[BOUNTY] Mine for 7 Days — Prove Sustained Mining, Earn 15 RTC (Pool: 500 RTC)

[Scottcjn]

Mine for 7 Days — 15 RTC Bounty (Pool: 500 RTC)

Install the RustChain miner on real hardware, keep it running for 7 consecutive days, and earn 15 RTC on top of your regular mining rewards.

Why This Bounty Exists

One-time installs don't help the network. We need sustained miners that keep the network healthy. This bounty rewards commitment.

How to Claim

1. Install the miner: `pip install clawrtc` (or clone from this repo)
2. Run it on real hardware (not a VM — VMs earn near-zero by design)
3. Mine for 7 consecutive days (small gaps for reboots are fine)
4. Comment below with:
   • Your miner ID (shown on startup)
   • Your hardware type (laptop model, Mac model, etc.)
   • A screenshot of your miner running OR your miner ID visible at https://50.28.86.131/api/miners

We'll Verify

Your miner ID shows up in our attestation records. We can see:

• When you first attested
• How many epochs you've participated in
• What hardware you're running

7 days = ~1,008 epochs. We'll check you hit at least 800 epochs (allows for downtime/reboots).

Supported Hardware

Any real hardware works! Vintage hardware earns bonus multipliers:

Hardware	Mining Multiplier	Examples
PowerPC G4	2.5x	PowerBook G4, Power Mac G4, iBook G4
PowerPC G5	2.0x	Power Mac G5, Xserve G5
IBM POWER8+	2.0x	IBM S824, S822
PowerPC G3	1.8x	iBook G3, Power Mac G3
Apple Silicon	1.15x	Mac Mini M2, MacBook M1/M2/M3
Modern x86	1.0x	Any PC, laptop, NUC, Raspberry Pi

Got vintage hardware gathering dust? It earns MORE than modern hardware here.

Quick Start

```bash

Install (Python 3.7+)

pip install clawrtc

Run

clawrtc --wallet YOUR_WALLET_NAME

Or from source

git clone https://github.com/Scottcjn/Rustchain.git
cd Rustchain/miners
python3 rustchain_linux_miner.py --wallet YOUR_WALLET_NAME
```

Payout

Milestone	RTC
7 days mining (800+ epochs)	15 RTC
Bonus: Mine on vintage hardware (G3/G4/G5/POWER)	+5 RTC
Bonus: Mine for 30 days straight	+10 RTC

Pool of 500 RTC = 33+ miners can claim the base reward.

Rules

• Real hardware only — VMs are detected and earn near-zero
• One claim per person (multiple machines = one claim, but you earn more mining rewards)
• Must be a new miner — existing miners before today don't qualify
• Keep it running — 800/1,008 epochs minimum (allows ~20% downtime)