[ANN][PC] Privacy Coin | CPU Mining

Privacy Coin (PC)
Open-Source | CPU-Mineable | Privacy-Focused Cryptocurrency

Mainnet Activated — October 14, 2026

Introduction

Privacy Coin (PC) is a new open-source cryptocurrency focused on private digital payments, accessible CPU mining, and permissionless participation.

The project is independently developed and aims to build a practical privacy-focused payment network rather than a speculative token.

The first production Mainnet block was mined on October 14, 2026.

This is a very early single-node Mainnet launch. Independent public peer connectivity and continuous network availability have not yet been verified.

Official Links

Source Code / GitHub:
https://github.com/petereaton528-max/privacycoin

Download Mainnet RC1 (Linux / Ubuntu WSL2):
Privacy Coin v1.0.0-mainnet-rc1 — Official Release

Mainnet Status, Genesis and Public Node:
Official Mainnet Status and Initial Tor Seed

Security Disclosure:
Security Disclosure

Known Limitations:
Known Limitations

Technical Features

RandomX proof-of-work with CPU mining
Privacy-focused transactions using RingCT, CLSAG and Bulletproofs+
Tor-only peer-to-peer transport
Permissionless node participation
Encrypted self-custody wallets with backup and recovery
GUI client for Linux x86-64 and Ubuntu WSL2/WSLg
Open-source implementation available for inspection and development

Monetary Policy

Target block time: 120 seconds
Initial mining reward: approximately 35.184372 PC
Gradually decreasing block rewards
Perpetual tail emission: 0.6 PC per block
No fixed maximum supply
Coinbase maturity: 60 blocks
One-time disclosed founder allocation: 159,627.169409884823 PC
Founder allocation: 10% initially available, remaining 90% vested over approximately four years
No recurring founder mining tax

Mainnet Information

Network: PCMainnetV1_0001

Genesis hash:

Code:

6233402308514d2d979a9efa9c6bd2f9843741598f1e5b18239cde16ba0d2b54

First production block (height 1):

Code:

3d03a4f979ee3d4669cccdcac9d56c41a48f53fad60c24a8f60874b80612599f

Initial public Tor node:

The full connection descriptor, including the TLS identity pin, is available here:

View Public Mainnet Node Connection Details

Please verify the network and Genesis identity before connecting.

Important Security Notice

Privacy Coin is experimental and has NOT undergone an independent third-party security audit.

The project has received AI-assisted internal review and controlled testing, but software bugs, consensus failures, privacy weaknesses, wallet losses and hostile network behavior remain possible.

Currently, only the initial owner-operated production node has been confirmed. A decentralized network with independent participants has not yet been demonstrated.

PC has no established market value or guaranteed liquidity. Mining profitability, security and anonymity are not guaranteed.

Looking for Early Participants

I am an independent developer building this project.

I am looking for people interested in:

Running independent Mainnet nodes
Testing CPU mining
Reviewing the open-source code
Reporting bugs and security issues
Helping improve usability and real-world payment applications

If you're interested in early privacy-focused cryptocurrency development, please take a look at the source code and documentation.

Feedback, technical criticism and independent testing are welcome.

GitHub: https://github.com/petereaton528-max/privacycoin

Release: https://github.com/petereaton528-max/privacycoin/releases/tag/v1.0.0-mainnet-rc1

Mainnet Status: https://github.com/petereaton528-max/privacycoin/blob/main/MAINNET_STATUS.md