[ANN] Bitcoin Origins - Experimental Bitcoin 0.1-inspired blockchainHi everyone,
I’d like to share a personal open-source project I’ve been working on called
Bitcoin Origins.
Bitcoin Origins is an experimental cryptocurrency project inspired by the original 2009 Bitcoin release. The goal is to recreate the simplicity and old-school architecture of early Bitcoin while running on a completely independent blockchain with its own Genesis Block, network, and Proof-of-Work mining.
Main features- Independent blockchain
- Custom Genesis Block
- Proof-of-Work mining
- Peer-to-peer network
- Default TCP port: 17474
- Windows client
- Open-source code
- Separate Genesis Miner utility
- MIT licensed
DevelopmentThe project is based on the architecture of early Bitcoin and is mainly intended for learning, experimentation, and understanding how Bitcoin works at a lower level.
The current build uses the following dependencies:
Boost 1.35.0
Berkeley DB 4.7.25
wxWidgets 2.8.9
OpenSSL 0.9.8h
I also created a separate Genesis Miner tool used to search for a valid nonce for the custom Genesis Block.
It supports multi-threaded CPU mining and displays the current hash rate and mining progress.
GitHubBitcoin Origins on GitHubThe source code and Windows releases are available there.
StatusBitcoin Origins is still experimental software and may contain bugs or incomplete features.
This is not intended as an investment, token sale, presale, or commercial project. I’m building it mainly as a technical and educational experiment.
Feedback, testing, code review, and contributions are welcome.
Thanks for checking it out!
