**Looking for CPU miners to help test Mercatura (MCA) — Public Testnet Live**
We're looking for independent miners interested in helping test a new open-source Proof-of-Work blockchain.
Mercatura uses **MercaHash V1**, a CPU-oriented memory-intensive mining algorithm, alongside native ML-DSA-65 post-quantum transaction authorization.
Our public testnet is live, and we'd like more participants to help evaluate mining performance, difficulty adjustment, network stability, and block propagation.
**Current mining setup:**
- Linux x86_64
- Solo CPU mining using MercaMiner
- Local Mercatura Core node required
- 150-second target block time
- No pool or Stratum support yet
We're particularly interested in benchmarks from different AMD and Intel processors, plus sustained mining tests and bug reports.
**Testnet MCA has no monetary value. Mainnet has not launched.**
Website:
https://mercaturacore.comMercaMiner:
https://github.com/Mercatura-Core/MercaMinerBlock explorer:
https://explorer.mercaturacore.com/?network=testnetIf you enjoy experimenting with new mining algorithms or helping open-source networks mature, we'd welcome your participation and feedback.
