Tari XTM
Proof-of-work L1 (Minotari) running four parallel mining lanes — RandomX merge-mined with Monero, Tari-native RandomX, SHA3X and Cuckaroo29 — with a 1:1 burn-pegged Layer 2 (Ootle) launching November 2026.
About Tari
sources: official materials · verified 2026-10-13Tari is a two-layer protocol: the Minotari L1 (coin XTM) is secured by proof of work split across four algorithm lanes, each consensus-locked to 25% of block rewards — RandomX merge-mined with Monero, Tari-native RandomX, SHA3X and Cuckaroo29 — so CPUs, GPUs and Cuckaroo cards all earn from the same block reward simultaneously (chain target 2-minute blocks, 8 minutes per lane). The Ootle L2 (coin TARI) is a BFT network whose tokens can only be created by burning XTM 1:1 (the Turbine Model); part of every Ootle transaction fee is burned and a consensus algorithm called the Throttle adjusts the burn rate to hold the peg. Emission declines block-by-block on an exponential curve that halves roughly every three years — there are no halving events — from 13,952.88 XTM at block 1 to 10,099.90 XTM at block 367,664 (2026-10-17), with a perpetual 1%-per-year tail once annual emission falls below 1% of supply. Total supply is 21 billion XTM, 30% premined (community, infrastructure/grants, contributors and early participants incl. Blockchain Capital, Pantera, Redpoint, Trinity, Hack VC) under staged 2-5 year vesting. Since September 2026 the project is formally community-governed: an elected 7-seat Tari Council (Tari Labs holds one seat) plus a Core Contributor program — and the Ootle mainnet is scheduled for 2026-11-11.
How it works
- Network
- Minotari L1 (PoW, Mimblewimble-lineage codebase) + Ootle L2 (BFT validators, TARI minted 1:1 by burning XTM)
- Consensus
- Nakamoto PoW over 4 lanes with equal 25% reward weighting · 2-min chain target · 8-min per-lane target · difficulty retargeting per lane (council-approved upgrade in progress)
- Mining algorithm
- SHA3X (GPU) · RandomX merge-mined with Monero (CPU/XMR aux) · Tari-native RandomX (CPU) · Cuckaroo29 (GPU)
- Launched
- 2025-05
- Hardware
- BOTH
Quick start
tested 2026-10-17~30 min · ~$0.35 to test on a rentalMine Tari with the official Tari Universe app
miner: Tari Universe (official node+miner app)- 1
# open https://tari.com/downloads and pick macOS / Windows / Linux
↳ Tari Universe is the official mining app: install, run, earn XTM
- 2
# FAQ minimum specs (Windows): Win 10/11 64-bit, Intel i5 6th-gen / Ryzen 5, 16 GB RAM, 100 GB SSD, 20/5 Mbps
↳ macOS: 12 Monterey or newer, Apple M1 recommended
- 3
# pool mining instead: pick a lane on luckypool — RandomX CPU: tarirx.luckypool.io:9118 · SHA3X GPU: tari.luckypool.io:6118 · Cuckaroo29: taric29.luckypool.io:3111
↳ 0.9% fee, PPLNS or solo, per-lane difficulty; XTM payouts from 10 (RandomX) / 100 XTM
Pitfalls we hit
- Community-run since Sep 2026: 7-seat elected Tari Council (Tari Labs holds one seat), Core Contributor program, council-approved difficulty upgrade — protocol ships without a single company in charge.
- Four-lane PoW is live and measurable, not marketing: per-algo block counts and hashrates published by the explorer API (last 100 min: 36 MoneroRx / 24 SHA3X / 31 TariRx / 29 Cuckaroo blocks).
- Four mining lanes at 25% each (RandomX merge/solo, SHA3x ASIC, Cuckaroo29 GPU) — home miners can reach three of four lanes, but the SHA3x lane is already ASIC territory via Goldshell XT.
Tokenomics — token & supply
- Ticker
- XTM
- Maximum supply
- 21 billion XTM total (exponential decay ~27.8 years, then perpetual 1%/yr tail emission)
- Emission
- Per-block exponential decay (no halving events): 13,952.88 XTM at block 1 -> 10,099.90 XTM at block 367,664 (2026-10-17); half-life ~788,480 blocks (~3 years). 70% of initial emission to miners, 30% premine (5% community, 9% infra/grants, 4% contributors, 12% participants).
