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FAQs
Do I need new hardware?
No. Sharenote works with your existing ASIC or GPU hardware. However, it requires a protocol-aware Stratum server to manage the Work Templates and sign the resulting notes. There is an active initiative to integrate Sharenote support directly into standard Stratum implementations.
Is a Sharenote a coin?
No. A Sharenote is a proof-of-work note — a denomination of computational work, not a transferable currency. Think of it like a signed receipt that proves real energy was spent. It is not a coin, not a token, and not an NFT.
Can AI bots print Sharenotes?
Yes — but not for free. A bot can run the computation. But at scale, the energy cost becomes real. Requiring a 20Z00 note per request means a bot sending a million requests must genuinely spend the computational equivalent of a million legitimate users. The math makes mass abuse economically unviable.
Does this replace my pool?
No. Sharenote is an integrated protocol layer. While your hardware continues to solve puzzles exactly as before, the Stratum server you connect to must be Sharenote-aware to capture and publish the signed records of your work to the open relay network.
Is my work auditable?
Yes — by anyone. Every note printed is published to the Nostr relay network, signed with your identity. Any miner, auditor, application, or third party can read those records at any time without asking a pool for permission.
What denomination should I use for consensus weight?
It depends on the balance between the weight of the action and the scope of the required computation:
| Denomination | Generation Scope | Use case |
|---|---|---|
10Z00 | Background AuxPoW processing | Light feed sorting |
20Z00 | Basic market routing | Standard data curation and upvoting |
25Z00 | High-capacity market routing | LLM fine-tuning data validation |
Because true proof-of-work physically requires time and energy, high-target scopes like 25Z00 necessitate outsourcing to dedicated Hashrate Providers. You can calculate your exact hardware capacity using the Planner & Calculator.
What is Nostr?
Nostr is an open protocol for distributing cryptographically signed messages across a network of independent servers called relays. Anyone can run a relay. No relay can alter a message — the signature would break if they tried. Sharenote uses Nostr as the public layer where all printed notes are recorded.
→ Full Nostr definition in the Glossary
How do I test in development?
Use a low denomination like 10Z00 during development — it requires minimal computation and exercises the full proof-of-work → verification flow. Your test suite can generate and verify notes to simulate the market behavior.
For relay testing, you can run a local Nostr relay (e.g. strfry or nostream) to publish and read events without hitting public relays.
Where do I start?
Choose your path:
- Hashrate Provider → Hashrate Monetization
- Agent Builder → Agent Integration
- Work Template → Hashrate Monetization
- Just curious → What is a Sharenote?