[ANN][GAP] Gapcoin - Prime Gap Search - New Math Algo - CPU / GPU - Zero Premine

[BitcoinFX]

To avoid the possibility of losing coins, please refrain from making transactions with the 0.16.3 client until you've switched to the new binaries/source code pre-released as 0.1rc-beta: https://github.com/gjhiggins/gapcoin-core/releases/tag/v0.1rc-beta

Please follow Mr. Higgins' advice and update - there were 15K+ GAP effectively burnt in 6+ transactions:

5K
5K
500
50
5K

Crikey! Were these your transactions @PrimeObsession ?

...

I must again stress to everyone that the current Gapcoin Windows Release remains the original v0.9.2 and the current Linux Release is v0.9.2 or build v0.9.3-4 whilst development and testing on the to be 'officially announced' v0.16.3 continues.

The Gapcoin Project / Gapcoin Core github repository (and gapcoin.club) states/stated "Gapcoin Core 0.16.3 Work in progress"
- https://github.com/gapcoin-project/gapcoin-core - N.B. last commit (at time of posting) on Dec 10, 2020 !

The official repository (to the best of my knowledge) did not and has not published any binaries for download and is in fact a fork of gjhiggins /
gapcoin-core repository (where most of his currently unassisted solo development work on Gapcoin Core 0.16.3 is openly committed).
- https://github.com/gjhiggins/gapcoin-core - N.B. last commit (at time of posting) on Mar 14, 2021 ...

Graham did openly state in the thread topic: "Alpha release of an implementation of the 0.16.3 reference client for the Gapcoin network ...snip... testnet-only while we test the robustness and reliability of the implementation." See:
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=822498.msg55543086#msg55543086

Also see this post:
- https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=822498.msg56476592#msg56476592

I was not really aware that I had 'announced' anything as such, rather I posed some questions to the community with a possible upgrade schedule.

However, when an alpha Release Candidate is available for download, people often take it as read that they can safely 'upgrade', which is clearly not the case.

I did not add the windows alpha Release Candidate to https://gapcoin.club

The new core repository is made available as a link, in the hopes of attracting additional developers to assist Graham ...

"Linux Build - Gapcoin Core v0.16.3 - Work in progress - v0.16.3-rc-alpha"

...snip...

Please don't rush to 'upgrade' on mainnet, before any 'official' release announcements are made.

Graham is continuing to do sterling work in regards to development and I hope others will become more involved with helping as we progress.

Unfortunately, myself fully reviewing Graham's work and progress has been somewhat delayed by a brief period of illness.

I will edit the gapcoin.club website with appropriate warnings ASAP and add an upgrade guide to follow prior to any future 'official' release announcement(s).

[wspb]

is anyone using the suprnova poll having problems with mining?   

[wizz13150]

is anyone using the suprnova poll having problems with mining?    

Yeah, it seems to be in trouble.
ocminer is probably busy.
Solo mining for now.

We should use the gapminer-cpu with CRT (rev5.1), in higher shifts, during this time.
Gapminer-gpu is stuck on shift 32, so the same for gpus.

[wspb]

is anyone using the suprnova poll having problems with mining?    

Yeah, it seems to be in trouble.
ocminer is probably busy.
Solo mining for now.

We should use the gapminer-cpu with CRT (rev5.1), in higher shifts, during this time.
Gapminer-gpu is stuck on shift 32, so the same for gpus.

What is CRT?

[wspb]

I found!    Chinese Remainder Theorem, is this, right?

[wizz13150]

I found!    Chinese Remainder Theorem, is this, right?

Yes, indeed.

To run CRT with descent performances, try to use this start batch and play with it (Work in progress, not definitive):
https://github.com/wizz13150/GapcoinStuff/blob/main/crtwizz/start-gapminerCRT.bat


(my) Instructions :
ONLY the CRT miner rev5.1 should be used now for CPU, by everyone, in any situation. (Even if not using CRT)
https://gapcoin.network/downloads/

:: School for more gaps/s and tests :
::
:: Instructions:
:: 1 - Set --fermat-threads = --threads minus one.
:: 2 - Set --sieve-primes for an optimal value.
:: 3 - Miners should use a random/different shift when starting CRT miner, choose a non-overmined shift.
:: You can mine in --shift 510, using the crt file 'crt-22m-512s.txt'.


EDIT: Work in progress about the start batch, settings and instructions ..!
You probably won't be disappointed !



