[ANN] BitMonero — Bitcoin Scarcity, Monero-Style Privacy | 21M Cap | CPU PoW

[bitmonero]

BitMonero (2026)
Bitcoin Scarcity × Monero Privacy

Hard Cap. Halvings. CryptoNote privacy stack. RandomX. No premine. No tail emission.

Status: ANN (Mainnet Live since 16 Jan 21:00 UTC)
Mainnet: ANN (Mainnet Live since Jan 21:00 UTC)
Status: PRE-ANN (NOT LAUNCHED YET. TESTNET RUNNING. Mainnet16 Jan 21:00 UTC)
Mainnet: PRE-ANN (NOT LAUNCHED YET. Mainnet 16 Jan 21:00 UTC)
Website: https://bitmonero.io (Will be updated shortly) Mainnet is live!!!
Pool.rplant.xyz https://pool.rplant.xyz/#bitmonero%23connect
BMRexplorer http://bmrexplorer.idpool.id/
Idpool.id http://idpool.id/
Calculator https://idpool.id/#market
Discord: https://discord.gg/hfmH3BhYHa



The mainent schedule for 21:00 UTC.

Fair launch without premine.
GENESIS_NONCE is not hardcoded anymore.

It is numbers from block hash of bitcoin that only will be known at 21:00

No one able to start mining solo and mine 1000 blocks locally before the actual start date.
You need to know genesis hash of last bitcoin block at 21:00 16 Jan 2026.

No one knows it.

This is the main difference between monero and bitmonero.

Monero has a hardcoded genesis nonce.

Bit monero is bitcoin fair start and tokenomics with a monero privacy.

Bitcoin anchor hash:
00000000000000000000c02751d3c56ada9efdf9decad974cbbf84f353274bdc

https://blockstream.info/block/00000000000000000000c02751d3c56ada9efdf9decad974cbbf84f353274bdc

Digits taken (→ uint32_t nonce): 2751356999
BitMonero genesis nonce: 2751356999

Status: ANN (Mainnet Live since 16 Jan 21:00 UTC)


IMPORTANT SCAM WARNING
There is no BitMonero mainnet live right now. Mainnet starts at 16 Jan 21:00 UTC.
There are no coins to buy.
Any “BitMonero” token, presale, contract, OTC deal, or airdrop you see today is a scam.
Wait for the signed release + reproducible builds + genesis block announcement posted from this Bitcointalk account.


What is BitMonero?
BitMonero is the idea that never stopped haunting crypto:

Bitcoin tokenomics (hard cap + halving ritual + absolute scarcity)
combined with
Monero-grade privacy (CryptoNote-derived privacy tech, default confidentiality, real fungibility).

Not “better than Bitcoin”.
Not “better than Monero”.

A complement.
A fusion.
A throwback.
A new chain for people who want scarcity and privacy in one protocol.

2014: BitMonero → Monero
2026: Monero → BitMonero (again)

The Point (why this exists)
Monero chose an emission model with:
- fast early emission and then
- a perpetual tail emission (no hard cap)

That’s a valid design for security. But not everyone wants “forever inflation”, even if it trends toward zero.

BitMonero is the opposite bet:
Hard cap. No tail. Discrete halvings.
The scarcity maxis get their fixed ceiling.
The privacy maxis get real on-chain confidentiality by default.


Tokenomics
Max Supply: 21,000,000 BMR (exact hard cap)
Tail emission: None
Halving: Every ~4 year (fixed block-height schedule)

Target block time: 120 seconds
=> Halving interval: 1,051,200 blocks (~4 years @ 2 min target)

Initial block reward: 10 BMR
Reward per block: halves each 4 years

This is scarcity you can explain in one sentence:
21M cap + 4 years halvings.


Tech (Monero DNA where it matters)
Consensus: Proof-of-Work
PoW Algorithm: RandomX (CPU-first / ASIC-resistant design goal)
Privacy stack: CryptoNote-derived privacy tech (confidential transactions, stealth addressing, ring-based spend obfuscation)
Block time target: 120 seconds
Fees: Monero-style fee logic (details + constants will be published before launch)
Supply model: hard cap + discrete halving epochs (no tail emission)

Goal: Keep what made Monero the king of privacy — and swap the emission philosophy to Bitcoin-style scarcity.


