[ANN] Orange (OAG) | RandomX CPU-only | No premine | Solo mining

Thanks. Fair point about Discord being where people look for new coins.
I'll probably set one up. I'll keep moderation to myself for now,
nothing personal, it's just safer while the project is small.
The invite will go in the README and this thread first.

I made discord
https://discord.gg/72KWbXkn86

v0.1.3 released

https://github.com/manh923/Orange/releases/tag/v0.1.3

This is an optional update. There are no consensus changes, so 0.1.2 nodes keep working on the same chain. Upgrade when convenient.

What changed

The browser wallet now works on a pruned node. --prune and --wallet can be used together. Balance and sending work as before. What you lose is transaction history: the history view needs the index, and a pruned node cannot build one. When you restore from the recovery phrase on a pruned node, the wallet finds your addresses from the coins they still hold. Every coin you hold is found; addresses you have already emptied are not listed. --explorer still needs a full node.
The wallet's Sign tab lets you choose which address signs.
The explorer's tables no longer run off the right edge on phone screens.

Upgrading
Stop the node, replace oag-node and oag-wallet with the new files, and start it again. Your data folder is kept as it is. There is no resync and the index is not rebuilt. Check the download against the .sha256 file next to it.

If you run a full node with the index and want to switch it to --prune, add --drop-index the first time. The node will tell you if you forget.

please join to discord

v0.1.4 released

https://github.com/manh923/Orange/releases/tag/v0.1.4

This is an optional update. There are no consensus changes, so 0.1.2 and 0.1.3 nodes keep working on the same chain. Upgrade when convenient.

What changed

The node opens its port on your home router by itself. It asks the router over UPnP or NAT-PMP to forward the P2P port, then tells other nodes the outside address. Nodes behind a home router can now accept connections without manual port forwarding, which makes the network harder to cut apart. This is on by default; pass --no-portmap to turn it off. It does nothing if you already pass --external-addr. Behind carrier-grade NAT the address cannot be reached from outside, so the node only prints a warning and does not announce it.
Network statistics in the explorer. A new /stats page shows days running, estimated hashrate (from difficulty), the number of addresses holding coins, how the coins are spread across holders, and day-by-day charts. /richlist lists the top 100 addresses with their share. The front page now shows the hashrate of the last hour.
Better peer discovery after sync. If a node catches up with the chain but has fewer than 8 outbound connections and no addresses left to try, it asks the seed again (once right away, then at most every 30 minutes).

Upgrading
Stop the node, replace oag-node and oag-wallet with the new files, and start it again. Your data folder is kept as it is. There is no resync and the index is not rebuilt. Check the download against the .sha256 file next to it.

If your node is behind a home router, look for a line starting with the router (UPnP) forwards (or (NAT-PMP)) in the log after start. If it isn't there, please post what the log says about port mapping. Reports from different routers help.

v0.1.6 released (includes v0.1.5)

https://github.com/manh923/Orange/releases/tag/v0.1.6

This is an optional update. There are no consensus changes, so 0.1.2 and later keep working on the same chain. Upgrade when convenient.

Public web wallet
There is now a public web wallet at wallet.oagcoin.org. Nothing to install: create a wallet in your browser and you have an OAG address. The recovery phrase and keys are created and kept in your browser; the server only sees signed transactions. Still, a web page can be tampered with, and the server can see which addresses you look up, so please use it for small amounts. For larger amounts, run your own node with --wallet (the same wallet, served from your own machine).

What changed in the browser wallet

Address list. The Receive tab lists every address in the wallet with its balance, how many outputs it holds, and whether it has been used, each with a copy button.
Choose where to send from. The Send tab has a "From" choice. Pick one address and only its coins are spent, and the change comes back to that same address, so addresses you keep apart stay apart. "Any address" works as before.
Live updates. The height refreshes every 30 seconds, and balances refresh when a new block arrives. No more reloading the page to see a mined reward mature.
Phone fixes. Long transaction IDs no longer push the page sideways, the address list no longer collapses into a narrow column, and iPhone no longer zooms in when you tap "From".

Other

On mainnet the node now prints where to ask questions (Discord and this thread) right after it starts.

Upgrading
Stop the node, replace oag-node and oag-wallet with the new files, and start it again. Your data folder is kept as it is; no resync. Check the download against the .sha256 file next to it.

Questions and chat: Discord

Orange (OAG) - Day 10 report

Orange has been running for 10 days. Blocks keep coming about once a minute.

Chain
- Height: 14,076 (10.0 days)
- Average block time: 61.6 s (target 60 s)
- Hashrate: 2.29 kH/s over the last hour, 3.52 kH/s over the last 24 hours
- Next difficulty: 141,731

Hashrate by day
- Sep 17-23: 55-530 H/s (I was the only miner)
- Sep 24: 1.66 kH/s (the first outside miners arrived)
- Sep 25: 8.22 kH/s (the peak so far)
- Sep 26: 5.98 kH/s
- Sep 27 so far: 2.67 kH/s

People
- Addresses holding coins: 21 (4 on day one)
- Addresses that have mined a block: 14
- Addresses that mined today: 6
- Transactions (not counting mining rewards): 34
- Coins in circulation: 140,760 OAG

Distribution
The largest address is mine. I mined alone for the first week, so it held 95%.
Its share is falling every day as others mine:
Sep 17: 95% -> Sep 24: 90% -> Sep 25: 79% -> Sep 26: 70% -> today: 67.2%
You can check this yourself any time: https://explorer.oagcoin.org/stats
I have practically stopped mining, so this share will keep going down.

Released this week
- 0.1.3: a pruned node can now run the wallet
- 0.1.4: automatic port opening (UPnP / NAT-PMP), explorer /stats page, and the node asks the seeds again when it has too few peers
- 0.1.5: web wallet shows all your addresses, refreshes by itself, and lets you choose which address to send from (change goes back to that address)
- 0.1.6: web wallet fixes for phones
Downloads: https://github.com/manh923/Orange/releases

Public web wallet
https://wallet.oagcoin.org
Your keys are created and used inside your browser. The server only sees addresses and signed transactions.

Honest notes
- Today there was a one-block reorg: two miners found block 14051 at almost the same moment, and the other branch won. With one-minute blocks this is normal, and it is why mined coins wait 120 blocks before they can be spent.
- Hashrate has dropped from the Sep 25 peak. A small coin lives or dies by its miners, so every CPU helps.

Questions and chat: https://discord.gg/72KWbXkn86