🦉DAGKnight continued. 🦉
I may have The DAGKnight protocol paper faithful implementation done in Github for Hoosat Network. So I think sometime in January we can start testnet testing it to see if it can handle 5 BPS or whatever crazy numbers we want to test. Hard Fork activation code is not yet done and switching from GhostDAG to DAGKnight is untested. I have also not yet really started to implement any kind of optimizations and I've noticed at least one thing that the DAGKnight rank calculation can be sped up considerably on larger K values.
I may have The DAGKnight protocol paper faithful implementation done in Github for Hoosat Network. So I think sometime in January we can start testnet testing it to see if it can handle 5 BPS or whatever crazy numbers we want to test. Hard Fork activation code is not yet done and switching from GhostDAG to DAGKnight is untested. I have also not yet really started to implement any kind of optimizations and I've noticed at least one thing that the DAGKnight rank calculation can be sped up considerably on larger K values.
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🦉Q1 of 2026 roadmap. 🦉
Here is Q1 2025 roadmap of Hoosat Network:
https://wiki.hoosat.fi/roadmap/2026Q1
It may get some changes depending on the mood of the developers and how votes go in the voting platform.
Here is Q1 2025 roadmap of Hoosat Network:
https://wiki.hoosat.fi/roadmap/2026Q1
It may get some changes depending on the mood of the developers and how votes go in the voting platform.
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🦉Social Media Management and Marketing. 🦉
HE23 has offered to lead and handle the social media presence of Hoosat Network, in the coming days I'll give him access to Hoosat Network X account and everything required so that he can communicate with the community. He will receive 50% of the developer fee for airdrops and marketing and for whatever he needs while he does the job for the community.
This will leave me more room to focus on R&D and hopefully less drama as I don't need to go to the social media platforms and check every notification.
Hopefully HE23 does the job well!
HE23 has offered to lead and handle the social media presence of Hoosat Network, in the coming days I'll give him access to Hoosat Network X account and everything required so that he can communicate with the community. He will receive 50% of the developer fee for airdrops and marketing and for whatever he needs while he does the job for the community.
This will leave me more room to focus on R&D and hopefully less drama as I don't need to go to the social media platforms and check every notification.
Hopefully HE23 does the job well!
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🦉 HTND 1.6.4 released 🦉
This release includes fixed test data and few small bugs in data stores and one serious bug, when blue block could be disqualified because it's merge set has red block that has acceptance data missing for whatever reason. Now such red block is skipped and the blue block will not be disqualified. Now you can run go test . ./... and all the test passes!
https://github.com/Hoosat-Oy/HTND/releases/tag/v1.6.4
This release includes fixed test data and few small bugs in data stores and one serious bug, when blue block could be disqualified because it's merge set has red block that has acceptance data missing for whatever reason. Now such red block is skipped and the blue block will not be disqualified. Now you can run go test . ./... and all the test passes!
https://github.com/Hoosat-Oy/HTND/releases/tag/v1.6.4
GitHub
Release HTND 1.6.4 · Hoosat-Oy/HTND
This release includes fixed test data and few small bugs in data stores and one serious bug, when blue block could be disqualified because it's merge set has red block that has acceptance data ...
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🦉 HTND 1.6.5 released 🦉
This release fixes default pebble cache size in HTND 1.6.4 from 1MiB back to 1GiB and optimizes header and block cache sizes to use less RAM.
https://github.com/Hoosat-Oy/HTND/releases/tag/V1.6.5
This release fixes default pebble cache size in HTND 1.6.4 from 1MiB back to 1GiB and optimizes header and block cache sizes to use less RAM.
https://github.com/Hoosat-Oy/HTND/releases/tag/V1.6.5
GitHub
Release HTND 1.6.5 · Hoosat-Oy/HTND
This release fixes default pebble cache size in HTND 1.6.4 from 1MiB back to 1GiB and optimizes header and block cache sizes to use less RAM.
🦉 Hoosat Oy will shut down.🦉
Hoosat Community, after careful consideration, the shareholders of Hoosat Oy have made the decision to wind down the company's operations and dissolve Hoosat Oy as a legal entity. This means there will no longer be a single centralized company controlling or directing the Hoosat Network project.