Fair Launch Commitments
0% premine.
0% instamine.
0% dev tax.
No ICO. No presale. No “team allocation”.

Before mainnet:
- source code published
- deterministic build instructions
- signed binaries (PGP)
- public testnet
- genesis parameters published before block 0
- launch time announced well in advance

If it isn’t fair, it isn’t BitMonero.


Not Monero. Not Bitcoin. No affiliation.
BitMonero (bitmonero.io) is an independent project.
Zero connection to:
- The Monero Project / getmonero.org / XMR
- Bitcoin / bitcoin.org / BTC
- Any entity claiming endorsement

We respect both communities.
This is not a “replacement”, not a hostile takeover, not a smear campaign.

Do NOT send XMR to BitMonero addresses.
Do NOT send BMR to Monero addresses.



BitMonero = Bitcoin scarcity × Monero privacy.

Respect to Monero — privacy king.
But Monero's economics are a different:
• NO hard cap (tail emission never ends)
• “No halvings” on paper… yet the CryptoNote smooth-emission formula makes rewards decay fast anyway
  (it’s an effective halving rhythm ~ every ~1.4 years — quietly, continuously)
• And early on it was even faster-paced: Monero launched with ~1-minute blocks (Apr 2014),
  then switched to 2-minute blocks at fork v2 (2016-03-22).

The result is front-loaded distribution:
By 2018-04-08 Monero already had 15,908,693 XMR mined —
~86% of today’s ~18,446,744 XMR supply.

BitMonero says: no curve games. No hidden schedule.
21,000,000 cap + clear halvings + a verifiable fair start line.
Don’t trust. Verify. Mine.
Refs:
CryptoNote whitepaper (smooth emission): https://www.getmonero.org/resources/research-lab/pubs/whitepaper_annotated.pdf
Monero fork v2 / blocktime change: https://github.com/monero-project/monero
XMR supply (2018-04-08 snapshot): https://coinmarketcap.com/historical/20180408/
XMR supply (current): https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/monero/


Roadmap
Phase 0: Publish code + specs + testnet (TBA)
Phase 1: Deterministic builds + signed releases
Phase 2: Mainnet fair launch (TBA)
Phase 3: Explorers, pools, wallet UX polish, docs
Phase 4: Research: swaps / bridges (only after mainnet stability)


Links (will go live as launch approaches)
Website: https://bitmonero.io
Source: https://github.com/bitMoneronet/bitmonero
Docs: https://github.com/BitMoneroNet/bitmonero/blob/master/README.md
Explorer: http://bmrexplorer.idpool.id/
Wallets: https://github.com/bitMoneronet/bitmonero-gui
Discord: https://discord.gg/hfmH3BhYHa
X: https://x.com/bit_monero
TG Channel: https://t.me/bit_monero
TG Group: TBA


Closing
Bitcoin gave us scarcity.
Monero gave us privacy.
BitMonero is the fusion nobody asked permission for.

Hard cap. Real privacy. Fair start.

If you’re here for quick flips — you’re early and you’re in the wrong place.
If you’re here because you think private money should also be scarce —
welcome back to BitMonero.

[bitmonero]

reserved


git clone https://github.com/BitMoneroNet/bitmonero.git
cd bitmonero/

make release -j$(nproc)

if fails:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y cmake build-essential pkg-config libboost-all-dev libssl-dev \
  libzmq3-dev libunbound-dev libsodium-dev libunwind8-dev liblzma-dev \
  libreadline-dev libexpat1-dev doxygen graphviz


git submodule update --init --force --recursive

and try again

make release -j$(nproc)



run on the mainnet at 00:01 UTC 16 of Jan

run the command without peers (will use default peers from the code)

monerod \
  --data-dir ~/.monero-newnet-main \
  --no-igd --disable-dns-checkpoints --check-updates disabled

start_mining  <your_address> num_threads false true


wallet
monero-wallet-cli   --daemon-address 127.0.0.1:48081

[visibleplayer]

Discord?

