[ANN][TAR] TARCOIN | SHA-256d PoW | 1st PoW with Stratum .tar Mining ⛏️🚀

[Miner2026]

Network Update: 300 Million TAR Mined!

Just dropping a quick network stats update for everyone. The community has officially mined over 300,000,000 TAR!

We just crossed block height 6,145 and the network hashrate is holding incredibly strong at around 157 TH/s.

Massive thank you to all the solo miners, pool operators, and Bitaxe owners who are securing the chain right now. No pre-mine, no VC money, just pure Proof-of-Work hardware mining.


Keep hashing! ⛏️

[Miner2026]

Quick update for the BitcoinTalk community on the Tarcoin ($TAR) network!

The last few weeks have been incredible for the network. We are seeing a massive influx of Bitaxe and ASIC miners joining the project, and the hash rate is steadily climbing. But the best part isn't the numbers—it’s the community culture.

Our community has fully embraced a "Miners Helping Miners" mentality. We actually have independent pool operators creating YouTube videos to promote *competing* third-party pools just to help decentralize the network and support each other. No drama, no cutthroat politics—just pure, old-school PoW building. 🤝

🛠️ Recent Tech Updates:
We have recently pushed several stability updates to the primary mining pools. Vardiff has been heavily optimized specifically to handle high-share-rate ASICs and Bitaxe miners smoothly without memory spikes, and the mobile pool dashboards have been updated.

We are actively looking for more independent pool operators and early miners to join the network!
Since we are still in the pure early-mining phase (no exchanges yet, zero volume, 100% grassroots), this is the perfect time to point some hash rate at the network and accumulate.

Links:
🌐 Website: https://tarcoin.org
💬 Discord: Join our active community here
⛏️ Primary Pool: pool.tarcoin.org

Come say hi in the Discord if you are setting up a rig. Let's keep building! 🚀

[Miner2026]

🚀 Development & Network Update

Just a quick update for the community! The network has been growing rapidly, and we've been pushing several major updates behind the scenes to keep everything running flawlessly.

• Pool Infrastructure Upgrades: We just deployed a massive backend security and stability update to the official pool to handle the huge influx of new miners and hash power. Share processing is smoother than ever.
  
• Network Difficulty: Our Dark Gravity Wave (DGW) difficulty adjustment is working perfectly, ensuring blocks stay right on our 10-minute target even as new hash power enters the network.
  
• Team Expansion: We've officially brought on a highly experienced stratum/pool developer as our Technical Advisor to help us scale the architecture safely.
  
• MiningPoolStats: For everyone asking, yes! We are finalizing our API endpoints and will be submitting our application to MiningPoolStats very soon.
  

If you have a Bitaxe or any SHA256 ASICs looking for a fair-launch PoW home, come point your hash at the pool!
Discord: Join the community here

[Miner2026]

🚀 TARCOIN [TAR] - Major Development & Infrastructure Update! 🚀

Hello everyone! The development team has been working around the clock this week to finalize the core infrastructure for TARCOIN. We are excited to announce a massive update to our ecosystem, focusing heavily on privacy, decentralization, and network stability.

Here is what we just pushed live to the network today:

📱 1. Massive Web & Android Wallet Update
We have officially released the newest build of the TARCOIN Web Wallet and the Android APK. We listened to our community and built features specifically for solo-miners and privacy advocates:

• 🔌 Custom Node Connectivity: You are no longer required to route through our official Electrum servers. You can now manually input your own custom IP/Domain and route 100% of your transactions through your own private local node.
• 🛡️ "Zero-Knowledge" Privacy Toggle: We introduced an "Allow Official Fallback" toggle. When disabled, the wallet operates in strict stealth mode, communicating ONLY with your custom node and completely blocking any background pings to official servers.
• 💾 Persistent Configurations: The wallet now utilizes local storage to permanently save your custom node lists, active server choices, and privacy settings across app restarts.
• ✨ UI/UX Overhaul: Polished the interface to handle massive TAR balances gracefully and optimized the node-selection modal for a seamless mobile experience.

⛏️ 2. Network Infrastructure & Mining
Our core infrastructure is now fully stress-tested and stable.

