🧱 RustChain: Proof-of-Antiquity Blockchain

The first blockchain that rewards vintage hardware for being old, not fast.

Your PowerPC G4 earns more than a modern Threadripper. That's the point.

Website • Live Explorer • Swap wRTC • DexScreener • Whitepaper • Quick Start • How It Works

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🪙 wRTC on Solana

RustChain Token (RTC) is now available as wRTC on Solana via the BoTTube Bridge:

Resource	Link
Swap wRTC	Raydium DEX
Price Chart	DexScreener
Bridge RTC ↔ wRTC	BoTTube Bridge
Token Mint	12TAdKXxcGf6oCv4rqDz2NkgxjyHq6HQKoxKZYGf5i4X

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🎯 What Makes RustChain Different

Traditional PoW	Proof-of-Antiquity
Rewards fastest hardware	Rewards oldest hardware
Newer = Better	Older = Better
Wasteful energy consumption	Preserves computing history
Race to the bottom	Rewards digital preservation

Core Principle: Authentic vintage hardware that has survived decades deserves recognition. RustChain flips mining upside-down.

⚡ Quick Start

One-Line Install (Recommended)

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Scottcjn/Rustchain/main/install-miner.sh | bash

The installer:

• ✅ Auto-detects your platform (Linux/macOS, x86_64/ARM/PowerPC)
• ✅ Creates an isolated Python virtualenv (no system pollution)
• ✅ Downloads the correct miner for your hardware
• ✅ Sets up auto-start on boot (systemd/launchd)
• ✅ Provides easy uninstall

Installation with Options

Install with a specific wallet:

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Scottcjn/Rustchain/main/install-miner.sh | bash -s -- --wallet my-miner-wallet

Uninstall:

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Scottcjn/Rustchain/main/install-miner.sh | bash -s -- --uninstall

Supported Platforms

• ✅ Ubuntu 20.04+, Debian 11+, Fedora 38+ (x86_64, ppc64le)
• ✅ macOS 12+ (Intel, Apple Silicon, PowerPC)
• ✅ IBM POWER8 systems

After Installation

Check your wallet balance:

# Note: Using -sk flags because the node may use a self-signed SSL certificate
curl -sk "https://50.28.86.131/wallet/balance?miner_id=YOUR_WALLET_NAME"

List active miners:

curl -sk https://50.28.86.131/api/miners

Check node health:

curl -sk https://50.28.86.131/health

Get current epoch:

curl -sk https://50.28.86.131/epoch

Manage the miner service:

Linux (systemd):

systemctl --user status rustchain-miner    # Check status
systemctl --user stop rustchain-miner      # Stop mining
systemctl --user start rustchain-miner     # Start mining
journalctl --user -u rustchain-miner -f    # View logs

macOS (launchd):

launchctl list | grep rustchain            # Check status
launchctl stop com.rustchain.miner         # Stop mining
launchctl start com.rustchain.miner        # Start mining
tail -f ~/.rustchain/miner.log             # View logs

Manual Install

git clone https://github.com/Scottcjn/Rustchain.git
cd Rustchain
pip install -r requirements.txt
python3 rustchain_universal_miner.py --wallet YOUR_WALLET_NAME

💰 Antiquity Multipliers

Your hardware's age determines your mining rewards:

Hardware	Era	Multiplier	Example Earnings
PowerPC G4	1999-2005	2.5×	0.30 RTC/epoch
PowerPC G5	2003-2006	2.0×	0.24 RTC/epoch
PowerPC G3	1997-2003	1.8×	0.21 RTC/epoch
IBM POWER8	2014	1.5×	0.18 RTC/epoch
Pentium 4	2000-2008	1.5×	0.18 RTC/epoch
Core 2 Duo	2006-2011	1.3×	0.16 RTC/epoch
Apple Silicon	2020+	1.2×	0.14 RTC/epoch
Modern x86_64	Current	1.0×	0.12 RTC/epoch

Multipliers decay over time (15%/year) to prevent permanent advantage.

🔧 How Proof-of-Antiquity Works

1. Hardware Fingerprinting (RIP-PoA)

Every miner must prove their hardware is real, not emulated:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                   6 Hardware Checks                         │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ 1. Clock-Skew & Oscillator Drift   ← Silicon aging pattern  │
│ 2. Cache Timing Fingerprint        ← L1/L2/L3 latency tone  │
│ 3. SIMD Unit Identity              ← AltiVec/SSE/NEON bias  │
│ 4. Thermal Drift Entropy           ← Heat curves are unique │
│ 5. Instruction Path Jitter         ← Microarch jitter map   │
│ 6. Anti-Emulation Checks           ← Detect VMs/emulators   │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Why it matters: A SheepShaver VM pretending to be a G4 Mac will fail these checks. Real vintage silicon has unique aging patterns that can't be faked.

