Because of the recent initiative by the SpaceFarmers Chia Pool, farmers building a BlueBox timelord is back in vogue. Due to some updates made by Chia Network there is no longer a major risk to the network from running a whole pile of them, and a whole pile of them we have. If you check…
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How to build a BlueBox Timelord
The following guide will showcase the exact steps required to deploy a BlueBox timelord on a fresh instance of Ubuntu 21.10. The steps here are mostly lifted from the excellent guide available from the SpaceFarmers Wiki but expanded on a little to deal with a totally fresh install of Ubuntu. If you already have Chia…
Chia Network announces ASIC timelords
Part of the security of the Chia Blockchain, and what makes up the “time” portion of the “proof of space and time” is the Verifiable Delay Function, which helps to ensure that the proof provided by the proof of space was done in the correct window and at the right time. This is a core…
