Scottcjn/Rustchain

Proof-of-Antiquity blockchain — vintage PowerPC hardware earns 2.5x mining rewards. Hardware fingerprinting, Solana bridge (wRTC), AI agent economy. Discord: https://discord.gg/VqVVS2CW9Q

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RustChain helps you earn cryptocurrency by keeping older computer hardware running. You simply install a miner application on your vintage machine, and it contributes to the network, earning you tokens. This project is for individuals, collectors, or anyone with functional but often unused older computers who wants to give them a new purpose and earn rewards.

161 stars.

Use this if you own vintage computers (like a PowerBook G4, an old Mac, or other retro hardware) and want to put them to productive use, earning cryptocurrency based on their age rather than raw processing power.

Not ideal if you're looking to mine cryptocurrency with modern, high-performance hardware or virtual machines, as this platform specifically penalizes newer or emulated systems.

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Maintenance 10 / 25
Adoption 10 / 25
Maturity 15 / 25
Community 25 / 25

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Stars

161

Forks

143

Language

Python

License

Apache-2.0

Last pushed

Mar 12, 2026

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