• Block Explorer: The official explorer is highly responsive and tracking the mainnet flawlessly.
• Mining Pool: The public pool infrastructure is fully operational for those who want to point their hash power at the network without running a full node.

🗺️ 3. What is Next? (Roadmap)
Now that the core mobile wallet and node infrastructure are rock-solid, our immediate next steps are:

• MiningPoolStats Listing: We are actively organizing our final API endpoint data to meet the requirements for an official listing on MPS.
• Exchange Listings: Our priority was ensuring the community had a secure, decentralized wallet to store their TAR. Now that the wallet is live and mainnet stability is confirmed, applying for reputable exchange listings is our immediate next step.

Get the latest Android Wallet APK & Web Wallet updates from our official links! A huge thank you to our growing community for the feedback and hash power. We are building this ecosystem together.

Website | Discord | GitHub

[solarsurfer]

Tarcoin (TAR) solo mining for home miners

Hi all, I run a small solo pool built for home miners and Bitaxes, and Tarcoin is on it.

• Stratum: stratum+tcp://stratum.shears.co.uk:3500
• Solo and non-custodial: if you find a block, the reward is paid straight to your own TAR address in the block itself. The pool never holds your coins.
• 0% fee on TAR (all-coins plan, £10/year; Bitcoin is free to mine)
• Small-miner friendly: sensible starting difficulty; Bitaxe, NerdQaxe and similar devices work out of the box.

Live stats and blocks found: sha256-mining.shears.co.uk
Questions are welcome here or on the pool's Q&A board.

Happy mining!

[Miner2026]

https://sha256-mining.shears.co.uk/img/logo.png

Tarcoin (TAR) solo mining for home miners

Hi all, I run a small solo pool built for home miners and Bitaxes, and Tarcoin is on it.

• Stratum: stratum+tcp://stratum.shears.co.uk:3500
• Solo and non-custodial: if you find a block, the reward is paid straight to your own TAR address in the block itself. The pool never holds your coins.
• 0% fee on TAR (all-coins plan, £10/year; Bitcoin is free to mine)
• Small-miner friendly: sensible starting difficulty; Bitaxe, NerdQaxe and similar devices work out of the box.

Live stats and blocks found: sha256-mining.shears.co.uk
Questions are welcome here or on the pool's Q&A board.

Happy mining!

Hey! Thanks for listing TARCOIN on your pool! I noticed you have it labeled as 20% premined. Since those coins are strictly locked up to be used for exchange liquidity and community bounties, our official term for it is an Ecosystem Reserve.

Would you be open to changing the text label on your website to 'TARCOIN (20% Ecosystem Reserve)' instead? It is much more accurate to our project goals. Thanks again for supporting the network!


Feel free to jump into our official Discord and introduce yourself to the community! https://discord.com/invite/QXm4CxDzJC🚨 [MAJOR UPDATE] TARCOIN is officially approved for NestEx! 🚨

Hey everyone, we have a massive milestone update for the TARCOIN network.

Our application to NestEx has been officially approved! The NestEx developers have already completed the blockchain node integration, and our official TAR/USDT spot trading page is fully built and sitting on their servers.



https://i.postimg.cc/gnxRJFBK/Screenshot-2026-10-10-003535.png

What is the next step? The only step remaining is paying the final discounted server setup fee before they flip the switch to "Online" and open deposits. Because TARCOIN is a 100% fair-launch, community-driven coin, we are currently crowdfunding this final fee in our Discord right now.

If you want to be part of TARCOIN history, join our Discord community and help us push this over the finish line!

Join the Discord here:https://discord.com/invite/QXm4CxDzJC

[solarsurfer]

Tarcoin (TAR) solo mining for home miners

Hi all, I run a small solo pool built for home miners and Bitaxes, and Tarcoin is on it.

• Stratum: stratum+tcp://stratum.shears.co.uk:3500
• Solo and non-custodial: if you find a block, the reward is paid straight to your own TAR address in the block itself. The pool never holds your coins.
• 0% fee on TAR (all-coins plan, £10/year; Bitcoin is free to mine)
• Small-miner friendly: sensible starting difficulty; Bitaxe, NerdQaxe and similar devices work out of the box.

Live stats and blocks found: sha256-mining.shears.co.uk
Questions are welcome here or on the pool's Q&A board.

