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Bellscoin Overview
24h High
$0.06
24h Low
$0.06
24h Change
-3.29%
7d Change
+5.13%
30d Change
-7.16%
Volume 24h
$3.74K
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About Bellscoin
Bellscoin (BEL) is a decentralised, community-driven cryptocurrency created in 2013 by Billy Markus before Dogecoin. It uses the Scrypt PoW algorithm, supports merged mining with Litecoin and Dogecoin, and has evolved to support inscriptions, NFTs, and smart contracts.
Bellscoin (BEL) is primarily used as a digital payment method, enabling peer-to-peer transactions without intermediaries. Its use cases have expanded through community-driven innovations, including: - Bellinals and BEL-20 Tokens: Similar to Bitcoin Ordinals, these allow inscriptions and token issuance directly on the Bellscoin blockchain, enabling the trading and creation of digital art and collectibles. - Decentralised Applications (DApps): Bellscoin is evolving to support smart contracts and decentralised applications through updates like Taproot and OP-CAT functionalities. - Merged Mining: Miners can mine Bellscoin alongside Litecoin and Dogecoin, providing enhanced network security and incentivising participation. - Web3 Wallets and Marketplaces: Tools such as Nintondo offer wallet services, marketplaces, and explorers for BEL-20 tokens and Bellinals. - Donations and Community Funding: Bellscoin facilitates community fundraising and donations, managed transparently via multi-signature wallets.
Bellscoin (BEL) was created in 2013 by Billy Markus (BillyM2k), who later developed Dogecoin. The project was abandoned but revived in December 2023 by a decentralised group of developers and contributors. This revival involved updating its core code to enable modern functionalities, including inscriptions and support for decentralised finance (DeFi) tools. The project has since gained support from major mining pools, including Binance Mining Pool, and maintains strong ties with Litecoin and Dogecoin communities due to their shared Scrypt algorithm base. Although 'BEL' was the ticker assigned at the deployment of the Bellscoin Token's smart contract, it is already in use by another asset that has a larger market presence and higher trading volume on major exchanges. Due to this pre-existing association and to avoid confusion in the marketplace, the alternative ticker 'BELL' has been adopted for this token. This designation is specifically used to ensure that assets are distinctly identified.
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Bellscoin Market Data
The live Bellscoin price today is $0.06 USD with a 24-hour trading volume of $3,742.31 USD. We update our BELL to USD price in real-time. Bellscoin is down 3.29% in the last 24 hours.