KNOTCOIN - World's First PoW Blockchain with Built-in Referral System

[Ponknot]

Knotcoin v1.0.2 Released (Mainnet)

Release URL:
https://github.com/Ponknot/Knotcoin/releases/tag/v1.0.2

Downloads:

• macOS (Apple Silicon): Knotcoin-1.0.2-macOS-arm64.dmg
• Windows (x64): Knotcoin-1.0.2-Windows-x64.zip
• Linux (x64): Knotcoin-1.0.2-Linux-x64.tar.gz
• Checksums: SHA256SUMS-1.0.2.txt

SHA256:

Code:

c345d8c4e223d9b443ef48c63135108197f319480765177169fa8643204216c5  Knotcoin-1.0.2-macOS-arm64.dmg
b17cf496ad18366a76f4bbb38beee7228fe6b507dfc35c25ee76e8f7f92573f3  Knotcoin-1.0.2-Windows-x64.zip
a81442ea6b3f3604796ad7d093b21c06601aa1f428e4799a3a5a552be4cb8f6d  Knotcoin-1.0.2-Linux-x64.tar.gz

Bootstrap / Peer Discovery:

• DNS Seed: seed.knotcoin.network:9000
• Volunteer Bootstrap IP: 104.229.254.145:9000

If you run a node:

• Keep your node online and reachable on TCP 9000 if possible.
• If your ISP uses CGNAT, your node can still sync/mine via outbound peers but cannot accept inbound peers.
• You can add extra peers in

Code:

~/.knotcoin/mainnet/seedlist.txt

(one host:port per line).

Quick Start:

• macOS: Open DMG, drag app to Applications, run.
• Windows: Extract ZIP, run
  Code:

  Knotcoin.bat

• Linux: Extract TAR.GZ, run
  Code:

  ./knotcoin.sh

Notes:

• Mainnet release: v1.0.2
• P2P gossip + peer persistence enabled

Seed fallback via

Code:

seedlist.txt

Before running: verify the SHA256 checksums from the release page.

[Laheeboo]

to manually force add my node :

powershell window

$cookie = Get-Content "$env:USERPROFILE\.knotcoin\mainnet\.cookie"
Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "http://127.0.0.1:9001" -Method POST -Headers @{"Authorization"="Bearer $cookie"} -ContentType "application/json" -Body '{"method":"addnode","params":["104.229.254.145:9000"]}'

[Ponknot]

version 1.0.3 is out with some minor overflow fixes so let me know whether if it works or not .

[ocminer]

still no peer connections here

[ocminer]

ah lol i just saw everything is AI generated, no wonder its not working :-)

At least remove your personal info from the repo unless you want to doc yourself:

https://github.com/Ponknot/Knotcoin/blob/main/windsurf-diagnostics.txt

{
  "systemInfo": {
    "operatingSystem": "darwin",
    "windsurfVersion": "1.9566.11",
    "ideName": "windsurf",
    "userName": "Pips Trading",
    "userEmail": "dadofpips@gmail.com",
    "teamsTier": 9,
    "timestamp": "2026-03-01T06:53:42.399Z",
    "installationId": "16078c46-cd09-432d-a536-a51713684d29"
  },


Why did you remove the co-authoring and all the other references to Claude in the code ?

[uE3tc]

Blocks are not synchronized, waiting for update. Do not mine now. It is invalid.

[ocminer]

Can you even read my last post? Or at least the last three posts?

[Ponknot]

ah lol i just saw everything is AI generated, no wonder its not working :-)

At least remove your personal info from the repo unless you want to doc yourself:

https://github.com/Ponknot/Knotcoin/blob/main/windsurf-diagnostics.txt

{
  "systemInfo": {
    "operatingSystem": "darwin",
    "windsurfVersion": "1.9566.11",
    "ideName": "windsurf",
    "userName": "Pips Trading",
    "userEmail": "dadofpips@gmail.com",
    "teamsTier": 9,
    "timestamp": "2026-03-01T06:53:42.399Z",
    "installationId": "16078c46-cd09-432d-a536-a51713684d29"
  },


Why did you remove the co-authoring and all the other references to Claude in the code ?