Happy mining!

Hey! Thanks for listing TARCOIN on your pool! I noticed you have it labeled as 20% premined. Since those coins are strictly locked up to be used for exchange liquidity and community bounties, our official term for it is an Ecosystem Reserve.

Would you be open to changing the text label on your website to 'TARCOIN (20% Ecosystem Reserve)' instead? It is much more accurate to our project goals. Thanks again for supporting the network!


Feel free to jump into our official Discord and introduce yourself to the community! https://discord.com/invite/QXm4CxDzJC

We label coins by how their supply was created rather than how it's used, so every coin on the pool is described the same way. As the 20% was created at launch rather than mined, it stays labelled as a premine — that's not a judgement on how you use it, just the same standard we apply to every coin.

You're very welcome to explain the reserve's purpose in your own thread, and if it's ever locked on-chain I'm happy to note that too. Thanks again — glad to have TARCOIN on the pool.

Regards

[Miner2026]

https://sha256-mining.shears.co.uk/img/logo.png

Tarcoin (TAR) solo mining for home miners

Hi all, I run a small solo pool built for home miners and Bitaxes, and Tarcoin is on it.

• Stratum: stratum+tcp://stratum.shears.co.uk:3500
• Solo and non-custodial: if you find a block, the reward is paid straight to your own TAR address in the block itself. The pool never holds your coins.
• 0% fee on TAR (all-coins plan, £10/year; Bitcoin is free to mine)
• Small-miner friendly: sensible starting difficulty; Bitaxe, NerdQaxe and similar devices work out of the box.

Live stats and blocks found: sha256-mining.shears.co.uk
Questions are welcome here or on the pool's Q&A board.

Happy mining!

Hey! Thanks for listing TARCOIN on your pool! I noticed you have it labeled as 20% premined. Since those coins are strictly locked up to be used for exchange liquidity and community bounties, our official term for it is an Ecosystem Reserve.

Would you be open to changing the text label on your website to 'TARCOIN (20% Ecosystem Reserve)' instead? It is much more accurate to our project goals. Thanks again for supporting the network!


Feel free to jump into our official Discord and introduce yourself to the community! https://discord.com/invite/QXm4CxDzJC

https://sha256-mining.shears.co.uk/img/logo.png

We label coins by how their supply was created rather than how it's used, so every coin on the pool is described the same way. As the 20% was created at launch rather than mined, it stays labelled as a premine — that's not a judgement on how you use it, just the same standard we apply to every coin.

You're very welcome to explain the reserve's purpose in your own thread, and if it's ever locked on-chain I'm happy to note that too. Thanks again — glad to have TARCOIN on the pool.

Regards

Totally understand! I highly respect that you keep a strict and objective standard for all coins on the pool. It is great to have pool operators who prioritize total transparency for miners!

The explanation of our ecosystem reserve is now here in the thread for anyone who needs it, so we are good to go. Thanks again for supporting the network, looking forward to seeing the hash rate grow! 🤝

[Miner2026]

🚀 TARCOIN (TAR) is Officially Listed on NestEx! 🚀
We are excited to share a major milestone with the community! TARCOIN is now officially listed on NestEx exchange!
Our community crowdfund has successfully concluded, and spot trading is fully live.
🔗 Spot Trading Pair: https://trade.nestex.one/spot/tar
Market Info:
• Pair: TAR / USDT
• Deposit / Withdrawal: Fully Synced & Active (TAR Mainnet)
• Node Status: Online
Special thanks to all community donors who supported the listing fundraiser! Onward and upward! 🦅🔥

[Miner2026]

🚀 Official Pool Update: Tarcoin ($TAR) is Now Live on Zpool! ⛏️

We are pleased to announce that Tarcoin ($TAR) has been officially integrated into Zpool (zpool.ca)!

Miners utilizing ASICs, Bitaxes, and multi-algo SHA-256 rigs can now connect directly to Zpool with full multi-coin profit switching and auto-conversion support.

