Mining

Anyone can mine this network.

Proof of work decides the canonical chain, so mining asks nobody's permission: produce a valid block at the current difficulty and the network takes it. Testnet runs on ordinary processors today. Mainnet stays locked until validation is complete.

Network statusTestnet active · Mainnet locked

Testnet→Read the Architecture→

Processors

Mining with what you have.

Specifications are each manufacturer's own and link to their page. None of this is an endorsement, a partnership, or a claim about how a given machine performs here.

AMD

Ryzen 9 9950X

16 cores · 32 threads · x86-64

AMD

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX

96 cores · 192 threads · x86-64

Intel

Core Ultra 9 285K

24 cores · 24 threads · x86-64

SHA-256 ASICs

The same function industrial hardware already targets.

VigiChain's proof of work is SHA-256, the function these machines are built for. That is a statement about the algorithm and nothing more: this project ships no firmware, no pool integration and no compatibility promise for any of them, and the first million VIGI are deliberately sized for ordinary processors rather than for industrial farms.

Bitmain

Antminer S21 Pro

SHA-256 · 234 TH/s · 3510 W · 15 J/TH

MicroBT

WhatsMiner M60S

SHA-256 · 170–186 TH/s · 3145–3441 W · 18.5 J/TH

Canaan

Avalon A15

SHA-256 · 194 TH/s · 3647 W · 18.8 J/TH

Start

Three lines, no permission.

VIGI_NETWORK=testnet \
VIGI_DATA_DIR=$HOME/.vigi/testnet \
VIGI_ENABLE_MINING=true ./pqcoin start

Rewards go to the node's own address unless you set VIGI_MINER_ADDRESS. Testnet VIGI has no economic value and exists to be experimented with.