Bitcoin-PoCX is a Bitcoin fork that replaces traditional Proof of Work with Proof of Capacity (PoCX) consensus. Traditional Proof of Work requires miners to continuously compute hashes. PoCX miners instead compute hashes once during plotting, store them on disk, and simply read from these plots during mining. This results in significantly lower power usage while preserving Bitcoin's proven economic model and blockchain architecture.
Unlike traditional Bitcoin mining that requires expensive specialized ASICs, Bitcoin-PoCX uses ordinary hard drives—hardware you likely already own. A terabyte is a terabyte, whether in your laptop or a data center. No GPU tricks, no ASIC shortcuts. This levels the playing field, bringing mining back to regular people and reducing the centralization pressures seen in ASIC-dominated networks.
Plotting is a one-time process where miners generate and store large sets of cryptographic hashes on their hard drives. The amount of storage dedicated determines the miner's capacity—more storage increases the probability of mining a block. Plotting may take several hours depending on hardware, but only needs to be done once.
Mining reads the precomputed plots to find valid solutions for new blocks. This process is extremely lightweight, requiring minimal CPU and power consumption. Mining can even run on low-power devices such as Raspberry Pis, tablets, or smartphones.
No specialized hardware needed. PoCX brings mining back to regular people using everyday devices. Your mining power is determined purely by storage capacity—no GPU tricks to emulate capacity, no ASIC shortcuts. A terabyte is a terabyte, whether in your laptop or a data center.
Mine on your laptop, desktop, or phone. Everyone competes on equal terms.
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PoCX consensus implementation, Time Bending algorithm, Forging Assignment system, Mining RPC interface
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Bitcoin Core integration, Qt wallet with assignment dialogs, Complete documentation (8 chapters + whitepaper)
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Public testnet running, Community testing in progress, Infrastructure hardening, Mining pool infrastructure
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Genesis block deployment, Community onboarding
The easiest way to get started with Bitcoin-PoCX! Start mining in minutes.
A user-friendly all-in-one solution that combines node, wallet, miner, and plotter in a single application with a graphical interface. Perfect for newcomers and casual miners.
Advanced tools for infrastructure operators, developers, and large-scale mining deployments.
The full Bitcoin-PoCX node implementation based on Bitcoin Core. Ideal for running infrastructure, server deployments, and advanced configurations.
For detailed setup instructions and configuration guides, visit our GitHub repository.
Production-ready tools for plotting and mining. Written in Rust with SIMD optimizations and GPU acceleration support. Ideal for large-scale mining operations.
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