The Wandering Coin · NMD
A fair-launch cryptocurrency for digital nomads and the merchants who serve them. Mine it on an ordinary computer, keep it in your own wallet, and swap it for Bitcoin.
Nomad Coin first launched on January 26, 2018, created by Jeremy A. Henry (BtcNomad). Its mission was simple: give people who live on the road a way to pay and get paid, with every payment visible on a public ledger.
The 2018 network, its exchanges and its original code are gone, so Nomad Coin 2.0 is a clean rebuild on a new chain. It keeps what defined the original: the HMQ1725 mining algorithm, a 210 million coin cap, and the nomad mission. It rebuilds everything else on current Bitcoin Core, so NMD speaks Bitcoin's language.
| Parameter | Nomad Coin 2.0 |
|---|---|
| Ticker | NMD |
| Codebase | Bitcoin Core 24.2 (MIT license), rebranded |
| Mining algorithm | HMQ1725 (17 hash functions, 25 rounds): CPU and GPU, ASIC-resistant |
| Consensus | Proof of work |
| Block time | 2 minutes |
| Difficulty | Adjusts every block (LWMA, last 60 blocks) |
| Max supply | 210,000,000 NMD |
| Block reward | 50 NMD, halving every 2,100,000 blocks |
| Mined coins unlock after | 100 blocks (about 3.3 hours) |
| Addresses | N… legacy · nmd1… SegWit / Taproot |
| Active from block 1 | SegWit, CLTV, CSV, Taproot |
| Premine | None (fair launch) |
Every NMD is created by mining. Half of all coins are mined in the first 8 years, the same curve Bitcoin uses.
| Era | Years | Reward | Mined in era | Total by end |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 to 8 | 50 NMD | 105,000,000 | 50% |
| 2 | 8 to 16 | 25 NMD | 52,500,000 | 75% |
| 3 | 16 to 24 | 12.5 NMD | 26,250,000 | 87.5% |
| 4 | 24 to 32 | 6.25 NMD | 13,125,000 | 93.75% |
HMQ1725 runs well on the computers people already own, so no special mining chips are needed and home miners stay competitive.
One download for Linux and Windows: wallet, network node and miner together. Pick how many CPU cores to use, press Start, and mined NMD lands in your own wallet. The Miner tab shows blocks found, coins earned, your hash rate and the network difficulty.
Already mining other coins? Standard HMQ1725 miners such as cpuminer-opt work with a Nomad Coin node out of the box (tested on the testnet).
Because Nomad Coin is built on Bitcoin Core with SegWit and time-locked transactions from the start, it can reach Bitcoin in three steps as the network grows.
Two people trade NMD for BTC directly with matching time-locked contracts. Both payments complete or both refund, with no middleman.
Swap marketplaces that support Bitcoin Core-based coins can add an NMD/BTC market.
With steady miners, always-on nodes, a public block explorer and real volume, NMD applies to exchanges that list community mining coins.
No one can promise a price or a listing. Value comes from people mining, holding and spending NMD.
To be straight with everyone: the main network was started on October 10, 2026 by the founder, Jeremy A. Henry (BtcNomad), and every block so far was mined by his own computers while the network was being brought online. There was no premine and no special allocation. The founder's coins came from normal mining at the same 50 NMD block reward anyone gets.
| Snapshot | October 10, 2026, 4:36 PM EDT (block 114) |
|---|---|
| Network started | Block 1 mined October 10, 2026, 3:05 PM EDT |
| Blocks mined | 114, all by the founder |
| NMD mined | 5,700 NMD, all coins in existence so far (0.0027% of the 210,000,000 cap) |
| Total mining work | About 298 million HMQ1725 hashes |
| Founder's mining address | nmd1qd5lyx3axrf9ztqzvk2m8mntngyef67dwhuwh8a |
Every number above can be checked in the live block explorer. This section will be updated as other miners join, so you can always see how much of the supply the founder mined.
Same name, mission, algorithm and supply cap, on a brand-new chain. The 2018 network and its ledger no longer exist, so 1.0 coins do not carry over.
Not yet, and there is no presale or ICO. NMD will only come from mining when the main network launches.
An ordinary Linux or Windows computer and an internet connection. The wallet download will include the miner.
Once the 24/7 public node is running, so anyone can connect from anywhere. Follow this page for the date.
Jeremy A. Henry (BtcNomad): author, ordained minister, and Linux & network tech who lives the nomad life. Resume · jeremyahenry.com
