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Merge Mining (AuxPoW)

Soqucoin supports Auxiliary Proof-of-Work. This means Litecoin and Dogecoin miners can mine SOQ simultaneously at zero additional hardware or electricity cost.

How It Works

┌──────────────┐     ┌──────────────────┐     ┌──────────────────┐
│  Your Miner  │────▶│   LTC/DOGE Pool  │────▶│  Soqucoin Node   │
│  (Scrypt)    │     │  (Parent Chain)  │     │  (Child Chain)   │
└──────────────┘     └──────────────────┘     └──────────────────┘
                              │
                    Creates AuxPoW proof
                    valid for both chains
  1. Your miner solves Scrypt work for Litecoin or Dogecoin (the "parent chain")
  2. The pool includes Soqucoin's block template in the parent chain's coinbase transaction
  3. When a block is found, the proof validates on both chains
  4. You earn LTC/DOGE and SOQ from the same work

No additional hardware, no extra electricity, no firmware changes.

For Miners

Ask your Litecoin or Dogecoin pool operator to add SOQ merge mining. There is zero cost to you. Your hashrate already produces valid SOQ proofs; the pool just needs to submit them.

For Pool Operators

Integration Requirements

Soqucoin is derived from Dogecoin Core and uses the same AuxPoW mechanism. If your pool already supports DOGE merge mining, SOQ integration is nearly identical.

RPC Methods

Method Description
getauxblock Get an auxiliary block template for stratum work
submitauxblock Submit a solution containing parent chain proof
getblocktemplate Standard block template (for direct mining)

Pool Node Configuration

server=1
listen=1
rpcuser=poolnode
rpcpassword=SECURE_PASSWORD
rpcallowip=127.0.0.1
rpcport=44555
rpcworkqueue=128
rpcthreads=8
txindex=1

Docker Setup

docker run -d --name soq-pool-node \
  -p 44556:44556 \
  -p 44555:44555 \
  -v soq-pool-data:/root/.soqucoin \
  soqucoin/soqucoin \
  -server -rpcuser=poolnode -rpcpassword=SECURE_PASSWORD \
  -rpcallowip=0.0.0.0/0 -rpcworkqueue=128 -rpcthreads=8

Integration Support

Contact labs@soqu.org for the full integration package:

  • Pre-built Docker images
  • Stratum bridge configuration examples
  • AuxPoW RPC documentation
  • Direct technical support during integration