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S256 Digital Platinum

Double the Work, Double the Value

The contrarian approach to cryptocurrency: harder to mine, longer block times, true scarcity through proof of real work.

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Block Time
20 min
Total Supply
84M
Block Reward
100
Algorithm
SHA-256

The Philosophy

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Harder, Not Easier

While others race to make mining easier, S256 takes the contrarian path. True value comes from genuine work and scarcity.

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Time for Deliberation

20-minute blocks encourage thoughtful transactions over rushed decisions. Quality over speed.

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Digital Platinum

Like platinum to gold, S256 is rarer and requires more effort. Excellence takes time and energy.

Everything 2x Bitcoin

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20 Minute Blocks

Double Bitcoin's 10 minutes. More time for network consensus and reduced orphan rates.

BTC: 10 min S256: 20 min
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100 S256 Reward

Double Bitcoin's 50 BTC initial reward. More incentive for securing the network.

BTC: 50 S256: 100
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84 Million Supply

Four times Bitcoin's 21 million cap. True scarcity with proportional distribution.

BTC: 21M S256: 84M
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16 Year Halving

Four times Bitcoin's 4-year cycle. Longer economic epochs for stability.

BTC: 4 years S256: 16 years

S256 Ecosystem

A decentralized infrastructure built for the future of Digital Platinum.

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Block Explorer

Real-time transparency for every transaction, block, and wallet on the network.

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Web Wallet

Send and receive S256 instantly from any browser with our non-custodial wallet.

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Mining Pools

Join the decentralized network and earn rewards by securing the blockchain.

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Trading & Liquidity

S256 trades on third-party venues. Trading availability and regulations vary by jurisdiction.

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Technical Specifications

Parameter Bitcoin S256
Block Time 10 minutes 20 minutes
Block Reward (Initial) 50 BTC 100 S256
Halving Interval 210,000 blocks 420,000 blocks
Total Supply 21 million 84 million
Time per Halving ~4 years ~16 years
Coinbase Maturity 100 confirmations 200 confirmations
Algorithm SHA-256 SHA-256
Port 8333 25256
Address Prefix 1 or 3 S or 8
Bech32 HRP bc s2

Download Wallet

Available for Android, Linux, Windows and macOS

What's new in v2.2.0: AuxPoW merged mining support and a switch to per-block LWMA difficulty adjustment, activating together in a coordinated hard fork at block 17,500. Node operators and pools should upgrade before then. See the release notes for details.
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Android

S256 Wallet v1.6.2

~70 MB

Download .apk

Features:

  • Seed Phrase Backup
  • QR Code Scanner
  • Biometric Security
  • Transaction History
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Linux

SHA256Coin v2.2.0

~40 MB

Download .tar.gz

Includes:

  • sha256coind (daemon)
  • sha256coin-qt (GUI)
  • sha256coin-cli
  • Utilities
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Windows

SHA256Coin v2.2.0

~45 MB

Download .zip

Includes:

  • sha256coind.exe
  • sha256coin-qt.exe
  • sha256coin-cli.exe
  • Utilities
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macOS

SHA256Coin v2.2.0

~13 MB

Apple Silicon (.dmg) Intel (.dmg)

Includes:

  • sha256coin-qt (GUI)

Getting Started

1

Download Wallet

Choose your platform and download the S256 wallet

2

Install & Sync

Install the wallet and wait for blockchain synchronization

3

Get S256

Mine S256 or receive from another wallet

4

Start Using

Send and receive S256 with your unique S-address