[bitmonero]

https://discord.gg/hfmH3BhYHa

[ocminer]

lol, do you know that "bitmonero" was actually the first name from monero and they changed it later to monero ? :-)

[bitmonero]

lol, do you know that "bitmonero" was actually the first name from monero and they changed it later to monero ? :-)

2014: BitMonero → Monero

Sure

[bitmonero]

source code will be published shortly.
Testnet in next 24hours. please be ready.
https://github.com/BitMoneroNet/bitmonero

[cyferfonix]

https://github.com/BitMoneroNet/bitmonero

Thanks

I'm looking towards a gui version with a built-in full node miner aio solution

Something that can be mined simply and easily with just the wallet

And making it fair and decentralised mining for home pc mining

lol, do you know that "bitmonero" was actually the first name from monero and they changed it later to monero ? :-)

Well this is the actual bitmonero of course

No name calling please haha

Monero without a 'Bit' of 'Coin' - which isn't a bitcoin

Bitmonero is in my favour

Original and clean with a bit of some bitcoin consensus mechanisms

[bitmonero]

lol, do you know that "bitmonero" was actually the first name from monero and they changed it later to monero ? :-)

Well this is the actual bitmonero of course

No name calling please haha

Monero without a 'Bit' of 'Coin' - which isn't a bitcoin

Bitmonero is in my favour

Original and clean with a bit of some bitcoin consensus mechanisms

Testnet in few hours.

Just to for the public history that network was launched fair, no premine, no instamine, open and public for anyone.

Source code is open.
https://github.com/BitMoneroNet/bitmonero

Exact command to run and mine on testnet will be published shortly.

[subdev]

when testnet? what commands to run?

[bitmonero]

git clone https://github.com/BitMoneroNet/bitmonero.git
cd bitmonero/

make release -j$(nproc)

if fails:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y cmake build-essential pkg-config libboost-all-dev libssl-dev \
  libzmq3-dev libunbound-dev libsodium-dev libunwind8-dev liblzma-dev \
  libreadline-dev libexpat1-dev doxygen graphviz


git submodule update --init --force --recursive

and try again

make release -j$(nproc)

Compile and prepare for testnet.

[cyferfonix]

I'll be waiting for the windows wallet for the genesis block 0 mainnet

[bitmonero]

testnet in 5 minute:


./build/Linux/master/release/bin/monerod   --data-dir ~/.monero-newnet-main   --p2p-bind-ip 0.0.0.0 --p2p-bind-port 28080   --rpc-bind-ip 127.0.0.1 --rpc-bind-port 28081   --zmq-rpc-bind-ip 127.0.0.1 --zmq-rpc-bind-port 28082   --no-igd --disable-dns-checkpoints --check-updates disabled   --add-exclusive-node 51.38.236.156:28080   --add-exclusive-node 57.131.20.58:28080   --add-exclusive-node 37.187.28.176:28080   --add-exclusive-node 37.187.253.199:28080   --add-exclusive-node 213.199.44.115:28080


create the wallet (if only you do not have yet):

in separate terminal
./build/Linux/master/release/bin/monero-wallet-cli   --daemon-address 127.0.0.1:28081



go back to the terminal with a node

start_mining ZB2eX7kYJCw6NuyDYfLhxKiKPbF7FiE9Z1CdafwMdbho2At7QVMCkkhDqpVHSuaxN3GB15UUZuCcu2q bXszhdodY2MucrW9mW 2 false true

2- num of threads

on the generating wallet steps you may see something like this


./build/Linux/master/release/bin/monero-wallet-cli   --daemon-address 127.0.0.1:28081
This is the command line monero wallet. It needs to connect to a monero
daemon to work correctly.
WARNING: Do not reuse your Monero keys on another fork, UNLESS this fork has key reuse mitigations built in. Doing so will harm your privacy.

