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ricmoo / pycoind

Pure-Python full node and libraries for bitcoind-based crypto-currencies (eg. bitcoin, litecoin, etc)
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Implement Auxiliary Proof-of-Work (AuxPoW) #2

Open ricmoo opened 9 years ago

ricmoo commented 9 years ago

Some coins use an alternate form of blocks in their blockchain in addition to the standard form. This alternate allows blocks mined against a different coin's blockchain to be counted, allowing the coin to leverage the hash power of the other coin.

Dogecoin will be switching to using AuxPoW against Litecoin at block height 371337 (see http://redd.it/2egjqg), so it would be ideal to get this in sooner than later. Once this is supported, adding support of Namecoin should be fairly straight forward too.

g4jc commented 9 years ago

Definately looking forward to this since it affects down-stream projects such as Electrum-Doge.

Here's hoping to getting it fixed soon: http://dogechain.info/tx/e6e73b16542b9bfb031c06a6950adb0a2046a99287ade987ae5fca79f68331d8 Much 10k Doge - such coin, much needed for programing, wow. ;)

ricmoo commented 9 years ago

Awesome, thanks! AuwPoW is top of my list, and I will let you know when it is complete.

g4jc commented 8 years ago

It's been nearly a year, stop whatever you're doing and put this back at the top of your list. :+1: