What is Optical Bitcoin (oBTC)?
Optical Bitcoin [oBTC] is a Bitcoin fork using oPoW, a proof of work algorithm for optical computers developed by PoWx (
www.powx.org).
We originally published an experimental net in March
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/ann-obtc-5324899 The network has proved stable after the initial adjustment to the genesis block difficulty. We're excited to announce that going forward, oBTC is running as the mainnet, not an experimental net.
More about Optical Bitcoin: What has been changed in the Bitcoin codebase?
The Proof of Work has been swapped for oPoW and the halving period has been doubled.
What is oPoW?
Optical Proof of Work, a hashcash derivative that is compatible with existing optical computers developed for AI.
Who is Behind PoWx?
The founders of PoWx are Michael Dubrovsky and Bogdan Penkovsky, however, there are many contributors. More details are available on Github:
https://github.com/PoWx-Org/obtc-core/blob/master/README.mdTechnologySee
https://powx.org/opowoBTC Codebase
https://www.powx.org/obtchttps://github.com/PoWx-Org/obtc-core/releasesIndividual Github links:
https://github.com/PoWx-Org/obtc-core/https://github.com/PoWx-Org/obtc-poolhttps://github.com/PoWx-Org/obtc-minerhttps://github.com/PoWx-Org/obtc-bluewallet (Also available on Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.bluewallet.obtcwallet)
https://github.com/PoWx-Org/obtc-esplorahttps://github.com/PoWx-Org/obtc-electrsCurrent State of the Blockchain
The chain was fair-launched on bitcointalk as a live experimental net with an empty genesis block and has been running for some time now with miners all over the world contributing hashpower. The current block height is 30111.
Explorer:
https://explorer.powx.org/Website:
Www.opticalbitcoin.orgProject Goals
We outlined the value proposition of oPoW in our paper, blog posts, etc. over the last several years. The long-term goal is to shift the PoW ecosystem to low-energy computing, making the hashrate more resilient and enabling a much broader geographic distribution of mining. Please see
www.PoWx.orgDisclaimer
This is a completely decentralized network, which comes with it's risks and advantages.
Mine oBTC on the official pool:http://pool.obtc.me/ Happy Mining!
Includes NVIDIA windows miner and CPU miner
oBTC NVIDIA Miner:
https://github.com/PoWx-Org/obtc-GPU-miner/releases
Community-run websites, forums, exchanges and other links (these were all created by miners/pool owners/enthusiasts and are not run by PoWx, we cannot guarantee anything about these links):opticalbitcoin.com
https://discord.gg/Re69prZKhttps://coinpaprika.com/coin/obtc-optical-bitcoin/https://miningpoolstats.stream/opticalbitcoinhttps://www.exbitron.com/trading/obtcusdtExplorer:
https://obtc.txrat.com/Mining Software :
SRBminer MULTI 0.7.8 :
https://github.com/doktor83/SRBMiner-Multi/releases/tag/0.7.8 ⛏️
(CPU,AMD GPU)
Suprminer 2.3.1 :
https://github.com/ocminer/suprminer-releases ⛏️
(NVIDIA GPU)