🚨 Masternode Collateral Voting Update

Thanks to everyone who participated! The community has clearly chosen a tiered masternode reward system based on collateral size. 🎉

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1S7Odq3udhztYkOOY4Y3_0LBVqZDfcuXacriZinpYI7I/edit?gid=1062955158#gid=1062955158

We're now moving to Phase 2 of the vote — to decide which collateral levels will be supported.

To keep things clear and simple, only a few well-supported options will be presented.

Meanwhile, development has already started! Testnet upgrades will soon begin to reflect the tiered model. A mainnet hardfork will follow once everything is tested and finalized. 💻⚙️

Let’s build the future of PEPEPOW together! 💚⛏️
(posted by foztor originally)

🚨 PEPEPOW Update: Voting Results & Testnet Launch 🚨

@everyone
Exciting times for PEPEPOW! The community has spoken — multi-level Masternode collateral is coming!

✅ Voting Completed:
We’re moving forward with tiered Masternode staking, where rewards scale with collateral size.

🚧 Testnet Launched:
With Foztor's hard work, the new version of the testnet has been released! 🚀
The new testnet is live to trial multi-level Masternodes. We’re calling for experienced volunteers to help with testing—especially those comfortable with Linux and masternode setups. Your support is crucial to ensure a smooth mainnet rollout!

⚙️ Current Progress:
The code enabling multi-stake levels is live on GitHub and under active testing. Everything’s looking solid so far.

🚀 Mainnet Upgrade Coming Soon:
A SPORK (controlled hard fork) will activate the new system. Once testing is complete, we’ll give exchanges and pools a standard 2-week notice before going live.

Stay tuned, and thanks to everyone contributing to PEPEPOW’s growth!

#PEPEPOW #Masternode #Testnet

PEPEPOW v2.7.1.6 is now live — this is a required update for all masternode operators, mining pools, and full node users.

🆕 Key changes:

🔧 SPORK17 activation on 16 May 2025 @ 18:00 UTC

🧱 Tiered Masternode support (10M / 25M / 50M / 100M) with proportional rewards

🧠 New RPC: consolidate for UTXO cleanup

🖼️ GUI updated with new branding

⚠️ Protocol bump to 70510 (older versions will stop receiving rewards)

⛏️ Masternode owners:
Restart your masternode after upgrading to stay eligible for payments.

📥 Download latest version:
https://github.com/MattF42/PePe-core/releases/tag/v2.7.1.6

🕒 You have 14 days to upgrade. Don’t delay — stay in sync and be ready for SPORK17!

🚨 MANDATORY UPGRADE – ONLY 4 DAYS LEFT! 🚨

⏰ SPORK17 activates in 4 days,
We are on the way of Tiered Masternode support (10M / 25M / 50M / 100M), but many nodes are still running the old version!

✅ ACTION REQUIRED:
Upgrade your nodes immediately to v2.7.1.6
Move your collateral funds to your wallet now. Last-minute transfers can congest the network and delay confirmations.
Collateral UTXOs must be confirmed and ready before activation.

✅ 3rd-party MN Providers:
Pecunia and Nodehub have already updated to v2.7.1.6. If you're using these providers, please update your wallet and restart your nodes ASAP.

⛏️ Avoid downtime and reward interruptions! Upgrade and transfer early!

🚀 SPORK 17 Goes Live Soon – Final Prep Checklist
🗓️ 16 May 2025 @ 18:00 UTC
The countdown is on, PEPEPOW community! Here's we need to check before activation:

👷 Masternode Holders
✅ Upgrade to v2.7.1.6 and restart your node (protocol 70510)
✅ Ensure your collateral (10M / 25M / 50M / 100M) UTXO is confirmed on-chain
✅ Follow #announcements on Discord for last-minute updates

⛏️ Miners & Pool Operators
✅ Use daemon version v2.7.1.6
✅ Confirm your pool shows protocolversion=70510
✅ Test payouts before SPORK goes live

📊 Traders & Exchanges
✅ Upgrade both hot & cold wallets to v2.7.1.6
✅ Run small deposit & withdrawal tests
✅ Be prepared for brief maintenance during activation