BitcoinFX, I would like to have your opinion.
What school are you from? More 'Gaps/s & tests' or More '[%] & PPS'
cf. 'start-gapminerCRT.bat'

[wizz13150]

Hey peeps  ,

Is there anyone alive here ?!


Let's introduce the "CRT Files Challenge"

Here is a list of what I got so far. But it takes a long time to calculate these files.
If anyone is keen on doing the missing files or doing better than the existing files, I wait for you to put them forward.


Let's start with 2 directories with files for Merit 22 & Merit 25 (Merit 28 is the next one). I think that will be fine, for the moment.
Rules :
- Simple, Less 'n_candidates' !
- The file should work ! (Windows users have to convert lines endings to UNIX(LF) to use the file.)
- Share if possible the settings used to produce the file !
- Respect the *new* filename convention ! (discoverer lowercase): "crt-<merit>m-<4digitshift>-<discoverer>.txt"
ex: "crt-22m-0102s-wizz.txt"

(my) Instructions :
ONLY the CRT miner rev5.1 should be used now for CPU, by everyone, in any situation. (Even if not using CRT)
https://gapcoin.network/downloads/

You will find all the lines to produce these files here, feel free to play with :
CRTCalculation.bat

Files :
crtwizz


Tips:
- To not spend a thousand years on a file with high merit or a shift> 512, try to use :
--ctr-strength 1000 --ctr-ivs 100, then try your own way for the best "factor speed increase".
- Decimal allowed ('.' not ',')

As a reminder, the originals:
crt-22m-64s.txt:n_candidates: 657
crt-22m-96s.txt:n_candidates: 643
crt-22m-128s.txt:n_candidates: 638
crt-22m-160s.txt:n_candidates: 638
crt-22m-192s.txt:n_candidates: 646
crt-22m-224s.txt:n_candidates: 669
crt-22m-256s.txt:n_candidates: 684
crt-22m-288s.txt:n_candidates: 696
crt-22m-320s.txt:n_candidates: 714
crt-22m-352s.txt:n_candidates: 729
crt-22m-384s.txt:n_candidates: 755
crt-22m-416s.txt:n_candidates: 771
crt-22m-448s.txt:n_candidates: 784
crt-22m-480s.txt:n_candidates: 804
crt-22m-512s.txt:n_candidates: 822
crt-22m-544s.txt:n_candidates: 845
crt-22m-576s.txt:n_candidates: 866
crt-22m-608s.txt:n_candidates: 876
crt-22m-640s.txt:n_candidates: 901
crt-22m-672s.txt:n_candidates: 920
crt-22m-704s.txt:n_candidates: 937
crt-22m-736s.txt:n_candidates: 960
crt-22m-768s.txt:n_candidates: 970
crt-22m-800s.txt:n_candidates: 991
crt-22m-832s.txt:n_candidates: 1012
crt-22m-864s.txt:n_candidates: 1019
crt-22m-896s.txt:n_candidates: 1030
crt-22m-928s.txt:n_candidates: 1059
crt-22m-992s.txt:n_candidates: 1102
crt-22m-1024s.txt:n_candidates: 1131

--ctr-primes,shift;n_candidates

Merit22:
14;64;657
15;70;651
16;77;650
17;83;646
18;90;643
19;96;643
20;102;638
21;109;638
22;115;640
23;122;640
24;128;637 benxy031-1
25;134;638 benxy031-4
26;141;636
27;147;637
28;154;647
29;160;638
30;166;641
31;173;644
32;179;647
33;186;649
34;192;646
35;200;647
36;208;654
37;216;659
38;224;668 wizz-1
39;232;665
40;240;674
41;248;676
42;256;678 wizz-6
43;264;690
44;272;693
45;280;702
46;288;696
47;296;705
48;304;706
49;312;715
50;320;713 wizz-1
51;326;725
52;333;723
53;339;729
54;346;726
55;352;729
56;362;741
57;373;743
58;384;754 wizz-1
59;392;757
60;400;768
61;408;769
62;416;765 pdazzl-6
63;424;777
64;432;783
65;440;786
66;448;784
67;456;792
68;464;795
69;472;801
70;480;769 pdazzl-35
71;488;810
72;496;796 wizz-15
73;504;821
74;512;766 pdazzl-56
75;520;824
76;528;836
77;536;839
78;544;838 wizz-7
79;555;840
80;565;852
81;576;866 wizz-9
82;584;876
83;592;866
84;600;875
85;608;876
86;619;883
87;629;881
88;640;901
89;648;912
90;656;918
91;664;923
92;672;920
93;680;933
94;688;923
95;696;930
96;704;933 wizz-4
97;715;940
98;725;953
99;736;960
100;744;967
101;752;970
102;760;969
103;768;970
104;779;985
105;789;974
106;800;991
107;808;972
108;816;1000
109;824;1019
110;832;1009 wizz-3
111;843;1020
112;853;1025
113;864;1019
114;872;1049
115;880;1045
116;888;1050
117;896;1030
118;907;1057
119;917;1066
120;928;1046 wizz-13
121;938;1074
122;949;1089
123;956;1089
124;965;1112
125;974;1101
126;983;1090
127;992;1094 wizz-8
128;1003;1105
129;1013;1106
130;1024;1039 pdazzl-98

