Welcome to Spectre Network
WhitepaperSpectre Network: PHANTOM Protocol + GhostDAG + GhostFACE = Spectre
Unleashing Speed, Security, and Decentralization
- Technology: Spectre is a proof-of-work Layer-1 cryptocurrency that implements the GHOSTDAG/PHANTOM protocol, utilizing a revolutionary blockDAG structure. Unlike traditional blockchain systems that orphan parallel blocks, GHOSTDAG allows these blocks to coexist and orders them in the consensus. This approach enhances network efficiency, scalability, and security.
- SpectreX Algorithm: SpectreX, based on AstroBWTv3, employs a unique three-step proof-of-work process with SHA-3, AstroBWTv3, and HeavyHash. It promotes fair, decentralized mining on ordinary computers. As the world's first Rust implementation of AstroBWTv3 without external C dependencies, it uses only Rust crates for a fully native solution.
- Rust-Based Full Node: The Rust-based Spectre full-node improves performance and stability, addressing limitations of the Go node. It is a drop-in replacement for the Golang node and is now the recommended software for the Spectre network, showcasing Rust's capabilities for enhanced performance and reliability.
- Future Privacy Features: Planning to implement full non-disclosable privacy and anonymous transactions with the GhostFACE protocol, utilizing Pedersen Commitments for perfect hiding and ElGamal for transaction signatures, aiming for high TPS and untraceable transactions.
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Blocks per Second
Achieving unparalleled speed with every transaction.
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Linear halving
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Current Net Hash
Top-tier security with a robust, untraceable hashrate.
1.161 × 109
Max Supply
Fixed supply ensures long-term value and stability.
Spectre Network's Unique Features
Pioneering the Future of Digital Cryptocurrency
1-Second Block Times
Leveraging the GhostDAG protocol, Spectre achieves block times that are 36,000 times faster than Bitcoin’s, enabling near-instantaneous transaction confirmations for an optimal user experience.Enhanced Scalability
By utilizing Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG) technology, Spectre allows for parallel transaction processing, significantly increasing network throughput and reducing congestion.Capped Supply
With a fixed total supply, Spectre creates a deflationary economic model, ensuring coin scarcity and supporting value appreciation over time.Proof of Work
SpectreX employs a unique three-step proof-of-work process using SHA-3, AstroBWTv3, and HeavyHash, ensuring secure and reliable network consensus.Decentralized Mining with SpectreX
SpectreX uses the AstroBWTv3 algorithm to support decentralized, untraceable mining on CPUs, making it resistant to ASICs, FPGAs, and GPUs.Future Privacy Enhancements
With the upcoming GhostFACE protocol, Spectre will enable fully anonymous transactions, enhancing user privacy and financial security.FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions about Spectre
- Resistance to Specialized Hardware: AstroBWTv3 is designed to be resistant to ASICs, FPGAs, and GPUs, which means that it promotes mining on standard CPUs. This reduces the disparity in hashrate between different types of hardware, ensuring a more level playing field for all miners.
- Hashrate Variation Minimization: By minimizing the variation in hashrate between different CPU generations and architectures, AstroBWTv3 ensures that no single type of CPU has a significant advantage over others. This further promotes decentralization and fairness in the mining process.
- Hard to Trace Mining Activity: The algorithm makes it very difficult to trace which specific hardware mined a particular block. This is crucial for maintaining the anonymity of miners, as there is no clear evidence linking specific mining activities to individual pieces of hardware.
- Enhanced Privacy with Pedersen Commitments: When used in conjunction with Pedersen commitments(scheduled for integration in Q4), which make the UTXO (Unspent Transaction Output) model untraceable, AstroBWTv3 ensures that all transactions and mining activities remain private. There is no way to determine who did what, when, how many, or for how long.
- Step 1: SHA-3 hashing is applied to the transaction data.
- Step 2: AstroBWTv3 is used to perform a bandwidth-hard transformation.
- Step 3: HeavyHash, finalizes the proof of work, ensuring robustness against specialized mining hardware.
- Download and unzip the latest binaries from our Rusty-Spectre.
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Run the command:
spectred --utxoindex
. -
Wait until you see the message
2024-06-18 20:30:45.630+02:00 [INFO ] Accepted block 59209d...
, indicating the node is up and running properly.
-
Run
spectre-wallet
to start the wallet. -
Run
network mainnet
to configure the wallet for mainnet mode. -
Run
wallet create
to generate a new wallet. - Secure your wallet's mnemonic, which will be displayed under "Your default wallet account mnemonic" (12 words).
