[ANN] Markovian Protocol — Proof-of-Intelligence Merged Mining | BN128 ZK Proofs

[MarkovProtocol]

The Markovian Protocol is a Bitcoin merged-mining auxiliary chain where the proof-of-work computation produces verified market regime intelligence. The work is not discarded. The computation is the product.

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WHAT IT IS

Bitcoin's SHA-256 PoW is the most battle-tested proof of work in existence. The Markovian Protocol uses it — via AuxPoW merge mining — to secure a chain where each valid block contains a cryptographically proven Markov state transition under a publicly governed transition matrix. The result is a verified regime classification (ACCUMULATION / MARKUP / DISTRIBUTION) committed permanently to a shared archive.

The archive is licensed to institutional data buyers. Revenue distributes to Kov holders in Bitcoin. Every Kov in existence was mined. No pre-mine. No team allocation. No issuance independent of verified work performed.

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CURRENT STATUS

Chain live since June 4, 2026
Genesis matrix: GENESIS_M, trained on 29,795 OHLCV rows (GLD/QQQ/SPY/TLT/USO, 2000-2026)
Active miners: 3 (2x Hetzner, 1x local)
PoW: SHA-256d, 60-second target, 144-block retarget
AuxPoW merge mining: in development
ZK proof system: live (BN128 Pedersen + Schnorr, four-layer Markovian Proof)

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THE MARKOVIAN PROOF

Every synthesis run produces a four-layer cryptographic attestation bundle identified by a single Merkle root:

1. Matrix Provenance — GENESIS_M committed to training data hash via Schnorr sigma proof
2. Output Proof — synthesis output Merkle-attested and Schnorr-proven
3. Input Provenance — input vector committed before synthesis executes
4. Miner Credibility — on-chain commit-reveal prediction track record

Security reduces to discrete log hardness on BN128. No trusted setup. Public verifier live.

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LINKS

Chain explorer: https://chain.quantsynth.net
White paper: https://chain.quantsynth.net/whitepaper.html
Protocol spec: https://chain.quantsynth.net/rfc.html
Public verifier: https://api.quantsynth.net/verify
BIP proposal: submitted to bitcoindev mailing list June 10, 2026

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MINING

The chain currently uses standalone SHA-256d PoW. AuxPoW merge mining is the next phase. Bitcoin miners will be able to merge mine Markovian blocks at zero additional energy cost.

If you run a mining pool or operate Bitcoin mining infrastructure and want early access to the merge mining implementation, contact hello@quantsynth.net.

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TOKEN

MKV — Markovian Protocol token
Kov — atomic unit (1 MKV = 100,000,000 Kovs)
Supply: function of verified work performed. No cap independent of computation.
Distribution: Bitcoin revenue from archive licensing, proportional to Kov holdings.
Acquisition: mining only.

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SigmaSynth LLC
hello@quantsynth.net
https://chain.quantsynth.net

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i found the project proposal interesting, but the lack of a simple way to mining it put me off

[MarkovProtocol]

Thanks for the feedback — fair point. Mining instructions:

  1. Clone the repo: https://github.com/MarkovianProtocol/markovian-protocol
  2. Install dependencies: pip install flask requests numpy py_ecc
  3. Run the miner: python3 miner.py

  The miner connects to the chain at chain.quantsynth.net, pulls the current
  tip, computes the Markov state transition, and submits valid blocks. SHA-256d
  PoW, 60-second target. Runs on any hardware — no GPU required.

  AuxPoW merge mining (for Bitcoin miners) is the next phase, in development.

[Hashrateoptions]

Thanks for the feedback — fair point. Mining instructions:

  1. Clone the repo: https://github.com/MarkovianProtocol/markovian-protocol
  2. Install dependencies: pip install flask requests numpy py_ecc
  3. Run the miner: python3 miner.py

  The miner connects to the chain at chain.quantsynth.net, pulls the current
  tip, computes the Markov state transition, and submits valid blocks. SHA-256d
  PoW, 60-second target. Runs on any hardware — no GPU required.

  AuxPoW merge mining (for Bitcoin miners) is the next phase, in development.

There is no miner.py in yours repo

[MarkovProtocol]

 Fixed!!

 miner.py is now in the repo.

Great catch, thank you.

[Hashrateoptions]

Fixed!!

 miner.py is now in the repo.

Great catch, thank you.

Seems like you play stupid fill the repo with all files also miner.py point to localhost and there is no node to run it. Really make all right than drop info is ready to mine as seems team mine only.

There still are missing files as miner.py call them and there is no files i side repo as that is made intentional as it looks like.

[MarkovProtocol]

Fixed.

 block_schema.py is now in the repo. miner.py NODE_URL updated to the public node.
 
  For pool mining (recommended): use cgminer or XMRig pointed at the stratum endpoints in the OP. The standalone
  miner.py is for running a full local node.

  XMR payouts are Phase 3. Mine now for Kovs — the ledger is your stake record. Phase 3 distribution uses on-chain
  balances. Early miners earn at the best ratio.

[MarkovProtocol]

   Whitepaper updated. Section 3.8 added: The Reader Layer. Lightweight and deep readers, the tournament signal,
   on-chain accuracy records. https://chain.quantsynth.net/whitepaper.pdf