Monero 'Fluorine Fermi' (v0.18.1.0-240e920ed)
Logging to ./build/Linux/master/release/bin/monero-wallet-cli.log
Specify wallet file name (e.g., MyWallet). If the wallet doesn't exist, it will be created.
Wallet file name (or Ctrl-C to quit): wallet-2
Looking for filename: "/home/ubuntu/bitmonero/wallet-2"
No wallet found with that name. Confirm creation of new wallet named: wallet-2
  (Y/Yes/N/No): Yes
Generating new wallet...
Enter a new password for the wallet:
Confirm password:
List of available languages for your wallet's seed:
If your display freezes, exit blind with ^C, then run again with --use-english-language-names
0 : Deutsch
1 : English
2 : Español
3 : Français
4 : Italiano
5 : Nederlands
6 : Português
7 : pyccкий язык
8 : 日本語
9 : 简体中文 (中国)
10 : Esperanto
11 : Lojban
Enter the number corresponding to the language of your choice: 2
Generated new wallet: ZB3kg18WezuZd2x8YYkjXeHQFFTWrh5T8L5TXwsSQXwGZi8KxgrEzwnSANbRXBjhwTZmCuVJrpmMWdr Nf6w55JmM1eqV9Ln3D
View key: 75e175b48c311f3e65eeb072b85d824aa691054b516a9add5a62cf8e6f8f2204
**********************************************************************
Your wallet has been generated!
To start synchronizing with the daemon, use the "refresh" command.
Use the "help" command to see a simplified list of available commands.
Use "help all" command to see the list of all available commands.
Use "help <command>" to see a command's documentation.
Always use the "exit" command when closing monero-wallet-cli to save
your current session's state. Otherwise, you might need to synchronize
your wallet again (your wallet keys are NOT at risk in any case).

Filename: "/home/ubuntu/bitmonero/wallet-2.keys"

NOTE: the following 25 words can be used to recover access to your wallet. Write them down and store them somewhere safe and secure. Please do not store them in your email or on file storage services outside of your immediate control.

leche 22 words more pereza
**********************************************************************
The daemon is not set up to background mine.
With background mining enabled, the daemon will mine when idle and not on battery.
Enabling this supports the network you are using, and makes you eligible for receiving new monero
Do you want to do it now? (Y/Yes/N/No): :

there is an question in discord:

is it rx or cn

mining_status
Not currently mining
PoW algorithm: Cryptonight

after block genesis block on block 1 it jumped immediately to rx. it is fork design to make it correct and compatible with a genesis block.

mining_status
currently mining
PoW algorithm: RandomX


Ready to jump on the testnet??





testnet in 5 minute:

testnet: port 28080

mainnet: 48080 -> 16 Jan 00:01 UTC.



./build/Linux/master/release/bin/monerod   --data-dir ~/.monero-newnet-main   --p2p-bind-ip 0.0.0.0 --p2p-bind-port 28080   --rpc-bind-ip 127.0.0.1 --rpc-bind-port 48081   --zmq-rpc-bind-ip 127.0.0.1 --zmq-rpc-bind-port 28082   --no-igd --disable-dns-checkpoints --check-updates disabled   --add-exclusive-node 51.38.236.156:28080   --add-exclusive-node 57.131.20.58:28080   --add-exclusive-node 37.187.28.176:28080   --add-exclusive-node 37.187.253.199:28080   --add-exclusive-node 213.199.44.115:28080


create the wallet (if only you do not have yet):

in separate terminal
./build/Linux/master/release/bin/monero-wallet-cli   --daemon-address 127.0.0.1:48081



go back to the terminal with a node

start_mining ZB2eX7kYJCw6NuyDYfLhxKiKPbF7FiE9Z1CdafwMdbho2At7QVMCkkhDqpVHSuaxN3GB15UUZuCcu2q bXszhdodY2MucrW9mW 2 false true

2- num of threads

I'll be waiting for the windows wallet for the genesis block 0 mainnet

Mainnet 16 Jan 21:00 UTC.

I'll be waiting for the windows wallet for the genesis block 0 mainnet

you can run both the node and mining on Windows. You’ll need to build the same forked source on Windows, then run monerod.exe and monero-wallet-cli.exe.

Quick path (MSYS2 / MinGW64):