🛠️ Stratum Connection Details:

Code:

Stratum Server: stratum+tcp://sha256.zpool.ca:3333
Username: <YOUR_TAR_WALLET_ADDRESS>
Password: c=TAR
Solo Mining Password: c=TAR,m=solo
Algorithm: sha256

📊 Useful Links & Stats:
• Zpool Coins Directory: https://zpool.ca/coins
• Official Block Explorer: https://explorer.tarcoin.org/
• Primary Trading Market (NestEx): https://trade.nestex.one/spot/tar
• Official Web Wallet: https://my-wallet.tarcoin.org/

⚡ Network Milestone:
Following this integration, the Tarcoin global hashrate has reached an all-time peak of 3.94 PH/s, secured by Dark Gravity Wave (DGW v3) dynamic difficulty recalibration on every block!

Thank you to the Zpool team and our growing global mining community for the continuous support! 🚀⛏️

— Tarcoin Core Team —

[Miner2026]

🛡️ Infrastructure Update: Permanent Tor (.onion) Web Wallet Mirror is Live! 🧅

True financial sovereignty requires zero single points of failure. To ensure that Tarcoin holders and miners can always access, manage, and broadcast transactions—regardless of local ISP firewalls, DNS blocks, or registrar disruptions—we have deployed a permanent Tor v3 Hidden Service for the official Web Wallet.

🌐 Clearnet URL: https://my-wallet.tarcoin.org
🧅 Permanent Tor (.onion) Mirror:

Code:

http://ipgjxmhpfgtjgenlx6xuwxd4mrvk6usvilqcs5l3ezg6lqexvnl5z7yd.onion

Features & Integration:

• Accessible via Tor Browser on Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android.
  
• Automatic inclusion in seed phrase backup export notes.
• Native end-to-end encryption without IP tracking or third-party DNS lookups.

We recommend all community members bookmark the .onion address today.

Tarcoin: Pure SHA-256d Proof-of-Work. Uncensorable & Sovereign.

[Miner2026]

🚀 Tarcoin ($TAR) is Officially Live on Gleec / Komodo AtomicDEX! ⚛️
Decentralized, Peer-to-Peer Cross-Chain Atomic Swaps with BTC & LTC are Now Open!

We are proud to announce that Tarcoin ($TAR) has been officially approved, tested, and merged into the active Gleec / Komodo AtomicDEX repository! Live on-chain atomic swap settlements have been verified, allowing sovereign, non-custodial trading without intermediaries.

🔗 Official GitHub Merged PR: https://github.com/GLEECBTC/coins/pull/2075
🌐 Trade on Web DEX: https://dex.gleec.com


🛡️ Key Features of Tarcoin on AtomicDEX:

• Direct Cross-Chain Swaps: Trade TAR directly against Bitcoin (BTC), Litecoin (LTC), Dogecoin (DOGE), and 100+ native assets.
  
• 100% Non-Custodial: All trades execute peer-to-peer directly wallet-to-wallet via on-chain Hashed Time-Lock Contracts (HTLC). Your keys, your coins.
  
• Zero KYC & Censorship-Proof: No accounts, no identity verification, and immune to exchange freezes or centralized delistings.
  
• Native SegWit & WebSockets (WSS): Backed by our dedicated dual Electrum SSL and WSS nodes on port 50004 for fast, frictionless trading in your browser.
  

Pure Proof-of-Work. Decentralized Trading. Financial Sovereignty.⚡ Mining Ecosystem Update: 9 Pools Now Live on MiningPoolStats! ⚡

Quick progress update for our miners and community:

• MiningPoolStats Leaderboard: 9 verified pools are now actively tracked with real-time block heights, difficulty, and network metrics.
• Multi-Pool Support: Miners can now choose from a wide range of pools including zpool.ca, bitaxermt, argfamining, our official pool, and several others.
• Decentralization Growing: Miner distribution across independent pools continues to expand steadily.

Check out the full live pool leaderboard here:
https://miningpoolstats.stream/tarcoin

Thanks to all the miners, rig operators, and pool teams securing the Tarcoin network!

[Miner2026]

PROJECT UPDATE: Tarcoin Name Service (TNS-1) & .tar Domains Launched

Hello Tarcoin Community & Miners,

We are pleased to announce the deployment of TNS-1 (Tarcoin Name Service), bringing native Web3 domain infrastructure to the Tarcoin SHA-256d blockchain.