You may criticise this but I used ai only for html , css and js . You won't find any other project in the entire world which has POW+Referral reward system +time decay tokenomics built inside the core , however I know the challenges which I am facing as a solo dev but I will make sure that this project never gets abandoned.Today I have made significant progress fixing javascript errors .so yes I do use AI but my core and specially PONC is created from scratch.To be fair nowadays everyone uses AI because it it's main purpose is to make our job easy.

[Ponknot]

This project is just like my Passion, I had an idea and a solution for lots of current problems in crypto ecosystem. I see that there is lack of balance  specially in POW mining sector so my aim is not to make fake promises or show everyone some sort of fancy dream . I am just working on a project I a m passionate about and I hope that everything will follow. So far I am preparing to upload a patch for our current version & that will possibly fix the overflow & frequent connection break issues . Let's move one step at a time.

[ocminer]

Just be honest, no need to lie here, not only css, html and js was created by claude, it can't be more obvious due to your windsurf logfile and also by just looking at the code.   Every single .rs file follows the exact same template: module doc comment,  grouped import,  constants, types,  impl blocks > #[cfg(test)] mod tests. Zero deviation across 30+ files. Zero technical debt. Zero "fix this later" TODOs. No human writes code this uniformly, there's not even something commented out ANYWHERE in the code.

Sure everyone uses or can use AI but you should at least have basic knowledge about blockchain, blockchain technology and enter at least some seed nodes in the code. does make sense to put your public indian IP and IPV6 in the code as seed peer and then after you've reconnected the IP is not valid anymore. you must rent at least 2 VPS somewhere and host the peers there until the network is established, you can use DNS seeds later ... Ask claude to add some seednodes and configure dns seeds

ah lol i just saw everything is AI generated, no wonder its not working :-)

At least remove your personal info from the repo unless you want to doc yourself:

https://github.com/Ponknot/Knotcoin/blob/main/windsurf-diagnostics.txt

{
  "systemInfo": {
    "operatingSystem": "darwin",
    "windsurfVersion": "1.9566.11",
    "ideName": "windsurf",
    "userName": "Pips Trading",
    "userEmail": "dadofpips@gmail.com",
    "teamsTier": 9,
    "timestamp": "2026-03-01T06:53:42.399Z",
    "installationId": "16078c46-cd09-432d-a536-a51713684d29"
  },


Why did you remove the co-authoring and all the other references to Claude in the code ?

You may criticise this but I used ai only for html , css and js . You won't find any other project in the entire world which has POW+Referral reward system +time decay tokenomics built inside the core , however I know the challenges which I am facing as a solo dev but I will make sure that this project never gets abandoned.Today I have made significant progress fixing javascript errors .so yes I do use AI but my core and specially PONC is created from scratch.To be fair nowadays everyone uses AI because it it's main purpose is to make our job easy.

[Ponknot]

Larry Ellison isn't a computer scientist but still he created ORACLE . So for me vision matters the most and I never lied to anyone about anything at all . AI has been here since last 5 years almost then why no-one ever thought to make a blockchain like knotcoin. Anyways wait for updates and please give feedback and I will improve and soon we will have a working version .

[ocminer]

Larry Ellison isn't a computer scientist but still he created ORACLE . So for me vision matters the most and I never lied to anyone about anything at all . AI has been here since last 5 years almost then why no-one ever thought to make a blockchain like knotcoin. Anyways wait for updates and please give feedback and I will improve and soon we will have a working version .

Just be honest, no need to lie here, not only css, html and js was created by claude, it can't be more obvious due to your windsurf logfile and also by just looking at the code.   Every single .rs file follows the exact same template: module doc comment,  grouped import,  constants, types,  impl blocks > #[cfg(test)] mod tests. Zero deviation across 30+ files. Zero technical debt. Zero "fix this later" TODOs. No human writes code this uniformly, there's not even something commented out ANYWHERE in the code.

