Yes — BitcoBoost is built on Bitcoin's proven, battle-tested code. That's a strength, not a shortcut. We kept what makes Bitcoin trustworthy, and changed what shut ordinary people out.
"Isn't this just another Bitcoin?" It's a fair question — and here's the honest answer. BitcoBoost is a Proof-of-Work chain derived from the Bitcoin Core codebase. We didn't hide it: the full source is public on GitHub. But four deliberate changes make BitcoBoost a different experience — and every one of them is verifiable in that code.
| Bitcoin today | BitcoBoost | |
|---|---|---|
| Mining | SHA-256 → only industrial ASIC farms are competitive | X16RV2 → mine at home on a normal CPU or GPU |
| Quantum | No quantum-safe addresses | Optional quantum-safe addresses, enforced by every node |
| Getting started | Buy on an exchange, or configure complex software | Download the app, press Start — keys stay on your PC |
| Launch | 2009, early adopters mined most coins long ago | Fair launch from block zero — no premine, no ICO, no presale |
The only protocol-level allocation is a transparent, time-bounded 5% project reward (blocks 2,001–209,999), mined on-chain and fully auditable on the Treasury page. Not a premine.
Bitcoin mining moved to warehouses of specialized machines. BitcoBoost uses the X16RV2 algorithm, designed to run on the CPUs and consumer GPUs people already own. You don't need special hardware — just the free app, or your favourite miner (HiveOS, WildRig, cpuminer).
Verifiable in the source: src/crypto/…/x16rv2 and the node's block validation.
Most projects only talk about post-quantum security. BitcoBoost ships it: optional "bb1z" addresses can only be spent with a hybrid ECDSA + ML-DSA-44 signature (the FIPS 204 standard, a.k.a. Dilithium). Every node verifies it, enforced from the genesis block. Your standard addresses stay ECDSA — exactly like Bitcoin — so the quantum-safe option is there the day you want it.
Verifiable in the source: src/script/interpreter.cpp (CheckHybridSignature, witness v2) and src/crypto/mldsa/.
The desktop wallet and the mining pool never hold your funds. Your private keys live on your computer, protected by your password, and mining rewards are paid directly on-chain to your address. No custody, no minimum, no "trust us".
BitcoBoost started from block zero, open to everyone, on the same day for everyone. No coins were allocated to insiders before public mining, no token sale, no presale. The maximum supply is fixed at 21,011,000 BCBO, written in the code and enforced by consensus.
Differentiating doesn't mean throwing away what works. We deliberately kept the parts that make Bitcoin trustworthy:
Everything above is checkable by anyone:
Read the source Open the explorer Whitepaper Treasury
BitcoBoost is a technology project, not an investment. It is not a financial service and does not offer investment advice. Mining and holding any digital asset carries risk — see the Risk page.
