{"id":5017,"date":"2025-04-01T12:42:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T12:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/?p=5017"},"modified":"2025-04-01T12:42:18","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T12:42:18","slug":"march-2025-work-progress-zeph-protocol-audit-uncertain-btg-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/march-2025-work-progress-zeph-protocol-audit-uncertain-btg-future\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2025 Work Progress: Zeph Protocol Audit, Uncertain BTG Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>March 2025 was marked by important updates across the mining landscape. From the discontinuation of BTC payouts for BTG to the Zephyr Protocol Audit Hardfork and several major node upgrades, this month brought significant changes for miners and developers alike. Read on for all the latest updates from the 2Miners mining pool.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Frame.png\" alt=\"March Work Progress Report 2Miners\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2231\" data-wp-pid=\"2231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Frame.png 700w, https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Frame-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>BTC Payouts Disabled for Bitcoin Gold (BTG) Mining<\/h2>\n<p>We previously offered the ability to receive Bitcoin (BTC) payouts for mining Bitcoin Gold (BTG), facilitated via Gate.io. However, as Gate.io is closing BTG deposits, we have disabled BTC payouts for BTG mining.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/miner-15.03.20.jpg\" alt=\"bitcoin-payments\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3844\" data-wp-pid=\"3844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/miner-15.03.20.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/miner-15.03.20-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/miner-15.03.20-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/miner-15.03.20-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/miner-15.03.20-1200x675-cropped.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Going forward, all payouts for BTG mining will be made exclusively in BTG.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Important:<\/strong> All pending BTC payouts were successfully processed.<\/p>\n<h2>Kaspa (KAS) Block Reward Reduction<\/h2>\n<p>As part of the ongoing KASPA Tokenomics and Emission Schedule, a new block reward reduction has taken place twice in March:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Previous Block Reward:<\/strong> 69.29 KAS<\/li>\n<li><strong>New Block Reward:<\/strong> 61.74 KAS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This change directly affects your mining rewards. Be sure to use <a href=\"https:\/\/2cryptocalc.com\/\">2CryptoCalc<\/a> to re-evaluate your mining profitability.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/happy_miner.jpg\" alt=\"happy_miner\" width=\"1422\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3963\" data-wp-pid=\"3963\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/happy_miner.jpg 1422w, https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/happy_miner-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/happy_miner-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/happy_miner-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/happy_miner-1200x675-cropped.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1422px) 100vw, 1422px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Start or continue mining on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kas.2miners.com\">Kaspa Pool<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/solo-kas.2miners.com\">Kaspa SOLO Pool<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Zephyr Protocol Audit Hardfork<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Attention Zephyr (ZEPH) miners!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Zephyr Protocol development team has announced the activation of the <strong>Audit Hardfork<\/strong> at block <strong>481500<\/strong>. In preparation for this event, <strong>Zephyr Pool<\/strong> and <strong>Zephyr SOLO Pool<\/strong> were shut down prior to the hardfork. Now mining is operational again. We&#8217;ve completed the audit from our side.<\/p>\n<p>Audit period runs from until May 7th. During this time, all transactions on the Zephyr Protocol network will be suspended until the audit process is completed.<\/p>\n<p>For more details, please refer to the official <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/ZephyrProtocol\">Zephyr Telegram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/zephyr-protocol\">Zephyr GitHub<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Relevant Pools:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/zeph.2miners.com\">Zephyr Pool<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/solo-zeph.2miners.com\">Zephyr SOLO Pool<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Node Updates<\/h2>\n<h3>Nexa v2.0.0.0<\/h3>\n<p>Nexa has released version 2.0.0.0, a <strong>mandatory upgrade<\/strong> for all full node users. The network upgrade is scheduled for <strong>March 31, 2025, at 12:00 UTC<\/strong>. Failure to upgrade in time will result in node disconnection from the Nexa network.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New opcodes including OP_MERKLEROOT, OP_JUMP, OP_STORE, and OP_LOAD.<\/li>\n<li>Extended introspection with OP_INPUTTYPE, OP_OUTPUTTYPE, and OP_INPUTVALUE.<\/li>\n<li>Support for negative indexes with OP_ROLL and OP_PICK.<\/li>\n<li>Read-only inputs for advanced validation scenarios.<\/li>\n<li>Performance improvements for memory and CPU efficiency.<\/li>\n<li>Expanded platform support, including RISC-V and Alpine Linux.<\/li>\n<li>Improved documentation and RPC guidance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This release unlocks powerful new scripting capabilities for developers while optimizing resource usage across full nodes.<\/p>\n<h3>Nervos CKB v0.200.0<\/h3>\n<p>Nervos has launched version 0.200.0, initiating the process to activate <strong>CKB Edition Meepo (2024)<\/strong> on the Mainnet. This is a breaking consensus change once activated, so node operators must prepare accordingly.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/nervos-mining.jpg\" alt=\"nervos-mining\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2003\" data-wp-pid=\"2003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/nervos-mining.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/nervos-mining-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/nervos-mining-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/nervos-mining-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/2miners.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/nervos-mining-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Changes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Activation of Edition Meepo 2024 via consensus-breaking update.<\/li>\n<li>New P2P service types with node filtering support.<\/li>\n<li>Connection time tracking for DNS-based peers.<\/li>\n<li>Improved RPC behavior (e.g., removal of duplicate addresses).<\/li>\n<li>Upgrade to OpenSSL 0.10.70 (addresses RUSTSEC-2025-0004 vulnerability).<\/li>\n<li>Enhanced syscall performance (spawn, exec).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All Nervos CKB node operators are advised to update to ensure continued network compatibility and security.<\/p>\n<p>That wraps up the key updates for March 2025. Stay connected through our <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/pool2miners\">X (Twitter)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/chat2miners\">Telegram<\/a> for the latest mining news and updates. Happy mining!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March 2025 was marked by important updates across the mining landscape. From the discontinuation of BTC payouts for BTG to the Zephyr Protocol Audit Hardfork and several major node upgrades, this month brought significant changes for miners and developers alike. 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