# Latest

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## [Welcome to Iron Fish! 👋](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/welcome-to-iron-fish/5)

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**Author:** [@system](https://discourse.ironfish.network/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/welcome-to-iron-fish/5 "2023-06-09T16:08:45Z")

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We are so glad you joined us. Iron Fish Iron Fish a privacy platform aiming to bring privacy to every crypto asset. Here are some things you can do to get started: :speaking\_head: Introduce yourself by adding your p…

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## [Integration with Telegram](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/integration-with-telegram/94)

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**Author:** [@Nick](https://discourse.ironfish.network/u/Nick)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 8:38am UTC](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/integration-with-telegram/94 "2024-03-10T08:38:53Z")

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I believe, bridge to TON and Ironfish application in Telegram will bring huge Ironfish network users increasing, as TON ecosystem is growing fast, the Network itself is flexible and supported by thousands enthusiasts. T…

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## [Swap Nonce and Graffiti Header Positions](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/swap-nonce-and-graffiti-header-positions/93)

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**Author:** [@danielfish](https://discourse.ironfish.network/u/danielfish)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/swap-nonce-and-graffiti-header-positions/93 "2024-02-15T00:58:29Z")

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Background Currently most mining software uses the graffiti field as a nonce when mining Iron Fish blocks. The block header is serialized as follows before being passed to the blake3 hashing algorithm. writeBigU64BE(hea…

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## [Longer Difficulty Adjustment Period](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/longer-difficulty-adjustment-period/90)

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**Author:** [@danielfish](https://discourse.ironfish.network/u/danielfish)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2024, 9:28pm UTC](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/longer-difficulty-adjustment-period/90 "2024-02-09T21:28:06Z")

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Background Currently, when mining, a block’s difficulty can only be adjusted for 99 buckets, or 16.5 minutes. This results in a maximum adjustment per block of around 5% (4.834%). (You can play with the numbers in this f…

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## [Re-org Limits and Checkpoints](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/re-org-limits-and-checkpoints/91)

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**Author:** [@danielfish](https://discourse.ironfish.network/u/danielfish)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 12:00am UTC](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/re-org-limits-and-checkpoints/91 "2024-02-07T00:00:58Z")

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Background A re-org limit in this proposal means an agreed upon number of blocks after which nodes will not switch over to a new chain. For example, if the re-org limit is 10 blocks and a node reaches block 100, that nod…

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## [In search of an algo that is asic-resistant](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/in-search-of-an-algo-that-is-asic-resistant/39)

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**Author:** [@misher](https://discourse.ironfish.network/u/misher)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/in-search-of-an-algo-that-is-asic-resistant/39 "2024-01-30T20:56:50Z")

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There has been talk of changing the algo to something asic-resistant. I believe ProgPoW to be overkill at this time, I like my GPU being cool as do many others. I don’t believe an algo switch is needed until Iron Fish i…

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## [\[Proposal\] Memory Hard Mining Algorithm (FishHash)](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/proposal-memory-hard-mining-algorithm-fishhash/88)

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**Author:** [@danielfish](https://discourse.ironfish.network/u/danielfish)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2023, 3:30am UTC](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/proposal-memory-hard-mining-algorithm-fishhash/88 "2023-12-08T03:30:16Z")

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In a voting that ended on October 3rd 2023 the mining community of the IronFish project opted to change the proof of work scheme (PoW) used in the project to a proposal made by Lolliedieb on September 18th. The until th…

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## [\[Proposal\] Iron Fish Hard Fork 1](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/proposal-iron-fish-hard-fork-1/74)

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**Author:** [@yajun](https://discourse.ironfish.network/u/yajun)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/proposal-iron-fish-hard-fork-1/74 "2023-09-19T18:32:20Z")

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This proposal is for the first hard fork on Iron Fish network since mainnet launch. Hardfork 1 Activation: Block \>= 246\_468 on the Iron Fish Testnet, estimated October 18 2023 Block \>= 302\_464 on the Iron Fish M…

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## [\[Proposal\] Bringing Bitcoin to Iron Fish](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/proposal-bringing-bitcoin-to-iron-fish/65)

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**Author:** [@mhluongo](https://discourse.ironfish.network/u/mhluongo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 3:56pm UTC](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/proposal-bringing-bitcoin-to-iron-fish/65 "2023-08-11T15:56:03Z")

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Iron Fish has two core value propositions — world-class privacy via zero-knowledge proofs, and multi-asset support. From the site today: Multi-asset functionality enables bridge providers to transfer any crypto asset …