Merit25:
14;64;753
15;70;744
16;77;743
17;83;741
18;90;740
19;96;733
20;102;736
21;109;735
22;115;737
23;122;737
24;128;738
25;134;733
26;141;736
27;147;740
28;154;740
29;160;734
30;166;740
31;173;746
32;179;743
33;186;751
34;192;749
35;200;761
36;208;762
37;216;764
38;224;774
39;232;779
40;240;777
41;248;787
42;256;790
43;264;802
44;272;800
45;280;815
46;288;812
47;296;825
48;304;820
49;312;829
50;320;831
51;326;840
52;333;839
53;339;847
54;346;843
55;352;848
56;362;853
57;373;860
58;384;873
59;392;882
60;400;882
61;408;879
62;416;887
63;424;908
64;432;888
65;440;912
66;448;930
67;456;905
68;464;946
69;472;941
70;480;935
71;488;945
72;496;959
73;504;954
74;512;959
75;520;953
76;528;979
77;536;984
78;544;986
79;555;998
80;565;996
81;576;1018
82;584;1016
83;592;1018
84;600;1025
85;608;1026
86;619;1015
87;629;1051
88;640;1070
89;648;1072
90;656;1065
91;664;1052
92;672;1066
93;680;1089
94;688;1090
95;696;1084
96;704;1102
97;715;1108
98;725;1116
99;736;1132
100;744;1124
101;752;1134
102;760;1150
103;768;1140
104;779;1160
105;789;1147
106;800;1171
107;808;1184
108;816;1181
109;824;1181
110;832;1191
111;843;1192
112;853;1209
113;864;1216
114;872;1222
115;880;1228
116;888;1244
117;896;1224
118;907;1240
119;917;1258
120;928;1245
121;938;1274
122;949;1274
123;956;1278
124;965;1281
125;974;1271
126;983;1286
127;992;1307
128;1003;1286
129;1013;1320
130;1024;1327

Merit28:
14;64;848
15;70;838
16;77;838
17;83;835
18;90;834
19;96;835
20;102;834
21;109;832
22;115;833
23;122;833
24;128;830
25;134;832
26;141;835
27;147;840
28;154;841
29;160;836
30;166;840
31;173;841
32;179;848
33;186;844
34;192;854
35;200;861
36;208;856
37;216;869
38;224;876
39;232;884
40;240;886
41;248;887
42;256;901
43;264;911
44;272;906
45;280;926
46;288;920
47;296;935
48;304;940
49;312;949
50;320;951
51;326;953
52;333;957
53;339;964
54;346;959
55;352;964
56;362;985
57;373;997
58;384;1002
59;392;1011
60;400;1012
61;408;1027
62;416;1015
63;424;1026
64;432;1046
65;440;1040
66;448;1040
67;456;1054
68;464;1057
69;472;1064
70;480;
71;488;1084
72;496;1083
73;504;1098
74;512;1108
75;520;1110
76;528;1107
77;536;1119
78;544;1134
79;555;1139
80;565;1133
81;576;1142
82;584;1165
83;592;1175
84;600;1174
85;608;1176
86;619;1207
87;629;1207
88;640;1213
89;648;1228
90;656;1233
91;664;1233
92;672;1247
93;680;1246


If you have any questions don't hesitate !  

[BayAreaCoins]

Nice little activity in the Gapmarkets.

Last Price
0.00000055
Daily Change
358.33%
Daily Volume: 0.00830951 BTC / 15240.00000000 GAP

https://freebitcoins.com/xchange/market/Bitcoin-Gapcoin

[UsernameNumber7]

Mr. Higgins Coded into Gapcoin-Core a script that regenerates and either destroys coins or shuffles them off to a sock puppet address.  I don't have the time or energy to track it down which.  Either way avoid using his Software!

