What is Optical Bitcoin (oBTC)?


Optical Bitcoin [oBTC] is a Bitcoin fork using oPoW, a proof of work algorithm for optical computers developed by PoWx (www.powx.org).

We originally published an experimental net in March https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5324899.0

The network has proved stable after the initial adjustment to the genesis block difficulty. We're excited to announce that going forward, oBTC is running as the mainnet, not an experimental net.

More about Optical Bitcoin:

What has been changed in the Bitcoin codebase?

The Proof of Work has been swapped for oPoW and the halving period has been doubled.

What is oPoW?

Optical Proof of Work, a hashcash derivative that is compatible with existing optical computers developed for AI.

Who is Behind PoWx?

The founders of PoWx are Michael Dubrovsky and Bogdan Penkovsky, however, there are many contributors. More details are available on Github: https://github.com/PoWx-Org/obtc-core/blob/master/README.md

Technology

See https://powx.org/opow

oBTC Codebase

https://www.powx.org/obtc

https://github.com/PoWx-Org/obtc-core/releases


Individual Github links:
https://github.com/PoWx-Org/obtc-core/
https://github.com/PoWx-Org/obtc-pool
https://github.com/PoWx-Org/obtc-miner
https://github.com/PoWx-Org/obtc-bluewallet (Also available on Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.bluewallet.obtcwallet)
https://github.com/PoWx-Org/obtc-esplora
https://github.com/PoWx-Org/obtc-electrs


Current State of the Blockchain


The chain was fair-launched on bitcointalk as a live experimental net with an empty genesis block and has been running for some time now with miners all over the world contributing hashpower. The current block height is 30111.

Explorer:

https://explorer.powx.org/

Website:

Www.opticalbitcoin.org

Project Goals


We outlined the value proposition of oPoW in our paper, blog posts, etc. over the last several years. The long-term goal is to shift the PoW ecosystem to low-energy computing, making the hashrate more resilient and enabling a much broader geographic distribution of mining. Please see www.PoWx.org

Disclaimer


This is a completely decentralized network, which comes with it's risks and advantages.

Mine oBTC on the official pool:

http://pool.obtc.me/

Happy Mining!

Includes NVIDIA windows miner and CPU miner

oBTC NVIDIA Miner: https://github.com/PoWx-Org/obtc-GPU-miner/releases



Community-run websites, forums, exchanges and other links (these were all created by miners/pool owners/enthusiasts and are not run by PoWx, we cannot guarantee anything about these links):

opticalbitcoin.com

https://discord.gg/Re69prZK

https://coinpaprika.com/coin/obtc-optical-bitcoin/

https://miningpoolstats.stream/opticalbitcoin

https://www.exbitron.com/trading/obtcusdt

Explorer: https://obtc.txrat.com/

Mining Software :

SRBminer MULTI 0.7.8 : https://github.com/doktor83/SRBMiner-Multi/releases/tag/0.7.8 ⛏️
(CPU,AMD GPU)

Suprminer 2.3.1 : https://github.com/ocminer/suprminer-releases ⛏️
(NVIDIA GPU)

RxRAT.com
PROP | 0,5% fee


Link:
https://rxrat.com/#/pools/obtc/dashboard

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Medium Diff - 0.2 - [GPU]:

High Diff - 1 - [RIG]:

Check your stats here :
https://rxrat.com/#/pools/obtc/wallet

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Discord :
https://discord.gg/KR5FSyB7Qg

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Looks great !!!
Optical mining seems to be a very good option which will save a lot of electricity and solve a lot of problems.

This looks like a rebirth of bitcoin.
I checked the teams behind the coin. It is worth to check this coin.
Thanks to the developer hard work and come with something innovative.

Based on the dying hashrate is this asic stuff? https://miningpoolstats.stream/opticalbitcoin

someone who decides to sell me some coins

Buying 200,000 oBTC @ $.25, Make counteroffer, DM. We will just use the exbitron exchange though.

Whats this for fuckin Difficulty? Makes mining Dead...

That is absolutely false. This is probably the most fair mined coin you can find. The chain was reset right in the beginning to give everyone a fair chance to mine because of low difficulty. The difficulty was increased doing so.

Optical Bitcoin is stronger than ever.

And no mining machines were sold, they are still in development.

It's already on the OP
The founders of PoWx are Michael Dubrovsky and Bogdan Penkovsky, however, there are many contributors. More details are available on Github: https://github.com/PoWx-Org/obtc-core/blob/master/README.md