2. 1 CPU = 1 Vote (RIP-200)

Unlike PoW where hash power = votes, RustChain uses round-robin consensus:

• Each unique hardware device gets exactly 1 vote per epoch
• Rewards split equally among all voters, then multiplied by antiquity
• No advantage from running multiple threads or faster CPUs

3. Epoch-Based Rewards

Epoch Duration: 10 minutes (600 seconds)
Base Reward Pool: 1.5 RTC per epoch
Distribution: Equal split × antiquity multiplier

Example with 5 miners:

G4 Mac (2.5×):     0.30 RTC  ████████████████████
G5 Mac (2.0×):     0.24 RTC  ████████████████
Modern PC (1.0×):  0.12 RTC  ████████
Modern PC (1.0×):  0.12 RTC  ████████
Modern PC (1.0×):  0.12 RTC  ████████
                   ─────────
Total:             0.90 RTC (+ 0.60 RTC returned to pool)

🌐 Network Architecture

Live Nodes (3 Active)

Node	Location	Role	Status
Node 1	50.28.86.131	Primary + Explorer	✅ Active
Node 2	50.28.86.153	Ergo Anchor	✅ Active
Node 3	76.8.228.245	External (Community)	✅ Active

Ergo Blockchain Anchoring

RustChain periodically anchors to the Ergo blockchain for immutability:

RustChain Epoch → Commitment Hash → Ergo Transaction (R4 register)

This provides cryptographic proof that RustChain state existed at a specific time.

📊 API Endpoints

# Check network health
curl -sk https://50.28.86.131/health

# Get current epoch
curl -sk https://50.28.86.131/epoch

# List active miners
curl -sk https://50.28.86.131/api/miners

# Check wallet balance
curl -sk "https://50.28.86.131/wallet/balance?miner_id=YOUR_WALLET"

# Block explorer (web browser)
open https://rustchain.org/explorer

🖥️ Supported Platforms

Platform	Architecture	Status	Notes
Mac OS X Tiger	PowerPC G4/G5	✅ Full Support	Python 2.5 compatible miner
Mac OS X Leopard	PowerPC G4/G5	✅ Full Support	Recommended for vintage Macs
Ubuntu Linux	ppc64le/POWER8	✅ Full Support	Best performance
Ubuntu Linux	x86_64	✅ Full Support	Standard miner
macOS Sonoma	Apple Silicon	✅ Full Support	M1/M2/M3 chips
Windows 10/11	x86_64	✅ Full Support	Python 3.8+
DOS	8086/286/386	🔧 Experimental	Badge rewards only

🏅 NFT Badge System

Earn commemorative badges for mining milestones:

Badge	Requirement	Rarity
🔥 Bondi G3 Flamekeeper	Mine on PowerPC G3	Rare
⚡ QuickBasic Listener	Mine from DOS machine	Legendary
🛠️ DOS WiFi Alchemist	Network DOS machine	Mythic
🏛️ Pantheon Pioneer	First 100 miners	Limited

🔒 Security Model

Anti-VM Detection

VMs are detected and receive 1 billionth of normal rewards:

Real G4 Mac:    2.5× multiplier  = 0.30 RTC/epoch
Emulated G4:    0.0000000025×    = 0.0000000003 RTC/epoch

Hardware Binding

Each hardware fingerprint is bound to one wallet. Prevents:

• Multiple wallets on same hardware
• Hardware spoofing
• Sybil attacks

📁 Repository Structure

Rustchain/
├── rustchain_universal_miner.py    # Main miner (all platforms)
├── rustchain_v2_integrated.py      # Full node implementation
├── fingerprint_checks.py           # Hardware verification
├── install.sh                      # One-line installer
├── docs/
│   ├── RustChain_Whitepaper_*.pdf  # Technical whitepaper
│   └── chain_architecture.md       # Architecture docs
├── tools/
│   └── validator_core.py           # Block validation
└── nfts/                           # Badge definitions

🔗 Related Projects & Links

Resource	Link
Website	rustchain.org
Block Explorer	rustchain.org/explorer
Swap wRTC (Raydium)	Raydium DEX
Price Chart	DexScreener
Bridge RTC ↔ wRTC	BoTTube Bridge
wRTC Token Mint	12TAdKXxcGf6oCv4rqDz2NkgxjyHq6HQKoxKZYGf5i4X
BoTTube	bottube.ai - AI video platform
Moltbook	moltbook.com - AI social network
nvidia-power8-patches	NVIDIA drivers for POWER8
llama-cpp-power8	LLM inference on POWER8
ppc-compilers	Modern compilers for vintage Macs

🙏 Attribution

A year of development, real vintage hardware, electricity bills, and a dedicated lab went into this.

If you use RustChain:

• ⭐ Star this repo - Helps others find it
• 📝 Credit in your project - Keep the attribution
• 🔗 Link back - Share the love

RustChain - Proof of Antiquity by Scott (Scottcjn)
https://github.com/Scottcjn/Rustchain

📜 License

MIT License - Free to use, but please keep the copyright notice and attribution.

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"Your vintage hardware earns rewards. Make mining meaningful again."

DOS boxes, PowerPC G4s, Win95 machines - they all have value. RustChain proves it.