FUTHARK

the PyBLØCK alphabet on BLAKE2b

On BLAKE2b, PyBLØCK marks each thing with a letter of the Elder Futhark, the oldest runic alphabet, instead of an emoji. Every rune was chosen for what it means, and each one keeps its color everywhere: on this site, in the app and on the block cards. This is the dictionary.

Not to be confused with the Runes token protocol on Bitcoin SHA-256: these are letters, not tokens.

The chain
ᛒBerkano
Bitcoin-BLAKE2b
In PyBLØCK
Bitcoin-BLAKE2b itself. The ᛒ is the symbol of the coin and the PyBLØCK mark on this chain.
Traditional meaning
birch · birth, growth, a new beginning
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Products
ᚨAnsuz
CHIRP
In PyBLØCK
CHIRP, the mining syndicate. A chirp is a signal: every block is shared among all eligible members by standing. CHIRP is 100% DATUM.
Traditional meaning
the mouth · a message, a signal
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ᚱRaidho
CAROUSEL
In PyBLØCK
CAROUSEL, the wheel of sovereign templates published by independent nodes.
Traditional meaning
the ride · the journey, the wheel
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ᛞDagaz
WAVICLES
In PyBLØCK
WAVICLES, the DATUM pool where your own node builds the block. Wave and particle at once: every miner in the window is paid by work.
Traditional meaning
day · dawn, the turning point where opposites meet
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ᛈPerthro
pyblockMiner
In PyBLØCK
pyblockMiner, our miner, and the former LOTTO. Every share is a throw of the dice.
Traditional meaning
the dice cup · lot and chance
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ᛚLaguz
Laguz Hub
In PyBLØCK
Laguz Hub: your own Lightning hub for XBT, connected to the PyBLØCK app. Coming soon.
Traditional meaning
water · the flow that finds its way
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Protocols
ᛖEhwaz
DATUM · PATUM
In PyBLØCK
DATUM: your node and the pool working as a pair. It is also the mark of PATUM, the one-click DATUM installer.
Traditional meaning
the horse · a partnership built on trust
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ᛜIngwaz
Stratum V2
In PyBLØCK
Stratum V2: what travels sealed and encrypted between your miner and the pool.
Traditional meaning
the seed · closed, sealed, complete
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Public gateways
ᛗMannaz
CHIRP · :5574
In PyBLØCK
The public CHIRP gateway on :5574 (GPU/CPU): the door open to anyone who mines without a node of their own.
Traditional meaning
mankind · the people, the community
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ᚦThurisaz
CHIRP · :23113
In PyBLØCK
The public CHIRP gateway on :23113 (ASIC): where the heavy hashrate comes in.
Traditional meaning
the giant · a thorn, raw force
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ᚷGebo
CAROUSEL · :30110
In PyBLØCK
The PyBLØCK DATUM gateway on :30110 for CAROUSEL rentals: rented hashrate mines through it and each block pays whoever mined it.
Traditional meaning
a gift · an exchange, what is given and returned
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The site
ᛇEihwaz
Guide
In PyBLØCK
the step-by-step guide: what changed and the one next step for you. The yew stands through every season.
Traditional meaning
the yew · endurance, the axis that holds through change
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Marks you earn in the app

The PyBLØCK app draws these runes next to a miner’s address. Each one is earned, has three levels, and never reveals a number.

ᛏTiwaz
Mark in the app
Mark in the app
Found blocks. The level grows with how many.
Traditional meaning
Tyr · victory, the spear that finds its mark
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ᛃJera
Mark in the app
Mark in the app
Tenure: how long the address has been mining with PyBLØCK.
Traditional meaning
the year · the harvest that rewards patience
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ᚢUruz
Mark in the app
Mark in the app
Hashrate: its average over the last 24 hours.
Traditional meaning
the aurochs · raw strength
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ᛖEhwaz
Mark in the app
Mark in the app
Runs its own DATUM gateway. Level 2 once a block was published from it.
Traditional meaning
the horse · a partnership built on trust
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ᛟOthala
Mark in the app
Mark in the app
Template supplier: publishes block templates from its own node.
Traditional meaning
the homestead · heritage, what is your own
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ᛞDagaz
Mark in the app
Mark in the app
Is in the WAVICLES work window right now.
Traditional meaning
day · dawn, the turning point where opposites meet
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A gateway writes its name into the coinbase of every block it builds, so anyone can check on-chain which gateway built a block.