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Cascoin Core

Cascoin Core is the full node software that makes up the backbone of the CAS network.

What is Cascoin?

Cascoin is a cryptocurrency supporting dual PoW (SHA256/MinotaurX) and Labyrinth Mining - a unique hybrid consensus mechanism that combines traditional mining with "mice" creation for block rewards.

Key Specifications

Parameter Value
Block Time 2.5 minutes
Max Supply 84 million CAS
Halving Interval 840,000 blocks
PoW Block Reward 25 CAS
Labyrinth Block Reward 75 CAS
PoW Algorithm SHA256 (ASIC) / MinotaurX (CPU)
Default Port 22222
Address Prefix H (mainnet)

Features

  • Hybrid Consensus: Combines PoW with Labyrinth Mining
  • Labyrinth Mining: Create "mice" that can mine blocks without hardware
  • Dual PoW: SHA256 for ASIC miners, MinotaurX for CPU miners
  • SegWit: Native Segregated Witness support
  • Fast Sync: SQLite-based BCT database for quick startup

Getting Started

Download

Prebuilt binaries for Windows, Mac and Linux are available on the GitHub Releases page.

Build from Source

Development

The main branch is regularly built and tested, but is not guaranteed to be completely stable. Tags are created regularly to indicate new official, stable release versions.

Contributing

The contribution workflow is described in CONTRIBUTING.md.

Testing

Developers are strongly encouraged to write unit tests for new code.

# Run unit tests
make check

# Run functional tests
test/functional/test_runner.py

Documentation

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License

Cascoin Core is released under the terms of the MIT license. See COPYING for more information.

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