Install MSYS2, open MSYS2 MinGW64 shell
Install deps:
pacman -Syu
pacman -S --needed git make mingw-w64-x86_64-toolchain mingw-w64-x86_64-cmake \
  mingw-w64-x86_64-boost mingw-w64-x86_64-openssl mingw-w64-x86_64-zeromq \
  mingw-w64-x86_64-libsodium mingw-w64-x86_64-unbound mingw-w64-x86_64-readline \
  mingw-w64-x86_64-expat
Build:
git clone https://github.com/BitMoneroNet/bitmonero.git
cd bitmonero
git submodule update --init --force --recursive
make release -j$(nproc)
Run node:
./build/Win64/master/release/bin/monerod.exe \
  --data-dir C:\Users\<you>\AppData\Roaming\monero-newnet \
  --p2p-bind-ip 0.0.0.0 --p2p-bind-port 28080 \
  --rpc-bind-ip 127.0.0.1 --rpc-bind-port 28081 \
  --zmq-rpc-bind-ip 127.0.0.1 --zmq-rpc-bind-port 28082 \
  --no-igd --disable-dns-checkpoints --check-updates disabled
Create/open wallet and mine:
./build/Win64/master/release/bin/monero-wallet-cli.exe \
  --daemon-address 127.0.0.1:28081 \
  --wallet-file mywallet --generate-new-wallet
Then in monerod console:

start_mining <your_address> 2 false true
Notes:

If you want inbound peers, open the P2P port in Windows Firewall.
For better RandomX performance on Windows, run as Administrator and enable large pages (optional but helps).

[bitmonero]

Mainnet in few hours.16 Jan 2026 21:00 UTC time
Please make sure you are ready:

windows, macos, linux

Testnet is running now.

details how to sync and mine on the testnet.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5571370.msg66297123#msg66297123

switch to the mainnet at Jan 16 21:00 UTC

stop the node.
rm old data.
run the command without peers (will use default peers from the code)

./build/Darwin/master/release/bin/monerod \
  --data-dir ~/.monero-newnet-main \
  --no-igd --disable-dns-checkpoints --check-updates disabled


if you already generated wallet for testnet it is compatible for the mainnet as well. you can reuse or create the new one.


bit monero mainent in 21 hours

all instruction provided here on bitcoin talk forum.

discord 90+ ppl.

mainnet 21:00 UTC 16 Jan 2026

git clone

make relesae

./build/Linux/master/release/bin/monerod   --data-dir ~/.monero-newnet-main   --p2p-bind-ip 0.0.0.0 --p2p-bind-port 48080   --rpc-bind-ip 127.0.0.1 --rpc-bind-port 48081   --zmq-rpc-bind-ip 127.0.0.1 --zmq-rpc-bind-port 48082   --no-igd --disable-dns-checkpoints --check-updates disabled
./build/Linux/master/release/bin/monerod   --data-dir ~/.monero-newnet-main   --p2p-bind-ip 0.0.0.0 --p2p-bind-port 48080   --rpc-bind-ip 127.0.0.1 --rpc-bind-port 48081   --zmq-rpc-bind-ip 127.0.0.1 --zmq-rpc-bind-port 48082   --no-igd --disable-dns-checkpoints --check-updates disabled

[bitmonero]

Summary.

The mainent schedule for 21:00 UTC.

Fair launch without premine.
GENESIS_NONCE is not hardcoded anymore.

It is numbers from block hash of bitcoin that only will be known at 21:00

No one able to start mining solo and mine 1000 blocks locally before the actual start date.
You need to know genesis hash of last bitcoin block at 21:00 16 Jan 2026.

No one knows it.

This is the main difference between monero and bitmonero.

Monero has a hardcoded 10000 genesis nonce.

Bit monero is bitcoin fair start and tokenomics with a monero privacy.

Monero Genesis Nonce.

uint32_t const GENESIS_NONCE = 10000;

Anyone who set it may be able to mine blocks way before network goes live because it is simply predefined number

BitMonero set the the numbers from last bitcoin block that will be known only after 21:00 UTC TIME 16 Jan 2026
Fair Launch: “Unknown Genesis Nonce” (Bitcoin-anchored)

To make the launch fair and prevent any premine / early mining, our genesis block cannot be fully known before launch time.

So we don’t choose the genesis nonce ourselves.

Instead, we derive it from a future Bitcoin block that nobody can know in advance.

The rule (simple)

We publicly announce a fixed cutoff time:
16 Jan 2026, 21:00 UTC (exact date/time is fixed and published before launch).

After that moment, we take the first Bitcoin block mined at or after 21:00 UTC
(not “any block we like” — strictly the first one after the cutoff).

We take that Bitcoin block’s hash (the 64-character hex string everyone can see).

From the hash, we build a decimal string by keeping only digits 0–9
(we simply remove letters a–f).

