<oembed><type>rich</type><version>1.0</version><author_name>Luke Dashjr (npub1lh…aa9nk)</author_name><author_url>https://nostr.ae/npub1lh273a4wpkup00stw8dzqjvvrqrfdrv2v3v4t8pynuezlfe5vjnsnaa9nk</author_url><provider_name>njump</provider_name><provider_url>https://nostr.ae</provider_url><html>So here&#39;s the plan for selecting Bitcoin&#39;s new PoW algorithm:&#xA;&#xA;Nobody knows the new algorithm right now, and nobody will until we all know at the same moment.&#xA;&#xA;At 14:00 UTC August 11th, we will begin watching Bitcoin&#39;s Testnet4 chain for new blocks.&#xA;&#xA;The very next block found, look at the block hash.&#xA;The last character will choose the new algorithm.&#xA;(Note that testnet4 blocks are typically timestamped wrong!)&#xA;&#xA;As soon as I see that block, I will reveal the mapping showing which algorithm that character represents.&#xA;&#xA;Throughout the last 24+ hours, the community has discussed and made a short list of candidate algorithms.&#xA;I compiled that list into a weighted (according to their suitability) set of options for the mapping list.&#xA;&#xA;You can prove I didn&#39;t rig it, by SHA256 hashing the mapping text file.&#xA;It will match 71a7960874f3352f4ba600ce67bd6f8e96702565abea93021fa86349d99a45e8</html></oembed>