🔔 Stay Updated
💬 Discord: [discord link](https://discord.com/channels/1206789719825055754/1210511747589345290)
🌐 Website: [pepepow.org](https://pepepow.org)
📣 Telegram: [t.me/PEPEWCommunity](https://t.me/PEPEWCommunity)

⚠️ Any emergency fixes will be posted on those channels.
Get ready — the tiered masternode era is here! 💚⛏️

🎉 SPORK 17 ACTIVATED – UPGRADE SUCCESSFUL! 🎉

Great news, PEPEPOW community: the SPORK 17 switch went live without a hitch and the network is running smoothly.

✅ Activation completed on schedule
✅ No issues spotted or reported so far
✅ New tiered masternodes are already coming online

If you’ve just set up a new node, expect your first reward cycle within the next 24 hours as the queue rotates.

Huge thanks to everyone who upgraded in time and helped make this transition seamless! Keep an eye on Discord #announcements for any further updates, but for now—enjoy those tiered rewards! 💚⛏️

(Posted by Foztor on Discord)
Mining on ARM takes a big step forward today!

I have made some significant performance improvements with NEON/SIMD.
For the moment I'm not publishing the source, but optimised variants are available at:

https://github.com/MattF42/pepew-cpu-miner/releases/tag/v3.2.1

Yes, this means you can now mine PEPEW on your Android phones through Termux or similar 🙂

TL;DR

curl -s -L https://github.com/MattF42/pepew-cpu-miner/releases/download/v3.2.1/install.sh | sh

Expect further optimizations to this in the near future, I'm now going to take a look at what I can do on X64.

This release includes a 1.5% DevFee in the miner.

These are "oven-ready" miners, which will just run on supported hardware without any dependancy issues or complex tool chains to build!

Happy mining !

🚀 PEPEPOW CPU Miner v3.2.2 for ARM released! 🚀

Enjoy up to 10% performance boost in some cases.
Pro tip: Run with half as many threads as your CPU cores for best results (e.g., -t 4 for an 8-core device).

🔗 Download:
https://github.com/MattF42/pepew-cpu-miner/releases/tag/v3.2.2

Share your results with the community. Happy mining! ⚡️
#PEPEPOW #ARM #mining

It's release o'clock 🙂

https://github.com/MattF42/PePe-core/releases/tag/v2.7.1.7

Strictly speaking this release is OPTIONAL, however if you are a MasterNode operator then you MUST apply this release.
Operators of other nodes or wallets may chose to upgrade or not.

This release fixes a bug in the tiered masternode implementation that was causing 100M MasterNodes to get rewarded too frequently compared to other tiers.

Read the release notes for an easy way to upgrade your masternodes on Linux.

Once the majority of masternodes have upgraded, the new reward rules will automatically take effect.

Happy upgrading.

🚨 Xeggex Insolvency Update

Dear PEPEPOW community,

We have received confirmation that Xeggex has declared insolvency.

* ⚖️ A court-supervised restructuring is unlikely.
* 💔 Please be prepared for the possible permanent loss of any PEPEPOW held there.
* 👀 We will monitor for any chance of withdrawal re-opening (though it remains slim).

🔄 Community Discussions Underway
• Freezing/Intercepting Xeggex wallets?
– Raises decentralization concerns. Requires DAO debate.
• Burning hacked funds if theft is proven.
• DAO vote to decide next steps as new evidence emerges.

🔑 In the meantime…

1. Use NonKYC or Dex-Trade for trading & withdrawals.
2. Dev fees (5% of rewards) continue to accumulate—focus on building real value, not just supply.

Thank you for your patience and support.
We’ll share updates here as they develop. 🚀🐸

DAO Vote Reminder: Xeggex Insolvency Response

We’re about to launch the community vote on how to handle the 15 B PEPEW locked in Xeggex. Please review the options below carefully before casting your vote.

