DarkFi Testnet v0.2 alpha
DarkFi testnet v0.2 alpha by rvolz.eth1470 🥝 • 1y • 0 views • 0 clicks | |
AI summary of the linked articleDarkFi has released its proof-of-work alpha testnet, moving the network from the proof-of-stake consensus used in its 2023 alpha testnet. The announcement says PoS allowed early validators' balances to shape the chain's power structure and made a fully anonymous token distribution difficult, while PoW enables that distribution, and DarkFi adopted RandomX, the mining algorithm used by Monero, to favor CPU mining. The release also includes native contracts for anonymous transfers, atomic swaps, token issuance and DAOs, plus P2P network upgrades such as DoS protections and hostlist filtering. | |
 Interesting move, against the GPU craze RandomX resists specialized ASIC miners— which contribute to centralization and are vulnerable to seizures— via a PoW algorithm based on randomized instruction execution and memory-hard computations. These design choices make the CPU the best possible hardware for running RandomX. | |
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