Brief description: The project combines Bitcoin's scarcity (maximum supply 21 million, halving) with Monero's privacy (CryptoNote stack). The launch is claimed to be as fair as possible (fair launch) with no premine and hidden emissions, where the genesis block is tied to the hash of the last Bitcoin block.
Community reaction: Users discuss the historical name (BitMonero was the first name of Monero) and express interest in creating a convenient all-in-one GUI solution for easy mining on home PCs.
Update history (deltas)
2026-08-08 16:48 UTC — 61 new messages
Main topic of new messages: Launch of the BitMonero mainnet and discussion of technical aspects of mining and software building after the start.
Key news/updates:
The mainnet launched (January 16, 21:00 UTC) with a confirmed 'fair launch' (genesis nonce tied to Bitcoin hash).
The network shows hash rate growth (reached ~7.98 MH/s).
A separate repository for a GUI wallet (BitMonero GUI) was released to combat centralization.
Unofficial pools (e.g., idpool.id) and third-party tools (explorer) have appeared.
Issues/complaints:
Difficulties compiling (building) source code for Linux users.
Lack of a ready-made solution (wallet and convenient software) for Windows users (users have to build the project themselves).
Difficulties finding blocks when solo mining due to rapid growth of the total hash rate.
Overall tone: Positive, enthusiastic (the community celebrates the launch), but technically challenging for beginners.