For detailed information on installation, usage, and development, please see the PHPCoin Documentation.
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Name: PHPCoin
Symbol: PHP
Block time: 60 sec
Consensus: EPOW (Elapsed proof of Work)
Address generation:
ECDSA public/private key
RIPEMD160 + 3xSHA256
Address prefix: P
Transaction fee: 0 (during mining and masternode phase)
Asymmetric messaging (live on mainnet, Jun 2026)
PHPCoin includes asymmetric message encryption in production node code, based on PHPCoin secp256k1 keys:
- sender encrypts with recipient public key
- payload is returned as a single base64 packet string
- receiver decrypts with the matching wallet private key
- works in Node, browser bundle, and PHP
- available from
phpcoin-crypto,api.php,cli/util.php, andutils/wallet.php
Mainnet
Genesis block: 2023-04-01 12:00:00
Genesis premine: 103200000 (PHPCoin token on Waves supply)
Total supply: 203199990
Chain-ID: 00
Masternode collateral: 10000
Mining:
Argon2 for POW, SHA256 for hashing
Staking:
Minimum coins: 100
Maturity: 600
Calculation: Balance * Maturity
Website: https://phpcoin.net/
Bitcointalk: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5371138.0
Github source: https://github.com/phpcoinn/node
X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/phpcoin
Whitepaper: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zb3j1Gyz0i40Iydnt_1Bz532Jqxw-crpGAWZSqYeflg/edit
Detailed reward scheme https://main1.phpcoin.net/apps/explorer/rewards.php
Explorer https://main1.phpcoin.net/apps/explorer/
Main nodes:
Please see the Install Guide for detailed instructions.