What is TNS-1?
TNS-1 is a lightweight, decentralized naming standard recorded directly into the Tarcoin UTXO set via native OP_RETURN transaction payloads.

Core Capabilities:

• Human-Readable Wallet Aliases: Replace bech32 addresses (tar1...) with clean names like alice.tar or mining.tar. Supported natively in the Tarcoin Wallet and Android APK.
  
• Decentralized Web Hosting: Link any IPFS Content Identifier (CID) to your domain for decentralized, tamper-proof website resolution.
  
• True On-Chain Ownership: Non-custodial ownership controlled solely by your private keys.
  
• Browser Integration: Open .tar domains seamlessly in Chrome and Brave using our open-source extension.
  
• Flexible Registration: Choose between 1-year standard or a discounted 4-year promotional lockup.
  

Search & Register Available Domains:
https://tarcoin.org/domains

Protocol Documentation & Spec:
https://github.com/Tarcoin/tarcoin

Happy mining and building!

— Tarcoin Core

[Miner2026]

⚡ [WORLD FIRST] Tarcoin ($TAR) ⚡
The 1st Layer-1 PoW Chain to Replace 42-Char Addresses with Native .tar Domains

Bitcoin has been around for 15 years. Since day one, every Proof-of-Work blockchain has inherited the exact same headache:

Long, ugly, error-prone 42-character addresses:

Code:

tar1qdjvv7g76tjx8djspvr2agul3gyhxfcm98js6km

Miners have accidentally burned hard-earned block rewards with a single copy-paste error. Regular users still double-check the first and last four characters like they're defusing a bomb.

Past attempts only produced half-solutions:

• Namecoin (.bit): Pioneered decentralized DNS in 2011, but was never built for payment identity or miner stratum payouts.
  
• Monero (OpenAlias): Relies on legacy ICANN web DNS TXT records, which stratum mining pools won't touch.
  
• Ethereum (ENS): Solved it for EVM, but burdened with heavy smart contract overhead and unpredictable gas fees.
  

🔥 Tarcoin is the FIRST Layer-1 PoW Network in the World to Solve This Natively at the Protocol Level 🔥

With TNS (Tarcoin Name System), your wallet and miner payout identity is simply yourname.tar.

⚙️ How it works technically:

• Zero Smart Contract Bloat: Built on clean Bitcoin Core v31 architecture using lightweight OP_RETURN scripts embedded directly into native L1 transactions.
  
• Native Protocol Resolution: Resolved in real-time by Tarcoin full nodes, explorer endpoints, and official wallets without third-party middleware.
  
• Provably On-Chain & Permanent: Once registered, ownership is cryptographically secured on the Tarcoin blockchain forever.
  

🔗 Mainnet Resources & Live Links:

• Web Wallet & Registration: https://my-wallet.tarcoin.org
  
• Block Explorer & TNS Records: https://explorer.tarcoin.org
  
• Official Website: https://tarcoin.org
  
• Source Code (GitHub): https://github.com/Tarcoin/tarcoin
  
• Discord Community: https://discord.com/invite/QXm4CxDzJC
  

We're proud to bring real, ground-level innovation back to native Proof-of-Work.

— Tarcoin Dev Team

[luckyminer0]

Just tested this out and registered my .tar domain in the web wallet.

Honestly about time someone fixed the 42-character address nightmare for PoW miners. Copy-pasting long Bech32 strings into miner configs was always an accident waiting to happen.

Great job dev team, glad to see Tarcoin continuously shipping real updates. Mining strong! ⛏️

[Miner2026]

⚡ MAJOR PROTOCOL MILESTONE: TNS-1 is LIVE on Mainnet (v1.3.0 Released) ⛏️

We are thrilled to announce that Tarcoin Name System (TNS-1) is officially live and operating in production on mainnet!

What this means for Miners & Users:
• Zero Copy-Paste Friction: Send and receive TAR directly using human-readable names (e.g. satoshi.tar) in the Qt Desktop and Web Wallets.
• Native Stratum Mining: Point your Bitaxe, WhatsMiner, Antminer, or GPU rigs directly to your .tar domain name on our Stratum pool.
• Automated PPLNS On-Chain Payouts: The pool resolves your .tar identity and constructs block reward payouts directly to your L1 address on-chain—zero middleman custody. Live settlement audited on-chain at Block #11861.
• Pure SHA256d Consensus: No risky hard forks or virtual machine bloat. Payload settlement lives directly in standardized Layer-1 OP_RETURN outputs.

