Q-Hasher
CauldronChain Proof-of-Work Network Simulator. Watch multiple nodes race to mine blocks, experience chain reorganizations, and understand consensus in real-time.
Proof of Work
Miners compete to find a hash with enough leading zeros. The first to succeed broadcasts their block.
Longest Chain Wins
When forks occur, nodes follow the longest chain. Orphaned blocks are discarded - this is Nakamoto consensus.
Network Simulation
Multiple independent nodes mine simultaneously with configurable difficulty and hash rate.
Why Does This Matter?
The Q-Hasher demonstrates the fundamental mechanism behind Bitcoin and other PoW blockchains. By watching nodes compete and observing forks resolve, you gain intuition for how decentralized consensus emerges from simple rules. The Cauldron connection: the 10-state NUMO system provides a mathematically minimal framework for understanding state transitions - and blockchain is just a specific application of state machines with cryptographic linking.
How to Use
Configure
Set miner count and difficulty
Start Mining
Watch nodes compete for blocks
Observe Forks
See orphan blocks and reorgs
Analyze Stats
Track hash rate and block rate