Participation
Miners and Designers
Miners secure the chain. Designers validate the intelligence. Both build a permanent on-chain record. You need one thing to start: a Bitcoin address.
Miner
Secures the chain. Produces blocks. Earns Kovs. ASIC hardware or CPU Python — any machine qualifies.
Designer
Validates the intelligence. Commits a regime prediction before the block mines. The chain is the judge. Accuracy record is permanent and public.
Miners
Option 01 — Miner
ASIC — SHA-256
Antminer, Whatsminer, or any Bitcoin SHA-256 hardware. Runs alongside Bitcoin mining at zero extra power cost.
Pool Settings
Pool: stratum+tcp://pool.quantsynth.net:3333
Username: YOUR_BTC_ADDRESS.worker1
Password: x
Username: YOUR_BTC_ADDRESS.worker1
Password: x
Replace YOUR_BTC_ADDRESS with your Bitcoin address.
Command Line
cgminer --url stratum+tcp://pool.quantsynth.net:3333 \
--user YOUR_BTC_ADDRESS.worker1 --pass x
--user YOUR_BTC_ADDRESS.worker1 --pass x
Earns Kovs per block
Option 02 — Miner
CPU — Python Miner
Any laptop, desktop, or VPS. No special hardware. If it runs Python it can mine.
Install and Run
pip install requests numpy py_ecc
curl -O https://api.quantsynth.net/sdk/markovian.py
python3 markovian.py mine --address YOUR_BTC_ADDRESS
curl -O https://api.quantsynth.net/sdk/markovian.py
python3 markovian.py mine --address YOUR_BTC_ADDRESS
Submits blocks directly to the node. Kovs issue to your BTC address per block found.
Earns Kovs per block
Designers
Option 03 — Designer
Run Matrix M
Same chain, no hardware required. Run the canonical model against each block, submit your read. The chain scores your accuracy 10 blocks later. Your record is on-chain.
How It Works
Every block contains an s_output vector — a probability distribution over three regimes. You read it, classify it, submit it. Protocol scores your accuracy against on-chain output 10 blocks later. All on-chain. No oracle.
Install and Run
pip install requests numpy
curl -O https://api.quantsynth.net/sdk/reader.py
python3 reader.py YOUR_BTC_ADDRESS
curl -O https://api.quantsynth.net/sdk/reader.py
python3 reader.py YOUR_BTC_ADDRESS
Polls every 65 seconds. Classifies 6 dimensions: master, equity, oil, gold, rates, dollar. Submits automatically.
Leaderboard
curl https://api.quantsynth.net/leaderboard
Builds on-chain accuracy record
Option 04 — Designer
Build Matrix M
The intelligence work function. Apply a transition matrix to the block's starting vector, commit your result before it confirms, reveal after. The chain scores you against actual output. A proven accuracy record is worth more than any hash.
How It Works
You derive s_input from the current block hash, apply your M matrix, and commit a hash of your prediction before the next block lands. After confirmation you reveal. The chain verifies your commitment hash, then scores your predicted regime against actual chain output. Consistent early calls build a verifiable edge.
Your Matrix
# Genesis M — the canonical starting point
M = [[0.70, 0.25, 0.05],
[0.10, 0.75, 0.15],
[0.20, 0.15, 0.65]]
# Yours — same shape, your parameters. Rows must sum to 1.0.
M_yours = your_trained_matrix
M = [[0.70, 0.25, 0.05],
[0.10, 0.75, 0.15],
[0.20, 0.15, 0.65]]
# Yours — same shape, your parameters. Rows must sum to 1.0.
M_yours = your_trained_matrix
Commit-Reveal
# Step 1 — commit before the block mines
python3 reader.py YOUR_BTC_ADDRESS --deep
# Step 2 — reveal happens automatically after target block confirms
python3 reader.py YOUR_BTC_ADDRESS --deep
# Step 2 — reveal happens automatically after target block confirms
Commit window: target block must be in the future. Reveal window: 5 blocks after target. Expired commitments are discarded.
Protocol Spec
Block schema, s_input derivation, commitment hash construction, and scoring algorithm: white paper.
Verifiable predictive track record on-chain
Block Reward
50,000,000 KOV
per block mined
API Access
50M KOV
claim a data key on-chain
Revenue Share
BTC
Kov holders, pro-rata per sale
Genesis Window
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