NXT based
POS removed
No IPO
No Premine
4 minute block time
2,158,812,800 coins total
Block reward starts at 10,000/block, then decreases 5% each month (similar to halving every 14 months, but much smoother)
Uses pocminer made for this coin
http://burstcoin.info(in progress)
https://burstforum.com/
Downloads:Wallet: 1.1.3
https://mega.co.nz/#!e15TQRCZ!k043rrfCzkTofW0ICbfq_j269x9zYTShOs2KdWAtaT0sha256: 201a8491f33c03ffad2d7f9c43f14a6a287e146c8d0a7ac2ae3581f8f8831fcf
Github:
https://github.com/BurstProject/burstcoinAfter running wallet, access it through a web browser at
http://localhost:8125When upgrading wallet, move burst_db folder into new wallet folder to avoid re-downloading the blockchain.
POCMiner:
https://mega.co.nz/#!b0pzHajA!ERk068l5NS6kR7zdLdTgltqyPw3Z60lwAWvgXtNQNTksha256: fba1ba039fb94868f452c9724002cb85dc7a635384c2cef395cd1578e7031cac
Github:
https://github.com/BurstProject/pocminerWindows mining guide:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=731923.msg8298999#msg8298999 (thanks to KSpinner)
Linux mining guide:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=731923.msg8299637#msg8299637 (thanks to TetraHect0rCannabinol)
dcct's plot tools(faster generator, plot optimizer, c miner):
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=731923.msg8879760#msg8879760Janror's cpu plotter(sse4/avx2):
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=731923.msg8878839#msg8878839bipben's gpu plotter:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=731923.msg8800462#msg8800462Gui mining system:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=771063.0Plot range checker:
https://bchain.info/BURST/tools/overlap (thanks to dcct)
Experimental windows mining gui:
http://burst.todayPool Mining:warning: there is no standard protocol for pools at this time, so different pools require different miners.
dev's pools
v2 pool. allows you to use solo plots:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=731923.msg8604606#msg8604606v1 pool, requires you generate plots for this pool only usable there:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=731923.msg8448276#msg8448276uray's v2 pools(allows solo plots):
http://burst-pool.cryptoport.io/http://burst-pool2.cryptoport.io/fanepatent's v2 pool(allows solo plots)(based on uray's source):
http://burstpool.ddns.net/koko2530's v2 pool(allows solo plots)(based on uray's source):
http://cryptomining.farm/IRC:Freenode: #burstcoin
Multi-pools:BurstMultipool.com many algorithms
BurstMP.com scrypt only
Shares of burstmultipool being sold on burst asset exchange(id: 11375670541237055652) to fund purchasing of scrypt-n fpgas.
Mining Calculator:https://bchain.info/BURST/tools/calculatorBlock Explorer:http://burst.cryptoport.io/Bounty:
none currrently
https://github.com/BurstProject/burstcoinhttps://github.com/BurstProject/pocminer
abctc's NXT burst gateway(discontinued):
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=731923.msg8381305#msg8381305
https://poloniex.com/exchange/btc_bursthttps://bittrex.com/Market/?MarketName=BTC-BURSTPlease vote:
https://hitbtc.com/votehttps://bter.com/votingMarkets:Simple market:
http://burstcoin.info/market
Burst uses a new algorithm for proof of hdd capacity (POC) mining. Miners pre-generate chunks of data known as 'plots' which are then saved to disk. The number of plots you store is effectively your mining speed. Every block the miner will skim through the saved plots, and come up with an amount of time until it is able to mine a block if another block hasn't yet been found. After reading through the plots is complete, your hardware can idle until the block. The miner will be released a few hours before launch to give miners time to start generating plots.
Miners generate and cache chunks of data known as 'plots', which are divided into 4096 portions known as 'scoops'.
Plots are generated by taking a public address and a nonce, then hashing it, pre-appending the resulting hash, repeating the hash-pre-append cycle many times, and then hashing the whole thing and xor'ing the last hash with the whole thing.
Plots are staggered together so chunks of the same scoop number are together, then written to disk.
Each block has a generation signature which is derived only from the previous block's generation signature and miner, so it is difficult to manipulate.
When mining, the scoop number to be used for a block is derived from the generation signature and the block height, so the miner reads all relevant scoops(each plot will have 1 relevant scoop, and staggering allows for larger sequential read with less seeking) Only 0.024% of the stored data will need to be read each block.
The generation signature is hashed with each scoop. 8 bytes are taken from the hash, then divided by a scaling factor(inverse difficulty)
The resulting number is a number of seconds. If that many seconds passes since the last block without a new one, the address/nonce combination used to generate that plot/scoop is eligable to announce a new block.
The miner's hardware can just sit idle until either that time or a new block.
The address/nonce is included in the block as proof of eligability, and the block is signed by that address.
Technically, this mining process can be mined POW-style, however mining it as intended will yield thousands of times the hashrate, and your hardware will sit idle most of the time. Continuously hashing until a block is found is unnecessary, as waiting long enough will cause any nonce to eventually become valid.
Shoddily made flow chart of the general process. Does not include caching plot to disk and retrieving them:
Basic pool support (done)
Improved pool support (done)
Advanced transactions(escrow, subscription, reserve funds then transfer not yet known portion later)
BurstId authentication system
Allow linking BurstId to burst account for transfers with spending limits.
DHT for off-chain services
Off-chain encrypted messaging and voip between burstid accounts
File storage(disclaimer: still figuring out a good way to do this. this will take a while.)
Announcements:2014/09/27 New version release 1.1.3
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=731923.msg8988688#msg89886882014/09/14 New version release 1.1.2
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=731923.100402014/09/13 Stuck transactions statement:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=731923.msg8809198#msg88091982014/09/13 New version release 1.1.1
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=731923.msg8803319#msg88033192014/09/09 New version release 1.1.0
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=731923.msg8741673#msg87416732014/08/31 V2 pool now up
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=731923.msg8604606#msg86046062014/08/27 New version release 1.0.3:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=731923.msg8550499#msg85504992014/08/20 Pool now up:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=731923.msg8448276#msg84482762014/08/17 New version release 1.0.2:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=731923.msg8404060#msg84040602014/08/16 Statement regarding the difficulty adjustment:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=731923.msg8387248#msg83872482014/08/11 The pool situation:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=731923.msg8302521#msg8302521please make something like cloud mining which uses online storage so we don't need to use our hard disk