Going forward:
- The Hoosat Network (HTN) will operate fully under decentralized community consensus.
- Development, decisions, and direction will be driven collectively by project contributors, miners, users, and community members.
- Code remains open-source, and the network continues to run independently as a permissionless, decentralized blockchain.
This transition aligns with the core ethos of decentralization that has always been at the heart of Hoosat Network. We believe this step will enable broader participation, innovation from anywhere in the world, and long-term resilience without reliance on any single entity.
We encourage everyone to stay involved:
- Join discussions on community channels (Discord, Telegram, etc)
- Contribute to the codebase or propose improvements.
- Continue mining, holding, and using HTN as the network evolves through consensus.
Thank you to everyone who has supported Hoosat Oy and the project so far, your contributions have brought us to this point. The future of Hoosat is now truly in the hands of the community.
Hoosat Oy closed source code will be released as open source in https://github.com/tmkcodes/
Hoosat Oy github organization changed to Hoosat Network
https://github.com/HoosatNetwork
Hoosat Oy website changed to Hoosat Network website
https://hoosat.fi
We appreciate your understanding during this transition.
Best regards, The former Hoosat Oy.
Hoosat Community, after careful consideration, the shareholders of Hoosat Oy have made the decision to wind down the company's operations and dissolve Hoosat Oy as a legal entity. This means there will no longer be a single centralized company controlling or directing the Hoosat Network project.
Going forward:
- The Hoosat Network (HTN) will operate fully under decentralized community consensus.
- Development, decisions, and direction will be driven collectively by project contributors, miners, users, and community members.
- Code remains open-source, and the network continues to run independently as a permissionless, decentralized blockchain.
This transition aligns with the core ethos of decentralization that has always been at the heart of Hoosat Network. We believe this step will enable broader participation, innovation from anywhere in the world, and long-term resilience without reliance on any single entity.
We encourage everyone to stay involved:
- Join discussions on community channels (Discord, Telegram, etc)
- Contribute to the codebase or propose improvements.
- Continue mining, holding, and using HTN as the network evolves through consensus.
Thank you to everyone who has supported Hoosat Oy and the project so far, your contributions have brought us to this point. The future of Hoosat is now truly in the hands of the community.
Hoosat Oy closed source code will be released as open source in https://github.com/tmkcodes/
Hoosat Oy github organization changed to Hoosat Network
https://github.com/HoosatNetwork
Hoosat Oy website changed to Hoosat Network website
https://hoosat.fi
We appreciate your understanding during this transition.
Best regards, The former Hoosat Oy.
GitHub
TMKCodes - Overview
I love destroying problems. . TMKCodes has 49 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.
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🦉 HTND 1.6.6 released 🦉
This release mainly decreases RAM usage of the node, with some more stability changes. I hope we can have few mining nodes below 8GB ram, though running high traffic nodes will require more RAM, like the explorer will hit over 12GB.
Reset db might be required because of the PebbleDB setting changes.
https://github.com/HoosatNetwork/HTND/releases/tag/v1.6.6
This release mainly decreases RAM usage of the node, with some more stability changes. I hope we can have few mining nodes below 8GB ram, though running high traffic nodes will require more RAM, like the explorer will hit over 12GB.
Reset db might be required because of the PebbleDB setting changes.
https://github.com/HoosatNetwork/HTND/releases/tag/v1.6.6
GitHub
Release HTND 1.6.6 · HoosatNetwork/HTND
This release mainly decreases RAM usage of the node:
Add guard code to stop connecting to loopback on p2p.
Drop ping timeout to 30s from 10m
Add 250 ms cache to GetBlockDagInfo
Add a env variable ...
Add guard code to stop connecting to loopback on p2p.
Drop ping timeout to 30s from 10m
Add 250 ms cache to GetBlockDagInfo
Add a env variable ...
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🦉 DAGKnight testnet starting🦉
@everyone since I have now tested IBD and it worked on my local testnet of DAGKnight. I have now one node mining from scratch from genesis. So sometime tomorrow or tuesday you will be able start participation in the testnet by syncing from
- So I'm going to give you here simple guide how to participate in the DAGKnight testnet and you will have few days to learn the ropes and make sure you can compile the node.