To stay compatible with C++ uint32_t, we take 9 digits and convert to an integer.
(9 digits always fit: max is 999,999,999 which is below uint32_t max.)

That number becomes the GENESIS_NONCE.

Why this is fair

Before the cutoff time, the nonce is impossible to know, because the Bitcoin block hash doesn’t exist yet.

After the cutoff time, the nonce becomes public and verifiable by everyone.

Developers cannot secretly mine early, because they can’t predict the exact Bitcoin block hash.

Quick example (concept)

Bitcoin hash (hex): 000000...7c6298855d...
Keep only digits → 762988556918...
Take 9 digits → 762988556
That becomes the genesis nonce.

[mandown]

How will mining be done? Can you share an example of this before the mainnet? I will activate and deactivate it depending on the situation.

[bitmonero]

How will mining be done? Can you share an example of this before the mainnet? I will activate and deactivate it depending on the situation.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5571370.msg66289290#msg66289290

git clone https://github.com/BitMoneroNet/bitmonero.git
cd bitmonero/

git pull(after 21:00 UTC or set up the genesis nonce by ourself in the source code) this need to avoid premine by anyone. unkown genesis nonce -> uknown genesis -> impossible to premine.

make release -j$(nproc)

if fails:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y cmake build-essential pkg-config libboost-all-dev libssl-dev \
  libzmq3-dev libunbound-dev libsodium-dev libunwind8-dev liblzma-dev \
  libreadline-dev libexpat1-dev doxygen graphviz


git submodule update --init --force --recursive

and try again

make release -j$(nproc)



run on the mainnet at 21:00 UTC 16 of Jan

run the command without peers (will use default peers from the code)

./build/Darwin/master/release/bin/monerod \
  --data-dir ~/.monero-newnet-main \
  --no-igd --disable-dns-checkpoints --check-updates disabled

[subdev]

How will mining be done? Can you share an example of this before the mainnet? I will activate and deactivate it depending on the situation.

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5571370.msg66289290#msg66289290

git clone https://github.com/BitMoneroNet/bitmonero.git
cd bitmonero/

git pull(after 21:00 UTC or set up the genesis nonce by ourself in the source code) this need to avoid premine by anyone. unkown genesis nonce -> uknown genesis -> impossible to premine.

make release -j$(nproc)

if fails:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y cmake build-essential pkg-config libboost-all-dev libssl-dev \
  libzmq3-dev libunbound-dev libsodium-dev libunwind8-dev liblzma-dev \
  libreadline-dev libexpat1-dev doxygen graphviz


git submodule update --init --force --recursive

and try again

make release -j$(nproc)



run on the mainnet at 21:00 UTC 16 of Jan

run the command without peers (will use default peers from the code)

./build/Darwin/master/release/bin/monerod \
  --data-dir ~/.monero-newnet-main \
  --no-igd --disable-dns-checkpoints --check-updates disabled

genesis nonce is X first digits from bitcoin block hash at or after 21:00 UTC. but how many digits we should get from the hash? 9 or 10?

[bitmonero]

Bitcoin hash (hex): 000000...7c6298855d...
Keep only digits → 762988556918...
Take 9 digits → 762988556
That becomes the genesis nonce.

10 digits if it less then c++ int max 4294967295
9 digits if 10 digits more then c++ int max 4294967295

example
7294967295 > 4294967295

so genesis nonce is 729496729

example
3294967295 < 4294967295
so genesis nonce is 3294967295

that said no one knows this number yet and no one able to premine anything before the actual mainnet launch at 21:00 UTC time.


Real example:
https://blockstream.info/block/000000000000000000007c6298855d6918572654fa8b2ffeb67158962a885d2c

2026-01-16 10:39:05 UTC


Bitcoin hash (hex): 000000...7c6298855d...
Keep only digits → 762988556918...
Take 9 digits → 762988556. because it is bigger then max c++ int 4294967295
That becomes the genesis nonce.


genesis nonce will be inserted in the source code.

be ready for the bitcoin block at 21:00 UTC Jan 2026.

[ozgr]

lol, do you know that "bitmonero" was actually the first name from monero and they changed it later to monero ? :-)

I remember. As an old ninja, this coin is now on my radar
Lets fire up the supernova!