[ANN] [VBK] [PoP/PoW] VeriBlock: Securing the World's Blockchains Using Bitcoin!

[Vorksholk]

DEV YOU CAN SAY WHEN THE BASIC NETWORK WILL BE LAUNCHED?

We don't have an exact target date, however the public testing of our Testnet has gone very smoothly so far. We will release the mainnet version of VeriBlock when we are confident that the code performs as expected and that all of the network parameters (reward schedule, incentive structure, blocktime, etc.) are at optimal values.

Will the coin be minable with antminer A3 ?

"Block Generation Protocol: Proof-of-Work (PoW) Mining w/ vBlake"

No, the Antminer A3 for SIA is for BLAKE2b, whereas vBlake is a modified version of BLAKE2b that introduces additional rounds, even-output-distributed 3-input logic functions, and different rotation values. That being said, a vBlake ASIC is possible to manufacture, and some of the work done in designing a BLAKE2b ASIC can be re-used in designing a vBlake one.

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[Mike6000]

DEV YOU CAN SAY WHEN THE BASIC NETWORK WILL BE LAUNCHED?

We don't have an exact target date, however the public testing of our Testnet has gone very smoothly so far. We will release the mainnet version of VeriBlock when we are confident that the code performs as expected and that all of the network parameters (reward schedule, incentive structure, blocktime, etc.) are at optimal values.

Since the coins from the Testnet do not have any value as wealth except functions of testing, Can I assume that you team do not have any  confidence at your project or your codes because you need limitless time or days to run your program on the Testnet?

Once other people copy your idea and formerly announce a similar project, the community will certainly follow the formerly announced project. We will see who will finally harvest the apples.  

[baydran]

Interesting project. Love to follow it.
Discord?

[timstall]

Interesting project. Love to follow it.
Discord?

We have telegram set up: https://web.telegram.org/#/im?p=@VeriBlock

[lipton]

When mainnet start?

[Mike6000]

When mainnet start?

Dev did not answer my questions. It looks not very confident at this moment. 

[timstall]

When mainnet start?

Max covered this well:

We don't have an exact target date, however the public testing of our Testnet has gone very smoothly so far. We will release the mainnet version of VeriBlock when we are confident that the code performs as expected and that all of the network parameters (reward schedule, incentive structure, blocktime, etc.) are at optimal values.

[Vorksholk]

When mainnet start?

Dev did not answer my questions. It looks not very confident at this moment. 

It'll be sooner rather than later

Tweaking some parameters (block time, reward incentivization curves, etc.) based on continued testing, and once everything looks good then we'll launch mainnet.

[timstall]

How to mine Veriblock? When it will be officially launched? I would like to mine Veriblock at its launch day.

You can download the miner from github: https://github.com/VeriBlock/nodecore-releases. There's a readme that walks through it.

Official launch will be clearly communicated on the social channels, so if you follow here, or telegram (https://web.telegram.org/#/im?p=@VeriBlock) or the channels on veriblock.org, you won't miss it.

Testing the miner now will help anyone be ready to immediately mine it on launch day.

[Mi chael]

Thank you for sharing the information, I will be attentive of this project very closely without doubt. Good luck team

[P4ndoraBox]

DEV YOU CAN SAY WHEN THE BASIC NETWORK WILL BE LAUNCHED?

We don't have an exact target date, however the public testing of our Testnet has gone very smoothly so far. We will release the mainnet version of VeriBlock when we are confident that the code performs as expected and that all of the network parameters (reward schedule, incentive structure, blocktime, etc.) are at optimal values.

Will the coin be minable with antminer A3 ?

"Block Generation Protocol: Proof-of-Work (PoW) Mining w/ vBlake"

No, the Antminer A3 for SIA is for BLAKE2b, whereas vBlake is a modified version of BLAKE2b that introduces additional rounds, even-output-distributed 3-input logic functions, and different rotation values. That being said, a vBlake ASIC is possible to manufacture, and some of the work done in designing a BLAKE2b ASIC can be re-used in designing a vBlake one.

Thank you very much.

[Mike6000]

When mainnet start?

Dev did not answer my questions. It looks not very confident at this moment. 

It'll be sooner rather than later

Tweaking some parameters (block time, reward incentivization curves, etc.) based on continued testing, and once everything looks good then we'll launch mainnet.

Thanks. Tried some mining. I fairly say that it is very good coding, very fast, and very steady. Nice project with good luck. 

[AboutAWe3kAgo]

This looks good. Can SGminer mine this?

[crimealone]

How about open a discord channel? Similar to slack, but much better.
Compared to telegram, discord is much more convenient for a large community.

[annapotpot]

How about open a discord channel? Similar to slack, but much better.
Compared to telegram, discord is much more convenient for a large community.

+1 for opening a discord channel.

[thaoco.codai865]

I am very happy to see this project finally come to fruition, this gotta be one of the best thing that could have happened. I am very happy about this. Good job everyone!

[OXUS]

any updates on mainnet date ?

[FifthGb]

Hmm Interesting, it seems I forked I was at almost 19k blocks on my end and i restarted and went to 17000 lmk if you need a log.

[Vorksholk]

I am very happy to see this project finally come to fruition, this gotta be one of the best thing that could have happened. I am very happy about this. Good job everyone!

Thanks!

Looks like an interesting project. Will keep a close eye on your project!

Welcome aboard!

Hmm Interesting, it seems I forked I was at almost 19k blocks on my end and i restarted and went to 17000 lmk if you need a log.

That's odd, were you connected to the network before you restarted? Please upload your logs and nodecore.dat file to a new Github issue: https://github.com/VeriBlock/nodecore-releases/issues/new

[Vorksholk]

Hey everyone, there is a new version of the NodeCore suite (v0.1.2), here's the changelist:

Code:

== Change log 0.1.2 ==

*NodeCore*
• Peer to peer network protocol overhauled (Breaking change)
• TLS support on Admin RPC
• RPC Password option
• Added robustness to mining pool operation (Breaking change)
• Backup wallet RPC endpoint added
• Fixed a case in which Bitcoin blockchain view was not rolled back when forked
• Introduced support for multiple networks

*CLI*
• Removed "peer" commands
• Backup wallet command
• Added support for TLS
• Added support for password

*PoW*
• ExtraNonce support added

*PoP*
• Compatibility updates with Bitcoin 0.16.0
• Added support for SegWit transactions

You can download it from here: https://github.com/VeriBlock/nodecore-releases/releases/tag/v0.1.2

The new version has significant modifications to the way the P2P protocol works, so you will need to update to this new version to stay in sync with the network. Thanks everyone!

Our team is also updating the stats server, so the dashboard may show erroneous or old data during the next half hour, while the new data is ingested into the backend.
The backend is fully updated.

Note that this is still testnet software