After 1 Month of the knowledge of it, he has still not changed the Github Source Code. 

That is the only reason I am writing this!

The Script to steal/lose the coins would REGENERATE itself after sending coins. 

If you delete the script and send coins the transaction would go through normally. 

But the Script would regenerate, so you would lose coins again!


Anon

[UsernameNumber7]

To avoid the possibility of losing coins, please refrain from making transactions with the 0.16.3 client until you've switched to the new binaries/source code pre-released as 0.1rc-beta: https://github.com/gjhiggins/gapcoin-core/releases/tag/v0.1rc-beta

Please follow Mr. Higgins' advice and update - there were 15K+ GAP effectively burnt in 6+ transactions:

5K
5K
500
50
5K

It's in his source code still on Github.  

https://github.com/gapcoin-project/gapcoin-core

His last commit is still Dec. 10 last year!


gjhiggins Merge pull request #4 from gjhiggins/gapcoin-core
on Dec 10, 2020
Git stats

16,153


I did actually Compile this and Verified it being in his Source Code!!!!

[wizz13150]

Hey,

You are really bipolar, that sucks.

Mr. Higgins is working on something else, which will be released when it's ready. AND 0.16 is only a step for 0.20... Your comments don't make sense.
Again, if it really interested you, you would come to Discord and you would know that !!

Use CRT miner and stop shift 25, 32 & 64.
Come on Discord or Shut Up, Bro', you're Toxic since 2017.
Try to not sell to 10 sats this time.


Wizz_^

[UsernameNumber7]

No, I don't think so......if your on Discord that explains why Mr. Higgins is such an asshole to anyone who posts on Bitcointalk?

Trust me you need not talk further!


https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=822498.1580

Yes that is posts from this account in 2017, but it does not mean it was the same person as me.

[gjhiggins]

Mod note: consecutive posts merged

Mr. Higgins Coded into Gapcoin-Core a script that regenerates and either destroys coins or shuffles them off to a sock puppet address.  I don't have the time or energy to track it down which.  Either way avoid using his Software!

You have the wrong end of the wrong stick, as is so often the case. You should have written: avoid using this software but your personal problems are leading you astray. There is - or rather was - an inappropriately-included, development-only piece of code that caused inscriptions to be created when they shouldn't have been, resulting in unspendable txs. Thanks for drawing my attention to the fact that this error was lingering in the gapcoin-project repos, it's just a pity that your personal issues cause you to be quite so abrasively offensive.

The description of the gapcoin-project 0.16.3 client repository reads: “Gapcoin Core 0.16.3 Work in progress ” Note the phrase: WORK IN PROGRESS, it's quite clear and moreover, the status description reinforces this: “This branch is 2 commits ahead, 24 commits behind gjhiggins:gapcoin-core.”.

I've half a mind to delete the repository entirely in order to protect those who don't know what they're doing from the consequences of their own rash behaviour.

Note: All the published pointers to the in-development 0.16.3 client are to my own repository

I don't have the time or energy to track it down ...

After 1 Month of the knowledge of it, he has still not changed the Github Source Code. 

That's quite hypocritical of you: you can't spare the time but you'll criticise me for not finding the time. What makes you so special?

Cheers

Graham

Note: All the published pointers to the in-development 0.16.3 client are to my own repository

Currently, my plan is to make the gapcoin-project 0.16.3 client a minimalist upgrade, preserving only what's absolutely necessary for a Gapcoin port of Bitcoin 0.16.3 (i.e. the obvious cosmetic changes and Gapcoin-specific chain parameter values, some necessary changes to the block structure in order to carry the prime gap data, the replacement of the proof-of-work code, the difficulty modifier code and the reward code). This will make things usefully simpler for anyone else who might want to work on developing the core Gapcoin 0.16.3 client.

As for my own enhancements to the 0.16.3 client, I will offer a separate “de luxe” client with source code and binaries available from my own repository.

I feel this approach better reflects the decentralised nature of this domain - as I observe elsewhere, there is no “official” this nor any “official” that.

Cheers

Graham


Recently, my time has been taken up with getting the gapcoin-project's “Github Pages” community-led website up, running and populated with content:

https://gapcoin-project.github.io/



At the moment, it remains a work-in-progress and not yet finished. Comments welcome. I'll make a later post on how it's “community-led”.

Feel free to clone the Gapcoin GH pages repos and contribute.

