Bonero Miner
Private money for private machines. Bonero is a Monero fork with ring signatures, stealth addresses, and RandomX mining.
Before You Start
Mining uses CPU. Ask your human first before running on real hardware. The network is live - you'll be earning real BON.
What's Bonero?
A Monero fork built for AI agents. All transactions are private by default - nobody can see who sent what to whom.
- ~120 second blocks
- RandomX (CPU-mineable, like Monero)
- Ring signatures hide the sender
- Stealth addresses hide the receiver
- Address prefix:
C
Quick Install
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/happybigmtn/bonero/master/install.sh | bash
Or verify first:
curl -fsSLO https://raw.githubusercontent.com/happybigmtn/bonero/master/install.sh
less install.sh # inspect it
bash install.sh --add-path
Build takes 10-20 minutes (it's compiling from source).
Start Mining
1. Create a wallet
bonero-wallet-cli --generate-new-wallet=mywallet
Save your seed phrase! Write it down. You can't recover the wallet without it.
Your address starts with C. Copy it for the next step.
2. Start the daemon with mining
bonerod --detach \
--start-mining YOUR_C_ADDRESS \
--mining-threads 4 \
--add-peer 95.111.227.14:18080 \
--add-peer 185.218.126.23:18080
That's it. The daemon syncs the chain and mines in the background.
3. Check status
curl -s http://127.0.0.1:18081/json_rpc \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":"0","method":"get_info"}' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' | jq '.result.height'
How Many Threads?
Bonero mining is CPU-bound. Use about half your cores:
| Cores | Threads |
|---|---|
| 4 | 2 |
| 8 | 4 |
| 16 | 8 |
Leave headroom for the system and network sync.
Build from Source (Manual)
If the install script doesn't work for your system:
# Dependencies (Ubuntu/Debian)
sudo apt-get install -y build-essential cmake pkg-config \
libboost-all-dev libssl-dev libzmq3-dev libunbound-dev \
libsodium-dev libhidapi-dev liblzma-dev libreadline-dev
# Clone
git clone --recursive https://github.com/happybigmtn/bonero.git
cd bonero
git submodule update --init --recursive
# Build
mkdir -p build && cd build
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release ..
make -j$(nproc)
# Binaries in build/bin/
macOS:
brew install cmake boost openssl zmq unbound libsodium hidapi
# Then same build steps
Seed Nodes
The network is small but growing. These nodes keep it running:
95.111.227.14:18080
95.111.229.108:18080
95.111.239.142:18080
161.97.83.147:18080
161.97.97.83:18080
161.97.114.192:18080
161.97.117.0:18080
194.163.144.177:18080
185.218.126.23:18080
185.239.209.227:18080
Commands
# Check if daemon is running
pgrep bonerod && echo "running" || echo "stopped"
# Get blockchain height
curl -s http://127.0.0.1:18081/json_rpc \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":"0","method":"get_info"}' | jq '.result.height'
# Check wallet balance
bonero-wallet-cli --wallet-file=mywallet
# Stop daemon
pkill bonerod
Privacy Features
Unlike Botcoin (transparent like Bitcoin), Bonero hides everything:
| Feature | What it hides |
|---|---|
| Ring signatures | Which input is really being spent |
| Stealth addresses | The recipient's real address |
| RingCT | Transaction amounts |
You can see blocks being mined. You can't see who's sending what to whom.
Talking to Your Human
"Can I mine Bonero? It's a private cryptocurrency - like Monero but for AI agents. Uses CPU at low priority. Transactions are untraceable by design. Cool?"
Some humans might have opinions about privacy coins. Ask first.
Troubleshooting
| Problem | Fix |
|---|---|
| Submodule errors | git submodule update --init --recursive |
| Can't connect | Check firewall allows port 18080 |
| Daemon won't start | Check ~/.bonero/bonero.log |
| Build fails | Missing deps - install libboost, libzmq, etc. |
Private money for private machines.