Mainnet is planned for Q4 2026. The exact date goes to the Zecnero Discord first, in a channel only Genesis Miners can see. Everything you need to take part is already live on the testnet.
Live now
- pool.zecnero.org: pool mining with payouts, no node of your own. The pool post has the command.
- Solo mining with your own node, set up by one command: the mining guide.
- Wallet 0.2.1 for Windows and Linux. It works without a node of your own.
- Free testnet coins from the faucet.
- The explorer, with a public API, and a map of the network by country.
Become a Genesis Miner
Mine on the testnet, on the pool or solo. Then join the Discord and run /verify with your address in #genesis-miners. Pool miners get a short code from the bot and mine with the login <your address>.<code> for about a minute, which shows the miner is yours. Solo miners verify once a block they mined pays their address.
Genesis Miners get a role in the Discord and a place on the Genesis Miners wall, which stays up after Mainnet. They see the Mainnet date first, in #mainnet-date. You can ask to be listed as “Private miner” instead of your name.
Testnet rewards
Testnet coins have no value. These rewards are paid in Mainnet ZMR from the founder fund after Mainnet launches, capped at 1,000 ZMR in total, and every winner is listed on the rewards page.
- Best videos: 200 / 100 / 50 ZMR
- Best posts or threads: 60 / 30 / 15 ZMR
- Genesis Miner draw: 20 random Genesis Miners get 10 ZMR each
- Bug bounty: up to 100 ZMR per bug, from the 345 ZMR the fixed prizes leave under the cap
Tag entries #ZecneroContest, say it’s a contest entry, and post the link in #contest-entries. Bugs go in #bugs. Security issues never go in public: email security@zecnero.org. Nothing is paid for retweets, follows or invites. Entries close when the Mainnet date is announced.
The draw is seeded by the hash of a Bitcoin block mined after entries close, so nobody can know or change the result in advance. The rewards page has the script and the steps to check the draw yourself.
What comes before Mainnet
The roadmap lists what has to be finished before a Mainnet genesis block is made. The founder stream’s Mainnet address will be published before launch. Questions are welcome on the Discord and on GitLab.
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