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Alternate cryptocurrencies => Mining (Altcoins) => Topic started by: sparkles on November 28, 2014, 09:11:25 PM



Title: [ANN][SPK] Sparkle Test Net Mining - Honored in Real Network
Post by: sparkles on November 28, 2014, 09:11:25 PM
Sparkle is BitShares + Proof of Work consensus rather than DPOS.   

The Sparkle test network is live and because we want to test the mining system we have decided to honor the block producers in the real chain.  Thus you can mine (but not trade) Sparks today. 

Mining will never be easier and the announcement of the December 14th snapshot of PTS has already pushed the price up.   

https://github.com/sparkle5/Sparkle/releases

There is a Mac build but no windows build at this time.   We are actively looking for someone to maintain the windows build.  This will be a paid position once the block chain is live.   


Title: Re: [ANN][SPK] Sparkle Test Net Mining - Honored in Real Network
Post by: DrGrid on November 28, 2014, 09:15:09 PM
Which type of Proof of Work?


Title: Re: [ANN][SPK] Sparkle Test Net Mining - Honored in Real Network
Post by: bloodDiamond on November 28, 2014, 09:55:54 PM
Which type of Proof of Work?

i have some pts on my wallet..

i will get some share of sparkle???
thank you in advice


Title: Re: [ANN][SPK] Sparkle Test Net Mining - Honored in Real Network
Post by: sparkles on November 28, 2014, 10:33:48 PM
If you downloaded the wallet already, download the latest.  I fixed a bug in difficulty adjustment.  Old blocks are fine.  There were only 2 connections at the time so I hard forked immediately.   


Title: Re: [ANN][SPK] Sparkle Test Net Mining - Honored in Real Network
Post by: sparkles on November 28, 2014, 11:04:55 PM
Proof of work is SHA512 there are no optimized miners for this yet.

If you have PTS then you will get some Sparks. 

There are only 12 connections to the test net.   Easy pickings right now.


Title: Re: [ANN][SPK] Sparkle Test Net Mining - Honored in Real Network
Post by: MisO69 on November 28, 2014, 11:54:35 PM
Any chance of getting windows binaries?


Title: Re: [ANN][SPK] Sparkle Test Net Mining - Honored in Real Network
Post by: sparkles on November 29, 2014, 01:23:04 AM
Any chance of getting windows binaries?

I am working to find someone to help maintain the windows build.