Rustchain

About this project

A blockchain protocol built around the idea that older hardware should be able to earn more, not less, than new machines. It replaces the usual raw-compute race with a proof that rewards the age and authenticity of the hardware taking part. The core engineering is fingerprinting: reliably identifying physical machines so the network can trust that a participant really is the vintage device it claims to be, which is what makes the incentive model meaningful. Written in Python, it explores how a decentralised physical-infrastructure network might value longevity.