[PRE-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: 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.net


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.

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.net) 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.


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.net
Source: https://github.com/bitMoneronet/bitmonero
Docs: https://github.com/BitMoneroNet/bitmonero/blob/master/README.md
Explorer: TBA
Wallets: TBA
Discord: https://discord.gg/Tn7fYWEm
X: https://x.com/bit_monero


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 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

[visibleplayer]

Discord?

[bitmonero]

https://discord.gg/M3TH5HEK

[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.

[bitmonero]

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

[cyferfonix]

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.

[cyferfonix]

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.

Appreciated

[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]

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 competible with a genesis block.

mining_status
currently mining
PoW algorithm: RandomX


Ready to jump on the testnet??

[bitmonero]

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 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

[bitmonero]

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

Mainnet 16 Jan 21:00 UTC.

[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): :

[bitmonero]

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).