This repository is mirrored from https://git.marconi.org/marconiprotocol/marconi-stak.git
This is a fork of XMR-Stak which we've tweaked to work with Marconi Protocol. This miner supports CPUs as well as AMD and NVIDIA GPUs and can be used to mine marcos on Marconi's global chain.
- Supports common hardware: x86 CPU, AMD GPU, NVIDIA GPU.
- Supports common operating systems: Linux, Windows, macOS.
- Supports mining marcos on the Marconi global chain
- Several other useful things like TLS, stats, and monitoring
This miner runs the standard CryptoNight variant 4 hash function, sometimes also referred to as CryptoNightR. As you may remember, this function uses a two megabyte scratch pad per thread. However, while the hash function hasn't been changed, there's one related thing which has: the blob of bytes that gets passed as input to the hash function. We construct this blob slightly differently than, for example, the way Monero constructs the hash blob. This change was for compatibility with the block header format of Marconi's global chain, which is much closer to Ethereum than to Monero. Hash rates are not affected.
This miner does not donate any fraction of your earnings to anyone. You keep everything. We only mention this because it's different from a lot of other open source miners, which, if used with default settings, will often donate a small percentage of your earnings to a developer's address. In the case of this miner, you don't need to change any code or configuration to turn off donation. It's always off.
Remember though, it's possible that a fee will be charged by whichever mining pool you point this client miner at. If you point at a Marconi-hosted mining pool, there will be no fee. But other pools might set a non-zero fee.