Poll Options

1. Legal-Only Route
• No protocol changes. Pool funds for legal action, file claims against the liquidator, and help users recover.,

2. Immediate Burn
• No forced hard fork.
• Code for burning Xeggex UTXOs is pre-loaded behind a Spork flag.
• Will only take effect if:≥ 70 % of nodes upgrade to the new version, and,A DAO vote (this poll) approves activation of the Spork.,,

3. Freeze → Burn After 60 Days
• Also Spork-controlled, not an instant hard fork.
• On activation: freezes all known Xeggex addresses.
• If withdrawals haven’t reopened within 60 days, the same Spork will trigger an automatic burn.,

4. Do Nothing / Abstain
• No collective action; individual users handle their own remedies.,

Why We Recommend Spork over Hard Fork
Hard Fork Risk: Missing broad consensus can create two chains, splitting our ecosystem and dividing resources.,
Spork Activation: Embeds the necessary logic now but stays inactive until the community and nodes agree—minimizing split risk.,
Next Step: Waiting on Foztor to confirm Spork key setup and implementation timeline.,

Vote opens and runs for 72 hours.
Thank you for participating—let’s choose the safest, most resilient path forward for PEPEPOW!

🚀PEPEPOW Exclusive Hybrid GPU/CPU Miner (Linux)– Alpha Release!

After much development by Foztor and enthusiastic developers, the first hybrid GPU/CPU miner specifically for PEPEPOW is now in public alpha testing! All miners are welcome to test and share your performance results!

【Key Notes & Testing Guidelines】
1. NVIDIA GPUs only (CUDA required) and Linux only (HiveOS should work)
2. No GPU monitoring or overclocking features included yet—please use external tools (e.g. nvidia-smi, Afterburner) to watch your GPU temps and clocks!
3. The miner defaults to GPU0. Use --list-gpus to check GPU IDs or --gpu-id X to select another card.
4. The GPU currently only handles part of the workload. At present, the hybrid mode is about 10–20% faster than pure CPU mining (example: Xeon 40 threads + 3070M gives about 2KH/s more than CPU alone), but performance will improve as the pipeline is optimized!
5. Stability on risers is not guaranteed—using a direct x16 slot is recommended for testing.
6. Both CPU and GPU modes support multithreading. Default is all logical cores; use -t N to set the number of threads.
7. Download link: [https://pepepow.foztor.net/beta/pepepow-miner](https://pepepow.foztor.net/beta/pepepow-miner)
SHA256 for verification:

ca1196319dfd9495c4bd46687d5e22aafbaaf2156a72d8e0055882c2b4393bca  pepepow-miner

:eight: Example commands:
CPU mode:

./pepepow-miner -o stratum+tcp://POOL:PORT --no-longpoll -u WALLET.CPUTEST

GPU mode:

./pepepow-miner -o stratum+tcp://POOL:PORT --no-longpoll -u WALLET.GPUTEST --blake3gpu

🙏Please share your performance results, issues, or suggestions

Please share your results, issues, and suggestions! We will continue optimizing so PEPEPOW can be a truly community-friendly, energy-efficient blockchain!

Vote Results: Immediate Burn Wins

The community vote is in—and Immediate Burn has been chosen as our path forward. Here’s what’s next:

1. Analyze the Xeggex Hot Wallet
We’ll audit the known hot-wallet address and map out its UTXOs.

2. Freezing vs. Burning
Freeze: Simply monitor the address and reject any outbound spends.
Burn: Permanently zero out the balance—this is more complex because it’s effectively a consensus purge (deleting UTXOs from history).

3. Consensus Purge Risks
Directly burning all coins from a non-recoverable address can endanger network stability. It may require removing every related UTXO from our chain’s history—a heavy-weight hard fork with high split risk.

4. Foztor Is Rethinking the Approach
We’re exploring safer methods to enact the burn without jeopardizing the protocol.

❤️ If you have alternative ideas or technical suggestions, please share them so we can refine our plan together!

Calling for a detailed discussion on the burn options

As we were preparing to execute the “immediate burn,” the latest round of community discussion raised serious concerns about burning or redirecting the Xeggex funds. Many people are now calling for just freezing the wallet instead, to leave room for possible legal recovery in the future. Please join the discussion if you still believe immediate burn is the best option.