- I won't be doing Github release, so testnet participation will require compiling from Github, as there might be changes that I want testnet participants to update fast, so the compiling from Github is kind of the simplest and easiest way.
I expect that you have Golang setup and in path.
To install
To update
To run
Generate testnet address with genkeypair or use htnwallet with --testnet flags
Then you can mine with htnminer or setup your stratum bridge pointing to 42422 and mine with hoominer or hoo_xpu. Remember to use
Drop a message in #🪐-node if you are going to participating in the testnet. I'll be informing more and listening for issues there.
Thank you, lets make DAGKnight happen!
@everyone since I have now tested IBD and it worked on my local testnet of DAGKnight. I have now one node mining from scratch from genesis. So sometime tomorrow or tuesday you will be able start participation in the testnet by syncing from
mainnet-node-1.hoosat.fi. I'll drop more information when that is possible. - So I'm going to give you here simple guide how to participate in the DAGKnight testnet and you will have few days to learn the ropes and make sure you can compile the node.
- I won't be doing Github release, so testnet participation will require compiling from Github, as there might be changes that I want testnet participants to update fast, so the compiling from Github is kind of the simplest and easiest way.
I expect that you have Golang setup and in path.
To install
git clone https://github.com/HoosatNetwork/HTND.git
cd HTND
git checkout dagknight
go install -tags "deadlock pebblegozstd" . ./cmd/...
To update
cd HTND
git pull
go install -tags "deadlock pebblegozstd" . ./cmd/...
To run
HTND --utxoindex --testnet -a mainnet-node-1.hoosat.fi
Generate testnet address with genkeypair or use htnwallet with --testnet flags
genkeypair --testnet
Then you can mine with htnminer or setup your stratum bridge pointing to 42422 and mine with hoominer or hoo_xpu. Remember to use
--testnet flag when necessary.Drop a message in #🪐-node if you are going to participating in the testnet. I'll be informing more and listening for issues there.
Thank you, lets make DAGKnight happen!
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🦉 HTN Wallets and Explorer down since yesterday. 🦉
We've today with Foztor hunted down an issue in my current modifications in master branch, which stopped the balances from being updated. I'm currently syncing the public Wallet/Explorer node to working version. If you have done transactions out of the web wallet or mobile wallet. Try reimporting your wallet once I have the explorer up and running, then your missing HTN should be back and if not they are where you sent them.
Work towards finding the issue with slow IBD is ongoing.
We've today with Foztor hunted down an issue in my current modifications in master branch, which stopped the balances from being updated. I'm currently syncing the public Wallet/Explorer node to working version. If you have done transactions out of the web wallet or mobile wallet. Try reimporting your wallet once I have the explorer up and running, then your missing HTN should be back and if not they are where you sent them.
Work towards finding the issue with slow IBD is ongoing.
🦉Wohoo hoo hoo!! HTND 1.6.7 release! 🦉
This is non-breaking update to HTND 1.6, fixing many things.
Release Highlights:
- Fix slow IBD caused by block window cache broken.
- Upgraded Go version to 1.26.0
- Major cache and memory optimizations.
- PebbleDB option changes.
- Reduced GC (Garbage Collection) churn and improved memory usage.
- Added per-script UTXO cache with thread-safe LRU caches.
- Improved error handling and fixed several nil pointer and memory leak issues.
- Enhanced logging, metrics, and RPC request reporting if using "HTND_PROFILER=1" environment variable.
- Added a vote command to htnwallet, but it does not work yet because need to send notify to vote.hoosat.fi api and need API access from Namp88.
- General performance improvements and bug fixes.
- Respect GOMEMLIMIT and GOGC environment variables. Default 14 GB GOMEMLIMIT and GOGC 200%
https://github.com/HoosatNetwork/HTND/releases/tag/v1.6.7
This is non-breaking update to HTND 1.6, fixing many things.
Release Highlights:
- Fix slow IBD caused by block window cache broken.
- Upgraded Go version to 1.26.0
- Major cache and memory optimizations.
