Guides to Blocknet, the private cryptocurrency you can pay by name, and to mining it with seine on CPUs and NVIDIA GPUs.https://seineminer.com/blog/enhttps://seineminer.com/blog/argon2id-proof-of-work-explained/https://seineminer.com/blog/argon2id-proof-of-work-explained/How Blocknet's Argon2id proof of work fills 2 GiB of memory per hash, why RAM and memory bandwidth set your hashrate, and how seine's CPU kernels use it.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://seineminer.com/blog/blocknet-encrypted-memos/https://seineminer.com/blog/blocknet-encrypted-memos/Add an encrypted memo to any Blocknet payment for an invoice, order number or note. Up to 124 bytes, readable by sender and receiver, padded to blend in.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://seineminer.com/blog/blocknet-id-pay-by-name/https://seineminer.com/blog/blocknet-id-pay-by-name/Claim a Blocknet ID shortname at blocknet.id, then receive BNT, share payment links and mine on bntpool.com with @name instead of a 90-plus-character address.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://seineminer.com/blog/blocknet-mining-hardware-hashrate/https://seineminer.com/blog/blocknet-mining-hardware-hashrate/The best hardware for Blocknet mining, by measured hashrate. AMD EPYC Zen 5 leads at 49.4 H/s. Learn how RAM per thread and memory bandwidth set your rate.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://seineminer.com/blog/blocknet-payment-links/https://seineminer.com/blog/blocknet-payment-links/Write a blocknet:// or bntpay.com payment link with an amount, a memo and your $name, so anyone can pay you BNT by pasting one line into their wallet.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://seineminer.com/blog/blocknet-privacy-features/https://seineminer.com/blog/blocknet-privacy-features/Blocknet keeps every payment private by default with rings of 16, one-time stealth addresses, hidden amounts, Dandelion++ relay and encrypted memos.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://seineminer.com/blog/blocknet-wallet-for-mining/https://seineminer.com/blog/blocknet-wallet-for-mining/Set up the official Blocknet wallet, back up your 12-word recovery seed, copy the address to mine to, and see your bntpool.com payouts arrive in your balance.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://seineminer.com/blog/bulletproofs-explained/https://seineminer.com/blog/bulletproofs-explained/Bulletproofs explained in plain words. Learn how Pedersen commitments hide transaction amounts and how range proofs let every node check the math.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://seineminer.com/blog/cpu-mining-2026/https://seineminer.com/blog/cpu-mining-2026/CPU mining in 2026 explained. Learn why memory-hard coins like Blocknet favor ordinary computers, what makes a CPU fast, and how to start mining with seine.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://seineminer.com/blog/dandelion-plus-plus-explained/https://seineminer.com/blog/dandelion-plus-plus-explained/Dandelion++ explained in plain words, from stem and fluff relay to the 2018 paper's design, and how Blocknet uses it to hide which node sent a transaction.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://seineminer.com/blog/how-crypto-mining-works/https://seineminer.com/blog/how-crypto-mining-works/How crypto mining works in plain words, from blocks, hashes and difficulty to block rewards and mining pools, with Blocknet's five-minute blocks as the example.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://seineminer.com/blog/how-to-mine-blocknet/https://seineminer.com/blog/how-to-mine-blocknet/Start mining Blocknet on Windows, macOS or Linux in a few minutes. Get an address, download seine, and mine on bntpool.com with your CPU and NVIDIA GPU.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://seineminer.com/blog/huge-pages-blocknet-mining/https://seineminer.com/blog/huge-pages-blocknet-mining/Reserve huge pages on Linux and WSL, or large pages on Windows, so seine maps each 2 GiB Argon2id arena with fewer TLB misses and mines Blocknet faster.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://seineminer.com/blog/mine-blocknet-on-mac/https://seineminer.com/blog/mine-blocknet-on-mac/Mine Blocknet on an Apple Silicon Mac with seine. Set it up in Terminal, see the measured 30.9 H/s M4 Max result, and find how many threads your Mac can run.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://seineminer.com/blog/mine-blocknet-on-servers/https://seineminer.com/blog/mine-blocknet-on-servers/Mine Blocknet on EPYC servers and multi-rig setups with seine. Automatic NUMA and L3 thread placement, headless runs, a control API and Prometheus metrics.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://seineminer.com/blog/mine-crypto-on-old-pc-or-laptop/https://seineminer.com/blog/mine-crypto-on-old-pc-or-laptop/Mine crypto on an old PC or laptop. Learn why RAM, cooling and power matter most, how many threads your memory allows, and how to start mining safely.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://seineminer.com/blog/proof-of-work-vs-proof-of-stake/https://seineminer.com/blog/proof-of-work-vs-proof-of-stake/Proof of work vs proof of stake, explained. How each one picks the next block, secures the chain and issues new coins, and why Blocknet uses proof of work.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://seineminer.com/blog/ring-signatures-explained/https://seineminer.com/blog/ring-signatures-explained/Ring signatures explained, from the 2001 idea to key images and CLSAG: how a signer hides among public keys and how Blocknet signs each input with a ring of 16.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://seineminer.com/blog/seed-phrase-explained/https://seineminer.com/blog/seed-phrase-explained/A seed phrase is the list of words that can rebuild your crypto wallet. Learn how it works, how to store it offline and why you should never share it.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://seineminer.com/blog/seine-dashboard-explained/https://seineminer.com/blog/seine-dashboard-explained/A panel-by-panel tour of seine's mining dashboard (hashrate, shares, state, threads, pool balance, the log) and how to watch it tune itself while it mines.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://seineminer.com/blog/stealth-addresses-explained/https://seineminer.com/blog/stealth-addresses-explained/Stealth addresses explained in plain words. Learn how one-time addresses, view keys, spend keys and wallet scanning keep every payment to you private.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://seineminer.com/blog/what-is-a-privacy-coin/https://seineminer.com/blog/what-is-a-privacy-coin/A privacy coin is a cryptocurrency that hides who paid, who got paid and how much. Learn how privacy coins work and why privacy by default matters.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://seineminer.com/blog/what-is-blocknet/https://seineminer.com/blog/what-is-blocknet/Blocknet is a cryptocurrency that keeps every payment private, lets you pay a @name, adds an encrypted memo, and can be mined on an ordinary computer.Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT