Technology
Twelve years of engineering for the most demanding environment imaginable. Every technical decision in Marscoin serves one purpose: reliable operation 225 million kilometers from Earth.
At a Glance
Core Technology
Scrypt Proof of Work
Memory-hard hashing that ensures fair mining distribution and resistance to ASIC centralization. Combined with AuxPoW merged mining for maximum security.
ASERT Difficulty Adjustment
Adopted in 2024, the Absolutely Scheduled Exponentially Rising Targets algorithm provides smooth, predictable difficulty adjustments that protect against hash rate volatility.
AuxPoW Merged Mining
Activated in 2025, merged mining allows Marscoin to share security with Litecoin and other Scrypt chains — dramatically increasing network hash rate without additional energy.
Martian Republic Protocol
Blockchain-native governance layer enabling citizen registration, CoinShuffle voting, and decentralized proposal systems. Democracy as a protocol feature.
Deep Dives
In-depth technical articles from the Marscoin Academy covering the algorithms, protocols, and security mechanisms that power the network.
Whitepaper
The foundational document on trustless ledger implications for a Martian society. The intellectual origin of everything Marscoin has built.
ASERT Algorithm
Deep dive into the Absolutely Scheduled Exponentially Rising Targets difficulty adjustment algorithm — how it works, why it was chosen, and what it means for network stability.
Merged Mining (AuxPoW)
How Auxiliary Proof of Work enables Marscoin to share hashrate with Litecoin and other Scrypt chains, dramatically increasing security without additional energy expenditure.
Block Time Analysis
Why Marscoin uses a 2-minute block time — the engineering trade-offs between speed, security, and reliability across an interplanetary communication delay.
Hash War Protection
How the combination of ASERT difficulty adjustment and AuxPoW merged mining shields the Marscoin network from hostile hash rate attacks and mining volatility.
Open Source
46 repositories. 12 years of code. Everything is MIT-licensed and open for contribution at github.com/marscoin.
marscoin
The core client — a full Bitcoin Core v28-derived implementation with Scrypt PoW, ASERT difficulty, and AuxPoW merged mining. The beating heart of the network.
electrum-mars
Lightweight SPV desktop wallet with hardware wallet support, multi-signature, and cold storage. The recommended wallet for most users.
martianrepublic
Reference implementation of blockchain-based governance — citizen registry, congressional voting, logbook, inventory, and planetary mapping.
MartianRepublicMobile
Cross-platform mobile governance app for iOS and Android. Wallet, citizen registration, voting, community forum, and logbook in one app.
marsforge
Modern Next.js frontend for YIIMP mining pools. Built for the merged mining era — clean, responsive, production-grade pool dashboard.
pebas
Public Endpoint for Blockchain As a Service — a lightweight API layer that makes the Marscoin blockchain accessible to web and mobile applications.
Marssight-api
Marscoin blockchain explorer API powering wallet lookups, transaction queries, and block data. The backbone of explore.marscoin.org.
coinshuffle
CoinShuffle implementation for anonymous ballot casting in the Martian Republic. Cryptographic voting privacy without trusted third parties.
marscore-lib
Core Marscoin library for JavaScript developers. Key generation, address creation, transaction building — the SDK for the Marscoin ecosystem.
electrumx
Marscoin ElectrumX server — powers the Electrum wallet's SPV verification. High-performance server for lightweight client connectivity.
mempool
Self-hosted Marscoin explorer compatible with Umbrel, Raspiblitz, and Start9. Explore the mempool, blocks, and transactions on your own hardware.
marscoin-archive
The original Marscoin source tree from 2014. Preserved as a historical archive — 42 stars, the most-starred Marscoin repository.
Explore the Academy
The Marscoin Academy contains dozens of articles covering every aspect of the project — from beginner guides to advanced protocol research.
