This week I am continuing several small experiments around Bitcoin and related protocols.
I am still testing my own solo mining applications and comparing two very different experiences.
With my Bitcoin solo miner, I am working against extremely low odds and have not found a Bitcoin block.
On a much smaller network, MicroBitcoin, I have already found several solo blocks.
That contrast is helping me understand mining probability, network difficulty, and what solo mining actually feels like in practice.
I also started researching AuxPoW and merge mining after a discussion on Nostr led me toward Namecoin. I want to understand how the parent Bitcoin work, auxiliary chain commitment, and block submission process actually fit together before I try building anything around it.
While working on mining, I also ended up building a small application that watches network activity and alerts me with sound when a block is found. That started as a simple idea because I did not want to keep staring at logs all day, but of course one small idea quickly created several new problems to solve.
I would actually appreciate some feedback on that kind of tool. I am thinking about better explorer support, wallet monitoring, more networks, and more reliable block detection.
On the Nostr side, I am continuing experiments with signing tools, portable reputation ideas, and how Nostr and Lightning can work together without making security and privacy an afterthought.
I have noticed something about the way I work.
Whenever I start building one thing, I discover that I need to build something else first.
Then that second thing creates a third problem.
So I somehow end up with several experiments running at the same time. 😄
There are many things I would like to build, but I am working alone, so for now I am trying to finish smaller pieces, learn from them, and slowly connect them together.
Nothing huge yet.
Mostly building, breaking things, fixing them, and learning what is really happening underneath.
If anyone here has practical experience with AuxPoW, Namecoin merge mining, blockchain monitoring, explorer APIs, or reliable block detection, I would especially like to hear from you.
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