- Several members urge that any burn or forced transfer undermines decentralization and immutability.

- The legal route—filing creditor claims and awaiting liquidator/court decision—is still being strongly advocated, with Cryptopia as a precedent.

- Some propose using the development fund to invest in promising new exchanges for better listing opportunities.

We’re keeping the burn option on the table, but no final decision will be made until everyone’s had a chance to speak up and we’ve gathered more expert advice. Please continue to share your suggestions and concerns.

Update on Xeggex Response Strategy

Thanks to everyone for sharing your opinions. We all understand the severity of the Xeggex collapse and the massive losses it caused. Now, it’s time to decide how to move forward by:
1. Evaluating our current situation
2. Considering potential next steps
3. Choosing the safest, most community-backed approach

Why Freeze Is the Leading Option
1. Immediate Effect & Lowest Risk
Blocks any outgoing transactions from the Xeggex address as soon as it’s activated—no chance for further loss.
2. Respects Decentralization & Immutability
Unlike permanent burning (which erases UTXOs irreversibly and alters history), freezing simply rejects spends. All original UTXOs remain on-chain.
3. Preserves Future Options
If legal developments or a court order later mandate restitution, we can hold another vote to unfreeze or decide on any final action (burn, redistribute, etc.).

Burning vs. Freezing
| Criterion | Burning | Freezing |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| Risk | High—requires consensus purge, irreversible | Low—simple spend rejection, reversible |
| Impact | Erases history, permanently destroys UTXOs | Keeps history intact, blocks only spends |
| Flexibility | None—once done, cannot be undone | High—can be lifted or modified later |

Because burning remains controversial and technically complex, we’re holding that option in reserve for now.

New Vote: Freeze First?

Let’s ensure our path forward has clear majority support. Please review and cast your vote! 🚀

🚨 [MANDATORY UGRADE ! : PePe-core v2.8.1.1

Release: v2.8.1.1 on GitHub
Deadline: All users must upgrade before Monday, July 14, 2025, 18:00 GMT or you will not be able to connect to mainnet.

(Protocol bump to 70520)

SPORK18:
Enforces the new protocol version from July 14, 2025, ensuring everyone is on the latest software.
SPORK21:
Adds the ability to *temporarily freeze* coins at specific wallet addresses (max 4 weeks, not burned, only blocked from spending).
SPORK signing key:
Currently held by Foztor, planned to move to multi-signature (multi-sig) control soon.
String-enabled SPORK support

Notes for Masternode Owners
You must restart your masternode after upgrading.

Freeze Feature (SPORK21)
Any freeze will require DAO consensus and multi-signature approval in the future.
Frozen coins are not lost; once the freeze expires, they are spendable again.

Please upgrade ASAP!

We officially begin our crowdfunding for listing on Nestex Exchange! A pretty inexpensive listing in a new exchange that shows some great promise. We had 18 positive votes(on discord) so we are moving forward!

This is our goal:
Listing = $50 USDT + $50 in PEPEW (Mandatory)
LP = $150 USDT + $150 PEPEW (Optimal LP, but from my talks, less would be acceptable too )

We have set up PEPEW and USDT donation addresses:
PEPEW
PGs53qANtBKv3jPKMGLMoSr6PUQ7KAguCR

USDT BNB CHAIN
0x6ff324de547b06cd385415c3fc1f555fa1aa97d1
USDT ETH CHAIN
0x6ff324de547b06cd385415c3fc1f555fa1aa97d1
USDT POLYGON/MATIC CHAIN
0x6ff324de547b06cd385415c3fc1f555fa1aa97d1
USDT SOL CHAIN
DiRSpNWva74WrZ52uutakTS74jCWgjadpeTQ4Qqmg1X7

It's great timing if we can get this done in July, because I think their promotion will also be beneficial for us

I'm sure we can achieve this goal. Let's go Pepes! Any contribution small or large helps!


(By TrooperD)
PEPEPOW DAO