About the coin (primary summary)
- What the coin is: Gapcoin, ticker GAP
- Mining algorithm: search for large primes
Update history (deltas)
2026-08-25 00:14 UTC — 190 new posts.
- Main topic of new messages: discussion of the Gapcoin Core update to version 0.16.3/0.1rc-beta, warnings about possible coin loss due to a problematic script remaining in the code, as well as current mining issues (CRT miner, problems with the suprnova pool) and a brief GAP price surge.
- Key news/updates:
- gjhiggins released preliminary binaries/source code 0.1rc-beta (https://github.com/gjhiggins/gapcoin-core/releases/tag/v0.1rc-beta and urged users to update to avoid loss of coins.
- It is claimed that in version 0.16.3 more than 15 000 GAP were “burned” in several transactions (5 K, 5 K, 500, 50, 5 K).
- gjhiggins explained that the problematic code was only auxiliary, intended solely for development, and that the gapcoin‑project repository is marked as “Work in progress”.
- The community recommends using the CRT miner rev5.1 (link to instructions and start‑batch) and avoiding mining on the suprnova pool due to its current issues.
- The “CRT Files Challenge” has been launched – collaborative creation and improvement of CRT files for various merits and shifts.
- The market showed a sharp price rise of GAP to ~0.00000055 BTC (+358 % in 24 h) with notable trading volume.
- Issues/complaints:
- Accusations that the Gapcoin‑Core source code contains a self‑replicating script that could destroy or redirect coins to a “sock puppet” address.
- Reports of corrupted wallet.dat after using the suspicious version and the need to delete the wallet to avoid loss of funds.
- Discontent that fixes have not been merged into the main repository for a long time (last commit – December 2020).
- Issues with the suprnova pool: miners report failures and switch to solo mining.
- Heated discussions and mutual accusations among participants (UsernameNumber7, gjhiggins, wizz13150 and others), creating a tense atmosphere in the thread.
- Overall tone: predominantly negative/concerned due to accusations of potential coin theft and unresolved technical issues, although there are positive aspects (miner activity, price rise, collaborative efforts to improve CRT files).
2026-08-29 00:13 UTC — 1 new post.
- Main topic of new messages: user wizz13150 confirmed receipt of information (“Got it.”).
- Key news/updates: —
- Issues/complaints: —
- Overall tone: neutral.
2026-09-21 00:14 UTC — 2 new posts.
Main topic of new messages:
Participants report new high results in searching for prime gaps in the Gapcoin network and share links to open miners.
Key news/updates:
- New top results recorded: 3rd place with merit 35.6071125314 (block 2521499) and 4th place with merit 35.2201626797 (block 2508576).
- A real chance to beat the current world record is mentioned (merit ≈ 41.9387837315).
- Open miners are available: wizz13150’s repository (cpugapminer) and benxy031’s repositories (cpugapminer and Gap_miner_v2).
Issues/complaints:
There are no explicit complaints or problems in the new posts (a mention of possible >50 % hash‑rate concentration is noted, but does not cause concern among the authors).
Overall tone:
Positive/enthusiastic – participants are delighted by the high network performance and share mining tools.
2026-09-25 00:13 UTC — 1 new post.
Main topic of new messages:
Discussion of current work on miners for Gapcoin (and related projects) and recent achievements in searching for large prime gaps.
Key news/updates:
- wizz13150 develops six different miners for Gapcoin, Riecoin and Primecoin for GPU and CPU.
- Yesterday someone discovered a gap with merit ≥ 42.
- The latest stable version of the Gapcoin GPU miner is available for testing on Discord (Windows, Ubuntu).
- Today a fork from version v2606 was started (suggested by PttnMe) aiming at mining with shift > 1024, intended to improve performance, network synergy, and interesting mathematical results.
- The author promises to regularly inform about progress and make everything public in the future.
Issues/complaints:
None specified.
Overall tone:
Positive/enthusiastic – focus on progress, new possibilities, and openness of development.
2026-10-09 00:12 UTC — 1 new post.
- Main topic of new messages: User BayAreaCoins reports that the Gapcoin project lost its .org domain, expressing regret.
- Key news/updates: None
- Issues/complaints: Loss of .org domain
- Overall tone: Negative (disappointment expressed)