- PebbleDB option changes.
- Reduced GC (Garbage Collection) churn and improved memory usage.
- Added per-script UTXO cache with thread-safe LRU caches.
- Improved error handling and fixed several nil pointer and memory leak issues.
- Enhanced logging, metrics, and RPC request reporting if using "HTND_PROFILER=1" environment variable.
- Added a vote command to htnwallet, but it does not work yet because need to send notify to vote.hoosat.fi api and need API access from Namp88.
- General performance improvements and bug fixes.
- Respect GOMEMLIMIT and GOGC environment variables. Default 14 GB GOMEMLIMIT and GOGC 200%
https://github.com/HoosatNetwork/HTND/releases/tag/v1.6.7
GitHub
Release HTND 1.6.7 · HoosatNetwork/HTND
Release Highlights:
Fix slow IBD caused by block window cache broken.
Upgraded Go version to 1.26.0
Major cache and memory optimizations.
PebbleDB option changes.
Reduced GC (Garbage Collection) c...
Fix slow IBD caused by block window cache broken.
Upgraded Go version to 1.26.0
Major cache and memory optimizations.
PebbleDB option changes.
Reduced GC (Garbage Collection) c...
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🦉 HTND 1.6.8 🦉
This is a release few issues that came out with 1.6.7.
- Remove code that partially disabled RPC connections from outside network.
- Reduce GC Churn of UTXOs even more to stabilize windows usage.
- Fix two places where node could send blocks without PoW hash to alleviate nodes banning each other for sending blocks without PoW hashes.
https://github.com/HoosatNetwork/HTND/releases/tag/v1.6.8
This is a release few issues that came out with 1.6.7.
- Remove code that partially disabled RPC connections from outside network.
- Reduce GC Churn of UTXOs even more to stabilize windows usage.
- Fix two places where node could send blocks without PoW hash to alleviate nodes banning each other for sending blocks without PoW hashes.
https://github.com/HoosatNetwork/HTND/releases/tag/v1.6.8
GitHub
Release HTND 1.6.8 · HoosatNetwork/HTND
This is a release few issues that came out with 1.6.7.
Remove code that partially disabled RPC connections from outside network.
Reduce GC Churn of UTXOs even more to stabilize windows usage.
Fix ...
Remove code that partially disabled RPC connections from outside network.
Reduce GC Churn of UTXOs even more to stabilize windows usage.
Fix ...
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🦉HTND 1.6.9 released🦉
@everyone this release is optimizing even more the GC churn.
Switched to vtprotobuf (github.com/planetscale/vtprotobuf).
Htnwallet send and balance fetch utxo on demand.
Htnwallet decreases address seeking from every 1s to 10s.
Disable relay while node is in IBD, even if nearly synced.
Optimize out ton of allocations to alleviate GC churn
Build with experimental SIMD and JSONv2 to add some speedup.
Default values:
GOMEMLIMIT 8GB
GOGC 100
PebbleDB Memory Tables up to 4GB
PebbledB cache 2GB
Explorer at the moment running with 8.8GB SSR and 30-300% CPU usage 80 cores. Compounding dev fee and explorer and wallet functionality.
This is about how far I can optimize HTND gc churn, before moving out of the Golang and starting to rewrite the node with C for self managed memory usage. So the CPU usage and RAM usage are what they are and you can play with the environment values if you need less CPU usage over more RAM being used. For example export GOMEMLIMIT=20GB and export GOGC=200 will allow the RAM to raise and the node CPU usage will be smaller and in part you could do export GOMEMLIMIT=6GB and export GOGC=25 and the RAM will be cleaned up as fast as possible, but CPU will be utilized.
https://github.com/HoosatNetwork/HTND/releases/tag/v1.6.9
@everyone this release is optimizing even more the GC churn.
Switched to vtprotobuf (github.com/planetscale/vtprotobuf).
Htnwallet send and balance fetch utxo on demand.
Htnwallet decreases address seeking from every 1s to 10s.
Disable relay while node is in IBD, even if nearly synced.
Optimize out ton of allocations to alleviate GC churn
Build with experimental SIMD and JSONv2 to add some speedup.