Cheers

Graham

[UsernameNumber7]

Sounds good Mr. Higgins,

Have you chosen a NAME for your Hard-Fork?

I don't think the exchanges will allow the same ticker trader, and you should launch a New Thread ANN your Hard-Fork so you don't have to be an asshole to any new people here.  I promise I won't ever bother you on Discord.  If you think it's me, I promise you it's not.

I look forward to dumping your HardFork on the Exchange!!!!!



Cheers!

[gjhiggins]

Have you chosen a NAME for your Hard-Fork?

Not a hard fork, just the Gapcoin reference client with added functionality.

Trying to respond to your profound misunderstandings  is just a waste of my time, I'll be ignoring your posts here in future.

Cheers

Graham

[UsernameNumber7]

Like I said start your New thread!

Your the one who announced it as a Hard Fork!

I can't even dump my Gapcoin now using your current "Work"

Please hurry already with your announced Hard Fork!

[DaCryptoRaccoon]

I suppose you are super busy erasing the 16.3 Repository like you just said you were gonna do!

Which means according YOU

that your going to launch a Gapcoin Version 20/21 wallet which requires a hard fork in which you want to delete the history of your script that steals/loses coins from 16.3???


Honestly what kind of a moron would not test the send function like you did?

And than not even change the Source Code after almost 1 month?

I have nothing to defend myself against except your obnoxious attitude which is designed to repulse newbies so you can Hard fork Gapcoin using your Cronies!  Giving you total control of the Blockchain!  

I WILL NEVER SUPPORT SUCH A THING!!!!!!

You have literally been here over 3 years or so and not developed jack shit except your recently defunct 16.3 Wallet that had a FATAL FLAW???

Cheers

What script? 

Please do point out this "script"  if you say there is a stealing script in there you must be able to point out this script right?

I doubt BitcoinFX or gjhiggins have any bad intentions nor would they release something that would steal users funds.

Accusations without solid proof are a big no no.

[wizz13150]

This AI AutoRegenerating script aka SkyNet :

https://github.com/gapcoin-project/gapcoin-core/commit/95e7718f0cfd7b4cc6a7f49f975500a15ccf8d7f



 

A clown.

I want to propose the hardfork

[BayAreaCoins]

I suppose you are super busy erasing the 16.3 Repository like you just said you were gonna do!

Which means according YOU

that your going to launch a Gapcoin Version 20/21 wallet which requires a hard fork in which you want to delete the history of your script that steals/loses coins from 16.3???


Honestly what kind of a moron would not test the send function like you did?

And than not even change the Source Code after almost 1 month?

I have nothing to defend myself against except your obnoxious attitude which is designed to repulse newbies so you can Hard fork Gapcoin using your Cronies!  Giving you total control of the Blockchain!  

I WILL NEVER SUPPORT SUCH A THING!!!!!!

You have literally been here over 3 years or so and not developed jack shit except your recently defunct 16.3 Wallet that had a FATAL FLAW???

Cheers

What script? 

Please do point out this "script"  if you say there is a stealing script in there you must be able to point out this script right?

I doubt BitcoinFX or gjhiggins have any bad intentions nor would they release something that would steal users funds.

Accusations without solid proof are a big no no.

I second MagicByt3 post.

Point it out, please.

[UsernameNumber7]

Yes for the Record I am all for a Hard Fork of Higgins' Repo.


It appears Mr. Higgins has a remote exploit inside the github source code.  As 3 computers I left copies of the Gapcoin-Core Compiled binaries, however the wallet.dat from when I used it now says corrupted file and when I delete that file to start with a 0 Zero Wallet Balance the Exploit is not there!

Either the Exploit is only triggered when someone has Coins in their wallet to a certain threshold.

This makes perfect sense to obfuscate any one target who Higgins' has as this Account Name!

Any Moderator would run the Zero Wallet Balance Binaries from source code and it would not trigger!

I mined with the wallets before ever trying to spend balances and only noticed after Modualia reported the bug.


I however deleted the wallet compiled from source code which had the actual evidence, as I thought it is surely in the Source Code I have on a another computer!

You can decide not to believe me but I am honest.  I was going to take screenshots.  But Prime Obssesion showed the transactions and Modualia reported it.



The Script is built into the NOTARY Field

The script auto generates inside the NOTARY Field.

The only reason I can think of that it would not be in all the source code I downloaded at the same time is that Mr. Higgins is operating Remote Beacons inside his code set to trigger at Gapcoins being present at a certain threshold to trigger!