- Reward now
- 10,099.901653 XTM per block (2026-10-17)
- Halving
- Halving approximately every 3 years via continuous decay; next 50% milestone from current reward ~mid-2028
- Unlock
- Community: monthly over 12 mo from M+6 · Infra/Grants: 756M XTM at launch + monthly over 4 yr from M+6 · Contributors: monthly over 5 yr from M+12 · Participants: monthly over 2 yr from M+12
- Premine
- 30%
Analytics
luckypool-stats + coingecko-supply + tari-textexplore · harvester · just nowPools
pool compare tool → P1| pool | fee | scheme | min payout | merge | stratum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LuckyPool — Tari RandomX (CPU lane) live tracked | 0.9% | PPLNS / SOLO · min payout 10 XTM · 403 miners / 2.07 MH/s at capture | — | — | tarirx.luckypool.io:9118 (start diff 300K, min 50K) · fr-/pl-/ca-/sg-tarirx.luckypool.io |
| LuckyPool — Tari SHA3X (GPU lane) live tracked | 0.9% | PPLNS / SOLO · min payout 100 XTM · 39 miners / 29.5 TH/s at capture | — | — | tari.luckypool.io:6118 TCP · :6318 TLS (start diff 100G, min 60G) · de-eu/ca/ca2/sg/sg2.luckypool.io |
| LuckyPool — Tari Cuckaroo29 (GPU lane) live tracked | 0.9% | PPLNS / SOLO · min payout 100 XTM · 176 miners / 3,159 sol/s at capture | — | — | taric29.luckypool.io:3111 (diff 50) · :3110 (diff 30) · taric29-ca / taric29-sg.luckypool.io |
Hardware & miners
full hardware db (971 devices) → P1Exchanges & liquidity
Reference material
cited on this page · links verified 2026-10-13Who to watch
sensors, not shills — verify before actingRisks
Down 98% from the May 2025 ATH ($0.0778 -> $0.00144) with $10M cap on 6.96B circulating; all four venues are thin (top book ~$20k/day).
Premine overhang: 30% of supply (6.3B XTM) unlocks in stages through ~2029; Participants began unlocking monthly from ~May 2026 while the burn sink only starts with Ootle.
Community-run since Sep 2026: 7-seat elected Tari Council (Tari Labs holds one seat), Core Contributor program, council-approved difficulty upgrade — protocol ships without a single company in charge.
Four-lane PoW is live and measurable, not marketing: per-algo block counts and hashrates published by the explorer API (last 100 min: 36 MoneroRx / 24 SHA3X / 31 TariRx / 29 Cuckaroo blocks).
Funded-protocol origins: $1.25M seed + $12.6M Series A (Pantera, Multicoin, Blockchain Capital) and a 30% premine whose 12% VC tranche is in a 48-month unlock that started May 2026 — the sell-side question is whether unlock pressure lands before L2 usage does.
Two-layer dependency: L2 Ootle (Cerberus BFT) is early production — the Turbine burn (XTM to XTR, one-way) only creates deflation if real applications live on Ootle.
Four mining lanes at 25% each (RandomX merge/solo, SHA3x ASIC, Cuckaroo29 GPU) — home miners can reach three of four lanes, but the SHA3x lane is already ASIC territory via Goldshell XT.
tokenomics
- emission
- Per-block exponential decay (no halving events): 13,952.88 XTM at block 1 -> 10,099.90 XTM at block 367,664 (2026-10-17); half-life ~788,480 blocks (~3 years). 70% of initial emission to miners, 30% premine (5% community, 9% infra/grants, 4% contributors, 12% participants).
- reward now
- 10,099.901653 XTM per block (2026-10-17)
- halving
- Halving approximately every 3 years via continuous decay; next 50% milestone from current reward ~mid-2028
- unlock
- Community: monthly over 12 mo from M+6 · Infra/Grants: 756M XTM at launch + monthly over 4 yr from M+6 · Contributors: monthly over 5 yr from M+12 · Participants: monthly over 2 yr from M+12
catalysts
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