Default values:
GOMEMLIMIT 8GB
GOGC 100
PebbleDB Memory Tables up to 4GB
PebbledB cache 2GB
Explorer at the moment running with 8.8GB SSR and 30-300% CPU usage 80 cores. Compounding dev fee and explorer and wallet functionality.
This is about how far I can optimize HTND gc churn, before moving out of the Golang and starting to rewrite the node with C for self managed memory usage. So the CPU usage and RAM usage are what they are and you can play with the environment values if you need less CPU usage over more RAM being used. For example export GOMEMLIMIT=20GB and export GOGC=200 will allow the RAM to raise and the node CPU usage will be smaller and in part you could do export GOMEMLIMIT=6GB and export GOGC=25 and the RAM will be cleaned up as fast as possible, but CPU will be utilized.
https://github.com/HoosatNetwork/HTND/releases/tag/v1.6.9
GitHub
GitHub - planetscale/vtprotobuf: A Protocol Buffers compiler that generates optimized marshaling & unmarshaling Go code for ProtoBuf…
A Protocol Buffers compiler that generates optimized marshaling & unmarshaling Go code for ProtoBuf APIv2 - planetscale/vtprotobuf
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🦉HTN Stratum Bridge 1.6.9 released🦉
Upgrades to HTND 1.6.9 and adds get block template cache to alleviate hitting the node so much when mining.
https://github.com/HoosatNetwork/htn-stratum-bridge/releases/tag/v1.6.9
Upgrades to HTND 1.6.9 and adds get block template cache to alleviate hitting the node so much when mining.
https://github.com/HoosatNetwork/htn-stratum-bridge/releases/tag/v1.6.9
GitHub
Release HTN Stratum Bridge 1.6.9 · HoosatNetwork/htn-stratum-bridge
Stratum bridge 1.6.9 release, upgrades to HTND 1.6.9 and adds get block template cache to alleviate hitting the node so much when mining.
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🦉 10,000,000 HTN AIRDROP ALERT! 🦉
Want free HTN + help shape the future of Proof-of-Work?
Install the official Hoosat Wallet Chrome extension (secure wallet for Hoosat Network)
👉 https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hoosat-wallet/djcpncochmpbipoiblkafkjfbfolnkom
Connect your wallet & cast your vote in our on-chain poll: "Favorite Proof of Work crypto? "
👉 https://vote.hoosat.net/polls/715b1e06ea7c6f526bc0ab832eb4904a14c8c180ec2648c26dbaabfc3eac5848
Everyone who completes both steps (install + valid vote) enters the draw!
Prize Pool: 10,000,000 HTN total
Winners: 10 lucky participants
Each winner gets: 1,000,000 HTN!
Like and Share! Make sure your friends participate for bigger change of winning with your friends.
📅 Deadline: 31.3.2026 12:00 PM GMT+3
Winners announced and airdrop distributed directly to your Hoosat chrome wallet you used to vote within 48 hours.
Want free HTN + help shape the future of Proof-of-Work?
Install the official Hoosat Wallet Chrome extension (secure wallet for Hoosat Network)
👉 https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/hoosat-wallet/djcpncochmpbipoiblkafkjfbfolnkom
Connect your wallet & cast your vote in our on-chain poll: "Favorite Proof of Work crypto? "
👉 https://vote.hoosat.net/polls/715b1e06ea7c6f526bc0ab832eb4904a14c8c180ec2648c26dbaabfc3eac5848
Everyone who completes both steps (install + valid vote) enters the draw!
Prize Pool: 10,000,000 HTN total
Winners: 10 lucky participants
Each winner gets: 1,000,000 HTN!
Like and Share! Make sure your friends participate for bigger change of winning with your friends.
📅 Deadline: 31.3.2026 12:00 PM GMT+3
Winners announced and airdrop distributed directly to your Hoosat chrome wallet you used to vote within 48 hours.