- Copy the wallet address under "Your default account deposit address" (starting with "spectre:...").
spectred --utxoindex
--rpclisten-borsh=127.0.0.1:19110
.
- Start
spectre-wallet
. -
Type:
server 127.0.0.1:19110
and thenconnect
. This will connect the wallet to the locally running full node. -
Type
wallet import
and follow the on-screen instructions. - Initially, you will be prompted to enter a "Default Account Title" (wallet name).
- (Optional) Create a phishing hint.
- (Required) Set a wallet password.
- Enter your mnemonic passphrase (12 or 24 words).
- Download and extract the latest Rust miner binaries from our GitHub or from our download folder.
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Start mining by executing:
spectre-miner --mining-address spectre:YourWalletAddress --threads X
, whereX
is the number of CPU cores you want to use. -
You can operate a single node within the network and
direct all miners to it. To do this, set the
--rpclisten=0.0.0.0:18110
option in the node (using:spectred --utxoindex --rpclisten=0.0.0.0:18110
), as the default is set to 127.0.0.1. -
Now, in the miner, you need to specify where
Spectred (the full node) is running. To do this, add
the
--spectred-address X.X.X.X
option (whereX.X.X.X
is the local IP address of the machine running your node). For example:spectre-miner --mining-address spectre:YourWalletAddress --threads X --spectred-address X.X.X.X
.
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Support Development:
If you wish to sponsor the development, it is highly
appreciated to dedicate 1% of the
mining time to the devfund address by running:
./spectre-miner --mining-address spectre:YourWalletAddress --devfund=spectre:qrxf48dgrdkjxllxczek3uweuldtan9nanzjsavk0ak9ynwn0zsayjjh7upez
For detailed instructions and more information, visit our GitHub repository.
If you need help setting up the miner, join our Discord.
Thank you for joining our network and enhancing its growth and stability!
For HiveOS, you can now use the official wrapper for the Rust based Spectre-Miner! Check out the HiveOS JSON File for more information.
You need to run the node on one of your available systems (it can be another HiveOS rig) and point your workers to it.
- Choose a rig where you want to run the node (make sure it's stable if you connect multiple workers to it).
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Start a screen session with
screen -S spr_node
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Create a folder with
mkdir spr_node
(you can name it anything you want). -
Navigate into that folder with
cd spr_node
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Download the spectre node using:
wget https://github.com/spectre-project/rusty-spectre/releases/download/v0.3.14/rusty-spectre-v0.3.14-linux-gnu-amd64.zip
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Unzip the file with
unzip rusty-spectre-v0.3.14-linux-gnu-amd64.zip
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Change directory to the bin folder with
cd bin/
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Start the node with:
./spectred --utxoindex --rpclisten=0.0.0.0:18110
- The node is synced once you see a message like "Accepted block 168648fb1523843..."
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Exit the screen session with
Ctrl+a+d
- Now you can leave the shell session and start importing the flightsheet (follow the instructions from the screenshots)
You can download the hiveos.json file from the following link: HiveOS JSON File
If you need help setting up the miner, join our Discord.
For mmpOS, you can now use the official wrapper for the Rust-based Spectre-Miner! Check out the mmpOS JSON File for more information.
You need to run the node on one of your available systems and point your workers to it.
-
Download and Set Up the Stratum Bridge:
You can find the Stratum Bridge here:
Spectre Stratum Bridge. Alternatively, the built binaries are available
here. Launch the Bridge by running
./spr_bridge
(orspr_bridge.exe
for Windows).
If the bridge runs on the same machine as the node, the defaultconfig.yaml
will work. If the bridge and node are on separate machines, update theconfig.yaml
file by editingspectred_address: localhost:18110
and replacinglocalhost
with the IP address of the machine running the Spectre node. - Install and Start the Miner: Download the miner from Tnn Miner on GitLab. Alternatively, the built binaries are also available here.
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Start Mining: To begin mining,
execute the following command:
./tnn-miner --spectre --daemon-address 127.0.0.1 --port 5555 --wallet spectre:x --threads x
Replace127.0.0.1
with the IP address of the machine running the bridge if it's on a different machine. Replacex
with your wallet address and the number of threads you wish to use. Additionally, you need to set the--rpclisten=0.0.0.0:18110
option in the node. Use the following command to do this:spectred --utxoindex --rpclisten=0.0.0.0:18110
By default, the node listens on127.0.0.1
. Setting--rpclisten=0.0.0.0:18110
ensures the node can communicate when running on a different system than localhost.
