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Topic: Merged Mining (Read 1409 times)

legendary
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December 16, 2012, 09:51:00 AM
#7
Well if the namecoin and bitcoin difficulty was the same, it would be like 100% chance of finding a block from the other network after finding a block on the first network, unless my understanding is incorrect.

Close.  It won't be after, it will be during.  When you find a bitcoin block, it'll be a namecoin block.  At same difficulty, the opposite will apply as well.

M
sr. member
Activity: 373
Merit: 262
December 16, 2012, 09:46:29 AM
#6
Well if the namecoin and bitcoin difficulty was the same, it would be like 100% chance of finding a block from the other network after finding a block on the first network, unless my understanding is incorrect.
sr. member
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Merit: 252
December 14, 2012, 05:54:13 PM
#5
Namecoin is based on bitcoin.  When you find a bitcoin, if you are doing merged mining, you *will* find a namecoin block.  The 10 minutes must be how long it takes for it to show up.

This

When merge mining, every bitcoin block will find a namecoin block. But not every valid namecoin block will be a bitcoin block (when merge mining and as long as bitcoin difficulty > namecoin diff)
legendary
Activity: 1540
Merit: 1001
December 13, 2012, 08:09:50 PM
#4
https://bitminter.com/blocks?commodity=all

It's far, far too frequent to be coincidence. I went back 15 pages, and every Btc block was immediately followed by a Nmc block by the same miner.

Namecoin is based on bitcoin.  When you find a bitcoin, if you are doing merged mining, you *will* find a namecoin block.  The 10 minutes must be how long it takes for it to show up.

M
sr. member
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December 13, 2012, 03:40:30 PM
#3
https://bitminter.com/blocks?commodity=all

It's far, far too frequent to be coincidence. I went back 15 pages, and every Btc block was immediately followed by a Nmc block by the same miner.
legendary
Activity: 952
Merit: 1000
December 13, 2012, 03:37:16 PM
#2
why is it that when someone mines a Btc block, they generally get a Nmc block within 10 minutes? There's got to be some connotation I don't comprehend. Can someone explain?

IIRC, this question has come up before, and its usually just coincidence.
sr. member
Activity: 266
Merit: 250
December 13, 2012, 03:29:03 PM
#1
What is the connection between the Namecoin and Bitcoin blocks?
I understand that the midstate for the Nmc is used as the coinbase for the Btc, but why is it that when someone mines a Btc block, they generally get a Nmc block within 10 minutes? There's got to be some connotation I don't comprehend. Can someone explain?
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