Blackcoin (one of the original 2014 PoS chains) is about to activate Protocol V4 on mainnet.
As part of our migration to NIST post-quantum cryptography, we are launching a strictly limited 180-day
"Gold Rush" bonus emission epoch. To ensure maximum decentralization during the transition, the massive bonus rewards are split 50/50 between a brand new CPU Proof-of-Work lane, and native Proof-of-Stake.
1. The CPU Proof-of-Work Lane (For Everyone):- Algorithm: Argon2id (Time Cost 1, Memory 1MiB, Lanes 1)
- ASIC Resistant: Deliberately designed to be CPU-friendly and memory-light. You don't need a massive GPU farm or ASIC; ordinary CPUs can mine this right now.
- Download the core wallet, sync the chain, and use the
RPC command.
- Note on Fees: Because mining claims (QQSPROOF) are broadcast as on-chain transactions, you will need a tiny fraction of a BLK in your wallet to pay the standard network transaction fee when your miner submits a solved block.
2. The PoS Lane (The Whitelist Snapshot is Approaching!):At exactly
Block 5,945,000, the network will take a deterministic snapshot of the UTXO set.
Any wallet holding at least 10,000 BLK at the exact moment of that block will be permanently whitelisted for the Proof-of-Stake Gold Rush. If you make the snapshot, you can boot up your v30.1.0 node and stake. For the next 180 days, you will receive heavily inflated APYs as the network redistributes the weight of legacy coins. If you don't have 10,000 BLK yet, you still have time to accumulate before Block 5,945,000 hits.
Downloads & Architecture:Codebase & Releases: Blackcoin Core RepositoryWhitepaper (See Section 4): Quantum Quasar Architecture
