New Tari Blockchain Promises Privacy, Mining on Mac… and Maybe a Tiny Power Bill?

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Buckle up, crypto nerds and MacBook heat enthusiasts! The ex-Monero crew just pulled a Steve Jobs “one more thing” by launching Tari: a new layer-1 chain that turns your humble laptop into a privacy fortress and—just maybe—a portable space heater.

Nostalgia never dies, and neither, apparently, does proof-of-work mining. Tari shows up, Mac and PC in hand, saying, “Hey, how about mining without mortgaging your house for a GPU farm?” With over 700,000 airdrop hopefuls, this network just announced its own XTM ticker—plus, they promise your transaction info is locked up tighter than your junior high diary. (Unless you were an oversharer. Then, good luck.)

The showpiece here? Tari Universe, an app that turns mining into an actual visual experience—which is producer code for “it’s kinda fun to look at.” You’ve got sliders, real-time feedback, and pause buttons for when you need to unplug during Zoom calls so no one notices your laptop is working up a sweat. Mining is split between SHA3x and RandomX, meaning you get to pretend you’re in Ocean’s Eleven while your CPU does the heavy lifting. Block rewards: fifty-fifty, because this is blockchain, not Highlander.

“Tari Universe turns your computer into a money machine. It works by harnessing your computer’s computational power to solve blocks on the Tari network. In doing so, you’re helping to secure the Tari network while earning Tari token (XTM) rewards.”
— Tari

This party starts with a 21 billion XTM supply—because it worked out so great for Dogecoin, right? Of that pie, a generous slice (30%) is pre-mined, so don’t expect to be Satoshi-level rich overnight. The rest is set aside for public mining, with block rewards easing up every block. For the math whizzes: a 1% tail emission will keep miners glued to their power outlets for years to come. ☕️💸

Pre-mined coins are earmarked for infrastructure, community programs, contributors, and those “early participants”—because nothing says “blockchain revolution” like rewarding people who showed up before you knew it was cool. Vesting periods stretch six to twelve months, which is coincidentally also how long it takes to forget your MetaMask password.

The Tari two-token system walks in all, “Why have one token when you can have two?” XTM works the base layer (Minotari), while XTR runs on Layer Two (Ootle). You can burn XTM to mint XTR 1:1 with a Throttle mechanism that makes minting harder as more people join—so basically, it’s crypto spin class. Transaction fees are burned to manage supply, and the whole XTM/XTR balance is intended to, like your 401(k), tighten up over time. Will anyone actually use it? Get your popcorn. 🍿

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2025-05-07 11:28