Mining Resources#
This page provides a collection of resources related to Ergo mining. It includes academic papers, code repositories, test vectors, and discussion threads.
Academic Papers#
- Ergo White Paper: This paper provides a comprehensive overview of Ergo, including its design principles, consensus algorithm, and economic model.
- Ergo Yellow Paper: The Yellow Paper offers a more technical perspective on Ergo, detailing the platform's underlying algorithms and data structures.
- "Bypassing Non-Outsourceable Proof-of-Work Schemes Using Collateralized Smart Contracts": This paper discusses a novel approach to bypassing non-outsourceable proof-of-work schemes using smart contracts.
Code#
The Ergo GitHub repository contains the Scala files related to Ergo's mining algorithm. This is a great resource if you're interested in understanding the technical details of Ergo mining.
Recent node versions cache block candidates and regenerate them on a timed interval. The default blockCandidateGenerationInterval in the reference configuration is 60s, and mining code handles expired cached candidates before producing work for miners.
Mainnet 6.0 voting settings were added to mainnet.conf with voting starting height 1561601. The reference client advertises the 6.0.x app version while mainnet chain settings use protocol version 4 for the 6.0 interpreter feature set.
Test Vectors#
- Test vectors for increased N values: This forum post provides test vectors for Ergo's proof-of-work algorithm with increased N values.