Primecoin primality test

The Endeavour 2026-01-10

Summary:

When I wrote about how Primecoin uses prime chains for proof of work, I left out a detail. To mine a new Primecoin block, you have to find a prime chain of specified length that starts with a number that is a multiple of the block header hash. According to the Primecoin whitepaper Another important […]

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Date tagged:

01/10/2026, 15:26

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01/10/2026, 11:05