For Pool Mining: You can choose one of the available pools from MiningPoolStats. Here is an example configuration for tw-pool:
tnn-miner --spectre --daemon-address spr.tw-pool.com
--port 14001 --wallet spectre:X --threads X --no-lock
--worker X
Replace
spr.tw-pool.com
with the pool's
address, spectre:X
with your wallet address,
and X
with the appropriate values for your
setup.
Tnn-Miner is a high-performance, unofficial miner developed by Trinton. You can view the project on GitLab. If you'd like to support Trinton's work, consider making a donation to his Spectre address:
spectre:qr5l7q4s6mrfs9r7n0l090nhxrjdkxwacyxgk8lt2wt57ka6xr0ucvr0cmgnf
To estimate the daily coin emissions in a GhostDAG, we can utilize the approximate block time of 1 second. Given that there are 86,400 seconds in a day (24 hours * 60 minutes * 60 seconds), we can calculate the total number of blocks mined per day.
Once we know the daily block emissions, we can estimate our share of the network's mining rewards.
- If the network hash rate (nethash) is 100 KH/s and your miner's hash rate is 10 KH/s, then your miner contributes 10% to the total network hash rate.
- Consequently, you would receive 10% of the blocks mined daily.
- Let's say that emissions are 100,000 SPR per day, your network share is 10%, so 100,000 SPR × 0.1 (10%) = 10,000 SPR per 24 hours.
The calculator retrieves network data such as the total network hashrate and current blockreward from the Spectre Rest API to perform these calculations.
Keep in mind that this calculation is an estimate. Your actual block rewards can vary due to factors such as luck, network latency, and other conditions. This script provides a basic estimation of potential earnings.
Mining Reward Calculator
Results
Roadmap
Mapping Our Future Enhancements
Mainnet Launch - Completed Q2 ✔
Launch of the Spectre Network mainnet, enabling full-scale operations, featuring 1-second block times and integrated SpectreX mining. Untraceable Mining enabled and multi-core CPU miner integrated.
Exbitron CEX Listing - Completed Q2 ✔
Spectre is now available for trading on Exbitron as of May 07, 2024, in the SPR/USDT pair.
Visit Exbitron
Spectre Desktop GUI wallet - Completed Q2 ✔
Spectre Desktop wallet availability. This will be the last release of the legacy Golang and Node.JS components. Next Station of our high speed train is the Rust drop in replacement with SpectreX for the Spectre node daemon.
Download it here
NonKYC CEX Listing - Completed Q2 ✔
Spectre is now available for trading on NonKYC as of May 15, 2024, in the SPR/USDT pair.
Visit NonKYC
Release of SpectreX Rust Miner - Completed Q2 ✔
High-performance CPU miner for mining Spectre. Supports Linux (HiveOS & mmpOS), Windows, and macOS.
Download it here
SpectreX in Rust - Completed Q2 ✔
Rust implementation of the AstroBWTv3 algorithm to optimize mining efficiency. Rusty-SpectreX
This is the world's first AstroBWTv3 implementation entirely in Rust, without external C dependencies, relying solely on Rust crates.
Rust Node - Completed Q2 ✔
Implement the Spectre full-node and its ancillary libraries in Rust as a recommended drop-in replacement for the Golang node. It introduces developers to the possibilities of Rust within the Spectre network's context, offering enhanced performance and reliability.
Download it here
Spectrum Mobile Wallet Release - Completed in Q3 ✔
The first public release of Spectrum (spectre-mobile) with full Spectre Network support is now available! New features include the addition of network stats, a mining reward calculator, and the introduction of both a standard dark theme and an AMOLED dark theme.
Download it here
Xeggex CEX Listing - Completed Q3 ✔
Spectre is now available for trading on Xeggex as of August 13, 2024, in the SPR/USDT and SPR/BTC pair.
Visit Xeggex
Rust Miner Stratum Support - In progress... 🛠
We are currently working on updating our CPU miner to include Stratum support.
Transition to Rust - In progress... 🛠
Complete the migration of all components including Stratum Bridge and Seeder from Go to Rust to ensure unified performance improvements and maintainability across the entire ecosystem.
Privacy Protocol - In progress... 🛠
Integration of the GhostFACE protocol to provide full non-disclosable privacy and anonymous transactions, using advanced cryptographic techniques like Pedersen Commitments and ElGamal signatures.