[ANN][BLOZ] Block Zero - Fair Launch CPU PoW chain, RandomX, Bitcoin Core based

[SODINNER]

Block Zero (BLOZ)
A live CPU-mineable RandomX proof-of-work chain built on modern Bitcoin Core code.

Mainnet status

Block Zero mainnet has been live since 2026-06-06 06:06:06 UTC.

BLOZ is an independent proof-of-work chain. It keeps the familiar Bitcoin-style UTXO model and modern Bitcoin Core foundation, but changes the mining layer to RandomX so normal CPUs can participate.

Launch principles

- No premine
- No presale
- No team allocation
- No ICO
- CPU-mineable RandomX proof-of-work
- Open-source node software

Project and community links

Website:
https://bloz.cc (edited, see reply #1 for more information)

Mainnet explorer:
https://explorer.bloz.cc (edited, see reply #1 for more information)

Mining pool:
https://pool.bloz.cc

Browser wallet generator:
https://wallet.bloz.cc

GitHub Repository - Core:
SODINNER/blockzero-core (edited, original repo by "Rexemre", see reply #1 for more information)

GitHub Repository - Docs:
SODINNER/blockzero-docs (edited, original repo by "Rexemre", see reply #1 for more information)

GitHub Repository - Ops / Mining Scripts:
SODINNER/blockzero-ops (edited, original repo by "Rexemre", see reply #1 for more information)

GitHub Repository - Wallet:
SODINNER/blockzero-core/releases (edited, original repo by "Rexemre", see reply #1 for more information)

Discord:
https://discord.gg/z7vaB4ate (edited, see reply #1 for more information)

Community infrastructure

The bloz.cc community stack is live:

- public full node
- mining pool
- explorer
- browser wallet generator
- Linux/macOS/Windows mining setup (one-liner)
- direct on-chain pool payouts

The goal is to make the first mining experience simple:

0. Go to https://pool.bloz.cc
1. Generate a `bz1q...` address.
2. Copy the one-line miner command for your OS.
3. Watch your worker show up on the pool dashboard.

Trying to make the experience user-friendly.

Mining

Algorithm:
rx/blockzero

Mine solo, use the community pool, or create and share your own pool. Every contribution that expands the ecosystem is welcome.

Chain parameters

Coin: Block Zero
Ticker: BLOZ
Consensus base: Bitcoin Core v31 based independent chain
Proof-of-work: RandomX
Block time: 10 minutes
Difficulty retarget: 72 blocks
Initial block reward: 50 BLOZ
Halving interval: 210,000 blocks
Max supply: 21,000,000 BLOZ
Smallest unit: 1e-8 BLOZ
Mainnet address prefix: bz
Mainnet P2P port: 8210

Why RandomX?

The point of Block Zero is not to compete with industrial ASIC mining. It is to bring back a small-chain mining experience where a normal CPU can participate. RandomX is designed for general-purpose CPUs and makes the launch more accessible to hobby miners.

Run a node

Mining is important, but long-running full nodes are what make the network easier to discover, verify, and join.

Block Zero currently has two public mainnet seed nodes:

Community (https://bloz.cc) seed:
13.140.142.65:8210

WARNING: "Official" (https://bloz.org) seed:
217.160.46.61:8210
(edited, see reply #1 for more information)

If you run a node, please add both nodes to your config:

addnode=13.140.142.65:8210 (independent community)
addnode=217.160.46.61:8210 ("official", see reply #1 for more information)

If possible, keep port 8210 open so other peers can connect to you. More reachable nodes means better peer discovery, faster sync, more independent verification, and less reliance on any single server.

If you start a public node, post it in this thread so other users can add it and the network can grow.

Get involved

Independent node operators, miners, solo miners, pool operators, explorers, documentation, scripts, wallet tools, testing, and mirrors are welcome.

If you run your own pool, explorer, node, or mining setup, share it in this thread so others can verify it and join.

Thread purpose

This thread can be used for mainnet updates, releases, mining questions, pool announcements, node information, explorer mirrors, setup notes, and community infrastructure.

Block Zero is live. Mine it, run a node, verify the chain, build tools, and help make the network easier to join.

[SODINNER]

Update: Independent BLOZ infrastructure (pool / explorer / wallet) + a note on project governance

A quick update for everyone following Block Zero here. I've been running my own infrastructure for BLOZ since the early testnet, and I'm continuing it independently:

- Mining pool:   https://pool.bloz.cc  - own Stratum pool
- Block explorer: https://explorer.bloz.cc
- Web wallet (client-side, keys never leave your browser): https://wallet.bloz.cc/
- Independent community Discord: https://discord.gg/z7vaB4ate

All of it unofficial, clearly labeled as third-party.

Why I'm raising this openly:

I've put time, hashrate, VPS, domains and development into this coin from the start - collaboratively, with bug reports and improvement suggestions. Unfortunately the cooperation with the creator has reached a point where I have to fairly warn newcomers about what to expect from this project:

- Consensus changes with no warning. An update was rolled out from one moment to the next that altered the chain and invalidated already-mined blocks - no announcement, no coordination with the miners who contributed the hashrate.

