CPU Mining

Mine PTX with Your CPU

AstroBWT v3 is ASIC and GPU resistant. Any CPU can mine — your laptop competes fairly. Pick your OS below and start in minutes.

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Network Hashrate
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Difficulty
15 PTX
Block Reward
~18s
Block Time
📦 Download Miner Get a Wallet First
Mining Guide

Quick Start

Download, extract, run. Replace phtx1YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS with your actual address from the web wallet.

wget https://github.com/diamondsteel259/phantex/releases/latest/download/phantex-linux-amd64.tar.gz
tar -xzf phantex-linux-amd64.tar.gz && cd linux-amd64

./ptx-miner \
  --wallet-address=phtx1YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS \
  --daemon-rpc-address=5.78.205.3:20100 \
  --mining-threads=4

💡 Set --mining-threads to your CPU core count for maximum hashrate.

:: Download from https://github.com/diamondsteel259/phantex/releases/latest
:: Extract the .zip, open Command Prompt in the folder

ptx-miner.exe ^
  --wallet-address=phtx1YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS ^
  --daemon-rpc-address=5.78.205.3:20100 ^
  --mining-threads=4

💡 If Windows Defender flags it, add the folder to exclusions — it's a false positive common with mining software.

curl -LO https://github.com/diamondsteel259/phantex/releases/latest/download/phantex-macos-amd64.tar.gz
tar -xzf phantex-macos-amd64.tar.gz && cd macos-amd64
xattr -d com.apple.quarantine ptx-miner

./ptx-miner \
  --wallet-address=phtx1YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS \
  --daemon-rpc-address=5.78.205.3:20100 \
  --mining-threads=4

💡 Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3): use the macos-arm64 build.

⚠ Mining Pool — Coming Soon (Phase 2)
When live: pool.phantex.network:3333 — 1% fee, PROP payouts 
./ptx-miner \
  --wallet-address=phtx1YOUR_WALLET_ADDRESS \
  --daemon-rpc-address=pool.phantex.network:3333 \
  --mining-threads=4

Pool dashboard will be live at phantex.network/pool

Running a full node strengthens the network. Sync takes a few minutes on first start.

./phantexd --add-exclusive-node=5.78.205.3:20101
sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/phantexd.service << 'EOF'
[Unit]
Description=PHANTEX Node
After=network.target
[Service]
User=root
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/phantexd --add-exclusive-node=5.78.205.3:20101
Restart=always
RestartSec=5
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF
sudo systemctl enable phantexd && sudo systemctl start phantexd
Why CPU Mining?

Fair by Design

Most PoW coins get captured by ASICs and GPU farms within months. AstroBWT makes that economically unviable.

🏠 Home-Friendly

No $10k GPU rig needed. Your laptop, desktop, or Raspberry Pi can all participate and earn PTX proportionally.

⚡ Low Power

CPU mining uses a fraction of the power of GPU mining. You can run it 24/7 on a low-power machine without huge electricity costs.

🌍 Decentralised

Millions of CPUs exist worldwide. No single manufacturer controls the hardware. ASIC-resistance keeps the network truly distributed.

Node Operations

Running Your Node

Everything a node operator needs. Full guide in CHAIN_OPS.md.

Start Node

./phantexd --add-exclusive-node=5.78.205.3:20101

Check Status

curl -s http://localhost:20102/json_rpc \
  -d '{"method":"PTX.GetInfo"}' \
  -H 'Content-Type:application/json'

Restart (systemd)

sudo systemctl restart phantexd
journalctl -u phantexd -f

Reset Chain

sudo systemctl stop phantexd
rm -rf ~/.phantexd/mainnet/
sudo systemctl start phantexd

Release New Version

git tag v1.0.1 && git push origin v1.0.1
# CI auto-builds + publishes

Network Ports

PortUse
20100Mining
20101P2P
20102RPC