<e​longated:matrix.org> Rucknium: current hr as per xmr-stats.qubic.org is 495.12 MH/s

<e​longated:matrix.org> miningrigrentals.com/rigs/randomx rented is 3Mh/s

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> It cycles on and offer like 20/60 seconds

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> matrix.monero.social/_matrix/media/…oad/xmr.mx/pWUuUTjNqSCZFuczzvshZFbX

Is this what large miners are already doing? The cyclical mining?

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> Yes

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> Hashrate and transactions oscillate on monero

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> Remember when fhe 1.5gh botnet would turn on for 12hrs everyday, and then turn off once difficulty was high? Fun times

<e​longated:matrix.org> How does it help them ?

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> You mine blocks faster than if you allow the difficulty to increase

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> Cheaper blocks, essentially

<e​longated:matrix.org> You mean a cloud operator somewhere 😅 why would botnets stop free hashrate

<r​ucknium:monero.social> NiceHash has a RandomX renting market, too. It shows available hashpower, but not rented hashpower. Available is about 300 Mh/s, it looks like. I don't know if there the same rig can be offered through NiceHash and miningrigrentals at the same time

<r​ucknium:monero.social> Electricity can also be cheaper during parts of the day.

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> Using the 1.5gh botnet as an example: when they turn on, the rate if blocj production went upbsignificantly, so there were ~500 blocks mined in 12hrs. for the other 12hrs (when they turn off the botnet) only 220 blocks were mined

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> instead of mining for 24hr and getting 300 blocks, they get 200 blocks in 12hrs

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> these numbers arent exact, but close enough

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> Tldr: its "gaming" the difficulty adjustment algo

I wonder if the cpu power is being used for another coin during the down time. Merge mining vs mining on 1 chain. Switching to the other and returning

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> i believe this is why bitcoin has a much longer difficulty adjustment period. It requires you to run miners for days (weeks?) To game the system

<e​longated:matrix.org> Example zano or its kind ?

I dont understand the rules of the game though to form such an opinion

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> if i was trying to rent, id to the 12hrs on, 12hrs off method

12hrs off mining a other chain/coin? Our electricity and compute is free and infinite remember

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> Yeah, or doing nothing (if i'm trying to avoid getting caught with my botnet)

<r​ucknium:monero.social> Monero could adopt BCH's ASERT difficulty adjustment algorithm 💡

first i've heard of this ASERT diff. adjustment algo. seems this reddit thread with linked video is a good start reddit.com/r/btc/comments/fanc6o/th…ulty_adjustment_algorithm_is_broken

do we have a difficulty simulation tool? 😅

<p​reland:monero.social> (Just putting it out there that this is what Qubic claims is happening; that it switches between running xmr and running ai calculations

or docs like this for ours? reference.cash/protocol/blockchain/…ork/difficulty-adjustment-algorithm

<p​reland:monero.social> Looking into the possibility of them using the miningrig website in particular, I don’t know if it is possible. At the very least, it likely isn’t possible for non-insiders to utilize because their pool isn’t stratum compatible

<p​reland:monero.social> Plowsof I am almost positive it’s documented….somewhere

<p​reland:monero.social> I’m pretty sure I’ve even read it

do we need a new paper from the MRL on the topic? overleaf.com/articles/difficulty-ad…yptocurrency-protocols/ytcxbjvzrpbp

<e​longated:matrix.org> Ai needs gpu

<p​reland:monero.social> It’s what they claim

<p​reland:monero.social> Doesn’t mean it’s true ;)

<e​longated:matrix.org> Whoever that dev is just milking cpu power of their node operators, it’s going to end up with a scam at the end

<e​longated:matrix.org> Do they have 51% hashrate though? I doubt it

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> They mine xmr, of course their pool is stratum capable. Its jtgrassie pool.

<a​tomfried:matrix.org> Why arent they just use p2pool?

<a​tomfried:matrix.org> Why arent they just using p2pool?

<r​ucknium:monero.social> Anyone want to investigate claims that Qubic arbitrarily sets its mining rewards each "epoch"? Setting it high could be unsustainable.

<r​ucknium:monero.social> Just pulling together some half-reliable info, I get current emission would cause 64% increase in supply in a year.

<p​reland:monero.social> According to the whitepaper they have a cap at 200 trillion, and they are using burning to keep it further down

<p​reland:monero.social> They also decided that halving was a good idea, so in theory their emissions will be basically nonexistent by 2030 (and there are absolutely *no* issues with this on a chain with no transaction fees)

<r​ucknium:monero.social> Not sure I'm interpreting this right: Check a block. It has "Tick Leader", which says 30 million Qubic: explorer.qubic.org/network/tick/27316678

<r​ucknium:monero.social> Their Certik report says `Average Tick Time (measured): 8.98 seconds`

<r​ucknium:monero.social> 242068882.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na…eed%20Test%20Results_April_2025.pdf

<r​ucknium:monero.social> So maybe 10 seconds per tick? Therefore, 6 ticks per minute

<p​reland:monero.social> That’s….a fair point. I don’t see any info on how to access it via stratum though

<p​reland:monero.social> Also apparently while ticks have finality, they can also have invalid transactions?

<p​reland:monero.social> Tbh the unhinged nature of this thing is what intrigues me so much

<r​ucknium:monero.social> Then CoinMarketCap says 147 trillion in circulation. I get:

<r​ucknium:monero.social> `(365 * 6 * 60 * 24 * 30 * 10^6) / (147 * 10^12) = 0.6435918`

<r​ucknium:monero.social> For a year of this coin emission rate

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> There is 1 miner. Tey dont have "node operators" that are human

<e​longated:matrix.org> 1miner = 1 Addr ? Or miners behind proxy

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> Their pool shows 1 miner. So botnet behind a proxy ofc

<o​frnxmr:xmr.mx> Not 1 device with 400mh

<e​longated:matrix.org> Yah they do have some quibic mining, and that goes proxied to that pool for xmr mining