Google
Hoosat Wallet - Chrome Web Store
Browser extension wallet for Hoosat blockchain
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🦉Roadmap for Q2 of 2026 🦉
Hoosat Network roadmap for Q2 of 2024 is here. There really is nothing more interesting than trying to push DAGKnight to mainnet. DAGKNight on a cryptocurrency mineable from Mobile phones to professional GPUs. What's more interesting than that?
https://wiki.hoosat.fi/en/roadmap/2026Q2
Hoosat Network roadmap for Q2 of 2024 is here. There really is nothing more interesting than trying to push DAGKnight to mainnet. DAGKNight on a cryptocurrency mineable from Mobile phones to professional GPUs. What's more interesting than that?
https://wiki.hoosat.fi/en/roadmap/2026Q2
🦉HTND 1.7.0 has been released. 🦉
Precompiled binaries are incoming today whenever built.
https://github.com/HoosatNetwork/HTND/releases/tag/v1.7.0
Precompiled binaries are incoming today whenever built.
https://github.com/HoosatNetwork/HTND/releases/tag/v1.7.0
GitHub
Release HTND 1.7.0 · HoosatNetwork/HTND
HTND 1.7.0 sees minor version number upgrade, because we have solved the situation with Arm devices running the node (Linux Arm support included by default), even though this release has pletohra o...
🦉HTN Stratum Bridge 1.7.0 has been released. 🦉
Precompiled binaries are incoming today whenever built.
https://github.com/HoosatNetwork/HTND/releases/tag/v1.7.0
Precompiled binaries are incoming today whenever built.
https://github.com/HoosatNetwork/HTND/releases/tag/v1.7.0
GitHub
Release HTND 1.7.0 · HoosatNetwork/HTND
HTND 1.7.0 sees minor version number upgrade, because we have solved the situation with Arm devices running the node (Linux Arm support included by default), even though this release has pletohra o...
🦉Gongrats to the winners of Vote platform airdrop 🦉
1M airdropped to all the lucky winners of people who voted poll: https://vote.hoosat.net/polls/715b1e06ea7c6f526bc0ab832eb4904a14c8c180ec2648c26dbaabfc3eac5848
The winners drawn by Grok:
https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtNA_14a027c9-954c-4c6b-8533-25a1cbdc72e7
#KAS won the poll
#HTN voting platform is free to use for any kind of polls.
1M airdropped to all the lucky winners of people who voted poll: https://vote.hoosat.net/polls/715b1e06ea7c6f526bc0ab832eb4904a14c8c180ec2648c26dbaabfc3eac5848
The winners drawn by Grok:
https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtNA_14a027c9-954c-4c6b-8533-25a1cbdc72e7
#KAS won the poll
#HTN voting platform is free to use for any kind of polls.
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🦉Minimal HTN Payment Gateway 1.0.0 🦉
This is web based payment gateway which you can run from a tablet or mobile phone to receive payments which are really confirmed in matter of seconds. The transactions are actually extremely fast. Requires creation of payment gateway wallet per payment gateway, the payment gateway wallets are sweeped to the merchants decided wallet. Test with small amount of HTN as it works on mainnet.
https://github.com/TMKCodes/payment-system
QR Code scan compatibility for both web wallet and mobile wallet.
If you want help setting up this payment gateway you can direct message myself or open a ticket. The more merchants we get to utilize the payment gateway the more I can build it upon requests of features. As in here is a minimal HTN Payment gateway which we can build forward.
Please don't use single payment gateway wallet in multiple payment gateways as can confuse transactions between them. Hoosat-SDK currently does not support creation of new payment addresses.
This is web based payment gateway which you can run from a tablet or mobile phone to receive payments which are really confirmed in matter of seconds. The transactions are actually extremely fast. Requires creation of payment gateway wallet per payment gateway, the payment gateway wallets are sweeped to the merchants decided wallet. Test with small amount of HTN as it works on mainnet.
https://github.com/TMKCodes/payment-system
QR Code scan compatibility for both web wallet and mobile wallet.
If you want help setting up this payment gateway you can direct message myself or open a ticket. The more merchants we get to utilize the payment gateway the more I can build it upon requests of features. As in here is a minimal HTN Payment gateway which we can build forward.
Please don't use single payment gateway wallet in multiple payment gateways as can confuse transactions between them. Hoosat-SDK currently does not support creation of new payment addresses.