- Bridge fee for wBLOZ from 0% to 3.9% overnight. No prior notice. On a "fair launch" chain that's a breach of trust.

- Centralized control on a supposedly decentralized coin. Independent pools, wallets and services aren't treated as a contribution to decentralization but as competition. Anyone building their own infrastructure gets lumped in near "scam" territory and removed from the official Discord.

- "Open source" on demand. I was personally told the landing-page template was open source, "do whatever you want." Later it was retroactively declared closed - please change it.

I'm explicitly NOT saying BLOZ is a scam. The chain runs, I mine it, I keep building on it. But a single maintainer who changes consensus and fees without notice and blocks every independent contribution is exactly the central risk you should keep your eyes open for in a project like this. Decentralization means more than a coin ticker - it means no single person can rewrite the rules overnight.

I have the reasons to assume, I was treated as competition despite of my willing to help and contribute to the project, this is why I had promoted this project here in the first place.

Anyone who wants to mine along or explore the chain independently is welcome on pool.bloz.cc / explorer.bloz.cc and in the Discord. Questions, criticism, bug reports - happy to take them directly.
I am happy for any advertising if it directly serves the purpose of extending the infrastructure and eco-system of BLOZ. Anyone who loves building and contribute is welcome.

[gall00tech]

linux wallet show as bitcoin?

[Laheeboo]

I respect how on the explorer what you mine is highlighted so you are upfront about everything. giving it a try for sure!

[SODINNER]

In my previous reply I documented Rexemre's habit of pushing consensus changes with no warning - segwit activation height moved under our feet, the bridge fee jumped from 0 % to 3.9 % overnight, independent contributors removed from official channels as "competition".

Today (2026-06-12) the next chapter landed. Four commits. A consensus-enforced "Development & Growth Fund" that diverts up to 20 % of every block subsidy to a single hardcoded address. No ANN here. No BIP. No vote.

Activation: block 1500. Current tip: 1232. ~268 blocks left.

THE COMMITS -- https[Suspicious link removed]mre/blockzero-core/commits/main
  3cc757f9  Add Development & Growth Fund: 10% consensus minimum from block 1500
  0027227f  Dev fund: raise consensus minimum to 10 %
  6d200179  Test fixes
  82655df0  Merge devfund (10 % min, 20 % default, block 1500)

THE RULE
  From block 1500, every coinbase MUST send ≥ 10 % of the block subsidy to bz1qmv7lyweytwy807f6yq78zfvhh5ye5y2y0x2gfl, or the block is rejected with `bad-cb-devfund`. Default miner setting is 20 % -- twice the minimum. Unmodified upgraded nodes donate the full 20 %.

THE ADDRESS -- verify yourself: https://explorer.bloz.cc/address/bz1qmv7lyweytwy807f6yq78zfvhh5ye5y2y0x2gfl
  - Zero on-chain history. No prior tx. No anchor of prior custody.
  - Hardcoded as hex literal in consensus (0014db3df23b245b8877f93a203c712597bd099a1144).
  - Single ECDSA key. No multi-sig. No timelock. No governance. No revocation path. Unaccountable on misuse.

THE CAPTURE
  50 BLOZ subsidy × ~144 blocks/day:
  - 20 % default:  ~1,440 BLOZ/day → ~43,000 BLOZ/month
  - 10 % minimum:    ~720 BLOZ/day → ~21,500 BLOZ/month
  Until the next halving (block 210,000), at 20 % default, this one address would receive on the order of 2.1 million BLOZ.

This is exactly the pattern I called out in my previous reply. A coin marketed as "no premine / no presale / no team allocation" is, few days after mainnet, being silently retro-fitted with a single-key 20 % block tax - pushed at a speed that makes review impossible and on a timeline that makes opt-out impossible.

WHAT I AM DOING
  The repos at github.com/SODINNER/blockzero-core have NOT picked up the devfund commits and will not. They are pinned at 711a458e (the last consensus-relevant Rexemre commit, segwit fix to block 413) - which IS the consensus our mainnet currently runs on. Anyone who wants to keep mining the chain we actually launched should build from there.

  - Repo: https://github.com/SODINNER/blockzero-core
  - Pool that will not enforce the devfund rule: https://pool.bloz.cc
  - Explorer following the unchanged chain: https://explorer.bloz.cc

  At block 1500 the chain splits. The pool, explorer, public seed node and web wallet under bloz.cc stay on the original consensus. The Rexemre branch becomes the "Rexemre-tax" fork - whoever upgrades follows it. We don't.

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
  - If you hold BLOZ: understand that "the project" no longer means one chain after block 1500. Pick which side you're on before exchanges/bridges do.
  - If you solo-mine: do NOT pull from Rexemre/blockzero-core after commit 711a458e (2026-06-07) without reading every diff. Pull from SODINNER/blockzero-core or pin your own fork at 711a458e.
  - If you mine on a pool: ask the operator which side they will be on at block 1500. pool.bloz.cc has answered: original consensus, no devfund.

I had hoped my previous reply would be the last one I had to write on this pattern. It isn't.

— SODINNER, operator of bloz.cc (pool, explorer, public node, web wallet, telegram bot)