PIO Testnet · Mining

Mine PIO.

Put your phone or computer to work and earn PIO. No special hardware. No pool to join.

Mine on your phone Mine on a computer

New round

Every 30 s

a fresh puzzle each round

Reward

20,967 tPIO

shared every 3 minutes

Earn up to

1 tPIO

per miner, each epoch

Works on

Any device

phones and computers

On your phone

PIO Miner.

Installs from your browser in seconds. Your wallet never leaves your phone.

Open PIO Miner in Chrome on Android, or Safari on iPhone.
Choose Install app on Android, or Add to Home Screen on iPhone.
Create your wallet, get free test coins, and tap Start mining.

Open PIO Miner

Keep the screen on while you mine.

On your computer

Download PIO

Windows (64-bit)147 MBDownload Linux (x86-64)144 MBDownload

Rename the file to pio-noded (pio-noded.exe on Windows). On Mac and Linux, run chmod +x pio-noded once. Checksums

Create your wallet

Choose a password, then write down the words it shows you and keep them somewhere safe.

Windows

.\pio-noded.exe keys add miner --keyring-backend file

Mac / Linux

./pio-noded keys add miner --keyring-backend file

Get free test coins

Mining sends small transactions, so you need a few coins to start. Paste your address (it starts with pio1) into the faucet.

Open the faucet

Start mining

Run this and leave it open. Rewards arrive at the end of each epoch.

Windows

.\pio-noded.exe mine --from miner --keyring-backend file --node https://comet.piochain.online:443 --chain-id pio_testnet-1 --gas auto --gas-adjustment 1.5 --gas-prices 2000000000spio

Mac / Linux

./pio-noded mine --from miner --keyring-backend file --node https://comet.piochain.online:443 --chain-id pio_testnet-1 --gas auto --gas-adjustment 1.5 --gas-prices 2000000000spio