Resources & Open-Source Specifications:
• TIP-0001 Specification: https://github.com/Tarcoin/tarcoin/blob/master/docs/TIP-0001-TNS.md
• Core Node & Qt Wallet v1.3.0: https://github.com/Tarcoin/tarcoin/releases/tag/v1.3.0
• Claim your .tar domain: https://tarcoin.org/domains
• Web Wallet: https://my-wallet.tarcoin.org

Real Layer-1 utility on pure Proof-of-Work. ⛏️

[Miner2026]

🚀 MEGA ECOSYSTEM LAUNCH: DEFI, LIGHTNING L2 & WEB WALLET UPGRADES! 🚀

The TARCOIN ecosystem has leveled up across every front. Today, we are thrilled to roll out major upgrades to our Web Wallet, launch Wrapped TARCOIN (wTAR) on Polygon PoS, and release Tarcoin Core v1.4.0!

🌐 1. Upgraded Web Wallet (my-wallet.tarcoin.org)
Works instantly on iOS, Android, and Desktop with zero download required:
• 🛒 Instant "Buy TAR" & "Cash Out": Direct 1-click vendor gateway to buy or cash out native TAR without waiting on exchange order books.
• ⚡ Tarcoin Lightning Network (L2): Instant Layer-2 micropayments with sub-second finality and near-zero fees!
• 🌐 .tar Web3 Domains (TNS): Send, receive, and manage your decentralized .tar domain identities directly in your wallet.
• 🟣 1-Click "Buy wTAR": Direct bridge gateway to purchase Wrapped TARCOIN on Polygon PoS.
• 📊 Live NestEx Price Sync: Real-time spot pricing tracked directly on your wallet portfolio.
• 💼 Multi-Wallet Vaults: Create and manage multiple TAR vaults seamlessly in one place.

👉 Launch Web Wallet: https://my-wallet.tarcoin.org


🟣 2. Wrapped TARCOIN (wTAR) on Polygon PoS (DeFi is Live!)
TARCOIN is now multichain with 1:1 backing in the verifiable Layer-1 reserve vault:
• Official Contract: 0x8F6A7C8B603B891FF0D39c7b452feA3c8729c594
• Network: Polygon PoS (Chain ID: 137 | 8 Decimals)
• Decentralized Liquidity: Seeded on QuickSwap v2 (wTAR / USDT)!
• 📈 DexScreener Live Chart: https://dexscreener.com/polygon/0x8F6A7C8B603B891FF0D39c7b452feA3c8729c594
• 🐙 Kraken Pro DEX Terminal: https://pro.kraken.com/app/dex/token/polygon/0x8F6A7C8B603B891FF0D39c7b452feA3c8729c594
• 🦊 MetaMask Integration: Add wTAR to MetaMask to track live USD balance in your portfolio!
• 🛡️ GoPlus Security Audit: 0 Risky Items, 0.00% Buy/Sell Tax, Verified Open Source.


📦 3. Tarcoin Core v1.4.0 GitHub Release
Full deterministic binaries with integrated Layer-2 (TLN) specifications and TNS browser tooling:
• Platforms: Windows 10/11 64-bit, Ubuntu/Debian 22.04+ (GUI & Server), macOS
👉 Official Release: https://github.com/Tarcoin/tarcoin/releases/tag/v1.4.0
👉 Website Downloads: https://tarcoin.org/download


🔥 4. Massive Buying Opportunity on NestEx (TAR / USDT)
• Polygon QuickSwap DEX Price: ~$0.00005 USDT
• NestEx Market Price: ~$0.000009 USDT (+84% today and climbing!)

Native TAR on NestEx is currently trading at a 5x to 6x discount compared to the Polygon DEX. As decentralized awareness spreads and cross-chain volume expands, this arbitrage gap will equalize quickly!

🛒 Trade TAR on NestEx: https://trade.nestex.one/spot/TAR

True PoW utility, Layer-2 scalability, and multichain liquidity. Let's conquer the next leg up together! ⛏️💎🚀