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## [\[Proposal\] Allow asset owners to change owner key](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/proposal-allow-asset-owners-to-change-owner-key/43)

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**Author:** [@mat](https://discourse.ironfish.network/u/mat)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2023, 5:19am UTC](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/proposal-allow-asset-owners-to-change-owner-key/43 "2023-08-11T05:19:03Z")

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Goal Allow the account with permission to mint an asset to transfer this permission to a different account, or to disallow future mints forever. Terminology Account: A simplification used to represent a spend key and i…

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## [WalletConnect to Iron Fish Node App](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/walletconnect-to-iron-fish-node-app/58)

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**Author:** [@fishguy](https://discourse.ironfish.network/u/fishguy)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/walletconnect-to-iron-fish-node-app/58 "2023-08-09T18:48:04Z")

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First we need password protection on Node App, this proposal based on this assumption. Goal Support wallet connect from website(like dapp on eth) to Iron Fish Node App via local network rpc call. How this works wallet…

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## [\[Proposal\] misher-Governance-Permissioned Mining Nodes (Identifying the 59.9% of hashrate)](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/proposal-misher-governance-permissioned-mining-nodes-identifying-the-59-9-of-hashrate/26)

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**Author:** [@misher](https://discourse.ironfish.network/u/misher)\
**Replies:** 42\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2023, 7:54am UTC](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/proposal-misher-governance-permissioned-mining-nodes-identifying-the-59-9-of-hashrate/26 "2023-08-03T07:54:50Z")

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Preface: I lack the technical knowledge to propose how this will be accomplished so I am just posting what I would like to see happen. This proposal is meant to start a discussion per the Iron Fish proposal process and …

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## [3 Suggestions for the Upcoming Algorithm Changes](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/3-suggestions-for-the-upcoming-algorithm-changes/53)

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**Author:** [@Endeavor](https://discourse.ironfish.network/u/Endeavor)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2023, 5:24pm UTC](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/3-suggestions-for-the-upcoming-algorithm-changes/53 "2023-07-28T17:24:13Z")

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Disclaimer: I am not an expert on algorithms or mining software development. I am a hobbyist gpu miner with a small farm consisting of 18 gpus. I have been for several years now, so I do have experience in the crypto spa…

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## [\[Proposal\] Restrict block from having timestamp earlier than previous block](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/proposal-restrict-block-from-having-timestamp-earlier-than-previous-block/50)

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**Author:** [@yajun](https://discourse.ironfish.network/u/yajun)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2023, 12:45am UTC](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/proposal-restrict-block-from-having-timestamp-earlier-than-previous-block/50 "2023-07-20T00:45:51Z")

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TLDR It’s a known vulnerability that Iron Fish allow blocks with timestamps that are earlier than timestamps from previous block. Miners are incentivized to exploit it by manipulating the block timestamps to consistently…

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## [\[Proposal\] Ironifsh Node Providers Marketplace](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/proposal-ironifsh-node-providers-marketplace/37)

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**Author:** [@Nick](https://discourse.ironfish.network/u/Nick)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2023, 6:26pm UTC](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/proposal-ironifsh-node-providers-marketplace/37 "2023-07-14T18:26:33Z")

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Recognizing the various concerns and suggestions brought forward by numerous members, I have identified a clear demand for an improved and simplified method of node setup. It has come to my attention that many members ar…

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## [\[Proposal\] Iterating toward robust governance](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/proposal-iterating-toward-robust-governance/31)

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**Author:** [@mhluongo](https://discourse.ironfish.network/u/mhluongo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2023, 10:50am UTC](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/proposal-iterating-toward-robust-governance/31 "2023-07-11T10:50:28Z")

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Hey all! I’m Matt Luongo, longtime privacy advocate and Iron Fish admirer. About me I’m a crypto dev and the founder of Thesis, the studio behind tBTC, Fold, & Taho. Back in 2019 and early 2020, I got involved with Zca…

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## [Request for Proposal: Iron Fish Foundation Governance](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/request-for-proposal-iron-fish-foundation-governance/23)

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**Author:** [@elena](https://discourse.ironfish.network/u/elena)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2023, 3:39pm UTC](https://discourse.ironfish.network/t/request-for-proposal-iron-fish-foundation-governance/23 "2023-07-05T15:39:22Z")

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Request for Proposal: Iron Fish Foundation Governance Iron Fish has always been a community driven project. Since mainnet launch, our focus has been on how to continue bolstering Iron Fish’s decentralization and resilien…