February 2014: Launched as a Zetacoin fork and became the first five-algorithm PoW cryptocurrency<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3350\" data-end=\"3410\">\n<p data-start=\"3352\" data-end=\"3410\">August 2015: Merge mining enabled for SHA256d and Scrypt<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3411\" data-end=\"3503\">\n<p data-start=\"3413\" data-end=\"3503\">2016: Ticker changed from MYR to XMY and Qubit replaced by Yescrypt via mining consensus<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3504\" data-end=\"3580\">\n<p data-start=\"3506\" data-end=\"3580\">2018: Longblock implemented through MIP-3 to gradually adjust block time<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3581\" data-end=\"3659\">\n<p data-start=\"3583\" data-end=\"3659\">2023\u20132025: Community initiatives, Myriad Maze game, and educational guides<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-59409 \" src=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/myriad-project-1024x558.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"802\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/myriad-project-1024x558.png 1024w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/myriad-project-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/myriad-project-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/myriad-project.png 1244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"3661\" data-end=\"3682\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ecosystem_Overview\"><\/span>Ecosystem Overview<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3684\" data-end=\"3745\">The Myriad ecosystem is built around community participation.<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"3747\" data-end=\"3938\">\n<li data-start=\"3747\" data-end=\"3804\">\n<p data-start=\"3749\" data-end=\"3804\">Miners securing the network with different algorithms<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3805\" data-end=\"3845\">\n<p data-start=\"3807\" data-end=\"3845\">Wallets for storing and managing XMY<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3846\" data-end=\"3879\">\n<p data-start=\"3848\" data-end=\"3879\">Exchanges where XMY is traded<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3880\" data-end=\"3938\">\n<p data-start=\"3882\" data-end=\"3938\">Global volunteer community contributing to development<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 data-start=\"3940\" data-end=\"3955\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Features\"><\/span>Key Features<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"3957\" data-end=\"4211\">\n<li data-start=\"3957\" data-end=\"3988\">\n<p data-start=\"3959\" data-end=\"3988\">Multi-algorithm PoW support<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3989\" data-end=\"4029\">\n<p data-start=\"3991\" data-end=\"4029\">Independent difficulty per algorithm<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4030\" data-end=\"4074\">\n<p data-start=\"4032\" data-end=\"4074\">Geometric average difficulty calculation<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4075\" data-end=\"4105\">\n<p data-start=\"4077\" data-end=\"4105\">Consecutive block limit: 6<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4106\" data-end=\"4148\">\n<p data-start=\"4108\" data-end=\"4148\">AUX-POW support for SHA256d and Scrypt<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4149\" data-end=\"4179\">\n<p data-start=\"4151\" data-end=\"4179\">Coin control functionality<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4180\" data-end=\"4211\">\n<p data-start=\"4182\" data-end=\"4211\">Time warp attack protection<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Official_Links\"><\/span>Official Links<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/myriadcoin.org\/\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/myriadcoin\">Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/Myriadcoinofficial\">Telegram<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">You can also freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. 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