SHA256d
Algorithm
Double SHA-256 header hash
Proof of Work
Mine NVC
Secure NVC Mainnet with SHA256d Proof of Work. Use your own payout address. The project mining key is never published.
Protocol stats
Current mining parameters
PoW bits update from live RPC when available. Other values are consensus constants.
~60 sec
Target block time
Difficulty aims at one block per minute
50 NVC
Current initial-era block reward
Halves every 210,000 blocks
18 bits
Current / minimum PoW requirement
Live bits replace this when RPC responds
60 blocks
Difficulty retarget
At most ±1 bit per interval
210,000 blocks
Halving interval
Maximum supply 21,000,000 NVC
How it works
From miner to canonical reward
A found header is a candidate. Cumulative work, not this website, decides the canonical chain.
Miner
An independent operator publishes a payout address and searches for a valid SHA256d header.
SHA256d proof of work
The header must satisfy the current leading-zero-bit requirement.
Candidate block
A valid header plus transactions is offered to peers.
Network validation
Other nodes check work, timestamps, rewards and execution.
Canonical chain
The block is canonical only if it remains on the most-work chain.
Block reward
If it stays canonical, the protocol credits 50 NVC in the current initial era, then later-era halved rewards.
Operators
Start mining NVC
The node can mine in-process to a public 0x payout address. It does not need the corresponding private key to credit rewards.