Sure everyone uses or can use AI but you should at least have basic knowledge about blockchain, blockchain technology and enter at least some seed nodes in the code. does make sense to put your public indian IP and IPV6 in the code as seed peer and then after you've reconnected the IP is not valid anymore. you must rent at least 2 VPS somewhere and host the peers there until the network is established, you can use DNS seeds later ... Ask claude to add some seednodes and configure dns seeds

ah lol i just saw everything is AI generated, no wonder its not working :-)

At least remove your personal info from the repo unless you want to doc yourself:

https://github.com/Ponknot/Knotcoin/blob/main/windsurf-diagnostics.txt

{
  "systemInfo": {
    "operatingSystem": "darwin",
    "windsurfVersion": "1.9566.11",
    "ideName": "windsurf",
    "userName": "Pips Trading",
    "userEmail": "dadofpips@gmail.com",
    "teamsTier": 9,
    "timestamp": "2026-03-01T06:53:42.399Z",
    "installationId": "16078c46-cd09-432d-a536-a51713684d29"
  },


Why did you remove the co-authoring and all the other references to Claude in the code ?

You may criticise this but I used ai only for html , css and js . You won't find any other project in the entire world which has POW+Referral reward system +time decay tokenomics built inside the core , however I know the challenges which I am facing as a solo dev but I will make sure that this project never gets abandoned.Today I have made significant progress fixing javascript errors .so yes I do use AI but my core and specially PONC is created from scratch.To be fair nowadays everyone uses AI because it it's main purpose is to make our job easy.

Just read up, you said you used it only for html,css and js - obviously not :-)

“As Mahatma Gandhi taught through his life of truth, even the smallest lie distances us from peace — honesty is the courage that keeps our soul aligned with what is right.”

[Ponknot]

check updates - https://github.com/Ponknot/Knotcoin/releases/tag/v1.0.3  I tried to solve whatever issue was there . let me know if any new issue arises.

[ocminer]

check updates - https://github.com/Ponknot/Knotcoin/releases/tag/v1.0.3  I tried to solve whatever issue was there . let me know if any new issue arises.

As said before - it's still not syncing, no nodes and your static home IPs are not working, as also said, rent some VPS and put static nodes on those VPS, then hardcode the IP's (IPV4+IPV6) of these nodes into the code.

A prompt for Claude would look something like this: "I have installed Ponknot v1.0.3 on the VPS with IP 104.104.104.20 and a second one on 105.105.105.30", hardcode those IPs into the source code as seed nodes so other users with the wallet can directly connect there".

Once you finally have this simple thing running I guess some idiots will finally start to mine it

[Ponknot]

sorry for broken files guys . I will fix everything asap and I will make sure that  this works . Just wait for my update.... this is just the beginning

[ocminer]

sorry for broken files guys . I will fix everything asap and I will make sure that  this works . Just wait for my update.... this is just the beginning

of the end

[yoshikiazuma]

sorry for broken files guys . I will fix everything asap and I will make sure that  this works . Just wait for my update.... this is just the beginning

Okay will wait on your update. good luck

[Ponknot]

sorry for broken files guys . I will fix everything asap and I will make sure that  this works . Just wait for my update.... this is just the beginning

of the end

please do not spread criticism if you cannot help or contribute in development or if you don't like my idea. With due respect I must say that I don't owe you anything so please think about it. I will continue this whenever I have full resources ready .

[oxynaz]

it s a cpu or gpu project ?

[Ponknot]

it s a cpu or gpu project ?

both but with conditions keeping fair mining concept in mind . i proposed the idea for the world's first referral based blockchain and i am damn sure that this is going to be revolutionary someday if the community helps to build it . take it as a open source initiative .