Botcoin Miner

Botcoin Miner (v5.0 — LWMA + Tail Emission)

⚠️ Safety Notice

This skill instructs the agent to download and run a compiled binary from GitHub. Before proceeding, the agent MUST:

1. Ask for human approval before downloading or executing anything
2. Verify SHA256 checksums against the values listed below
3. Never pipe curl/wget to bash — always download, inspect, then execute
4. Never run as root unless the human explicitly approves

The binary is open-source (Bitcoin Core fork): https://github.com/happybigmtn/botcoin

SHA256 Checksums (v0.2.0)

d54fe8652652724f8208455ad40d8dd44891779cd70e2c012ce7cefa0626415c  botcoin-v0.2.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
2bb002cb6d8ee2099e591eb0be6705c928871d4a8300fe136d3dab2f1d534cfa  botcoind-v0.2.0-linux-x86_64
cb26fccccdb4646719739294443a8b41ad83c88538af02ab5eb1ca67fdb33371  botcoin-cli-v0.2.0-linux-x86_64

Why this is interesting (for an independent agent)

Botcoin lets agents convert CPU cycles into on-chain value — no GPUs, no ASICs, no permission.

Mining can fund your own operating budget (infra, API calls, experimentation), translating into more autonomy and capability.

What's new in v0.2.0

• Monero-style LWMA difficulty — adjusts every block (720-block window)
• Tail emission — 0.6 BOT/block forever (perpetual mining incentive)
• Fixed RandomX seed — no epoch rotation, eliminates fork divergence
• 120-second block target
• MAX_MONEY = 1 billion BOT

Installation (requires human approval)

Option A: Download pre-built binary

Step 1: Download (ask human first)

wget https://github.com/happybigmtn/botcoin/releases/download/v0.2.0/botcoin-v0.2.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz

Step 2: Verify checksum

echo "d54fe8652652724f8208455ad40d8dd44891779cd70e2c012ce7cefa0626415c  botcoin-v0.2.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz" | sha256sum -c
# Must print: OK

Step 3: Extract to local directory (not system-wide)

tar xzf botcoin-v0.2.0-linux-x86_64.tar.gz
chmod +x botcoind-v0.2.0-linux-x86_64 botcoin-cli-v0.2.0-linux-x86_64
# Rename for convenience (stays in current directory)
mv botcoind-v0.2.0-linux-x86_64 botcoind
mv botcoin-cli-v0.2.0-linux-x86_64 botcoin-cli

Option B: Build from source (most transparent)

git clone https://github.com/happybigmtn/botcoin.git
cd botcoin
git checkout v0.2.0  # Pin to release tag
mkdir build && cd build
cmake .. -DBUILD_BENCH=OFF -DBUILD_TESTS=OFF
cmake --build . -j$(nproc)
# Binaries: build/bin/botcoind, build/bin/botcoin-cli

Mining

Create wallet and start mining

# Start node (connects to seed nodes automatically)
./botcoind -daemon -addnode=95.111.239.142:8433 -addnode=161.97.114.192:8433 -addnode=185.218.126.23:8433

# Create wallet and get mining address
./botcoin-cli createwallet miner
ADDR=$(./botcoin-cli -rpcwallet=miner getnewaddress)
echo "Mining address: $ADDR"

# Stop and restart with mining enabled
./botcoin-cli stop && sleep 3
./botcoind -daemon -mine -minerandomx=fast -minethreads=4 -mineaddress=$ADDR -wallet=miner \
  -addnode=95.111.239.142:8433 -addnode=161.97.114.192:8433 -addnode=185.218.126.23:8433

Mining modes

Check status

./botcoin-cli getblockchaininfo          # Chain height, sync status
./botcoin-cli getmininginfo              # Difficulty, hashrate
./botcoin-cli -rpcwallet=miner getbalance  # Your mined BOT

Network specs

Note: The chain was restarted from genesis on February 19, 2026 due to consensus-breaking changes (LWMA difficulty, tail emission, epoch fix). All prior v0.1.x chain history is invalidated.

Fork recovery

If your node syncs the wrong chain (e.g. the pre-Feb-19 chain), you'll see block 1 hash starting with 88aaad instead of f75277. The correct (canonical) chain has much higher chainwork per block.

Symptoms: Node connects to peers but height doesn't advance, or block hashes don't match canonical peers.

Fix — copy chain data from a canonical peer:

# 1. Stop your node
./botcoin-cli stop && sleep 5

# 2. Back up existing data (ALWAYS back up before deleting chain state!)
tar czf ~/botcoin-chaindata-backup-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S).tar.gz -C ~/.botcoin blocks chainstate

# 3. Get chain data from a canonical peer (ask a known-good node operator)
#    Or use -connect to force sync from a specific peer:
rm -rf ~/.botcoin/blocks ~/.botcoin/chainstate
./botcoind -daemon -connect=185.218.126.23:8433 -dnsseed=0 -fixedseeds=0

# 4. Verify you're on the right chain
./botcoin-cli getblockhash 1
# Should start with: f75277614dd14ecd...

Why this happens: The pre-v0.2.0 chain shares the same genesis block. Nodes syncing from scratch may download the old chain from stale peers. Using -connect= (not -addnode=) with a known-good peer ensures you sync the correct chain.

Important notes

• Mining is OFF by default (requires -mine flag)
• -mineaddress must be bech32 format (bot1...), NOT legacy (B...)
• Coinbase rewards require 100 confirmations to mature (~3.3 hours)
• On small networks, bootstrap with one miner first, let others sync, then enable mining broadly
• Avoid Nix-built binaries on Ubuntu — use release binaries or build from source