/hemi-pop-miner

For New Update Node to 0.5.0

Hemi Miner Incentivized Testnet

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Hemi is a modular protocol for superior scaling, security, and interoperability, powered by Bitcoin and Ethereum.

  • For non-Node participants, you can join pilot program here : Use my code to Enter: 42dbeee9
  • You can run miner using web browser on windows here: https://pop-miner.hemi.xyz/

Install Miner on Linux

1. Download Binaries

wget https://github.com/hemilabs/heminetwork/releases/download/v0.5.0/heminetwork_v0.5.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz

2. Extract Binaries

tar -xvf heminetwork_v0.5.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz && rm heminetwork_v0.5.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz && cd heminetwork_v0.5.0_linux_amd64

Wallet

1. Create tBTC wallet

./keygen -secp256k1 -json -net="testnet" > ~/popm-address.json

2. Get tBTC address

cat $HOME/popm-address.json
  • Save the output
  • pubkey_hash is your tBTC address

3. Fund your wallet

  • Get tBTC faucet in Discord for your bitcoin wallet
  • Check your txhash in explorer until it get CONFIRMED

Start Miner

1. Create screen

screen -S hemi

2. Replace your private key with PRIVATE_KEY

echo 'export POPM_BTC_PRIVKEY=PRIVATE_KEY' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export POPM_STATIC_FEE=350' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'export POPM_BFG_URL=wss://testnet.rpc.hemi.network/v1/ws/public' >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

3. Start your node

./popmd

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  • To minizme screen: CTRL+A+D
  • To return screen screen -r hemi

View your points

  • Currently, the tHEMI token payout serves as Hemi PoP mining points. You will get tHEMI tokens for each block you min with your Hemi Pop Node
  • To view your tHEMI balance, you may need to add the contract address 0x4200000000000000000000000000000000000042 as a "custom token" in your metamask wallet on Hemi Sepolia Network.
  • You can also import your private_key here to check tHEMI balance: https://pop-miner.hemi.xyz/
  • Gaining tHEMI is delayed rn, you can check later