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Contents • • • • • • • Proof-of-Stake guide This guide covers how to mint (PoS) blocks with an encrypted wallet on your own computer using the. Note that it is also possible to mint PoS blocks on a headless server with the (see walletpassphrase command below). Before we begin, let's understand a few things about PoS with Emercoin: • EMC blocks are mined approx. SmartCash SMART Buy Or Mine here. Every 10 minutes. • The chance of mining a block with PoS is related to the amount of EMC you hold. • Coins must sit unspent in the EMC address for 30 days to become eligible for staking.

• Maximum staking weight (chances of staking) is reached after 90 days. • To have the chance to mine a block with PoS, the wallet must be unlocked for minting, as described below. • Staking correctly will generate approx. 6% interest p.a.

The PoS reward for minting a block is based on coin age. Follow these steps to mine PoS blocks using the GUI: • Encrypt your wallet.

To encrypt your wallet, choose 'Encrypt Wallet' from the Settings menu and choose a strong password that you won't forget. After your wallet is encrypted, a locked padlock icon appears at the bottom of the window. • Unlock your wallet in 'Mint only mode'. Click the padlock icon at the bottom of the window, check the 'Mint only mode' checkbox and enter your password. When the wallet is unlocked, the padlock icon at the bottom of the window will appear unlocked.

While the wallet is in 'Mint only mode', you can safely leave it open without anyone being able to send funds out. • Leave your wallet unlocked and running in 'Mint only mode'. Coins only have a chance to stake while your wallet is open, and they sit untouched in the EMC address for 30 days. If you mint a PoS block, you will see your 'Stake' balance change for 32 blocks until the PoS transaction confirms. • When coins have staked successfully, you will see new transaction and new coins added to your balance. How often to run the client for staking?

You could unlock your wallet for minting for a few days each month, however in practice it's unlikely all your transaction 's are ready to stake at the same time. Therefore in the long term it is more pratical to leave the wallet running 24/7 to increase your chances of minting PoS blocks and to support the Emercoin network. Checking your PoS statistics • There is PoS calculator provided. • Additional statistics particular to your EMC address are also available: • Visit the Emercoin blockchain explorer at and search for your EMC address(es) that are currently staking.

• Run the staking calculator tool for your EMC address (by pressing the purple leaf icon, ) and you will see the results on your minting%, coin age, and several other variables. Preventing your wallet from staking While coins are staking they will not be accessible to spend. If you need to prevent an amount of EMC from staking, simply set reservebalance in your wallet's file. E.g: reservebalance=1000 To prevent your wallet from staking at all, simply set reservebalance to be greater than your total EMC balance. Headless daemon If using the command line daemon instead of the GUI then you can unlock your wallet for minting using the command: walletpassphrase 'passphrase' timeout [mintonly] e.g. To unlock for minting for 604800 seconds (1 week): $ emc walletpassphrase yourlongrandompassphrase 604800 true Troubleshooting tips • Check your expected PoS rewards at • Check your minting statistics for your EMC address (see above). • Ensure the EMC has been left unspent in your wallet for at least 30 days.

• Ensure you have not set reservebalance in your wallet's file. • See More info • See the following article on medium:.