How do I create a new genesis block for an altcoin?

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I'm trying to clone the Blackcoin sourcecode just for the hell of it but I can't seem to generate a genesis block. I can do it on normal coins, but not here. The Blackcoin developers seem to have shifted a lot of code into weird places.

For example, all of the coins major parameters are in chainparams.cpp. However, there is no code in the link above or in main.cpp to create a genesis block.

How do I make a genesis block for this coin?

helpme

Posted 2014-12-18T14:27:00.590

Reputation: 11

I'd love to know myself but without being versed in C++ it's very difficult I gather. The other issue is the information is not shared openly in my experience. Why? Because of the influx of scams (Altcoin clones were released at the rate of 4-5 daily in July 2014; many were outright scams, including DafuqCoin, which was a Trojan, USBcoin, and Cachecoin, which just saw the developers charged) then there's the algorithms; Keep in mind Blackcoin is proof of stake and IIRC doesn't use sha256. I wish I could add more. – Wizard Of Ozzie – 2014-12-19T03:00:58.717

I am stuck here too. Have you find solution? Thx. – creator – 2018-02-22T11:58:24.557

Answers

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They just removed the gen-generation part from the sources as it's not needed after the genesis being generated and already implemented (hardcoded) into the sources.

Chen Lee

Posted 2014-12-18T14:27:00.590

Reputation: 11

Hi. Then where is working code for newest source? – creator – 2018-02-22T11:58:49.297

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