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# Genesis Genesis
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N.B: This crate's `Cargo.toml` file has been disabled by renaming it to `_Cargo.toml`. It no longer builds due to changes in the project structure.
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This crate isn't strictly part of grin but allows the generation and release of a new Grin Genesis in an automated fashion. The process is the following:
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* Prepare a multisig output and kernel to use as coinbase. In the case of Grin mainnet, this is done and owned by the council treasurers. This can be down a few days prior.
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* Grab the latest bitcoin block hash from publicly available APIs.
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* Build a genesis block with the prepared coinbase and the bitcoin block hash as `prev_root`. The timestamp of the block is set to 30 min ahead to leave enough time to run a build and start a node.
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* Mine the block so we have at least a valid Cuckatoo Cycle. We don't require a given difficulty for that solution.
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* Finalize the block with the proof-of-work, setting a high-enough difficulty (to be agreed upon separately).
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* Commit the block information to github.
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* Tag version 1.0.0 (scary).
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N.B. This was written while listening to Genesis. Unfortunately, I'm not rich enough to do it while driving a Genesis. And that'd be dangerous.
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# Usage
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1. Build this crate.
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2. From its root run `./target/release/gen-gen --coinbase <file> --difficulty <u64> --tag <version>`
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