Ravencoin is a digital peer to peer network that aims to implement a use case specific blockchain, designed to efficiently handle one specific function, the transfer of assets from one party to another. Built on a fork of the Bitcoin code,Ravencoin was launched January 3rd, 2018, and is a truly open source project (no ICO or masternodes). It focuses on building a useful technology, with a strong and growing community. Ravencoin has 104 mining pools and uses the KAWPOW algorithm.